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Winter 2019
Issue 152
June 2019
Highlights include:
- Reconciliation on the Heysen
- How to take better photos on the trail
- The John Muir Trail: North America’s most famous hiking trail
- The Great South West Walk
- 2019 Walks Programme
- Native Plants on the Heysen
Heysen Trail closure – Caroona Creek Conservation Park: June 4-7 2019.
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.
The Friends’ Walking with Children Policy
The Friends of the Heysen Trail supports broad involvement in our walking program and offers various levels of walks to assist people to engage in walks with nature:
- TrailStarter grade walks 3-4 hours for those wishing to build skills and strength;
- Trailwalker grade walks 5-7 hours over more varied terrain for those seeking challenges; and
- End-to-End programs taking up to 6 years to cover the 1200km Heysen
The Friends of the Heysen Trail recognises that some members may wish to be accompanied by their children on suitable walks. The Friends takes its responsibility for the safety of the group, walk leaders and family with children seriously and has had regard to the relevant legislation and guidelines related to Working with Children. Consequently, the Friends sets out the policy guide to clarify how the organisation will help ensure we meet those commitments.
The Policy Guideline was adopted by FoHT Council 15 May 2019.
Grounded in Truth Walking Together.
Serpents Tongue, Ochre Point, Moana – Tjilbruke Trail south of Adelaide. Tjilbruke Trail info kaurnaculture.wordpress.com
Grounded in Truth Walking Together:
Friends of the Heysen Trail recognise and respect National Reconciliation Week – 27 May to 3 June 2019.
The Friends is proud to commence a process of re/learning stories of Aboriginal connection along the 30+ years of the Heysen Trail.
We respect the traditional owners past and present and respect their continued relationship to country.
The following articles from recent issues of the Trailwalker magazine outline some initiatives that the Friends are undertaking.
Reconciliation
Read about Reconciliation from End to End 8 walker Mark Waters.
A Shared Journey to Reconciliation
Mark Waters, then State Manager Reconciliation SA, gave a presentation to the Friends’ Council in December 2018.
Friends of the Heysen Trail and Reconciliation
Since Mark’s presentation in December, Council has introduced plans to bring recognition and respect to the Traditional Owners of the land on which the Heysen Trail passes.
These initiatives are still being discussed with Aboriginal Elders, Reconciliation SA and the Department for Environment and Water (DEW).
In her President’s Report of the last issue of Trailwalker (Autumn 2019), Melanie Sjoberg introduced draft wording for an Acknowledgement to Country which End-to-End groups can use as they traverse Aboriginal country on the trail. That Acknowledgement, while still under discussion with Traditional Owners/Native Title Holders.
The Friends also have formed a Reconciliation Committee whose members will meet with Aboriginal stakeholders, Reconciliation SA and DEW to discuss opportunities for sharing stories along the Heysen Trail.
The theme for this year’s National Reconciliation Week (31 May – 3 June) is Grounded in Truth – Walk Together in Courage. This theme has resonance for the Friends and all users of the Heysen Trail.
Heysen Trail closure through the Buckaringa Sanctuary, Friday 31st May to Monday 3 June 2019.
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.
Animals are Cute, especially New Born Lambs
Please don’t interfere with livestock.
We all know how cute young animals are, especially new born lambs frolicking after their mums.
It can be distressing for walkers on the Heysen Trail to see what look like abandoned lambs, wandering along the trail.
It is tempting to “rescue” them! Please don’t!
Rarely do the mothers abandon their young, however if you pick them up, they almost certainly will.
Please leave all livestock alone when hiking the Heysen Trail.
Trail Development volunteers putting your walk fees to work.
Trail Development – the Hallett Railway Station Hut makeover – April 2019
Trail Development volunteers at work improving facilities on the Heysen Trail.
While the fire danger season limits the Friends’ of the Heysen Trail walking activities, over summer Trail Development volunteers have been putting your walk fees to work.
The Trail Development Committee has been planning and undertaking a range of projects along the trail to improve facilities and add to your walking experiences. This necessary work was undertaken by volunteers using funds raised from the Friends’ membership subscriptions and walk fees.
Makeover of the Hallett Railway Station Hut
Peter Simons (Trail Infastructure Co-ordinator) and a dedicated team of volunteers have recently completed a major project at Hallett.
