THE TRAILWALKER ISSUE 100 PRINT POST APPROVED PP565001 / 00079 WINTER 2006 _________________________________________________________________________________________ NEWSLETTER OF THE FRIENDS OF THE HEYSEN TRAIL AND OTHER WALKING TRAILS INC ____________________________________________________________________________ FRIENDS OF THE HEYSEN TRAIL AND OTHER WALKING TRAILS INC 10 PITT STREET ADELAIDE, SA 5000 PHONE (08) 8212 6299 FAX (08) 8212 1930 EMAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: www.heysentrail.asn.au PATRON: C. WARREN BONYTHON AO COUNCIL MEMBERS 2006 HONORARY MEMBERS IN THIS ISSUE Julian Monfries President Terry Lavender* Editorial 3 Simon Cameron Vice President Jim Crinion Membership info and Raffle winners 3 David Beaton Secretary Neville Southgate President’s Reports 4 John Wilson Treasurer Doug Leane Maintenance Reports 6 Robert Alcock Fred Brooks Financial Report to AGM 8 Ray Blight Sadie Leupold Trail reroutes 9 Kevin Boyce Thelma Anderson Office Report 7 Gavin Campbell Kath Palyga Section Leaders 10 Norrie Hamilton Richard Schmitz Honorary Membes 11 Dean Killmier Arthur Smith Walking Federation of SA Report 13 Bob Randall Colin Edwards Burra Branch Report 15 Claire Randall Hugh Greenhill Walking Committee Report 15 Cliff Walsh Jamie Shephard Walking Program 16 Glen Dow New members / Enders 18 COUNCIL MEETING DATES Barry Finn Changes to walking fees 19 Wed 21 Jun, 2006 Dean Killmier Cedars walk notice 19 Wed 19 Jul, 2006 John Wilson Kangaroo Island weekend notice 20 Wed 16 Aug, 2006 * (deceased) Bibbulmun Track 21 TRAILWALKER EDITOR London Loop 23 COUNCIL COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN John Wilson, Terri Hawke, Heather Nimmo End to End Ralph 25 President’s Julian Monfries Mtn Design advert 27 MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Strategy Cliff Walsh David Beaton Walking Holidays advert 28 Finance & Audit Cliff Walsh Alpana Station advert 29 Maintenance John Wilson OFFICE COORDINATOR Paddy Pallin advert 29 Jack Marcelis Walking Simon Cameron Explorange advert 30 Office David Beaton MAINTENANCE COORDINATOR Talyala advert 30 Marketing & Membership Vacant Dean Killmier, Arthur Smith Scout Outdoor Centre advert 30 Honorary Membership Bob Randall Discounts 31 BOOKKEEPER Freeman Hut 32 Kath Palyga FRONT COVER Social Club 32 The Walking Season being opened by our Patron, C. Warren Bonython Photo: Robert Alcock, 2nd April. OFFICE HOURS & VOLUNTEERS Note that not all volunteers are available each week. Monday 10.30 - 2.30 Keneatha Pick, Mike Parsons, Chris Caspar Tuesday 10.30 - 2.30 David Beaton Dawn Bon, Julie Loftus, David Rattray Wednesday 10.30 - 2.30 Jack Marcelis, Chris Porter, Thursday 10.30 - 2.30 Arthur Smith, Frances Gasson, Jan Mortimer Friday 10.30 - 4.30 Sandy Melbourne, Colin Edwards, Jamie Shephard Saturday - Sunday Closed 2 The Trailwalker, Winter 2006 GENERAL INFORMATION Editorial Membership Renewals Welcome to this, our 100th Issue of The Trailwalker. Have you renewed you membership? Please check As you will see, a lot has already happened already in the address label on your Trailwalker envelope for the 2006 bushwalking season. It got off to a your membership expiry date. successful start on 2nd April when the Friends organized the Walking Season Opening on behalf of We are providing reminders to members whose Walking SA, (see photo on front cover.) membership is about to expire or has recently expired by inserting notices and renewal forms in your The AGM in March was very well attended – with Trailwalker. members sitting in the aisles – and as usual this edition contains reports from the meeting on our Please take care when filling in your Renewal highlights from 2005, for those members who could Forms, to ensure that our staff have up to date not attend. information on your contact numbers and email addresses where relevant. The Editors are gratified by the number of articles submitted for publication, and again some have had NOTE that both sides of the forms should be to be held over for our next edition. This is not to completed. imply that we have too many or that you can relax and leave it to others. The Trailwalker has a huge Would Family Members please include names of appetite and will need continuous feeding. both adults and children under 18 years of age on their Renewal Forms, as we are updating our records Our member contributions this time include the and need this information to calculate our public remainder of Ralph’s End-to-End (north to south), liability insurance premium. (Note that members are Jack’s experiences on the Bibbulmun Track, going responsible for their own personal accident Loopy about London, and Simon Kleinig’s historical insurance.) and personal insight into Morialta, which we have been holding for some time. Added to that we have a Please also notify the Office of any change of couple of personal profiles written by Jo Chesher in address, telephone number or email