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TRAILWALKER
The Friends of the Heysen Trail AUTUMN 2019
South Australia Issue 151
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2019
HEYSEN
WALKS
Tothill Range
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Friends of the
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Contents
Trails
Magazine of the Friends of the Heysen Trail
Issue 151 Autumn 2019
Suite 212, Epworth Building
5 19
33 Pirie St, Adelaide SA 5000
Phone (08) 8212 6299
Web heysentrail.asn.au
Email heysentrail@heysentrail.asn.au
Facebook facebook.com/HeysenTrail President’s Report Boot Blues!
Twitter twitter.com/HeysenTrail Melanie Sjoberg John Hillard warns
YouTube youtube.com/HeysenTrail ____________________________ us to take more
Pinterest pinterest.com/HeysenTrail
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care in selecting
walking boots.
___________________________
Notice of 2019 AGM
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Mid North Branch
Phone (08) 8841 3450 Plus details on how to nominate
Email burra.heysentrail@gmail.com
for Council.
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
____________________________ Volunteer Profile
Chris Porter is our next volunteer
8&9
Single $25 per year
Family $40 per year to be profiled for this regular
Schools & Organisations $60 per year
feature.
Walks Programme
Membership is valid for 12 months from
the date of payment ___________________________
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TRAILWALKER MAGAZINE Full programme for all 2019 End-
Deadline for the next issue to-End walks, TrailStarters and
(Winter 2019): TrailWalkers.
Friday 3 May 2019
____________________________ Sustaining the Trail
Workshop
Views expressed in contributed articles
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are those of the authors, and not
necessarily those of the Friends of the Melanie Sjoberg reports on
Introducing E2E14
Heysen Trail.
a workshop discussing future
The Trailwalker magazine is strategies for the trail.
available by subscription or online at Mark Fletcher introduces the
heysentrail.asn.au/trailwalker ___________________________
leadership team who will be
25
The Trailwalker magazine is published taking up to 75 walkers from
quarterly:
• Autumn (March)
Cape Jervis in May.
• Winter (June) ____________________________ WA’s Loop Walk
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• Spring (September)
• Summer (December)
Leanne &
Philip Bell
The Trailwalker magazine has a
Jewel of
distribution of 1200, and an estimated describe a
readership of approximately twice that stunning walk
number.
Articles, reports and other submissions
the Mid- in the Kalbarri
National Park.
by members and other interested
parties are welcome and should be
North ___________________________
Lyndon Grimmer takes us along
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emailed to the Trailwalker Editor at
trailwalker@heysentrail.asn.au the near-pristine Tothill Range.
____________________________
A Different Approach
The submission deadline is usually the
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first Friday of the month prior to the
to the South Coast
month of publication.
ADVERTISING RATES (Ex. GST)
1/8 page vertical $55 per issue One Year Down! Melanie Sjoberg & Daniel Jardine
remind themselves of the natural
1/4 page $80 per issue Diana De Hulsters shares her
1/2 page $135 per issue beauty walking Victor Harbor to
thoughts on starting her second
Full Page $200 per issue Cape Jervis.
year with E2E13.
Flyer (supplied for insertion)
$240 per issue
A commitment for 12 months advertising
We acknowledge and respect the traditional custodians
(four issues) would attract 10% saving
whose ancestral lands we traverse along the Heysen Trail.
Advertising specifications and
article submission guidelines are We acknowledge the deep feelings of attachment and
available upon request or by visiting relationship of Aboriginal peoples to Country and pay respects to the
heysentrail.asn.au/trailwalker cultural authority of Aboriginal peoples within the Country we walk.
