2026 launch schedule has been released!

10 am Saturday, before our Sunday launch will be a club working bee to undertake maintenance and preparation work on our range equipment before the rest of the upcoming flight season. We will also do some work around our equipment storage area to clean-up the site, remove debris, and cut grass. We will have an informal social event and dinner in the evening. Please register for dinner to help us with making the booking.   Launch Site Location: Our Serpentine launch site is located approximately 43km from Bendigo along the Loddon Valley highway. For those heading out of Melbourne, drive to Bendigo, and then out through Eaglehawk along the Loddon Valley highway (B260), after approximately 30 mins start looking for a bridge over “Bullock Creek” 3.5km from this bridge you will see a cluster of trees, and on your right you will see a gate, you can enter through this gate and drive to the launch site. Please approach the site slowly as we all don’t want to be covered in dust, and there maybe cables across the road. If you miss this entrance 6.5km from the creek you will see another entrance to your right, drive in through here and then right out along the track past the harvester shed, follow the road along the edge of the field until it makes a right hand turn, continue to follow this until your reach the intersection, where you will find our range head. If you continue down the highway and your reach “Serpentine” you have gone too far! For Serpentine the GPS coordinate of the entry gate is -36.50066, 144.01692 https://www.google.com/maps/place/36%C2%B030'02.4%22S+144%C2%B001'00.9%22E/@-36.50066,144.0147313,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x5c37ecb02ea5b157!8m2!3d-36.50066!4d144.01692 Registration To help us plan the activity, you MUST register for this event.  If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us via our website, facebook or instagram. We look forward to seeing you there!

ENSURE YOU READ THE DISCRIPTION AS INFORMATION HAS CHANGED The launch window will be open between 10am and 4pm. The flyers briefing will begin at 10am and the range will open immediately after the briefing. If you are planning on launching, it is mandatory to attend the briefing. IMPORTANT: This event is subject to weather and may be postponed. Confirmation will be made on the Thursday evening before the event with updates on social media and this event page.   Launch Site Location: At our Serpentine Launch Site! For more information visit our Serpentine Launch Site page. Keep your eyes open for the club sign identifying the usual access to the range off the highway.    Registration is Mandatory and attendee numbers are capped Everyone that attends this event MUST register in advance using the registration button. Registration is free for members of the Victorian Rocketry Association. All other attendees 18 years or older must purchase a ticket. These fee's contributes to on-site facilities such as the purchase and upkeep of our portable toilets. Registration will be confirmed on arrival at the event. You will be issued either a member’s wristband or a visitor’s wristband. Visitors under 18 will also be issued a visitor's wristband. Please note Cash will not be accepted on the day of the event, if you have not registered for the event you will be refused entry Please note if you are not wearing a wristband at the event, we will ask you to register. If you have any questions, please contact us via email membership.vra@mail.tidyhq.com   Volunteering Please note out club is run by voluenteers. Everyone attending a launch event may be call on to assist in the running of the event. To assist us in planning, when you register your attendance you will be requested to nominate a preferred volunteer role that you may be call on to complete. The committee will ensure the workload is spread between all those attending event throught the year. The volunteer role are listed below Range Setup Range Packup BBQ preparation   Certification Flights Please let us know if you will be attempting to Certify. Members attempting Level 2 are requested to advise the President, Isaac Sims in advance via email president.vra@mail.tidyhq.com. There may be options to complete the written exam PRIOR to the launch weekend.   Altitude The interim altitude restriction of 15,000ft still remains in place.    Pad Operations Key update: Recent global Tripoli Prefecture decision, only paid-up current members of TRA (US) are permitted past the flight line to the launch pads for insurance reasons. All spectators need to stay behind the flight line. This applies to university rocketry teams where all members must be paid-up Tripoli members (not 5 to 1 as previously) to be on range.