A year or so ago the ceiling of the hut was collapsing and the hut was in need of lot of work. As you can see from the photo above, the ceiling has been replaced, a new combustion heater has been fitted, a stainless steel sink has been installed and the hut has been repainted.
Toilet installed at Bundaleer Weir campsite
The new toilet at Bundaleer Weir campsite.
In March another group under the direction of Colin Edwards (Trail Development Co-ordinator) and Peter Simons installed a new toilet at the Bundaleer Weir campsite.
We were very fortunate to have had assistance from Mr Rob Hammat the landowner on the adjoining property. Without the use of his digger, the working party may still be there digging holes – the earth was rock hard!.
It is great to get assistance such as that from Mr Hammat (as we also do from many other enthusiastic landholders).
This is the first of three toilets constructed at the Cobbler Creek shed. We expect Bundaleer Weir will be a popular stopover for independent walkers and also our End to End groups. Plans are underway to install the other two toilets. More news on that later
Camping benches/platforms installed at Wandallah and Webb Gap campsites.
Wandallah shelter and new camping bench – Feb 2019
In February the first two of ten camping benches that have been constructed at Cobbler Creek were also installed.
The benches are for sitting, sorting and cheffing!
For day walkers a nice place to sit for morning tea or lunch.
For through walkers a place off the ground to spread and sort their gear and cook.
The benches make for a bit of comfort along the trail – as you can see, there wasn’t a lot else nearby to choose from.
They are not meant as a sleeping platform.
Are you interested in assisting with Trail Development?
If you want to assist with any Trail Development activities including the Friends’ Shed Days or upcoming ‘End to End’ Trail Maintenance trips, you can check the events listed on the Friends Walk Calendar
Book Launch: Heysen Highlights Sunday 14 April
During this Sunday’s Hiking Expo in Belair National Park we’ll be officially launching our Heysen Highlights: A companion guide to the Heysen Trail book.
The book will be launched by John Schutz, Chief Executive of Department for Environment and Water, as part of the Hiking Expo ceremonies at 12noon.
Author Simon Cameron will be on hand to sign any copies purchased on the day. Simon joined the Friends of the Heysen Trail in 2001, the same year that he started walking the Trail. He has never stopped walking it. As anyone who has had the joy of walking with Simon will known, there is so much to see and so much to discover along the Trail that there never will be a reason to stop.
In this companion guide the Heysen Trail is broken into 58 sections, for each day there is an overview of what to expect and what to look out for when hiking. By explaining the historical context, of the Aboriginal people, European explorers and settlers and the development of the trail, walkers can enrich their experience of the trail and its landscape.
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.
The Reconciliation SA website outlines the following information:
‘Reconciliation’ is about Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians talking, walking and working together to overcome the reasons that there is division and inequality between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians. Reconciliation has both symbolic and practical elements. A spirit of goodwill, mutual respect and recognition of the effects of colonisation on Australia’s first people are the symbolic cornerstones of reconciliation effort.
In South Australia, an Acknowledgement of Country is a way of showing respect and awareness of Aboriginal owners of the land on which a meeting or event is being held, and of recognising the continuing connection of Aboriginal peoples to their Country. It is a demonstration of respect dedicated to the traditional custodians of the land or sea where the gathering of participants is being conducted. Government agencies and community organisations are adopting the practice of acknowledging the traditional custodians of Country at events, ceremonies, meetings and functions.
Awareness about Aboriginal history in SA and connection to country has grown since the Heysen Trail was developed 30 years ago. Council members were very interested and receptive to the discussion and felt that it was a good opportunity for the Friends to consider how we can understand more about the deep history of the areas we traverse. This is likely to be an ongoing conversation within the Friends and will also be raised at our next meeting with senior officers from the Department for Environment and Water, as owners of the trail.
Our new book Heysen Highlights includes a map identifying Aboriginal language groups along the Heysen Trail. Members are strongly encouraged to find out more and to consider showing respect through an Acknowledgement of Country at relevant times during the walk season. Council will provide further information about the Aboriginal lands that the trail traverses and a guide for appropriate words that may be used by walking groups.
Melanie Sjoberg
President, Friends of the Heysen trail
Friends of the Heysen Trail – Walk Fee increase 2019
For well over 10 years the Friends has maintained a standard walk fee for its End to End, Trail Walker and Trail Starter walks.