TRAILWALKER AUTUMN 2019 3
About the Friends
Council Members 2018/19 Patron
Melanie Sjoberg President His Excellency the Honourable
Suzanne Matthews Vice President Hieu Van Le AC
Julian Monfries Secretary Honorary Members
Stephen Salib-Brown Treasurer Sadie Leupold
Robert Alcock
The Friends of the Heysen Trail Thelma Anderson OAM
Greg Boundy
& Other Walking Trails Kath Palyga
Colin Edwards Richard Schmitz
OFFICE Dom Henschke Arthur Smith
Carol Homewood Colin Edwards
Suite 212, 33 Pirie Street,
Jim McLean Hugh Greenhill
Adelaide SA 5000
John Newland Glen Dow
Phone (08) 8212 6299
Neil Nosworthy Barry Finn
Web heysentrail.asn.au
Robyn Quinn Dean Killmier
Email heysentrail@heysentrail.asn.au
John Wilson John Wilson
Open Monday to Friday David Beaton
Sub-Committee Chairs
10.30am – 2.30pm Jack Marcelis
Colin Edwards Trail Development
Julian Monfries
Neil Nosworthy Greening
VOLUNTEERS Peter Larsson Walking
Terry & Frances Gasson
Simon Cameron
Mondays David Rattray OAM Office
David Rattray OAM
Graham Loveday Helen Morgante Marketing &
Hermann Schmidt
Neil Nosworthy Membership
Robert Alcock
Elizabeth Rogers Julian Monfries Honorary
Membership Deceased Honorary Members
Tuesdays Terry Lavender OAM
Valerie Boundy Warren Bonython Heysen Trail Foundation Jim Crinion
Chris Caspar Neville Haar Chairman Neville Southgate
Judy McAdam Neil Nosworthy Secretary Doug Leane
Chris Porter Fred Brooks
Mid North Branch Jamie Shephard
David Rattray OAM Garry Fieldhouse President
Wednesdays Trailwalker Editor
Kate Greenhill Vice President
Greg Martin
Robin Bodycomb Sally Fieldhouse Secretary
Vicki Cahalan Hugh Greenhill Section 13 Leader Editorial Sub-Committee
Gilbert Downs Sam Nichols & Publicity Officers Robert Alcock
Wendy Fox Garry Fieldhouse Philip Bell
Jack Marcelis Robyn Coburn
Council Meeting Dates Malcolm Cockburn
Thursdays Wednesday 20 March 2018 Colin Edwards
Eve Buckley Wednesday 17 April 2019 Tammy Main
Erica Gordon Wednesday 15 May 2019 Judy McAdam
Julian Monfries Liz Rogers
Winter 2019 Trailwalker Deadline:
Judy Szekeres Julie Stapleton
Friday 3 May 2019
Fridays Website Editor
Articles, reports and other submissions are
Jeremy Carter
Cathy Bowditch welcome from:
Erika Guess • members walking on the Membership Secretary
Julia McLachlan Heysen Trail or elsewhere; David Rattray OAM
Suzanne Mausolf • non-members walking the
Relief Staff Heysen Trail; and Office Manager
• other interested parties. Dom Henschke
Eve Buckley
Colin Edwards To submit an article, contact the Editor at Trail Development Coordinator
Dom Henschke trailwalker@heysentrail.asn.au Colin Edwards
Graham Loveday Contributors are urged to contact the
Jack Marcelis Editor to discuss their article prior to Bookkeepers
Robyn Quinn submission. John Wilson
Maria Newland
Nimer Kaur
Tina Behnke
COVER PHOTO: View southwards towards
Webb Gap and the southern Tothill Range
by Caroline Prescott. Trailwalker welcomes
submissions from readers of photos suitable
for the cover of the magazine
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President’s Report
1200 members, 1200 kilometres
F
ebruary has kicked off, so tips about hot weather tend to
thoughts bubble up about overlook a point – obvious to
another year of activities for Heysen Trail walkers – that you
the Friends. should check the status of any
planned trail walk to ensure it isn’t
The Trail Development Committee closed.
has commenced planning its
schedule of weekend and general Reconciliation
W
maintenance trips. This schedule will e were privileged at
appear in our on-line programme the December meeting
to enable volunteers to register. of Council to have the
Our Office volunteers had their opportunity to hear a presentation
training day so they’re ready to about Reconciliation between
launch into the main season. Sales Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal
of the Heysen Highlights book people from one of our members.
