In a nutshell

Our Objectives

• to promote, encourage and organise walking and similar outdoor activities;
• to promote interest in flora, fauna and natural scenery in Tasmania;
• to provide training opportunities for members in navigation and bushcraft;
• to provide a source of information on bushwalking in Tasmania to members;
• to promote goodwill and social interaction amongst members.

Outdoor Activities

• Our main activity is walking for pleasure in Tasmania i.e. bushwalking, hiking, tramping. We also go cycling, snow skiing, and kayaking.
• We offer walking trips of varying levels of difficulty – from easy, short walks suitable for families with toddlers and people with some limited mobility right through to multi-day expeditions in rough and remote areas of Tasmania.
• A non-member (Visitor) may join a trip as a guest of a Club Member on up to three occasions, with the agreement of the Trip Coordinator.
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Membership Benefits

• Modest annual membership fee (currently $33)
• The opportunity to participate in our program of over 500 walks and 150 cycle trips a year.
• The safety of walking in a group.
• Great companionship and lots of fun as part of our 800 plus membership.
• Tap into a vast resource of bushwalking information on Tasmania.
• A variety of training sessions in essential skills, navigation, coordination of group activities and occasionally other training opportunities, such as first aid.
• Monthly electronic newsletter (the Circular) of forthcoming activities (paper Circular costs extra).
• Monthly Club Night with news about current bushwalking issues, guest speakers, and supper.
• Join over 100 member volunteers who organise the Club and its activities.
• A sense of history – HWC is one of the oldest and largest bushwalking clubs in Australia.
• The Club hut at Lake Dobson in Mt Field National Park.
• Discounts in some outdoor shops.

Safety Priorities

• All members undertake essential skills day as part of the joining process
• Optional training for all our trip coordinators
• A PLB (personal locator beacon) is available for all trips
• We subsidise first aid training for active members
• We subsidise purchase of PLBs by active members