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FREE BACK ON THE TRAIL Walking Season Underway 2020 IN REVIEW THE SAGA OF GREENING HISKEY'S HUT IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF WARREN BONYTHON A NEW CHAPTER FOR TRAILWALKER FRIENDS OF THE HEYSEN TRAIL | SOUTH AUSTRALIA | ISSUE 160 | AUGUST 2021 SAY HELLO TO YOUR NEW FAVOURITE MERINO MADE IN AUSTRALIA ETHICALLY, IN MELBOURNE. 100% MERINO WOOL NO BLENDS. AUSSIE SUPERFINE MERINO. DESIGNED BY HIKERS, FOR HIKERS. WANT 10% OFF YOUR FIRST ORDER? USE COUPON ‘TRAILWALKER’ AT CHECKOUT. OTTIE.COM.AU About the Friends AUGUST 2021 • 3 COUNCIL MEMBERS 2020 PATRON END-TO END WALK COORDINATORS PRESIDENT His Excellency the Melanie Sjoberg Honourable Hieu Van Le AC E2E10 Judy McAdam E2E11 John Babister VICE PRESIDENT HONORARY MEMBERS E2E12 Adam Matthews Greg Boundy Sadie Leupold E2E13 Vicki Barrett SECRETARY Thelma Anderson OAM E2E14 Mark Fletcher Julian Monfries Kath Palyga E2E15 Mark Curtis Richard Schmitz E2E-2 Julian Monfries TREASURER Arthur Smith PUBLISHED BY THE Basia Samcewicz Colin Edwards OAM TRAIL DEVELOPMENT FRIENDS OF THE HEYSEN Robert Alcock Hugh Greenhill SECTION LEADERS TRAIL AND OTHER Dom Henschke Barry Finn S1 Albert Schmidke WALKING TRAILS John Wilson Dean Killmier S2A Richard Bourne Margaret Fletcher John Wilson S2B John Newland W heysentrail.asn.au John Babister David Beaton S3&4 Hermann Schmidt facebook.com/HeysenTrail Paul Bond Jack Marcelis (Wandergruppe twitter.com/HeysenTrail Judy McAdam Julian Monfries Bushwalkers) Ross McDougall Frances Gasson S5 John Babister youtube.com/HeysenTrail Simon Cameron S6 Robert Ruediger, Ken SUB-COMMITTEE pinterest.com/HeysenTrail David Rattray OAM Smith CHAIRS @heysentrailfriends Hermann Schmidt S7 Carl Greenstreet TRAIL DEVELOPMENT Robert Alcock S8 Ian Harding CITY OFFICE Paul Bond Liz O’Shea (WEA Ramblers) S9 Suite 203, Epworth Building WALKING John Potter Jerry & Michelle Foster S10 33 Pirie St, Adelaide SA 5000 Adam Matthews Kevin Liddiard Wayne Turner, Arrienne Wynen Peter Deacon Open Mon – Fri OFFICE Peter Wynen S11&12 Dom Henschke 10:30am – 2:30pm Dom Henschke Bob Randall S13 Hugh Greenhill T (08) 8212 6299 S14-18 Daniel Jardine MARKETING & HONORARY MEMBERS E [email protected] MEMBERSHIP Coordinator (DECEASED) Helen Morgante S17B Simon Cameron MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION Terry Lavender OAM HONORARY OFFICE VOLUNTEERS SINGLE $25/year Jim Crinion MEMBERSHIP Neville Southgate MONDAYS FAMILY $40/year Julian Monfries Doug Leane Graham Loveday SCHOOLS/ORGANISATIONS RECONCILIATION Fred Brooks Neil Nosworthy $60/year COMMITTEE Jamie Shephard Elizabeth Rogers Membership is valid for Anne Kirk Terry Gasson Neil Page 12 months from the date Glen Dow WARREN BONYTHON TUESDAYS of payment. HEYSEN TRAIL TRAILWALKER Valerie Boundy FOUNDATION Judy McAdam EDITOR Chris Porter CHAIR Josh West David Rattray OAM Neville Haar Tammy Main Barbara Sedgley SECRETARY EDITORIAL WEDNESDAYS Neil Nosworthy SUB-COMMITTEE Elayne Sanders MID NORTH Robert Alcock Vicki Cahalan Philip Bell Gilbert Downs WALK COORDINATOR Colin Edwards OAM Jack Marcelis Liz Pridham Judy McAdam Rosemary Hayward Kathy Alty Julie Stapleton THURSDAYS FACEBOOK PUBLICITY Erica Gordon Paul McCormack WEBSITE EDITOR Julian Monfries Jeremy Carter [email protected] Judy Szekeres MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY David Andrewartha COUNCIL MEETINGS Trish Bowie Council meets on the third Judy McAdam FRIDAYS Wednesday of each month. OFFICE MANAGER Cathy Bowditch Dom Henschke Erika Guess Julia McLachlan BOOKKEEPERS Peter Clark John Wilson Cover: Walkers on the Heysen Margaret Fletcher Trail near The Dutchman Stern Conservation Park, captured by Hazel Cochrane Photography. Trailwalker welcomes photo submissions suitable for the magazine cover. Please email We acknowledge and respect the traditional custodians whose ancestral lands we traverse along the your high-resolution images to Heysen Trail. We acknowledge the deep feelings of attachment and relationship of Aboriginal peoples to [email protected] Country and pay respects to the cultural authority of Aboriginal peoples within the Country we walk. Contents Trailwalker Articles, reports and other submissions by members and interested parties are welcome and should be emailed to the Trailwalker Editor at [email protected] Deadline for the next issue (December 2021): 29 OCTOBER 2021 16 The Trailwalker magazine is available by subscription or Ngadjuri mother and child by online at heysentrail.asn.au/ Robert Hannaford (Riverton) trailwalker and is published and distributed tri-annually: • April 05 14 22 • August • December PRESIDENT’S ASK A HIKER THE SAGA OF REPORT GREENING The Trailwalker magazine What is your favourite has a typical distribution adventure/hiking book? HISKEY'S HUT MELANIE SJOBERG of 1500, and an estimated "Opening Up" Opportunity NEIL NOSWORTHY readership of approximately and Challenge. 