Shaw creek near Dingo Hill track in Licola - Place to Hit

Type: 4wd'ing + hiking + camping
Location: Shaw creek near Dingo Hill track in Licola

Dates: ASAP, but will the creek run in mid-summer?
Weather: Anything
Crew: Everyone
Key Tracks Hit: Dingo Hill Track
Vehicles Used: TBD
Distance Travelled: 300km one way, about 4 hour drive. 600km round trip.
Campsites: The one by the river on the bend of the road with the shot out yellow sign.
Fishing: Not sure if the river runs dr in peak summer, but it was running when we drove past this in winter sometime.
Gear Purchased:  tbd
Gear Review: tbd
Food: TBD
Report: Went 4wding one time up here and these dudes were camping in this spot. It looked like one epic beautiful place to camp. Need to go here one day!
Rating: Will be awesome.

Licola Secret Spot

Type: 4wd'ing + hiking + camping
Location: Licola secret spot
Dates: 15th April - 17th April - Easter Long Weekend
Weather: Fine, top of 22 partly cludy
Crew: Toon, Lisa, Jax, Amelia, Mum, Dad
Key Tracks Hit: Black Soil Gully Track, Macalister River Track
Vehicles Used: Paj + 70 Series Landcruiser
Distance Travelled: 680km
Campsites: Secret Spot
Fishing: Yes, but no action
Gear Purchased: N/A
Gear Review: N/A
Food: Special. Hamburgers, Roast Potatoes & coleslaw with 6 hour slow cooked lamb shoulder, kippers, french toast, pancakes, meatball pasta, toast, stonercones.
Report: Great to have mum and dad join us for this one. Kids were awesome as usual having a fun time in the bush. Shacked up at the campsite with two other guys as all sites were full in this long weekend - thanks to those guys for being accommodating! Camping folk are just genuine people. Macalister river 4wd with the kids was fun, 6 river crossings up and 6 back. Black Soil Gully track is a tough track on the way up, some sections of rock makes it hard to climb.
Rating: 8/10

Toolangi Day Trip

Type: 4wd'ing + hiking + camping 
Location: Toolangi
Dates: April 24th
Weather: Drizzle, clearing
Crew: Toon, Jax, Ross, Ella, Alfie
Key Tracks Hit: East side of toolangi
Vehicles Used: Paj, Pathy
Distance Travelled: 85kms
Campsites: N/A
Fishing: N/A
Gear Purchased: N/A
Gear Review: N/A
Food: BLT
Report: Took the kids for some offroading through toolangi to help the wives get some peace. Hit up the typical tracks with bog holes, and there were some rather slippery sections - namely Aeroplane Track. Had to turn around as Ross couldnt get up, and kids were a little scared. Need to get back on that track and give it a crack!! Looks wicked. Quite a few people out, motorbikes and 4wd'ers.
Rating: 8/10

Licola IBIS

Type: 4wd'ing + hiking + camping
Location: Licola - Macalister River (the sisters)
Dates: 19 - 21 Feb
Weather: Perfect. 26, 22, 30.
Crew: Toon, Naren, Morris
Key Tracks Hit: Black Soil Gully Track, Macalister river, Butcher Country Track, Butcher Link Track, Caledonia River Track.
Vehicles Used: Paj
Distance Travelled: 700 kms
Campsites: The Sisters
Fishing: River fishing the macalister. Zip.
Gear Purchased: Husqvarna 236 Chainsaw
Gear Review: Chainsaw took a few goes to break in the engine, but after some cutting it started easy. Went through a bunch of trees like butter. Saved a TON of time cutting down the forest to help keep us warm at night!!! Thanks mum and dad for the present!!
Food: Naren fancy fk sandiches, Morris's hotpot, bacon and eggs, naren fancy fk hot dogs, chicken avo sandwiches, damper.
Report: Great time had by all. Smooth drive down, picked up food and booze at Moe. Got into licola, filled up the tank at $1.75. Headed down target creek road towards macalister river track. Arrived at camp at secret spot thanks to LFDD 4X4!

Once beers were in hand, tents and cooking area was set up. Awning came out, but didnt tie it down, and a freak wind decided to break it. Damn wind! Then explored in the 4x4 with chainsaw to find firewood. Chopped a boot load, headed back to camp to get cooking. Played Klop as the coals took shape.

Next morning headed towards butcher country track to make the steep drive up, then down butcher link track to caledonia river for lunch. Great track, would have been much easier in 4HLc (thanks Morris!). Fancy fk lunch was solid with chorizo hot dogs and boules.

Arrived back at camp, set up a shooting range for air rifle, and shot then klopped our way to dusk. Roast chicken & avo sandwiches with beers and whiskey to send Morris to sleep, while we kept chatting by the fire.

Next day, slowly packed up and after a quick swim and damper headed back up Black Soil Gully track for the scenic drive back to licola. Hungry Jacks on the way home was horrible. KFC would have been far better!

Rating: 9/10 . 10/10 for having taken out a rabbit or something, not for breaking the awning, and getting kfc to cap it off.

Licola v2

Type: 4wd'ing + hiking + camping
Location: Licola
Dates: 23rd - 26th Jan 2015
Weather: Perfect.
Crew: Toon, Willo, Ross, Sharp-Paul
Key Tracks Hit: Caledonia Tk, Dingo Hill, Mount Margaret Tk, Howitt Plains Rd
Vehicles Used: '05 Paj, '04 Pathfinder
Distance Travelled: ? 1000km?
Campsites: Wellington River Camping Area
Fishing: N/A
Gear Purchased: N/A
Gear Review:  N/A
Food: Damper, Chook, Stew,
Report: 9.5/10
Rating: Awesome area. Pinnacles Lookout was fantastic. An amazing amount of tracks, fishing, hiking, and exploring to be had in this area. You could explore for years. Got stuck on Caledonia track at some serious bog hole. Ross winched me out again. Pathfinder 2, pajero 0. Klop was fun!
Would have loved to have hit billy goat on this trip. That would have made it a dick prenokke 10/10.