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The Fire Danger Season has finished in the Mount Lofty district. The Heysen Trail is now open along it whole length.
Nature Foundation SA is holding its annual Walk for Nature on Sunday 21st October 2012 with a 3, 6 or 12km return walk along the Heysen Trail from Bridgewater Oval to Woodhouse Activity Centre. Join in to help them raise funds to conserve, restore and sustainably manage South Australia’s wildlife and environment.
More information can be found at www.naturefoundation.org.au
One of our members, and End-to-End 7ers, Graham Loveday, will be travelling to the UK next month to undertake a walk to raise awareness and funds in support of Rett Syndrome Research Trust UK. He will be walking the Coast to Coast Path across northern England.
His granddaughter Abby, who is three years old, has been diagnosed with Rett Syndrome.
More information about his walk and Rett Syndrome can found in this document, and on the fundraising page.
Missing out on the adventure of the 19 Friends of the Heysen Trail members on the Larapinta Trail?
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We’re looking out for the daily Spinifex Award winner – day 1 on the trail, Russell O’Brien won for his hand knitted beanie, courtesy of YouTube. And here we were thinking YouTube was all about cats.
In conjunction with Forestry SA, we have been asked to plant over 600 trees, shrubs and grasses at the Centennial Drive campground at Mount Crawford. (Southern Guidebook, Map 3.9, Grid ref 135583)
We are looking for enthusiastic vounteers to be involved in this project and depending on numbers, the planting will be over one or two days.
Initial planting Wednesday 1st August.
If required follow-up Saturday 11th August.
Any enquiries Neil Nosworthy, Greening Committee Convenor, via the Friends’ Office 82126299
The Friends End to End 4 group of 55 walkers, spent two tough days walking the bald and stony hills of Burra, and east into the mallee country. The Xmas in July dinner Saturday night was a blast. Glorious sunshine on Saturday after a very frosty morning. Sunday was overcast, a good dry walking day. On Monday Mt Bryan East received 23mm of rain. Dust Hole Creek Road would not have been accessible by the cars. Our timing was perfect.
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Another sterling effort by the Greening group who planted another two hundred, yes that’s right, two hundred trees around Hiskey’s Hit, near Georgetown.
This is additional to the planting of one hundred trees a few weeks ago.
If we get 50% survival, walkers will need machetes and secateurs to access the hut!!
Simply wonderful. Well done.
As you may have heard, the Greening Committee recently planted 100 trees around Hiskeys Hut, a Heysen Trail hut near Georgetown in the Mid North.
They will be returning to the hut on Saturday 23 June 2012 to plant a further 100 trees and are looking for volunteers to assist.
If you are interested in finding out more, please contact Neil Nosworthy by email at neil@noztours.com.au, or by phoning 0447 922 617.
The Greening Commmittee had its first field day at Hiskeys Hut, planting over 100 trees, appropriate to the area. This is part of a much bigger project by the group to plant more than 200 trees around the hut.
As can be seen, it certainly needs it.
Great work from the Greening crew, Graham Bald, Steve Clift, Robyn Quinn and Neil Nosworthy.
The Greening Committee can always do with more members so it can spread its wings. If you would like to be part of this dynamic new group, contact the Friends’ office Ph 82126299.
The annual Walk Leaders Training Day was held at the Woodville Lawn Bowling Club today, with about thirty leaders and prospective leaders attending.
They were entertained with presentations by Arrienne Wynen (Walk Committee Chair) Jerry Foster, Simon Cameron and Julian Monfries.
It was a time for current leaders to refresh and for potential leaders to learn the Friends requirements of walk leaders and to perhaps, entice them into leading some walks.
It was also a chance for leaders to get together and exchange information and experiences.
The first Trailwalker for 2012 set a tough standard. Steve Clift lead (mostly from mid-pack) his group up and down the tough hills and valleys of Cuddle Creek to Sixth Creek, via Mt Misery, and return. 23km of tough terrain, spiced with views and animal sightings. A long day with one retirement. A few tired legs (& bodies) arrived back to the cars some time after the E2E5 group, still looking fit after their slight detour, had passed by on their first walk of 2012. Well done walkers – just hope you all recover to walk again next week! Some pics at
http://picasaweb.google.com/ralcock1
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