continued over summer thanks to Mark Waters completed the trail
a skeleton team keeping track to with E2E8 in August and worked
ensure people didn’t have to wait. within Reconciliation SA for eight Melanie Sjoberg
The Marketing & Membership years. The presentation initially
Committee are already printing new arose from members of E2E8 asking to the traditional custodians
pamphlets and lining up events questions about what Aboriginal of the land or sea where the
to promote the Friends and the country we cross as we walk along gathering of participants is being
Heysen Trail. 2018 proved a success the trail. This led the group to conducted. Government agencies
attracting 228 new members taking decide to commence its walks with and community organisations
us over 1200. Now that has a ring to an Acknowledgement of Country. are adopting the practice of
it – 1200 members, 1200kms. It seems awareness was growing acknowledging the traditional
among Friends as similar discussions custodians of Country at events,
During this month we’ve
had occurred during a couple of ceremonies, meetings and functions.
experienced the hottest day on
record and, according to the Bureau other E2E walks I joined last year. Awareness about Aboriginal history
of Meteorology, the driest January Mark took the initiative to write in SA and connection to country has
since 1957. Some of our Twilight to the Friends about generating a grown since the Heysen Trail was
walks have needed to adapt to broader discussion. developed 30 years ago. Council
these conditions. Perhaps, in future The Reconciliation SA website members were very interested and
planning, walk leaders might even outlines the following information: receptive to the discussion and felt
consider different strategies, such that it was a good opportunity for
‘Reconciliation’ is about Aboriginal
as early morning options or starting the Friends to consider how we can
and non-Aboriginal Australians
later. These Twilight walks offer a understand more about the deep
talking, walking and working
great way to catch up in between history of the areas we traverse.
together to overcome the
the walking season proper. The This is likely to be an ongoing
reasons that there is division and
full walk programme for 2019 is conversation within the Friends
inequality between Aboriginal
reproduced on pages 8 & 9, and and will also be raised at our next
and non-Aboriginal Australians.
available on the Friends’ website, so meeting with senior officers from the
Reconciliation has both symbolic
it’s a good opportunity to organise Department for Environment and
and practical elements. A spirit
your walk diary and get the legs Water, as owners of the trail.
of goodwill, mutual respect
back into condition if you’ve let it
and recognition of the effects Our new book Heysen Highlights
slide a little over the festive season.
of colonisation on Australia’s includes a map identifying
Walking in hot weather certainly first people are the symbolic Aboriginal language groups
requires a bit more care. Friends are cornerstones of reconciliation effort. along the Heysen Trail. Members
aware of being SunSmart all year In South Australia, an are strongly encouraged to
round and wear a hat, but as the Acknowledgement of Country find out more and to consider
heat extends later into the evening is a way of showing respect and showing respect through an
it is especially important to carry awareness of Aboriginal owners Acknowledgement of Country
plenty of water, even on shorter of the land on which a meeting at relevant times during the walk
walks. Some people carry a damp or event is being held, and season. Council will provide further
towel to mitigate overheating and of recognising the continuing information about the Aboriginal
possibly a couple of electrolyte connection of Aboriginal lands that the trail traverses and a
tablets in the personal first-aid kit. peoples to their Country. It is a guide for appropriate words that
I’ve noticed general bushwalking demonstration of respect dedicated may be used by walking groups.
TRAILWALKER AUTUMN 2019 5
Friends’ AGM
Position Vacant
Notice of 2019 AGM Bookkeeper
The 32nd Annual General Meeting of the Friends of the The Friends are seeking a
Heysen Trail will be held at 7.30pm on Friday, 22 March 2019 volunteer to join the bookkeeping
at Woodville Lawn Bowling Club, Oval Ave, Woodville. team.
Job description:
N AGM AGENDA
ominations are sought • Manage the finances of a small
from you, our members, office.
1. Apologies • Maintain financial records –
for election to the Friends
Council at the Annual General 2. Acceptance of the Minutes of invoices, receipts, sales sheets
Meeting, for positions including the the previous Annual General and petty cash.
Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer Meeting held on 23 March 2018 • Pay accounts and manage the
and half of the remaining members 3. President’s Report weekly banking.
