CANOEING GUIDE TO VICTORIA
6th Edition
Edited by Alan Jones
for Touring Committee of the Victorian Amateur Canoe Association Incorporated
History of the Canoeing Guide to Victoria
1st Edition prepared by members of the Whitehorse Canoe Club, October 1971
1st Reprint - March, 1972
2nd Reprint - August, 1972
3rd Reprint - October, 1972
2nd Edition edited and revised by Beverley Balkau from information supplied by members of the Victorian Amateur Canoe Association, May, 1973.
1st Reprint- February, 1974
2nd Reprint - October, 1976
3rd Edition edited and revised by David Oswell from information supplied by members of the Victorian Amateur Canoe Association, December 1978.
4th Edition published by the Touring Committee of the Victorian Amateur Canoe Association, November 1981.
5th Edition published by the Touring Committee of the Victorian Amateur Canoe Association, November 1984.
6th Edition published by the Touring Committee of the Victorian Amateur Canoe Association Inc., November 1988.
National Library of Australia card number and ISBN 0959889450
(c)Touring Committee, Victorian Amateur Canoe Association, Inc., 1988
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher.
FOREWORD
The aims of the Touring Committee of the Victorian Amateur Canoe Association are to:
Encourage recreational canoeing,
Provide up to date information on Victorian waterways,
Enhance the available canoeing,
Protect our touring environment, and
Promote safety in canoeing.
To further these aims we have, in the past, produced the 'Canoeing Guide to Victoria'. Each edition has been produced voluntarily by hard working canoeists. Such is the case with this, the 6th Edition. Editor Alan Jones was keen to update the Guide, and to use his management skills, a new format and many new features.
The river information contained herein is only a guide. Water levels are continually changing, affecting markedly the flow, the look on the river and the skills required to paddle it. It is well to remember that low water levels can be dangerous. There are more rocks exposed, with a greater risk of damage to equipment, or to trap the unwary or unskilled. As the level rises and covers the rocks, canoeing becomes easier; referred to in the Guide as the 'best level'. At higher levels again, the current frequently becomes swift and dangerous, with pressure waves.
The new indexing will make easy reading and provide a means for locating nearby rivers.
With the expansion of the Sea Touring section we bring you some of Victoria's most picturesque coastline around the Mallacoota - Wilsons Promontory area.
To get the most out of your canoeing or kayaking, join one of the many clubs around Victoria. They bring friendship, leadership and a means of reaching the peaceful splendour of Victoria's rivers, combined with adventure and excitement as only a canoeist can see it.
Happy and safe canoeing, and use our Guide wisely.
ROD JONES
Chairman, Touring Committee
Victorian Amateur Canoe Association Inc.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Touring Committee wishes to acknowledge the assistance which has enabled the publication of the 6th Edition of the 'Guide'. Contributions from the following people and organisations are very much appreciated.
Laurie Atkins
Bernie Boulton
Kathy Ernst
Robin Galloway
Phillip Giddings
Larry Gray
Alan Jones
Rod Jones
Stuart Jones
Max. Kerr
Rick. Manzin
Carey Pedicini
Robert Schram
Mildura District Canoe Club
Department of Conservation Forests and Lands
Geelong and District Water Board
Rural Water Commission
Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works
Basin Map prepared by Drafting Services Branch,
Department of Conservation, Forests and Lands, 1986.
'Do the right thing' artwork provided by the Recycling Unit, Environment Protection Authority
