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Category: Trail Development

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  • 12 July 2012

    Great Greening Opportunity

    In conjunction with Forestry SA, we have been asked to plant over 600 trees, shrubs and grasses at the Centennial…

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  • 9 July 2012

    Heysen Trail sign for Burra

    Those who walk the Heysen Trail’s 1,200km length walk through Burra, along the Burra Creek as they trek from Cape…

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  • 24 June 2012

    The Greening goes from strength to strength

    Another sterling effort by the Greening group who planted another two hundred, yes that’s right, two hundred trees around Hiskey’s…

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  • 7 June 2012

    Help Wanted Planting Trees

    As you may have heard, the Greening Committee recently planted 100 trees around Hiskeys Hut, a Heysen Trail hut near…

    Read more about Help Wanted Planting Trees
  • 30 May 2012

    The Heysen Trail Green Team Turns the first sod

    The Greening Commmittee had its first field day at Hiskeys Hut, planting over 100 trees, appropriate to the area. This…

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  • 30 May 2012

    Wanted: Trail Planners

    WalkingSA is seeking input from walkers interested in assisting in the planning of a network of five loop trails in…

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  • 19 March 2012

    Greening the Heysen Trail

    The newly formed Greening Committee has set its first project for 2012. It is planned to survey and plant appropriate…

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  • 11 December 2011

    Four new shelters and water tanks erected

    Work has begun on four of ten new water tanks and shelters. The frames for the shelters were erected over…

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  • 25 November 2011

    Upgrade of Waterfall Gully track completed

    The $1.2 million upgrade of the popular Waterfall Gully to Mt Lofty track has been completed, says South Australian Environment…

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  • 6 October 2011

    Traditional owners to manage Flinders Ranges National Park

    An agreement has been reached to give Flinders Ranges traditional owners, the Adnyamathanha people, a greater role in running the…

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  • 24 July 2011

    Five day walking trail to be developed on Kangaroo Island

    The South Australian Government has announced today that Kangaroo Island will receive a funding boost which includes $5 million towards…

    Read more about Five day walking trail to be developed on Kangaroo Island
  • 24 May 2010

    Linking Adelaide with Nature – a Trail Strategy

    a Trail Strategy Connecting People with Adelaide’s Natural Areas.Prepared by the Department for Environment and Heritage (DEH) to help guide…

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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.

The Friends of Heysen Trail acknowledge and respect the Traditional Custodians of the ancestral lands we traverse along the Heysen Trail, embracing the Ngarrindjeri, Kaurna, Peramangk, Ngadjuri, Nukunu and Adnyamathanha peoples.

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