(our Constitution calls for not less 4. Financial Report • Perform the weekly balance.
than four and not more than ten 5. Trail Development Report • Liaise with Treasurer and Office
non-office bearing members). 6. Election of Officers: staff.
6.1 Vice President Skills required:
Council meetings are currently held
6.2 Treasurer • Have an understanding of
on the third Wednesday of each
6.3 Secretary general office procedures.
month at 5.30pm, in the Uniting
6.4 Council Members • Use of various computer
Communities Boardroom, 10 Pitt
Street, Adelaide. Meetings usually 7. Appointment of Auditor systems including MYOB
conclude by 7.30pm. 8. Election of Honorary Members Account Right, Microsoft Excel
9. Other Business and Word.
In addition to Council, there is • Download data from an
10. Close of Meeting.
an opportunity for members Electronic Cash Register and an
to contribute to one of the Any member wishing to move a
EFTPOS machine.
various Committees: Walking, motion at the AGM should be aware
• Financial record keeping.
Trail Development, Marketing & of the Constitutional requirements:
• Organise payment of accounts.
Membership (including Trailwalker), ‘Notice of any motion proposed to
• Manage weekly banking and
Office and Greening. be moved at a General Meeting by
bank reconciliation.
any member not being a member of
To nominate, please complete and the Council shall be signed by the Location and times:
copy or detach the form below and proposer and seconder, and shall be The Friends’ office, Suite 212
send it to: delivered to the Secretary at least Epworth Building, 33 Pirie Street,
The Secretary seven days before the meeting. Adelaide
Friends of the Heysen Trail No motion moved by any member Fridays – 10am to 2.30pm
Suite 212, Epworth Building other than a member of the Council For further information, contact
33 Pirie Street shall be entertained by the meeting the Friends’ office or John Wilson:
Adelaide, 5000. unless notice thereof has been given Phone: 8356 9264
as aforesaid.’ Email: jandaw@senet.com.au
"
Nomination Form
We welcome nominations for Council, particularly from new members. The section of the Friends’
Constitution relevant to nomination and election to the Council is reproduced on the next page.
I………………………........................wish to nominate for the position of………….......……….....
(Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer or Council Member)
..................…………………………………… ................……………………………....
(Signature of Nominee) (Proposer)
....................................................………..... ..............………………...............
(Please Print Name) (Name of Proposer)
Nominations close at 2.00pm on Friday 15th March 2019 at the Friends office
in Pirie Street, Adelaide
Friends’ AGM
Welcome
Election of Council Members New
T
he section of the Friends’ by the Council which shall
Constitution relating
to Management of the
ensure, as far as possible, that
they shall retire in rotation. A
Members
T
Association, and to the procedure retiring Vice President, Secretary,
he President and the Council
for nomination and election Treasurer or member shall be
would like to extend a warm
of members of the Council, is eligible for re-election without
welcome to the following
reproduced below. nomination.
19 members who have joined
8. MANAGEMENT (5) Nominations for election as the Friends since the last edition
President, Vice President, of Trailwalker, and urge them to
(1) The affairs of the Association
Secretary or Treasurer, or as a become involved in the voluntary,
shall be managed and controlled
member of the Council, shall walking and social aspects of the
by a Council which may exercise
be invited by notice in the association.
on behalf of the Association all
Association’s Newsletter or other
the powers conferred on the Eleanor Adams
appropriate publication not less
Association by this Constitution, Karen Baker
than 21 days before the Annual
and may do all such things as
General Meeting. All persons Briali Bedson
are within the objects of the
nominated for election must be David Cunningham
Association except such things
members of the Association.
as are required to be done Michael Flynn
by the Association in General (6) Nominations must be in writing
Sarah Flynn
Meeting. and must be signed by two
members of the Association and Nick Gray
(2) The Council shall consist of the
by the nominee to signify their Carl Greenstreet
President of the Association,
willingness to stand for election. Mary Guerin
together with a Vice President,
a Secretary, a Treasurer, and not They must include brief Carl Hamilton
less than four, nor more than ten biographical details of the
Liz Hobart
other members, all of whom shall nominee for distribution to
members at or before the Annual Glenn Jones
be elected at an Annual General
Meeting of the Association. General Meeting and must reach Robyn Macro
the Secretary of the Association Michael Murray
(3) The President shall hold office for
not less than seven days before
a period of two years and shall Rhonda Murray
the Annual General Meeting;
be eligible for re-election after Kylie Pring
provided that if an insufficient
that period, provided that after
number of nominations has been Ken Russell
three terms in office he or she
received to fill the vacancies, Margaret Russell
shall stand down for at least one
additional nominations may be
year. Corinne Van Burgel
accepted at the Annual General
(4) The Vice President, the Secretary, Meeting.
