12th April 2019:
Gondwana Rainforests of Australia 25 year anniversary Award released.
Gondwana Rainforests of Australia 25 year anniversary Award released.
3rd February 2019:
The VKFF Team announces the creation of the Top VKFF Foundation Hunter and Top VKFF Foundation Activator awards
The VKFF Team announces the creation of the Top VKFF Foundation Hunter and Top VKFF Foundation Activator awards
15th January 2019:
The Top VKFF Activator for 2018, and Top VKFF Hunter for 2018, are announced.
The graph below shows the steady increase in references worked by hunters since the inception of the VKFF program in 2013.
The Top VKFF Activator for 2018, and Top VKFF Hunter for 2018, are announced.
The graph below shows the steady increase in references worked by hunters since the inception of the VKFF program in 2013.
The graph below shows the steady increase in the number of activations per year by the VKFF Activators.
- 14th January 2019:
WWFF Australia (VKFF) You Tube channel launched.
- 2nd August 2016:
81 additional parks from South Australia were added. They consisted of Conservation Reserves, Game Reserves, Marine Parks, and Wilderness Protection Areas. The parks were as follows:
- Anstey Hill Recreation Park, VKFF-1683
- Bernouilli Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1684
- Billiatt Wilderness Protection Area, VKFF-1685
- Blackwood Forest Recreation Park, VKFF-1686
- Bool Lagoon Game Reserve, VKFF-1687
- Brownhill Creek Recreation Park, VKFF-1688
- Buckleboo Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1689
- Bucks Lake Game Reserve, VKFF-1690
- Bunbury Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1691
- Bunkers Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1692
- Cape Bouguer Wilderness Protection Area, VKFF-1693
- Cape Gantheaume Wilderness Proection Area, VKFF-1694
- Cape Torrens Wilderness Protection Area, VKFF-1695
- Caratoola Recreation Park, VKFF-1696
- Chowilla Game Reserve, VKFF-1697
- Chowilla Regional Reserve, VKFF-1698
- Cobbler Creek Recreation Park, VKFF-1699
- Cortlinye Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1700
- Cox Scrub Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1701
- Cunyarie Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1702
- Currency Creek Game Reserve, VKFF-1703
- Danggali Wilderness Protection Area, VKFF-1704
- Desert Camp Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1705
- Eastern Spencer Gulf Marine Park, VKFF-1706
- Encounter Marine Park, VKFF-1707
- Far West Coast Marine Park, VKFF-1708
- Franklin Harbor Marine Park, VKFF-1709
- Gambier Islands Marine Park, VKFF-1710
- Granite Island Recreation Park, VKFF-1711
- Great Australian Bight Marine Park, VKFF-214
- Greenhill Recreation Park, VKFF-1712
- Hambidge Wilderness Protection Area, VKFF-1713
- Hardings Springs Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1714
- Hincks Wilderness Protection Area, VKFF-1715
- Innamincka Regional Reserve, VKFF-1716
- Investigator Marine Park, VKFF-1717
- Investigator Group Wilderness Protection Area, VKFF-1718
- Lacroma Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1719
- Lake Frome Regional Reserve, VKFF-1720
- Lake Robe Game Reserve, VKFF-1721
- Laura Bay Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1722
- Loch Luna Game Reserve, VKFF-1723
- Long Island Recreation Park, VKFF-1724
- Lower South East Marine Park, VKFF-1725
- Lower Yorke Peninsula Marine Park, VKFF-1726
- Memory Cove Wilderness Protection Area, VKFF-1727
- Moongi Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1728
- Moorook Game Reserve, VKFF-1729
- Mootra Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1730
- Mud Islands Game Reserve, VKFF-1731
- Neptune Islands Marine Park, VKFF-1732
- Nullabor Regional Reserve, VKFF-1733
- Nullabor Wilderness Protection Area, VKFF-1734
- Nuyts Archipelago Marine Park, VKFF-1735
- Nuyts Archipelago Wilderness Protection Area, VKFF-1736
- O'Halloran Hill Recreation Park, VKFF-1737
- Onkaparinga River Recreation Park, VKFF-1738
- Para Wirra Recreation Park, VKFF-1739
- Pinkawillinie Reservoir Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1740
- Poocher Swamp Game Reserve, VKFF-1741
- Poolgarra Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1742
- Ravine des Casoars Wilderness Protection Area, VKFF-1743
- Shepherds Hill Recreation Park, VKFF-1744
- Simpson Desert Regional Reserve, VKFF-1745
- Sir Joseph Banks Group Marine Park, VKFF-1746
- Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park, VKFF-1747
- Southern Spencer Gulf Marine Park, VKFF-1748
- Strzelecki Regional Reserve, VKFF-1749
- Sturt Gorge Recreation Park, VKFF-1750
- Thorny Passage Marine Park, VKFF-1751
- Tolderol Game Reserve, VKFF-1752
- Tola Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1753
- Totness Recreation Park, VKFF-1754
- Upper Gulf St Vincent Marine Park, VKFF-1755
- Upper South East Marine Park, VKFF-1756
- Upper Spencer Gulf Marine Park, VKFF-1757
- West Coast Bays Marine Park, VKFF-1758
