Friends of the Heysen Trail

The Friends Shed Maintenance Day - Cobbler Creek
2018-11-29, 2018-12-06
We have another Shed day planned and we need your help.

We need helpers to sort our supplies, keep the shed in good order and prepare materials for the trail.

There are a range of jobs to be done which may vary from week to week as we get ready for different projects. Colin can also assign jobs based on your physical abilities.

Tasks to be done over the next few weeks include:

â€¢ Cutting up timber suitable for making stiles,

â€¢ Preliminary work on our newly acquired hut in preparation for installation,

â€¢ Preparing camping benches for installation.

Xmas Bash
2018-12-02
Come and Rock and Roll to foot-tapping band “Raunchy Sugar” at the green surroundings of Karka Pavilion in Belair National Park, Upper Sturt Road, Belair. https://goo.gl/maps/nguzMrCm8uM2

Sunday 2 December, midday to 4.30pm $20 per person

Park entry fees are waived for attending members. Please mention at the entry gate at Belair National Park that you are attending a Friends of Heysen Trail function at Karka Pavilion, you will then be directed to the venue.

Befores, BBQ and artisan bread will be provided.

Bring a Salad or Dessert to share, bring chair or rug, glass, plates & cutlery.

Bring your partner/spouse and family.

BYO Wine, beer or soft drinks.

No refunds!

O'Halloran Hill
2018-12-05
Explore tracks through the O’Halloran Hill Conservation Park before it is “renovated” into the recently proclaimed Glenthorne National Park. A few undulations giving views across the city and coast; plenty of birds but perhaps more weeds than wildlflowers. Wandering for approx 5-6kms up to 2 hours.

Anstey's Hill
2018-12-12
An evening walk around Anstey’s Hill Recreation Park pathways including the original Newman’s Nursery ruins.

Be on the look out for the local wildlife.

There are a couple of hills during the walk, including Torture Hill, but nothing too hard.

The Friends Shed Maintenance Day - Cobbler Creek
2018-12-13
We have our last Shed day for the year and again we need your help.

We need helpers to keep the shed in good order and prepare materials for the trail.

There are a range of jobs to be done which may vary from week to week as we get ready for different projects. Colin can also assign jobs based on your physical abilities.

Tasks to be done over the next few weeks include:

â€¢ Cutting up timber suitable for making stiles,

â€¢ Painting our newly acquired hut in preparation for installation,

â€¢ Preparing camping benches for installation.

West Beach
2018-12-19
Come along and enjoy a twilight walk along the West Beach seafront and River Torrens Linear Trail. Distance is approx. 6.0kms. Optional meal after the walk at The Henley Beach Hotel.

Chambers Gully
2019-01-02
We will enjoy the cool sanctuary of Chambers Gully as we follow the track fringed with ferns. Cockatoos, butterflies, koalas and bandicoots love this gully. A fairly steep climb takes us up around SugarLoaf hill, which provides splendid views of the city and coast.

The ground is quite uneven so wear sturdy walking boots, and bring your poles if you want.

Join us for a meal afterwards at Cascada Cafe – 540 Glynburn Road, Burnside. This is optional.

Botanic Park
2019-01-09
Join in a gentle stroll through the Botanic Gardens (before the gates close), Botanic Park and around the Torrens Lake (including the footbridge at the oval). Optional dinner at the Hackney Hotel afterwards.

Walk will be mostly on sealed paths, so boots and poles definitely not required.

Mitcham
2019-01-16
Join us for an evening stroll along Brownhill Creek and through surrounding areas. Hopefully spotting some wildlife along the way. Optional meal at the Edinburgh Hotel after the walk

*****Due to the possibility of very hot weather, we will either shorten the walk or cancel. Please watch this space!

The Friends Shed Maintenance Day - Cobbler Creek
2019-01-17
This is our first Shed day for the year.

We need helpers to sort our supplies, keep the shed in good order and prepare materials for the trail. If you can’t make it for the whole day, any contribution is welcome.

Tasks to be done over the next few weeks include:

â€¢ Cutting up timber,

â€¢ Installing internal fittings on our newly acquired hut,

â€¢ Preparing camping benches for installation.

Colin can also assign jobs based on your physical abilities.

Cancelled, no walkers
2019-01-23

The Friends Shed Maintenance Day - Cancelled
2019-01-24
We need helpers to sort our supplies, keep the shed in good order and prepare materials for the trail. If you can’t make it for the whole day, any contribution is welcome.

There are a range of jobs to be done which may vary from week to week as we get ready for different projects. Colin can also assign jobs based on your physical abilities.

Tasks to be done over the next few weeks include:

â€¢ Cutting up timber,

â€¢ Installing internal fittings on our newly acquired hut,

â€¢ Preparing camping benches for installation.

Wild Dog Glen
2019-01-30
A walk into the hills above Mitcham.

Steep and challenging in parts

The Friend's Shed Maintenance Day- Cobbler Creek
2019-01-31

SE Parklands
2019-02-06
Come and explore Adelaide city’s south eastern corner and its surrounds. This walk will take us along cosmopolitan Hutt Street, through Tuthangga (Park 17) adjacent a historic carriageway and then along the western edge of Victoria Park / Pakakanthi (Park 16). We’ll then cross Wakefield Street into Ityamai-Itpina (Park 15) and then walk back along East Terrace, the only street in Colonel Light’s plan that wasn’t straight, past historic olive groves and grand homes, both old and new.

Optional meal after the walk at the Havelock Hotel.