the Treasurer and half of the
other members shall retire
(7) If the number of nominations We need your
received is more than the
annually. The members to retire
each year shall be determined
number of vacancies to be filled, Marketing skills
an election to fill the vacancies
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the draw to win a 2-day guided walk on the Trail and the role of the Friends,
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Heysen Trail and overnight accommodation at Heysen’s Rest B&B.
2019 new mem
• grow the Friends membership,
Names of new members who join the Friends of the Heysen Trail • secure new sponsorship.
between 1 March and 31 May 2019 automatically go into the draw to For more details please contact
win the prize. Helen Morgante, chair of the
So please let anyone interested in joining the FoHT know about Marketing & Membership
the promotion and encourage them to join. More details about the Committee, by emailing
promotion can be found on our website heysentrail.asn.au helwork@bigpond.net.au
TRAILWALKER AUTUMN 2019 7
End-to-End Walks This version released 27 December 2018
2019 Walk Season Programme heysentrail.asn.au
1st Weekend 2nd Weekend 3rd Weekend 4th Weekend 5th Weekend
Sat May 4 – Sun May 5
End-to-End 10
Mt Zion - Wirrabara Forest - Sat May 25 - Sun May 26
Block 9 Rd
Sun May 19
Sun May 12
End-to-End 11
May
Sat May 4 – Sun May 5 End-to-End 12
End-to-End 13
End-to-End 11 Wandallah -
Worlds End-Burra-Wandallah Mt Compass to Kyeema Cudlee Creek to
Newikie Creek -
Nugget Rd
Sun May 5 Dares Hill Summit Rd
End-to-End 14
Cape Jervis to Cobbler Hill
Sat June 1 - Sun June 2 Sun June 30
End-to-End 10 Sun June 16 End-to-End 12
Block 9 Rd - Murraytown - Sun June 9 Sat June 22 - Sun June 23 Mt Crawford to
Melrose Pewsey Vale
End-to-End 11
June
End-to-End 13 End-to-End 12
Nugget Rd to Dares Hill Summit Rd to
Kyeema to Hallett to Sun June 30
Sun June 2 Dashwood Gully Mt Crawford
End-to-End 13
EE George Quarry
End-to-End 14 Dashwood Gully
Cobbler Hill to Tapanappa to Mylor
Sat July 6 – Sun July 14 Sun July 21
End-to-End 9 End-to-End 12
Pewsey Vale Sat July 27 - Sun July 28
Sat July 6 – Sun July 7
End-to-End 10 to Tanunda
Warren Gorge End-to-End 11
July
Melrose - Alligator Gorge Rd
- Horrocks Pass
to
Moralana Drive EE George Quarry
Sun July 21 to Spalding Rd
Sun July 7 End-to-End 13 to the Chlorinator
End-to-End 14 Mylor to Cleland
Tapanappa to Balquhidder
Sun Aug 11 – Sun Aug 18
Sat Aug 3 - Sun Aug 4
End-to-End 9
End-to-End 10 Sat Aug 24 - Sun Aug 25 Sat Aug 31 – Sun Sept 1
Horrocks Pass
Moralana Drive to Parachilna Trailhead
August
to Broadview
End-to-End 11 End-to-End 10
to Woolshed Flat
Sun Aug 11 The Chlorinator Woolshed Flat
Sun Aug 18
Sun Aug 4 End-to-End 13 to Curnows Hut to Quorn
End-to-End 12 to Raeville to Dutchmans Stern
Cleland to
End-to-End 14 Tanunda to Kapunda
Montacute Heights
Balquhidder to Waitpinga
Sat Sept 21 - Sun Sept 22
Sat Sept 14 - Sun Sept 15
End-to-End 11
End-to-End 12 Sat Sept 28 – Sun Sept 29
September
Raeville
Sun Sept 1 Kapunda to Hamilton
to Locks Ruin
to Peters Hill
to Bowman Park End-to-End 10
End-to-End 14 Sun Sept 8
Sun Sept 15 Sun Sept 22 Dutchmans Stern
Waitpinga to Tugwell Rd End-to-End 13 End-to-End 14 to Eyre Depot
Montacute Heights Tugwell Rd to Buckaringa
to Cudlee Creek to Inman Valley
Sat Oct 19 - Sun Oct 20
Sun Oct 13
End-to-End 11
End-to-End 13
Bowman Park
Cudlee Creek
October
to Mt Zion (Mills Rd)
to Nugget Rd
to Wirabarra
Sun Oct 6 Sun Oct 27
Sat Oct 19 - Sun Oct 20
Sun Oct 13
End-to-End 12
End-to-End 14 Peters Hill
Inman Valley
to Gerkie Gap
to Myponga
to Webb Gap
Walks Grade.
