Kennedys Hut
The place
Kennedys Hut in the Alpine district, Mount Beauty/Bogong area (Alpine National Park, Bogong High Plains, Victoria, Australia), at 515 m altitude, Kiewa Valley side. Continuous Australia Victoria Alpine NP cluster (batches 200-368). Historic Kiewa pastoral hut (surname Kennedy, Irish-Australian pioneer, 1854 discovery of the Victorian Alps + Kiewa Valley cattle farming and hydroelectric production + Bogong High Plains, 1800 m, iconic skiing/hiking plateau + Alpine NP, 6462 km², 1989, Victoria's largest park + Yaithmathang/Djinning-Mittung heritage (Aboriginal people, Kulin Nation, Alpine Victoria, Yaithmathang language + Bogong moth (Agrotis infusa) traditions, summer gathering in the Alps, 2000 km QLD-Alps migration, 5000 M 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 515 m Kiewa Valley, continuous cluster batches 200-368, Kennedy pastoral hut Irish-Australian pioneer 1854 + Kiewa cattle farming/hydroelectric + Bogong High Plains 1800 m iconic ski/hiking + Alpine NP 6462 km² 1989 largest in VIC, Yaithmathang/Djinning-Mittung Kulin Nation Alpine VIC + Bogong moth Agrotis infusa Alps 2000 km QLD-Alps 5000 M ind largest prehistoric human gathering + 2019 crash 99.5% biomass.