Despite extensive commitment by so many of our volunteers, the broader cost of living is having an impact and costs of running the organisation are growing: office rent, administration & insurance.
New fees for walks conducted after 1 May 2019.
On that basis, the Friends Council has determined an increase to walk fees will apply for the 2019 walk season as follows:
- Casual walk fee – new rate of $10 will apply to walks scheduled on or after 1 May 2019.
- Golden Boots Card – new fee of $75 will apply to any purchase on or after 1 May 2019.
The changes have been made administratively on the website. Members won’t need to do anything different when registering for a walk.
Twilight walk fees will not change.
Members with a current Golden Boots card will be able to continue to use that until it reaches the expiry date. In other words, any Golden Boots card purchased on or before 29 April 2019 will apply until the relevant expiry date during 2019 – 20.
Friends’ Volunteers will continue to be issued with a Golden Boots card to use during the walk season in recognition of the time and commitment given to the Friends and the Heysen Trail.
Join the Friends before May 31, 2019
Join the Friends of the Heysen Trail before 31st May and win.
Financial members of the Friends of the Heysen Trail support the ongoing maintenance and greening of South Australia’s premier walking trail; participate in an extensive 2019 walks programme and receive the quarterly full-colour 32-page Trailwalker magazine.
If you join the Friends of the Heysen Trail between 1st March and 31st May 2019 your name goes into the draw to win a 2-day guided walk on the Heysen Trail and overnight accommodation at Heysen’s Rest B&B, Myponga*. The accommodation includes complimentary beer and wine, and provisions for a cooked breakfast; drop off at the end of your guided walk and pick up next morning from your accommodation.
One year’s membership costs only $25 single, $40 family and $10 student. The easiest way is to join on-line. Simply go to the membership page of the Friends of the Heysen Trail website for more information and to join.
Our website also has more information about the Heysen Trail, Friends activities and our walking program.
*The prize must be redeemed in the 12-month period following the closing date of the competition. Accommodation is limited to two adults, although the winners can bring family and guests on the guided walk. Competition closes Friday 31st May 2019. The winner will be notified after the draw in the Friends of the Heysen Trail office at Suite 203 Epworth Building, 33 Pirie Street, Adelaide 5000.
Autumn 2019
Issue 151
March 2019
Highlights include:
- Tothill Range: Jewel of the Mid-North
- Boot Blues! Choosing the best walking boots
Closures of Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park to affect Heysen Trail walkers.
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:
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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.
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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
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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
Summer 2019
Issue 150
December 2018
Highlights include:
- Heysen Highlights - the perfect Companion Guide and Christmas gift
- End-to-End Highlights
- Twilight Walk Programme
- The Salkantay Trek
- Walking the Channel Islands
Heysen Highlights book released
In this companion guide The Heysen Trail is broken into 58 sections, each comfortably walked in one day. For each day there is a overview of what to expect and what to look out for when hiking the Heysen Trail, this companion guide offers a wealth of discovery on every journey along the Trail, with no shortage of historical, geological and environmental highlights along the way.
By explaining the historical context, of the Aboriginal people, European explorers and settlers and the development of the trail, walkers can enrich their experience of the trail and its landscape.
Author Simon Cameron joined the Friends of the Heysen Trail in 2001, the same year that he started walking the Trail. He has never stopped walking it. As anyone who has had the joy of walking with Simon will known, there is so much to see and so much to discover along the Trail that there never will be a reason to stop.
Buy online for $39.95, with postage from $13.05.
About the book
In his companion guide to the Heysen Trail, Simon Cameron offers a personal perspective, gathered over nearly 20 years of walking the Heysen Trail. “Over time I have gathered a multitude of stories that have enriched my experience of the Heysen Trail and I have tried to share them in this book.”
Heysen Highlights is broken into 58 sections, based on the Friends’ End-to-End walk programme that carries groups from Cape Jervis to Parachilna Gorge over a series of 60-day walks. “I have combined and adjusted some of the shorter walks to provide 58 sections.” For each day’s walk there is a brief overview of what to expect and what to look out for.
The book begins with Cape Jervis so the format favours the south- to-north walker, but the short chapters are intended to be a ‘pre- walk briefing’ and not an ‘in hand’ walking guide.
Simon reminds us that the Heysen Trail runs through a diversity of South Australian terrain, varying from granite coast, bushland reserves, plantation forest, marshy meadows, broad acre farms, rolling hills, stone ridges and rocky creeks. “The trail was designed to follow the most scenic and challenging routes possible, providing memorable vistas and showcasing iconic landscapes.”
