The Trailwalker Magazine of the Friends of the Heysen Trail Issue 122 Summer 2012 Free Access Your Membership Details Online Nominations for Honorary Membership Bibbulmun — The Northern Half A Short Cut to Machu Picchu The Fearless Five Women on the Heysen Trail DIY Stove Windshield Trailwalker Summer 2012 1 PRINT POST APPROVED PP565001/00079 2 Trailwalker Summer 2012 Published by the Friends of the Heysen Trail & Other Walking Trails ContentsContents 10 Pitt Street, Adelaide SA 5000 Phone (08) 8212 6299 Fax (08) 8212 1930 Web www.heysentrail.asn.au Regular Features Email [email protected] 5 Presidents’s Report Burra Branch Phone (08) 8843 8115 6 Cover Email [email protected] 6 Notices Membership Information 7 Walking Committee Report Joining Fee $10 8 Office Report Single $20 per year 11 Walking SA Report Family $30 per year Organisations $50 per year 12 Burra Branch Report 2011/12 Walk Programme Membership is valid from the 16 date of payment until the end of 29 Discounts Available to Members the corresponding month in the 30 Trail Maintenance Sections following year. Trailwalker Magazine Views expressed in contributed articles are those of the authors, and not necessarily those of the Friends of the 9 Access Your Membership Details Heysen Trail. Online The Trailwalker magazine is available by subscription or online at www.heysentrail.asn.au/trailwalker 26 The Trailwalker magazine is published quarterly: 14 Nominations for Honorary • Autumn (March) • Winter (June) Membership • Spring (September) • Summer (December) The Trailwalker magazine has a distribution of 1200, and an estimated readership of approximately twice that number. 18 Bibbulmun - The Northern Half Articles, reports and other submissions by members and other interested parties are welcome and should be 18 emailed to the Trailwalker Editor at [email protected] The submission deadline is usually the 22 A Short Cut to Machu Picchu first Friday of the month prior to the month of publication. Advertising Rates 22 1/8 page vertical $40 per issue 1/4 page horizontal $60 per issue 1/4 page vertical $60 per issue 1/3 page vertical $70 per issue 24 The Fearless Five 1/2 page $100 per issue Full Page $150 per issue Women on the Heysen Trail Flyer (supplied for insertion) $180 per issue 24 A commitment for 12 months advertising, ie. 4 issues, would attract 10% saving Advertising specifications and 28 DIY Stove Windshield article submission guidelines are available upon request or by visiting www.heysentrail.asn.au/trailwalker 28 Trailwalker Summer 2012 3 About the Friends Patron Honorary Members C. Warren Bonython AO Terry Lavender* Jim Crinion Council Members 2011/12 Neville Southgate Robert Alcock President Doug Leane* Richard Trembath Vice President Fred Brooks* Peter Wynen Secretary Sadie Leupold John Wilson Treasurer Thelma Anderson Simon Cameron Kath Palyga Gavin Campbell Richard Schmitz Jeanette Clarke Arthur Smith Rhonda Dempster Colin Edwards Jerry Foster Hugh Greenhill Nick Langsford Jamie Shephard Jack Marcelis Glen Dow Julian Monfries Barry Finn Chris Porter Dean Killmier David Rattray John Wilson David Beaton Council Committee Chairs Jack Marcelis Colin Edwards Maintenance Julian Monfries Arrienne Wynen Walking Terry & Frances Gasson David Rattray Office * (deceased) Richard Trembath Marketing & Membership Bob Randall Honorary Membership Trailwalker Editor Hilary Gillette Burra Branch Chairs Arthur Simpson President Membership Secretary Rodney Rees Vice President David Rattray Sally Fieldhouse Secretary Hugh Greenhill Maintenance Office Coordinator Hugh Greenhill Goyder Tourism Working Party Rep David Rattray Celia Manning Publicity Officer Maintenance Coordinator Council Meeting Dates 2011/2012 Colin Edwards Wed 21st December 2011 Wed 18th January 2012 Bookkeepers Wed 15th February 2012 Jeanette Clarke Wed 21st March 2012 Jixin Li (Lucinda) Yi Lu (Eva) Please note the Friends’ Shop/Office Hours & Volunteers office closes for the Christmas break on Friday 16th Phone 8212 6299 Fax 8212 1930 December 2011 at 2.30 pm and reopens on Tuesday 17th January 2012. Monday 10.30 - 2.30 Wednesday 10.30 - 2.30 Friday 10.30 - 2.30 Neil Nosworthy Mike Parsons, Myra Betschild, Gilbert Downs, Colin Edwards, Sandy Melbourne, Robyn Quinn, Elizabeth Rogers, Wendy Fox, Jack Marcelis Jamie Shephard Saturday & Sunday Closed Tuesday 10.30 - 2.30 Thursday 10.30 - 2.30 Dawn Bon, Chris Caspar, Bob Gentle, Graham Loveday, Relief Staff Chris Porter, David Rattray, Julian Monfries David Beaton, Myra Betschild, David Roberts Jack Marcelis 4 Trailwalker Summer 2012 Regular Reports President’s Report Robert Alcock In September I had a wonderful time walking and visiting in Europe. With a group walking around Mont Blanc we had panoramic alpine vistas. n Cinque Terre we walked the Formed from combining two a Heysen Hut, is under consideration. towns, just weeks before the recent departments, DENR now has 8 