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Woodskills is a weekend KHA camping event run once every two years, demonstrating colonial timbercraft and carpentry. Held at the Kellett family’s property in Wee Jasper, it’s run by volunteers for members, interested staff from NSW NPWS and ACT Parks and Conservation Service, and for Wee Jasper locals.
The Canberra Times reported that the ACT Government intends to replace both Demandering Hut and Max and Berts Hut; both of which were lost in the 2019-2020 bushfires. What The Canberra Times DID NOT report was that this replacement would only proceed if the results of the community survey were positive.
Our good friends at NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service were busy in December working on Delany's Hut (aka Delany’s No. 3), battling unseasonal snow and wind to install the roof and complete other tasks.
KHA President Simon Buckpitt delivered a presentation to this year’s ACT region Heritage Symposium in Canberra on 13 August.
In October 2021, the New South Wales NPWS announced the list of huts to be rebuilt, subject to environmental assessments:
NSW Update
If you are interested in helping out with the reconstruction of the huts in NSW then please register directly with NPWS NPWS by emailing
NPWS has announced the list of Huts to be rebuilt subject to environmental assessment:
NPWS Press Release 20/10/2021 regarding huts burnt down and damaged in the 2019-2020 summer bushfires- almost all to be rebuilt.
NPWS has announced the list of Huts to be rebuilt subject to environmental assessment:
THE SURVIVAL HUT at LAKE ALBINA
John Anderson
photo: Reet Valack 1984.
A whiteout is an occupational hazard for ski tourers on the Main Range. While low cloud and reduced visibility may occur at any time of the year, it is during winter with a blanket of freshly fallen snow covering the mountains, that the true whiteout is experienced.