- Western Kangaroo Island Marine Park, VKFF-1759
- Western River Wilderness Protection Area, VKFF-1760
- Yellabinna Regional Reserve, VKFF-1761
- Yellabinna Wilderness Protection Area, VKFF-1762
- 21st August 2015: 3 Victoria Wilderness Parks, 13 Victorian Marine National Parks, and 25 Victorian Regional Parks added to the VKFF program
- 30th July 2015: A total of 75 South Australian Conservation parks added to the VKFF program:
- Aldinga Scrub
- Angove
- Bakara
- Bangham
- Belt Hill
- Bird Islands
- Black Rock
- Bullock Hill
- Cape Gantheaume
- Caroona Creek
- Carribie
- Eric Bonython
- Eurilla
- Fairview
- Ferguson
- Ferries McDonald
- Furner
- Geegeela
- Giles
- Grass Tree
- Gum Lagoon
- Gum Tree Gully
- Hacks Lagoon
- Hale
- Hallett Cove
- Hanson Scrub
- Hogwash Bend
- Hopkins Creek
- Horsnell Gully
- Ironstone Hill
- Jip Jip
- Kaiserstuhl
- Karte
- Kelvin Powrie
- Lake Frome
- Lake Gilles
- Lashmar
- Lathamai
- Little Dip
- Lower Glenelg River
- Marne Valley
- Martin Washpool
- Mary Seymour
- Minlacowie
- Montacute
- Morgan
- Mount Billy
- Mount Boothby
- Mount Brown
- Mount Dutton Bay
- Mount Magnificent
- Mount Scott
- Mowantjie Willauwar
- Munyaroo
- Myponga
- Newland Head
- Nixon Skinner
- Padthaway
- Parndana
- Pelican Lagoon
- Picaninnie Ponds
- Point Davenport
- Pooginook
- Ramco Point
- Reedy Creek
- Ridley
- Sandy Creek
- Scott
- Sheoak Hill
- Stipiturs
- The Knoll
- Tilley Swamp
- Torrens Island
- Waitpinga
- Warren
- 21st May 2015: A total of 33 Canberra Nature Parks are added to the VKFF program
- May 2015
- the following report was delivered at the WIA Annual General Meeting on Norfolk Island........
- The past 12 months has seen an explosion in the parks programs here in Australia. The World Wide Flora and Fauna (WWFF) program, the VK5 National and Conservation Parks Award, and the Keith Roget Memorial National Parks Awards (KRMNPA) continue to be very popular pastimes.
It is extremely pleasing to see a number of Foundation operators taking part in the programs as both park activators and park hunters. Another very pleasing aspect is that a number of comments have been made by amateurs that their interest in the hobby has been rejuvenated due to the parks programs.
Since the inception of the WWFF program in Australia in March 2013, over 1,300 award certificates have now been issued. The VK5 National & Conservation parks Award commenced in April 2013, and around 350 award certificates have been issued. During the last 12 months around 10 KRMNPA certificates have been issued. This includes 2 KRMNPA Grand Slam plaques for activating and hunting all 45 Victorian National Parks. And a further 3 Merit Award plaques.
During November 2015 the KRMNPA Activation Weekend took place which saw around 25 activators, operate portable from 27 National Parks across Victoria.
Also during November 2015 an inaugural special activation weekend took place for the Australian (VKFF) chapter of WWFF. Over 50 amateurs activated around 90 different parks all across Australia.
In April 2016, the VK5 Parks Award celebrated its 3rd birthday in fine style with a special anniversary activation weekend. Nearly 30 amateurs took part, and around 75 different parks were activated all across South Australia.
Events planned for the remainder of 2016 include the KRMNPA Activation Weekend in November, and the 2nd VKFF Activation weekend also to be held in November. Work continues on an electronic database for the VK5 Parks Award.
Paul VK5PAS.
VKFF co-ordinator and VK5 Parks Award Manager
&
Tony VK3VTH
VK3 Awards Manager
11th May 2016
- The past 12 months has seen an explosion in the parks programs here in Australia. The World Wide Flora and Fauna (WWFF) program, the VK5 National and Conservation Parks Award, and the Keith Roget Memorial National Parks Awards (KRMNPA) continue to be very popular pastimes.
- 10th March 2015: A total of 57 South Australian Conservation Parks added to the VKFF program:
- Beachport,
- Big Heath,
- Billiatt,
- Black Hill,
- Brookfield,
- Butcher Gap,
- Charleston,
- Cleland,
- Clements Gap,
- Clinton,
- Cooltong,
- Cromer,
- Cox Scrub,
- Danggali,
- Dark Range,
- Deep Creek,
- Desert Camp,
- Douglas Point,
- Dudley,
- Ewens Ponds,
- Franklin Harbor,
- Glen Roy,
- Gower,
- Kelly Hill,
- Kenneth Stirling,
- Kyeema,
- Leven Beach,
- Maize Island,
- Mark Oliphant,
- Messent,
- Monarto,
- Morialta,
- Mount George,
- Mount Monster,
- Mylor,
- Nene Valley,
- Ngarkat,
- Peebinga,
- Penambol,
- Penola,
- Pike River,
- Port Gawler,
- Porter Scrub,
- Ramsay Way,
- Scott Creek,
- Spring Gully,
- Spring Mount,
- Swan Reach,
- Talisker,
- Tantanoola Caves,
- Telford Scrub,
- The Dutchmans Stern,
- Vivonne Bay,
- Warrenben,
- Whyalla,
- Wills Creek,
- Winninowie.
- 10th March 2015: 26 Victorian State Parks and 7 Victorian Coastal Parks added to the VKFF program.
- January 2014: Over 100 Australian National Parks (that had been gazetted prior to 2008) are successfully added to the WWFF Directory.
- March 2013: The Australian (VKFF) program commences.