G.P.O. Hut
GPO Hut
The place
G.P.O. Hut in the Alpine district, Mount Beauty/Bogong area (Alpine National Park Bogong High Plains, Victoria, Australia), at 609 m elevation, Kiewa Valley side. Continuous cluster Australia Victoria Alpine NP (batches 200-373). Historic Kiewa pastoral hut (G.P.O. General Post Office historical name former bush mail run relay station + Bogong High Plains 1800 m iconic ski/hiking plateau + Alpine NP 6462 km² 1989 largest park in Victoria + Kiewa Valley cattle grazing/hydroelectric + heritage of the Yaithmathang/Djinning-Mittung (Aboriginal people Kulin Nation Alpine Victoria Yaithmathang language + Bogong moth Agrotis infusa 2000 km migration QLD-Alps 5000 million individuals Aboriginal food ritual largest prehistoric human gathering in Australia + 99.5% biomass collapse 2019 climate biodiversity crash).
The setting
Alpine Mount Beauty/Bogong Alpine NP Bogong High Plains Victoria AU 609 m Kiewa Valley, continuous cluster batches 200-373, pastoral hut G.P.O. General Post Office bush mail run relay + Bogong 1800 m iconic + Alpine NP 6462 km² 1989 + Kiewa cattle grazing/hydroelectric, Yaithmathang/Djinning-Mittung Kulin Nation Alpine Yaithmathang + Bogong moth Agrotis infusa 2000 km QLD-Alps 5000 M ind + 2019 crash 99.5% biomass.
