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Shelly Napier is the second woman known to have climbed all AbelsIn April 2019 Shelly climbed her last Abel, King Davids Peak, and with friends celebrated the completed list of Abel peaks.

Bushwalker found a camera that was lost for 18 monthsWhile geocaching in Namadgi National Park in September 2017 bushwalking blogger John Evans lost his digital camera. Bushwalker Nicholas Hall found the camera 18 months later and returned it to John.

Grampians management plan reviewed Parks Victoria has announced the Grampians National Park Management Plan will be reviewed, starting in July 2019. There have been a few issues raised about the park, largely around rock climbing and Aboriginal rock art, but hiking, bush camping and the Grampians Peak Trail will also be up for review. If you want to find more, register at Engage Victoria.

Access All Terrain program finalist of the VicHealth Initiative of the Year AwardRead about the award and the program that provides solutions through accessibility and inclusion.

Endurance athlete Sophie Radcliffe about connecting with natureBBC Get Inspired and Sophie Radcliffe teamed up to create a series of short films about connecting with nature to get fit.

Victoria pantherSightings of Otways panther have been reported.

Twenty-seven hikers help Nerissa Cannon up Mount Bierstadt, ColoradoNerissa has been in a wheel-chair for the past five years. Twenty-seven friends and other hikers helped her summit a mountain in Colorado.

Coroner's finding on Overland Track 2016Coroner Olivia McTaggart handed down her findings into the 2016 death of Trevor John Tolputt.

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