It also passes through a cultural heritage spanning tens of thousands of years of occupation and nearly two centuries of colonial settlement. Even more unique is a geological landscape that spans the origin of animal life itself. “All of this offers a wealth of discovery on every journey along the Heysen Trail and there are no shortage of highlights along the way.
“Inescapably the book reflects my interests and many chance discoveries, and I know this book is only the beginning of an ongoing process of compilation, updates and corrections.”
The maps in the book will only orientate the reader with the sections in the local region. Detailed Heysen maps are readily available and they are an essential part of any walk because they provide the geographic framework for the experiences that you will gather along the way. “The ‘walk briefing’ offers my personal guide of points of interest for each section and I am sure you will add your own.”
In section one, for example, we are told that the southern coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula is difficult to see other than on the Heysen Trail because there is very little vehicle access. It is one of the great coastal walks with rugged cliffs, granite bluffs, untamed ocean, tucked inlets, and wild beaches. All of this is offered with endless seascapes, and nature’s proudest displays of flora and fauna. Dolphins cruise the surf, and sea birds ply the skies while kangaroos and echidnas share the path. The luckiest walkers might see migrating Southern Right Whales.
Tapanappa, in section two, is reputed to mean ‘pathway’ or ‘stick to the path,’ which is essential on this coastline. Any attempt to move cross-country is dangerous. A distressing number of rescues and even fatalities have occurred in the Deep Creek Conservation Park. Deep Creek is a true wilderness, to be treated with respect as well as awe. A short detour to the Tapanappa lookout, at the end of the section, captures the natural majesty, and a glance to the east provides a tantalising view of Tunkalilla Beach – another jewel on the Trail.
Heysen Trail at Cape Jervis – A Focus for Revegetation and Weed Control by the Warren Bonython Heysen Trail Foundation
The southern gateway to South Australia’s iconic Heysen Trail is located at Cape Jervis. The opening section of the Trail runs adjacent to the coast for approximately 10 kilometres before ascending to the Deep Creek Conservation Park at Blowhole Beach. Along this section walkers experience magnificent views across Backstairs Passage to Kangaroo Island, access to small rocky coves and patches of native scrub.
Significant flora include Eucalyptus porosa and Melaleuca lanceolata. Birds of conservation significance are the Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis), Eastern Reef Egret (Egretta sacra) and the Elegant Parrot (Neophema rubricollis).
Unfortunately, it is also the case that the coastal strip is severely degraded due to soil erosion, the activity of off-road vehicles and infestation by invasive plant species. There is a need to remediate this area to provide an attractive and welcoming experience for walkers that highlights the natural attributes of this area.
The Southern Fleurieu Coastal Action Plan and Conservation Priority Study, 2007 concluded that the beaches and lower slopes of Cape Jervis, Lands End and Fishery Beach were areas of high conservation value and were also facing a high level of threat.
It was identified that the area from Deep Creek CP to Morgans Beach (to the north of Cape Jervis) includes coastal reserves that have been successfully improved by community groups. Actions that would improve connection between vegetation blocks would greatly enhance the value of the area.
The section between Cape Jervis and Fishery Beach is the responsibility of a number of land management agencies including the District Council of Yankalilla, the Coastal Protection Board, community organisations and private land holders. The Council, under the auspices of its Coastal, Estuary and Marine Officer Corey Jackson and others, has made significant improvements including the establishment of an environmental hotspot between Lands End and Fishery Beach.
The gateway section is managed by the Council and the initial section from Cape Jervis to Lands End is managed by the Coastal Protection Board. Maintenance and re-vegetation activities have also been undertaken by group of dedicated volunteers led by Dr Carolyn Schultz, the Cape Jervis Coastal Community Group. COOTS (Conservation of our Threatened Species) a subgroup of the Australia Plant Society, manage the public lands just inland from the Heysen Trail, between Lands End and Fishery Beach.
The Warren Bonython Heysen Trail Foundation has identified the Heysen Trail gateway at Cape Jervis as a focus for greening activity and will allocate volunteer resources and grant funding, where successful, to facilitate this activity.
If you are interested in further information please contact Richard Trembath on 0438 762 122 or info@WBHeysenTrailFoundation.org.au.