address. her own inimitable style, and with notices of upcoming walking events and an increasing number Membership Cost Information of advertisements, we have a full book. ($10 surcharge for new members) As noted last time, 2006 marks the 20th anniversary Single $20.00 per year of the formation of Friends of the Heysen Trail, and Family $30.00 per year we want to celebrate this achievement by featuring Organisations $50.00 per year some of the highlights of our history in future editions of The Trailwalker including more personal Membership is valid from the date of payment until profiles of our early members. the end of the corresponding month in the following We’ve found that articles of 400-500 words and year 1200-1500 words work best. And we do want photos (especially headshots of the writer) and maps with Raffle Winners captions. We will do our best to print all articles drawn at the opening of the Walking Season submitted. Readers should be aware that views 2nd April, 2006 expressed in contributed articles are those of the authors, and not necessarily those of the Council or 1. R Leggatt Ticket no 314 editors. 2. D Jones Ticket no 516 Although a closing date is listed, don't wait until it is 3. D Killmier Ticket no 390 too late, we will accept articles at any time. 4. Ray Blight Ticket no 261 CLOSING DATE 5. Wilkin Ticket no 469 6. C Randall Ticket no 180 Closing date for our next issue is 4 Aug, 2006. 7. C Cliff Ticket no 549 Publication date will be late Aug, 2006. 8. J Lee Ticket no 323 Editorial Team It was a great day 3 The Trailwalker, Winter 2006 President’s Report to AGM 2006 19th AGM, 24th March, 2006 Enterprise House 136 Greenhill Road, Unley. Friends, it gives me great pleasure to present my fifth The Friends have had yet another profitable year, and penultimate report for your consideration and which our treasurer will cover more fully in his approval. report. It is pleasing to see the release of the Northern This profitability now gives us the opportunity to Guidebook, Spalding to Parachilna Gorge and if sales develop some projects on the Trail funded by the are any marker, has been well received. It forms a Friends, independent of the Department. These may worthy partner to the Southern Guidebook, Cape include trailhead displays and information boards at Jervis to Spalding. Cape Jervis and Parachilna, signage and lay-bys at some towns and significant road crossings along the 2005 saw the Heysen Trail listed as a BankSA Trail and placement of tanks. Heritage Icon by the National Trust of SA. The award states “In recognition of its contribution to the The maintenance volunteers continue to work heritage of South Australia. The National Trust of diligently marking, clearing and improving the Trail South Australia has placed this item on its pedestal with a further bridge being built by the and in the spotlight by adding it to the BankSA Wandergruppe Bushwalkers, near Hindmarsh Tiers Heritage Icons List in an endeavour to safeguard its Road. Our Maintenance coordinator will elaborate on integrity.” the year’s activities in his report. The Heysen Trail Strategic Plan Steering Committee have released the draft of the Heysen Trail Strategic Plan 2006-2016 which outlines the Vision the department has for the Heysen Trail and the various goals needed to give effect to that vision in the 10 year time frame. We hope that this will quickly lead to the finalisation of a Management Plan and some decisions on Trail development, plans and budget. The TrailWalker became available in colour on our website for the first time in 2005, bringing a new dimension to our newsletter. In August 2005, the first End 2 End group completed the trek from Cape Jervis to Parachilna Gorge with The shop/office has extended its hours to provide a 40 happy walkers climbing that final style. The End 2 better service and with the addition of some new End walks have proven to be very popular. We have personnel is ready for a busy year. a commitment to continue the programme to provide walkers the opportunity to complete the whole trail We enter the twentieth year of our establishment and under experienced guidance, in addition to our look forward to celebrating this anniversary with old already comprehensive walking programme. and new members of the Friends throughout the year. We have had a very successful walking season with The Friends have taken on the task of organising the over 70 walks provided throughout the year. 2006 Walking Season Opening at Belair National Park on 2nd April 2006, in conjunction with Walking Our long awaited walk book, “Push the Bush, SA. Extended Day Walks in the Mount Lofty Ranges” has been published by the Friends and is to be released at We considered this an opportunity to give back the opening of the walking season, with the something to the Walking Community for the support production costs covered almost entirely by they have given us and the Trail over the past 20 sponsorship.