FOHT – Response to COVID-19
After monitoring the rapidly changing developments associated with Coronavirus COVID-19, all Friends events have been cancelled until the end of May 2020.
News
Stay in the know about upcoming events, route updates, and what’s new with the Friends of the Heysen Trail.
Keep up to date with the latest news along the Heysen Trail
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Latest news
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Cudlee Creek fire damages the Heysen Trail and other popular walking areas in the Adelaide Hills.
Heysen Trail to be re-routed around the Cudlee Creek fireground, including Grandpas campsite. Forestry SA has closed the Cudlee Creek Forest Reserve, which includes Thomas Hill and Mount Misery to the public for safety reasons.
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Easy membership renewals coming – we’re getting ready to upgrade our website
We are just about ready to launch a new version of the Friend's website. As a part the upgrade of our membership and walk registration system we will be temporarily suspending online walk registrations from late Monday 17th February. Over the week prior to this our Office Volunteers will be undertaking training in using the new system. If you try to contact the Office during this period, we may not be able to help you immediately but will get back to you as soon as we can.
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Access to off-track walking may be under threat in the Flinders Ranges and beyond – Pastoral Act Review
The Pastoral Act is to reviewed. Walkers ability to access pastoral leases may change. You can comment. Online survey extended to 5pm Monday 30 Sept. 2019.
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Tanks-the unreliable water supply for walkers
Heysen Trail walkers need to be aware that water quantity & quality cannot be guaranteed along the Trail. Plan your walk and check the condition of tanks.
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The Friends welcome Joshua West as a new Ambassador for the Heysen Trail.
The Friends of the Heysen Trail are pleased to announce that Joshua West has accepted our invitation to act as a voluntary Ambassador for the Heysen Trail.
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The Friends’ Walking with Children Policy
The Friends' Council has recently adopted guidelines which apply when parents wish to be accompanied by their children on walks conducted by the Friends.
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Grounded in Truth Walking Together.
The Friends is proud to commence a process of re/learning stories of Aboriginal connection along the 30+ years of the Heysen Trail.
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Animals are Cute, especially New Born Lambs
When hiking, please leave all livestock alone. Interfering with them, even with good intentions, may be detrimental.
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Trail Development volunteers putting your walk fees to work.
Volunteers have used walk fees to complete several recent Trail Development projects. Work was undertaken at the Hallett Railway Station & several campsites.
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Book Launch: Heysen Highlights Sunday 14 April
During this Sunday's Hiking Expo we'll be officially launching our Heysen Highlights book. 12noon at Main Oval, Belair National Park, launch by guest John Schutz, Chief Executive of Department for Environment and Water.
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Hearing about Reconciliation from E2E8 walker Mark Waters
We were privileged at the December meeting of Council to have the opportunity to hear a presentation about Reconciliation between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people from one of our members. Mark Waters completed the trail with E2E8 in August and worked within Reconciliation SA for eight years. The presentation initially arose from members of E2E8 asking questions about what Aboriginal country we cross as we walk along the trail. This led the group to decide to commence its walks with an Acknowledgement of Country. It seems awareness was growing among Friends as similar discussions had occurred during a couple of other E2E walks I joined last year. Mark took the initiative to write to the Friends about generating a broader discussion.