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Year: 2008

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  • 17 August 2008

    End-to-End 2 Completes the Trail

    Yesterday afternoon the End-to-End 2 group reached the end of the Heysen Trail at Parachilna Gorge. For 9 of the…

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  • 7 August 2008

    Article in The Weekend Australian

    An article appeared in last week’s Weekend Australian (2/8/08) about Hans Heysen and the Heysen Trail.VISITORS to Adelaide this approaching…

    Read more about Article in The Weekend Australian
  • 15 July 2008

    2nd FoHT Kokoda Report

    I had a call from John Potter this afternoon. The group are all safe and well in Port Moresby. Arrived…

    Read more about 2nd FoHT Kokoda Report
  • 6 July 2008

    Flinders 3D Documentary

    A 3D documentary is currently screening at IRIS Cinema (located in the Mercury Cinema) featuring the Flinders Ranges – Arkaroola,…

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  • 26 June 2008

    Pioneer Women’s Trail on ABC891

    This morning on the ABC891 breakfast show, John Kenneally and Tony McCarthy discussed the Pioneer Women’s Trail with Anni Luur…

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  • 19 June 2008

    Re-route map now available

    Further to this news item reproduced below, titled "Upgrade of 4km of trail through Deep Creek", which originally appeared on…

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  • 18 June 2008

    The Trailblazer Challenge

    The Advertiser Colliers International Trailblazer Challenge is a brilliant community team event that pushes participants to their limits in 18km,…

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  • 16 June 2008

    Art on the Heysen Trail

    ABC screened a segment on the Sunday Arts programme (ABC1 15/06/08) about an art exhibition focusing on the Heysen Trail.An…

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  • 10 June 2008

    Kokoda 2009

    The Friends will once again be offering the Kokoda Trekking experience in 2009.Join Julian for one of the world’s great…

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  • 24 May 2008

    Kokoda Trek – Friends #1

    The first group of the Friends have now completed the Kokoda Track though not without some casualties.Fourteen started, however only…

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  • 7 May 2008

    Kokoda Trek – Friends #1

    Nearly a year’s training has come to fruition with the first group of the Friends about to head off to…

    Read more about Kokoda Trek – Friends #1
  • 8 April 2008

    Upgrade of 4km of trail through Deep Creek

    Trail Upgrade OpensBy Lisa BachmayerWalkers will this weekend be able to plant their footprints on the upgraded four-kilometre stretch of…

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The Heysen Trail is developed and maintained as a partnership between the Government of South Australia – Department for Environment & Water (DEW) and the Friends of the Heysen Trail.

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