Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby at Buckaringa Wildlife Sanctuary in the Flinders Ranges.

The Buckaringa Sanctuary will be temporarily closed during the second weekend in mid September . As the Heysen Trail passes through the sanctuary, we advise walkers to consider the closure if planning to walk in the area.

The planned closure is:

• Friday evening 13th September to Monday morning 16th September 2019.

The closure is because the Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) will be undertaking feral animal control in the sanctuary. The sanctuary is home to many Yellow-footed Rock-wallabies.

The sanctuary is located between Quorn and Hawker. You can find it on map 6, chapter 4, of the Heysen Trail Northern Guidebook and on Sheet Map 7b – Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park to Mernmerna Creek.

AWC will place closure signs at all entry points to the sanctuary to warn walkers of the danger.

Caroona Creek Conservation Park : www.visitburra.com

The Heysen Trail through the Caroona Creek Conservation Park will be closed from 6.00 am Tuesday 4th June to 6.00 pm on Friday 7th June, 2019. We advise walkers to avoid the area during this period.

Parks SA has advised us that the purpose of the closure of the entire conservation park is to protect public safety during an Aerial feral animal control program.

The Caroona Creek Conservation Park is located approximately 40 kms north of Burra between Newikie Creek and the Dares Hill Summit Road.

Other park closures

Other parks affected by the closure are:

• Red Banks Conservation Park
• Mimbara Banks Conservation Park
• Hopkins Creek Conservation Park

If you have any enquiries about the control program or the park closures, please contact the Natural Resources Centre Northern and Yorke on (08) 8841 3400.

You can find further information on the Parks SA Alerts page.

Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby at Buckaringa Wildlife Sanctuary in the Flinders Ranges.

The Buckaringa Sanctuary will be temporarily closed this weekend. As the Heysen Trail passes through the sanctuary, we advise walkers to consider the closure if planning to walk in the area.

The planned closure is:

• Friday evening 31st May to Monday morning 3rd June 2019.

The closure is because the Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) will be undertaking feral animal control in the sanctuary. The sanctuary is home to many Yellow-footed Rock-wallabies.

The sanctuary is located between Quorn and Hawker. You can find it on map 6, chapter 4, of the Heysen Trail Northern Guidebook and on Sheet Map 7b – Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park to Mernmerna Creek.

AWC will place closure signs at all entry points to the sanctuary to warn walkers of the danger.

Feral animal control continues in the Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park.

The Department for Environment & Water has advised that there will be a series of closures affecting the Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park over the coming months.

The Park closures are for the purpose of undertaking and monitoring a pest control program.  The first closure will occur next week and will affect Heysen Trail walkers.

As we are now in the fire danger season, walkers should be aware that most sections of the Heysen Trail are closed. However, as the Trail passes through the Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park, walkers would normally still have access, unless a total fire ban has been announced for the day.

The list of closures that will affect Heysen Trail walkers are as follows:

• 6.00am Monday February 18 to 9.00pm Saturday February 23rd 2019

During the closure, there some areas of the park will remain open. Refer to the Parks Alert page for further information about this closure.

• 6.00am Tuesday March 19 to 9.00pm Thursday March 21st 2019

Again there will be some areas of the park that will remain open. Refer to this Parks Alert page for further information about the March closure

• Evening/night time closures will continue through to Monday, 30 September 2019.

A number of tracks within the Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park, will remain closed each night until the end of September 2019. The current feral animal control program has been extended, so walkers are advised to exercise caution in the area.

The purpose of the extended closures is to ensure the safety of the public during a feral cat control program to be conducted after dark. The aim is to protect the populations of recently reintroduced Western Quolls and Brushtail Possums.

Closure times

As daylight hours vary over the period of the night time control program, there are a range of closure times. They are:

• Thursday 31 January 2018 to Thursday, 28 February 2018                         8.30pm to 5.00am
• Thursday, 28 February 2018  to Tuesday, 30 April 2018                              8.00pm to 5.00am
• Tuesday, 30 April 2018 to Wednesday, 31 July 2018                                     6.00pm to 5.00am
• Wednesday, 31 July 2018 to Monday, 30 September 2018                          6.30pm to 5.00am

The list of trails and tracks that will be closed can be found here. The tracks and walking trails will remain open outside of these times.

During the period of the evening/night closures, the Heysen Trail will remain open.  However walkers must:

• remain in designated campgrounds and huts, or
• camp within 20 metres of the Heysen Trail within the park after dark.