The Friend's Shed Maintenance Day - Cobbler Creek
2019-02-07, 2019-02-14, 2019-02-21, 2019-02-28

Port Noarlunga
2019-02-13
A wander through some features of a place that retains a village feel, then following a route by the river across a footbridge to the mouth and concluding with a stroll along the beach. 1.5-2hours approx. 5-6km that may be modified subject to weather.

Grange to Torrens outlet and back
2019-02-20
A beach and/or path walk depending on personal preference, pace of the group and conditions. We may not make it to the Torrens outlet, if not, we will turn around after about 50 minutes to make it back in time for dinner. Any queries, please contact the leader on

0421 177 822. Please don’t be late arriving, as we may not wait for you if you are late!

**LATE UPDATE: Dinner is not possible at the Grange Jetty Cafe by the time we finish the walk. Possible dinner at Grange Hotel instead, may be decided on the night.

**PLEASE NOTE: THERE IS A SIMILAR WALK ON THE SAME DAY AT 5.30 PM RUN BY ADELAIDE WALKERS AND JOGGERS. YOUR LEADER BASED HIS WALK ON THIS ONE, BUT DID NOT CHECK THE DATE THAT IT WAS BEING RUN! PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU JOIN THE CORRECT WALK! MY WALK STARTS AT 6 PM!

Kingston Park
2019-02-27
This is a walk to explore the beach and gullies in the area. Even though it is forecast to be 32C on Wednesday the 27th Feb it is usually a few degrees cooler by the sea. If it is hot we can turn it into a pleasant beach walk and skip the hills. The walk will start at 6pm and finish about 730pm followed by an optional dinner at the Seacliff Hotel.

Norton Summit
2019-03-06
A comfortable walk around Norton Summit area including a short stints on the Heysen and Adelaide 100 trails, some back roads & through some pleasant bushland.

This is a gentle walk with just a couple of kindly inclines.

An optional dinner after the walk at the Scenic Hotel.

Friends Shed Maintenance Day - Cobbler Creek
2019-03-07, 2019-03-14
We need helpers to sort our supplies, keep the shed in good order and prepare materials for the trail. If you can’t make it for the whole day, any contribution is welcome.

There are a range of jobs to be done which may vary from week to week as we get ready for different projects. Colin can also assign jobs based on your physical abilities.

Tasks to be done over the next few weeks include:

â€¢ Preparing camping benches for installation.

â€¢ Preparing for the Baderloo toilet installtion trip,

â€¢ Installing internal fittings on our newly acquired hut,

Semaphore Main Street Hysterical Walk
2019-03-13
Semaphore’s history isn’t confined to a museum. Even from the end of the jetty you can see the Timeball Tower, the oldest working carousel in the southern hemisphere, the glorious 1920s Palais bathing pavilion (now the Semaphore Palais hotel), historical buildings along Semaphore Road and the Ozone Theatre building.

Semaphore Road â€“ one of Adelaide’s widest boulevards â€“ is finding a new sense of style. Funky boutiques have opened their doors alongside famous â€˜old salt’ pubs. Contemporary cafes are serving beneath the tin ceilings of century-old buildings. Indulge in high quality food in a beachside atmosphere, where fine dining and great pubs mix with quirky cafes and good old-fashioned fish and chips.

The walk to be followed by a meal at one of the local eating houses.

Summertown
2019-03-20
A pleasant walk through the backstreets and reserves of Summertown at the top of Greenhill Road including a short section of the Heysen Trail and a brief time along the northeastern edge of the Cleland Cons. Park.

There a couple of short climbs during the walk but nothing too testing.

An optional dinner at the Uraidla Hotel after the walk.

The Friends Shed Maintenance Day - Cobbler Creek
2019-03-21
We need helpers to sort our supplies, keep the shed in good order and prepare materials for the trail. If you can’t make it for the whole day, any contribution is welcome.

There are a range of jobs to be done which may vary from week to week as we get ready for different projects. Colin can also assign jobs based on your physical abilities.

Tasks to be done over the next few weeks include:

â€¢ Preparing camping benches for installation.

â€¢ Cutting up timber,

â€¢ Installing internal fittings on our newly acquired hut,

AGM Friends of the Heysen Trail
2019-03-22
The 32nd Annual General Meeting of the Friends of the Heysen Trail and Other Walking Trails Inc. will be held at 7.30 pm on Friday March 22nd 2019. The venue will be the Woodville Lawn Bowling Club, Oval Avenue, Woodville.

Nominations are sought from you, our members, for election to the Friends Council at the AGM, for positions including Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and half the remaining members. Our Constitution calls for not less than four and no more than ten non office-bearing members.

Our guest speaker will be Briony Ankor, who, in 2018 hiked the Heysen Trail solo using this challenge to raise funds and awareness of Narcolepsy.

Hear about our Association’s activities in 2018 and plans for 2019.

Meet your council (they are the people who make the decisions) and find out what we intend to do to further develop, maintain and promote the use of the Heysen and other walking trails.

View further information about when Council meetings are held and the role of a Councilor. Download the Nomination Form for Council.

AGM Agenda

Apologies

Acceptance of Minutes of the previous AGM held on March 23rd 2018.

President’s Report

Financial Report

Trail Development Report

Election of Officers

6.1 Vice President

6.2 Treasurer

6.3 Secretary

6.4 Council Members

Appointment of Auditor

Appointment of Honorary Members

AnyÂ Other Business

Close of Meeting

Any member wishing to move a motion at the AGM should be aware of the Constitutional requirements:

‘Notice of any such motion proposed to be moved at a General Meeting by any member not being a member of the Council shall be signed by the proposer and seconder and shall be delivered to the Secretary at least seven days before the meeting. No motion moved by any member other than a member of the Council shall be entertained by the meeting unless notice thereof has been given as aforesaid.’