Walk Grades Details of eachWalk
Walk Registration walk Cancellations
grade are providedFurther
on the website
Information
November
There are five different grades When it is not walk season, heysentrail.asn.au/walks
Register for a walk either online or End-to-End walks are not subject Details about each walk, the hot
Thereofarewalk five
on thedifferent
Friends of thegrades generally
of walks onthethe
during Friends
summer Fire of the
over the phone. to a weather forecast temperature weather policy, what to wear and
Heysen Heysen Trail walk programme.
Trail walk programme. Ban Season, a fifth walk grade,
Four of these operate during Walks Registration.
Register online at limit, however the walk leader what to bring, walk grades or to print
Four of these operate during the Summer Twilight Walks, operate. heysentrail.asn.au, or by phoning may decide to cancel or amend off a colour copy of the programme,
the walk season
walk season, – generally
generally from April from April to November – when the event if weather is deemed to visit heysentrail.asn.au
to November when it is not Fire
Details of each walk grade are Register
the office on 8212 6299. for a walk
present either
a high online or over the phone; online at
risk.
it is not Fire Ban Season: provided on the website: Walks close between Tuesday and
Ban Season: heysentrail.asn.au/walks heysentrail.asn.au
Friday prior to the walk, closing
or phone
If unforseen the office
circumstances arise on 8212 6299. Walks
• TrailStarter
• Trail Starter • TrailWalker dates and timesclose between
are listed on each and you are noand
Tuesday longerFriday
able to prior to the walk. Closing
• Trail Walker walk event page on the website. participate in the walk, please
• Trail• Trail
Rambler
Rambler • End-to-End dates and timenotify arethelisted
office asonsoon
eachas event page on the website.
• End-to-End possible, or leave a message on the
answering machine after this time.
