Summer 2017 Issue 142 Free Tie-Dye for CanTeen A Night Climb in Bali End-to-End 6 finishes Adelaide100 walk takes shape PRINT POST APPROVED 100002147 PRINT POST APPROVED Summer 2017 1 The Half-Way Point on The Heysen Trail Comfortable Accommodation / Includes Continental Breakfast Warming Hearty Country Style Meals / Cooked Breakfast by Arrangement Special Diets Catered For Complimentary Washing Machine & Dryer Available We cater for Walkers - with Pick up & Drop off service on the Trail anywhere between Burra & The Beetaloo Reservoir for small or large groups. “WALKING PACKAGES ARE OUR SPECIALTY” Phone Geoff for bookings on 08 88452006 Email [email protected] Web www.barbedwirepubspalding.com.au 2 Trailwalker Contents Magazine of the Friends of the Heysen Trail Issue 142 Summer 2017 Published by the Friends of the Heysen Trail & Other Walking Trails Suite 212, Epworth House 33 Pirie St, Adelaide SA 5000 President’s Report Phone (08) 8212 6299 5 Web heysentrail.asn.au Email [email protected] Facebook facebook.com/HeysenTrail Twitter twitter.com/HeysenTrail YouTube youtube.com/HeysenTrail Pinterest pinterest.com/HeysenTrail Greening Committee 13 Burra Branch Phone (08) 8841 3450 Email [email protected] Membership Information Single $25 per year Family $40 per year Walks Schools & Organisations $60 per year 15 Membership is valid for 12 months from the date of payment Trailwalker Magazine Views expressed in contributed articles are those of the authors, and not necessarily those of the Friends of the Heysen Trail. End-to-End 6 finishes The Trailwalker magazine is 19 available by subscription or online at heysentrail.asn.au/trailwalker The Trailwalker magazine is published quarterly: • Autumn (March) • Winter (June) A Night climb in Bali • Spring (September) 23 • Summer (December) The Trailwalker magazine has a distribution of 1050, and an estimated readership of approximately twice that number. Articles, reports and other submissions by members and other interested parties are welcome and should be Tie-Dye for CanTeen emailed to the Trailwalker Editor at 24 [email protected] The submission deadline is usually the first Friday of the month prior to the month of publication. Advertising Rates 1/8 page vertical $40 per issue Adelaide100 takes shape 1/4 page $60 per issue 27 1/2 page $100 per issue Full Page $150 per issue Flyer (supplied for insertion) $180 per issue A commitment for 12 months advertising – 4 issues, would attract 10% saving Advertising specifications and Trail Development article submission guidelines are 28 available upon request or by visiting heysentrail.asn.au/trailwalker Summer 2017 3 About the Friends Patron The Friends of His Excellency the Heysen Trail the Honourable Hieu Van Le AO & Other Walking Council Members 2016/17 Trails Robert Alcock President Honorary Members Jim McLean Vice President Terry Lavender OAM* Julian Monfries Secretary Jim Crinion* Offi ce Stephen Salib-Brown Treasurer Neville Southgate* Chris Caspar Doug Leane* Suite 212, 33 Pirie St, Colin Edwards Fred Brooks* Adelaide SA 5000 Dom Henschke Sadie Leupold Phone (08) 8212 6299 Carol Homewood Thelma Anderson OAM Web heysentrail.asn.au Suzanne Matthews Kath Palyga Email [email protected] John Newland Richard Schmitz Robyn Quinn Arthur Smith Open Monday to Friday David Rattray Colin Edwards Hugh Greenhill 10.30am - 2.30pm Richard Trembath Jamie Shephard John Wilson Glen Dow Volunteers Barry Finn Mondays Sub-Committee Chairs Dean Killmier John Wilson Dom Henschke Colin Edwards Trail Development David Beaton Graham Loveday Neil Nosworthy Greening Jack Marcelis Neil Nosworthy Lyn Wood Walking Julian Monfries Elizabeth Rogers David Rattray Offi ce Terry & Frances Gasson Richard Trembath Marketing & Membership Simon Cameron Tuesdays Julian Monfries Honorary Membership David Rattray OAM Chris Caspar * (deceased) Judy McAdam Mid North Branch Trailwalker Editor Chris Porter Peter Wynen Kate Greenhill President David Rattray Sally Fieldhouse Secretary Website Editor David Roberts Hugh Greenhill Section 13 Leader Jeremy Carter Wednesdays Myra Betschild Council Meeting Dates Membership Secretary David Rattray Robin Bodycomb Wednesday 21 December 2016 Gilbert Downs Wednesday 18 January 2017 Offi ce Manager Wendy Fox Wednesday 15 February 2017 Dom Henschke Jack Marcelis Trail Development Thursdays Summer Trailwalker Deadline Coordinator Eve Buckley Friday 3 February 2017 Colin Edwards Rick James Articles, reports and other submissions Bookkeepers Julian Monfries are welcome from: John Wilson Judy Szekeres members walking on the Heysen Trail or elsewhere; Beihan Yang (Ann) non-members walking the Heysen Trail; Fridays Mengyuan Chen (Chen) other interested parties. Yunhan Feng (Hannah) Cathy Bowditch To submit an article, contact the Editor at Colin Edwards [email protected]. Julia McLachlan Contributors are urged to contact the Editor to Suzanne Mausolf discuss their article prior to submission. Relief Staff Eve Buckley Graham Loveday Jack Marcelis Robyn Quinn Cover Depot Creek Photo: Philip Bell 14 Trailwalker PresidentA Word from the President Robert Alcock We’ve come to the end of another We have been approached to work with the Yankalilla walk season. It comes up quickly. Council in developing tourism on the Fleurieu Peninsula. Seems one day we are busy If you have some interest in this, then please contact me planning our next walks, then the or the office. Working closer with local governments is program suddenly stops. I hope an area the Friends could do much more work on, and you all find many activities and we need interested members to become involved to cool spots to walk to keep up the make it happen. fitness over summer. Another The Warren Bonython Heysen Trail Foundation is our full walk program has been set fundraising arm. It is there to provide ongoing funds for for 2017, with the new End-to- work on developing the Heysen Trail and other walking End 12 starting in May, and our Twilight Walks will again trails, especially with an environmental component. It continue through summer. is now able to receive Tax deductible gifts, and the work With their passing this year, we remembered two to provide a website and a donation system are close more of our early volunteers who were instrumental in to finalisation. The successful “Walk For The Heysen” establishing the Friends organisation and organising event will again be held at Mount Crawford on 21 May much work towards the completion of the Heysen Trail. 2017. The event will again require many volunteers on Both were walking and environmental volunteers and the day, so if you can diarise the date to help us out, continued their good work with other parks and trails please do so. The day last year not only raised funds, it in South Australia. Colin Malcolm and Jim Crinion have also brought out many new people and family groups to memorial pieces in this magazine. try out walking in the bush. The large gathering of happy smiling faces on their return made us realise we had The Friends won! The Friends were amongst the provided a very worthwhile event. inaugural recipients of the Walking SA Awards. Special Recognition Award – Group/Organisation - awarded in At the end of another walk season it is time to thank all recognition of our work on the Heysen Trail, our Walk the many and varied volunteers who step up and help Program, and the support of other trails. All these to ensure the Heysen Trail experience is available to all, activities are performed by our volunteers – well done plus thanks to those that work to improve the Heysen all of you. Trail facilities. Two outstanding contributors to the Friends activities I hope to see most of the members at the Christmas over many, many years were presented individual Bash on 4th December at Karka Pavilion, Belair National Walking SA Awards. Colin Edwards and Julian Monfries Park. Bookings are online through our walk program were very worthy recipients. Thanks must go to Walking booking system, or through the office. SA for introducing the awards, which are to be an Merry Christmas to all of our members, and to our wider annual event. community of supporters. Catninga Station Bush campsites, powered sites, group facilities & specialised accommodation. ‘The Carriage’ B&B, 3.5km from the Heysen Trail. Stay on the trail at ‘Catninga Hut’. • Vintage rail carriage with • 4 camp beds original arched wooden ceiling • Wood stove • Ensuite, Queen bed with electric blanket • Gas BBQ • Continental breakfast • Camp shower • Tea & coffee making facilities • Flush toilet • Microwave & mini bar • Pick-up and drop-off to the Heysen Trail available. Phone: 0458 436 363 or 08 8643 6327 Email: [email protected] For more information: www.catninga.com MT B R OWN ACCOMMODATIO N INDUL GE YOURSE LF O N T HE TRAIL... Summer 2017 5 News Office closure Vale Jim Crinion Please note that the Office will close for a holiday break The Council and members of the Friends note with at 2.30pm on Friday December 16, 2016. It will re-open sadness the passing of Honorary Member Jim Crinion. on Tuesday January 17 at 10.30am. Jim joined the Friends at the initial meeting in June Over the Christmas break the on line shop continues 1986. At that meeting Jim was appointed Chairman of to operate, although with extended delivery dates. the Steering Committee, tasked with setting up the Normally we undertake to despatch orders within 3 Friends of the Heysen Trail and Other Walking Trails. business days. Once the Friends were established, Jim continued on as Council member. Over the period of the office closure, we will aim to despatch orders within 5 business days. Jim is well known for leading the original Greening Group which did many years of work, especially with 2017 Calendars now available plantings around the Kapunda area. These trees have The Friends’ 2017 calendar once again showcases grown and are now enjoyed by todays walkers.