15 The trials and tribulations of twice that number. a conservationist at heart and VOLUNTEER the local inhabitants. Contributors are urged 06 PROFILE to contact the Editor to discuss their article prior to FRIENDS NEWS DOM HENSCHKE 24 submission. The submission Keep up-to-date with what’s Dom shares his involvement CHOOSE YOUR deadline is approx. 5 weeks happening on the Trail. as a Friends volunteer. prior to the month of OWN ADVENTURE publication. ROSIE BURN 07 16 Views expressed in Rosie walks the Heysen Trail contributed articles are TRAILTHINKER NJADJERI her way, but takes advantage those of the authors, and QUIZ ACKNOWLEDMENT of the support the Heysen Friends offer. not necessarily those of the Friends of the Heysen Trail. SIMON CAMERON 09 The Friends Reconciliation Committee acknowledges the 26 FRIENDS ADVERTISING RATES Traditional Custodians of our IN THE FOOTSTEPS SEASON WALK land. (EX. GST) OF WARREN PROGRAMME 2021 BONYTHON 1/8 PAGE $60 per issue 18 1/4 PAGE $90 per issue 10 DAMIAN FITZPATRICK 1/3 PAGE $105 per issue HEYSEN TRAIL IN Damian finds inspiration 1/2 PAGE $150 per issue END-TO-END REVIEW 2020 from childhood memories as FULL PAGE $220 per issue SEASON WALK he prepares to follow in the FLYER (supplied for insertion) MELANIE SJOBERG footsteps of Warren Bonython $265 per issue PROGRAMME 2021 A review of the activities (part 1). and contributions from the A commitment for 12 months volunteers of the FoHT in advertising (three issues) 12 2020. 30 would attract 10% saving. NPWSSA'S PARK FAVOURITE SHORT OF THE MONTH 20 Advertising specifications and WALK article submission guidelines Northern Eyre Peninsula A NEW CHAPTER are available upon request. SALLY HENERY FOR TRAILWALKER Contact the Trailwalker Editor . Blinman Pools Walk, Flinders [email protected] JOSH WEST Ranges Josh reflects on his time as TrailWalker editor. President's Report AUGUST 2021 • 5 “Opening Up” Opportunity and Challenge MELANIE SJOBERG OW it’s time!! members to join any of the E2E walks We’re in discussion with senior DEW Welcome to walk and fill in gaps as opportunities arise. staff about improving our general season 2021; it has Our E2E walks now cover the whole communication and trying to attain generated a really Heysen every year so the scope for a common understanding about big response and members to complete the trail by mix medium-term aims for the Heysen a busier time than many volunteers and match is unlimited; maybe start Trail. The Wild South Coast Way and Win the Friends office can remember. with an E2E in the mid-north or try newer Southern Flinders 6 Gorges Map sales, email and phone inquiries north to south with “minus 2” or a State Government investments are seem constant: budding walkers are week away late in the year around the good opportunities to showcase the dropping in for a chat about the trail, Adelaide Hills sections of the Heysen. Heysen, along with possibilities from transport, town accommodation and Some of our Walk Leaders also plan opening up of reservoirs. general hints from our experienced specific day ‘Trailwalkers’ to help volunteers. members to catch up. We’ve reinstated regular meetings to work more closely with DEW, It also appears that the Heysen may The Walk program is important to Forestry SA and SA Water to ensure not be so “remote” for through-hikers our Trail Maintenance work too. E2E projects and changes that impact this year with many announcements walkers identify issues that crop on the Heysen are identified early. from walkers starting north and up along the trail – missing marker The Friends has made a fantastic south over the next few months. posts, broken stiles, overgrown tracks contribution to trail development over Quite different to Richard Savage’s - which means our volunteer section many years so we aim to continue comments in his book Walkers Follow leaders can better use their time for with this priority area of our volunteer Fence that he rarely saw another hiker targeted repairs and improvements. activity. during his 3 Heysen hikes. This provides a mutual benefit because without the maintenance and COUNCIL 2021 The Friends latest End-to-End (E2E) development we would have no trail 15 booked out in record time. We are to walk. The March AGM elected a new running 7 E2E in total so our volunteer Council to continue to guide Walk Leaders are taking on more than Becoming a member helps the the Friends work over the year. ever before. This reflects the huge gap Friends and the Trail by supporting Melanie Sjoberg (President), left from “Covid-19 Cancellations” and all aspects of our work: while we are Greg Boundy (Vice President) so many more people discovering the all volunteers, revenue is essential and Julian Monfries