Our finances are looking good this year, Idevastating floods. I also visited operational Regions. The department and this enables us to consider these my daughter in London, plus a flying is settling into its new format, and and further infrastructure projects, visit to beautiful and friendly southern we will be working closely with them and to help in promoting the Trail. Ireland. Arriving home, I was soon to achieve common objectives. The To that end, 2 new “minor trailhead” back in the Adelaide Hills, with the department will be focused on the signs will soon be installed in the sun streaming through the gums, birds “iconic” sections of the Trail, so there Burra region. singing and koalas sleeping high above. will be large sections that will need Our bush has its own sweet aroma, our continuing work and maintenance, Our 2012 walking programme will and it made me happy to just be in its to keep the integrity and usability of again be very busy, with each Sunday midst again. Travelling is great on many the Heysen Trail as a long distance having many walkers out enjoying the levels, and sometimes its necessary trail. Without our volunteers we just bush and country. I’m pleased to see to get away to fully appreciate what wouldn’t have a continuous trail. In the number of our walkers that fall in we have at home. fact not much of a trail at all. love with the Heysen Trail, who join the growing number of volunteers in I arrived back in time to celebrate the Many of the activities of the Friends the other areas of our activities. This Friends 25th anniversary. At the Belair keep expanding, and we also continue allows for renewal and expansion. As picnic we had bush walks, Irish jigs, to explore new developments and examples, we now have members koalas and good fellowship. Guests and opportunities. In October I joined on the Walking SA committee, and members enjoyed a sunny day while the Walk for Nature at Bridgewater. our Greening Committee looks like the speeches were kept brief. It was I believe it important to recognise those being reconstituted. good to hear from Alan Holmes, Chief organisations that use the Heysen Trail Executive of the Dept of Environment for their events. Through cooperation, Our website continues to be enhanced, and Natural Resources (DENR), who both organisations can benefit. The and now provides a member login, spoke of the department’s commitment Nature Foundation of SA intends this allowing members to edit their details to the Heysen Trail. Guest speaker event to be an annual fundraiser, so “on-line”. Further planned development was John Kenneally of radio 5AA who we may be able to provide more input will link this data to walk registrations, included insights into the big changes and assistance. The Nature Foundation to further streamline the walk bookings. in moving from public to private are now managing properties and See the details in this issue. broadcasting. A new Memorandum perhaps they may require assistance of Understanding between DENR with walking trails on those properties? The Twilight walks have commenced, and the Friends of the Heysen Trail with interesting walks in rarely walked was signed, then our Patron, Warren The Friends have offered to assist areas, so get out and learn more of Bonython AO, cut the birthday cake. Walking SA with upgrading the Mt Lofty Adelaide on Wednesday evenings. Thanks again to the organisers, for walking trails. Many many years after Wishing you all a Merry Christmas, the well planned day, enjoyed by all the last re-building project, a rebuild and I‘ll see you at our Xmas Bash on there. of an old structure near Wirrabara as the 4th December. Trailwalker Summer 2012 5 NoticesNotices Preliminary notice of the AGM for Friday 23rd March 2012 at the Woodville Lawn Bowling Club. LIFE MEMBERSHIP Are you aware that you can become life members of the Friends of the Heysen Trail Life membership can be obtained by paying 10 x the annual subscription rate. For singles this is 10 x $20.00 = $200.00 For Families it is 10 x $30.00 = $300.00 In regard to the above we welcome Anne and Philip Hicks as the first Family Life members. AUSTRALIA DAY BBQ 5 pm Thursday 26th January 2012 at Kingston Park under the trees BYO meat, salads, drinks and chairs WALK - be there by 3 pm for a coastal walk—will return by 5 pm for the BBQ BBQ - 5 pm. Hot day? Then swim first. Check the website “Walks programme” for location. BBQ and table provided. No cost to attend. No booking required for the walk or BBQ, just turn up to enjoy. 6 Trailwalker Summer 2012 Regular Reports Walking Committee New Members The President and the Council By Arrienne Wynen would like to extend a warm Walking Committee Chairperson welcome to the following members, who have joined the Friends since the last edition of the Trailwalker, and urge them to become involved in the voluntary, walking and social aspects of the Association.