If you are camping in the park, you may see spotlights and occasionally hear firearms in the distance at night. The Rangers have advised that the control program will not take place in the vicinity of campgrounds or huts.

Further information

You can get further information on the feral animal control program and these trail closures from the Natural Resource Centre – Port Augusta.

Phone: (+61 8) 8648 5300

Email:  DEW.SAALParksAccommodation@sa.gov.au

PARK CLOSURE – Telowie Gorge Conservation Park and Napperby Block

The Buckaringa Sanctuary will be temporarily closed this weekend. As the Heysen Trail passes through the sanctuary, we advise walkers to consider the closure if planning to walk in the area.

The planned closure is:

• Friday evening 15 June  to Monday morning 18 June 2018.

The closure is because the Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) will be undertaking feral animal control in the sanctuary. The sanctuary is home to many Yellow-footed Rock-wallabies.

The sanctuary is located between Quorn and Hawker. You can find it on map 6, chapter 4, of the Heysen Trail Northern Guidebook and on Sheet Map 7b – Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park to Mernmerna Creek.

AWC will place closure signs at all entry points to the sanctuary to warn walkers of the danger.

Feral animal control continues in the Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park.

A number of tracks within the Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park, will remain closed each night over the next 12 months. The current feral animal control program has been extended, so walkers are advised to exercise caution in the area.

The purpose of the extended closures is to ensure the safety of the public during a feral cat control program to be conducted after dark. The aim is to protect the populations of recently reintroduced Western Quolls and Brushtail Possums.

The evening closures will continue through to Sunday, 30 September 2018.

Closure times

As daylight hours vary over the period of the control program, there are a range of closure times. They are:

• Saturday, 30 September to Thursday, 30 November 2017                   8.30pm to 5.00am
• Thursday, 30 November 2017 to Wednesday 31 January 2018            9.00pm to 5.00am
• Wednesday 31 January 2018   to Wednesday, 28 February 2018         8.30pm to 5.00am
• Wednesday, 28 February 2018  to Monday, 30 April 2018                    8.00pm to 5.00am
• Monday, 30 April 2018 to Tuesday, 31 July 2018                                     6.00pm to 5.00am
• Tuesday, 31 July 2018 to Sunday, 30 September 2018                           6.30pm to 5.00am

Tracks and walking trails will remain open outside of these times.

The Heysen Trail will remain open at all times, however walkers must:

• remain in designated campgrounds and huts, or
• camp within 20 metres of the Heysen Trail within the park after dark.

If you are camping in the park, you may see spotlights and occasionally hear firearms in the distance at night. The Rangers have advised that the control program will not take place in the vicinity of campgrounds or huts.

The tracks that will be closed at night include –

• Trezona Track
• Mount Sunderland Track
• Rifle Range Track
• Old Blinman Track
• Jones Camp Track
• Telegraph Track
• St Mary Peak outside trail
• Cooinda Track
• Pound Gap Track

You can get further information on the feral animal control program and the nightly trail closures from the Natural Resources, SA Arid Lands website or by phoning the office on (08) 8648 5344 or 0428 116 035.

The Heysen Trail passes through Buckaringa Sanctuary

The Buckaringa Sanctuary will be temporarily closed at the end of this month. As the Heysen Trail passes through the sanctuary, walkers need to consider the closure if planning to walk in the area.

The next planned closure is:

• Friday 29 September  to Monday 2 October 2017.

The closure is because the Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) will be undertaking feral animal control in the sanctuary. The sanctuary is home to many Yellow-footed Rock-wallabies.

The sanctuary is located between Quorn and Hawker  You can find it on map 6, chapter 4, of the Heysen Trail Northern Guidebook and on Sheet Map 7b – Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park to Mernmerna Creek.

AWC will place closure signs at all entry points to the sanctuary to warn walkers of the danger .

Heysen Trail near the Sampson Flat fireground

Heysen Trail route restored near Chain of Ponds and Kersbrook

The temporary reroute of the Heysen Trail due to the Sampson Flat fireground has finally been removed. The last section of the trail through the Mt Crawford Forest near Chain of Ponds and Kersbrook has now been restored.

The devastating fire in the January 2015 resulted in a substantial reroute of the trail. Following work by Forestry SA to clear areas of the forest, the trail has been progressively returned to the original route.

However, until this week the reroute included an extended road walk along South Para Rd near Chain of Ponds and Kersbrook.

The restoration of the trail also includes a small realignment at Chain of Ponds. The trail has been improved and re-routed where it crosses North East Road.

The minor reroute can be viewed: