Great Walks

BE PREPARED

rugged beauty and remoteness are breathtaking but it’s also dangerous. I’ve seen the desperation of family and friends waiting for news of a loved one missing on a bushwalk. I’ve marvelled at the skills of professional and volunteer emergency crews responding to life and death situations. I love bushwalking and so do an ever-increasing number of Aussies. But I also know this: If I put my life in danger by being ill-prepared, I also put scores of others at risk. Every day our emergency services risk their lives

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