After a fair bit of searching on the web, the closest club that meets my needs that i have been able to find is the Victorian Mountain Tramping Club which has been around since 1948 and was involved in the setting up of the police search and rescue squad back in 1955. They have weekly meetings in East Melbourne every Thursday night so i thought i should pop down and check them out face-to-face.

There were only four people at the meeting last night as a lot of  members were away doing walks, but i got a good feel for the group and their activities and they certainly do fit my requirements . I’ll keep an eye out over the next month for their new walk schedule and try and lock a few in, as you need to do four walks in the space of  six months to become a full member.