Category: Recent updates

All State and Territory information has been revised.

• Bushwalking with children has been added.
• Children on bushwalking club trips has been added to Safety essentials

This completes the development of the Bushwalking Manual, based on content from the BMLC Handbook that has been assessed, edited and published online. Several new articles have also been added.

Ongoing maintenance and updates will continue.

The Crossing rivers and Snowshoeing pages were added.

• Emergency shelters and revised Ski touring pages added
• Maps, guidebooks and other references updated

The following articles have been added:

• Food for bushwalking
• Cooking
• Stoves
• Stove safety
• Crossing creeks

The following articles have been added:

• Heat Illnesses
• Cold illnesses
• Snow blindness
• Walking in hot, dry conditions

The following pages have been added:

• Lightning
• Maintaining core temperature
• Cold water immersion

The following pages have been added:

• Clothing for bushwalking
• Food for bushwalking
• Food dumps

The following pages in have been added in Equipment and clothing:

• Sleeping bags
• Sleeping mats
• Tents

The following pages in have been added in Equipment and clothing:

• Footwear and gaiters
• Packs