Biodiversity threats in the area of interest are:
- Western Coastal Wattle (Acacia cyclops)
- Bridal Creeper (Asparagus asparagoides)
- Creeping Saltbush (Atriplex prostrata)
- Wild Oat (Avena barbata)
- Perennial Veldt Grass (Ehrharta calycina)
- False Caper (Euphorbia terracina)
- African Boxthorn (Lycium ferocissimum)
- Soursob (Oxalis pescaprae)
- Onion Weed (Asphodelus fistulosus)
- Pincushion (Scabiosa atropurpurea)
- Gazania (Gazania linearis)
- Olive (Olea europaea)
- Blue / sand lupin (Lupinus cosentinii)
- Tufted Honey Flower (Melianthus comosus)
- Horehound (Marrubium vulgare)
- Apple of Soddom (Solanum linnaeanum)
Telowie Gorge Conservation Park and the Napperby Block of Mount Remarkable National Park
PARK CLOSURE – Telowie Gorge Conservation Park and Napperby Block
(Mount Remarkable National Park)
Telowie Gorge Conservation Park and Napperby Block (Mount Remarkable National Park) will be closed from 6am Saturday, 24 November 2018 until 11.30pm Friday, 30 November 2018.
The Park closure is for the purpose of undertaking a pest control program.
As the fire danger season has commenced, walkers should be aware that most sections of the Heysen Trail are already closed. However, as this section of the Trail passes through a National Park and a Conservation Park, walkers would normally still have access unless a total fire ban has been announced for the day.
Therefore walkers intending to use these Parks in the near future need to be aware of this closure.
For more information about the control program or park closure, please contact the Natural Resources Centre Northern and Yorke on (08) 8841 3400.
Introduction to Walk Leader Training Night. Tuesday 2nd Oct 2018.
Have you ever thought you’d like to become a Walk Leader with the Friends of the Heysen Trail?
Well, here’s your chance to see what goes on, on and off the trail.
In a low key evening we will run through the basics of being a leader and how you can get involved.
Being a walk leader is a rewarding way of sharing your favourite walks with others and a great way to get involved with the Friends.
So if this is something you’d like to hear more about, we’d love to see you on the night.
The evening is the first step in joining our team of walk leaders. We will offer further support and assistance and help you plan and lead walks.
If you are interested come on and give it a try.
How
Just go to the walks calendar on the website and register as you would for a normal walk.
Where
Woodville Bowling Club, Oval Avenue, Woodville South.
When
Time-7.00 to 9:30pm, including a Tea Break.
If you have any questions, please send an email to the Office and one of the leaders will contact you.
Leave only footprints, take only photographs
Leave only footprints ….
Heysen Trail walkers are well aware of the general principles related to walking which are captured by the expression “leave only footprints, take only photos”.
Many sections of the trail traverse National and Conservation Parks. It is therefore a useful reminder that the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 includes regulations about activities in parks that the general public must comply with.
Disregarding these regulations may result in park users being issued a fine.
The following extracts of these regulations are particularly relevant to us:
15 – Fires
- A person must not, without the permission of the relevant authority, light, maintain or use a fire in a reserve in contravention of a ban or restriction imposed by the relevant authority.
16 – Possession and use of chainsaws
- a person must not, without the permission of the relevant authority, have control of, carry or use a chainsaw in a reserve.
26 – Bringing animals into reserve
- Subject to this regulation, a person who has control of an animal must not, without the permission of the relevant authority, bring it into a reserve or permit it to enter a reserve.
30 – Interference with earth etc
A person must not, without the permission of the relevant authority—
- remove from a reserve any-
- soil, rock, mineral or similar material; or
- wood, mulch or other dead vegetation; or
- fossil or archaeological remains; or
- dig or otherwise intentionally disturb any soil or similar material in a reserve; or
- intentionally disturb any-
- wood, mulch or other dead vegetation in a reserve; or
- fossil or archaeological remains in a reserve.
Need more information?
Before you head off to a park, you can find further information about at the What you need to know section of the Department for Environment & Water website.
Of particular interest to walkers are the sections outlining the rules about the use of BBQs and lighting campfires and which parks dogs are permitted.
Spring 2018
Issue 149
September 2018
Highlights include:
- Orchids - Hidden Gems of the Trail
- The Great North Walk
- Navigating Steep Terrain
- History of the Heysen