TrailStarter & TrailWalker Walks This version released 15 February 2019
2019 Walk Season Programme heysentrail.asn.au
1st Weekend 2nd Weekend 3rd Weekend 4th Weekend 5th Weekend
Sat April 27
Sunday April 14 TrailWalker
April 20 - April 21 Willunga Basin Trail
Special Event Jardine/Sjoberg
April
Opening of the EASTER
Walk Season Sun April 28
no walks TrailStarter
Mystery Walk
Julie Testi
Sun May 5 Sun May 12 Sun May 19 Sat May 25
TrailStarter TrailStarter TrailStarter TrailWalker
Mylor Piccadilly TBA Willunga Basin Trail
Rosemary Hayward Paul Gill TBA Jardine/Sjoberg
May
Sun May 26 Sun May 26
Sat May 5 Sun May 12 Sun May 19 TrailStarter TrailWalker
TrailWalker TrailWalker TrailWalker Mt Pleasant Carrick Hill
Para Wirra Summertown TBA Mary
Paul Saxby Judith Ellis TBA Caroline
Cartland Prescott
Sun June 2 Sun June 9 Sun June 16 Sat June 22 Sun June 30
TrailStarter TrailStarter TrailStarter TrailWalker TrailStarter
Sherpherds Hill Ambers Gully Beaumont Willunga Basin Trail Mack Creek
Helen Morgante Kevin Liddiard Michael Joyce Jardine/Sjoberg Mary Cartland
June
Sat June 2 Sun June 9 Sun June 16 Sun June 23 Sun June 30
TrailWalker TrailWalker TrailWalker TrailWalker Trailwalker
Black Hill Mt Crawford Kersbrook 3 Parks Panorama Mount Misery
Michael Joyce Jon Holbrook Judith Ellis Dean Mortimer Peter Clark
Sun July 7 Sun July 14 Sun July 21 Sat July 27
TrailStarter TrailStarter Trailstarter TrailWalker
Kuitpo Forest Ansteys Hill Kaiser Stuhl CP Willunga Basin Trail
Judith Ellis Kevin Liddiard Dom Henschke Jardine/Sjoberg
July
Sun July 7 Sun July 28 Sun July 28
Sun July 14 Sun July 21
TrailStarter TrailWalker
TrailWalker TrailWalker TrailWalker
Montacute Ladys Choice Kyeema/
Tungkillo Loop Sea to Summit
K Turner & Kuitpo
Peter Deacon Adam/Suzanne Matthews Alan Davis
J Wenzel J Holbrook
Sun August 4 Sun August 11 Sun August 18 Sun August 25
TrailStarter TrailStarter TrailStarter TrailStarter
Onkaparinga Brownhill Ck/Belair Kuitpo Onkaparinga
August
Robyn Quinn Valerie Boundy Rosemary Hayward Philip Bell
Sun August 4 Sun August 11 Sun August 18 Sun August 25
TrailWalker TrailWalker TrailWalker TrailWalker
TBA Sanderson Trail Sleeps Hill Viaduct Waitpinga Clifftops
Julie Testi Adam Matthews Alan Davis Caroline Prescott
Sun Sept 1 Sun Sept 8 Sun Sept 15 Sun Sept 22 Sun Sept 29
Trailwalker TrailStarter TrailStarter TrailStarter TrailStarter
September
Hale CP Kersbrook Wittunga Gardens Sturt Gorge Jenkins Scrub/Mt Crawford
Robyn Quinn Kevin Liddiard Helen Morgante Philip Bell Mary Cartland
Sun Sept 1 Sun Sept 8 Sun Sept 15 Sun Sept 22 Sun Sept 29
TrailWalker TrailWalker TrailWalker TrailWalker TrailWalker
Deep Creek Kersbrook/Mt Crawford Cleland TBA Onkaparinga
Adam Matthews John Babister Caroline Prescott TBA Jon Holbrook
Sat Oct 5 Sat Oct 26
TrailWalker TrailWalker
Willunga Basin Trail Sunday Oct 13 Willunga Basin Trail
October
Jardine/Sjoberg Jardine/Sjoberg
Special Event
Sun Oct 6 Walktober Sun Oct 20
TrailStarter TrailWalker
Sir Mark Oliphant CP Horsnell Gully
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Economic Development HIGHLIGHTS
T Simon Cameron’s
he State Budget last Nature Like Nowhere Else strategy
September included 90 that includes support for ‘standout
staff cuts in the Department walking experiences’. DEW pointed personal perspective,
for Environment and Water. In out environmental protection is
January, InDaily reported: ‘The essential, but that an economic
gathered over nearly
state’s Department for Environment aspect to its work is not new as it 20 years of walking
and Water will become primarily has been promoting commercial
an “economic development partnerships for some years.
the Heysen
agency” that will be forced to Trail.
DEW officers confirmed that
operate with “less staff and smaller
budgets” under a major restructure
the current operational contact The perfect
staff for the Friends will remain,
announced to staff’.
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The Friends’ President and Secretary our volunteers will continue and, for walking
met with DEW senior executives on we were reassured, that existing
6 February to discuss plans for the arrangements to fund our trail the Heysen
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10 TRAILWALKER AUTUMN 2019Introducing the End-to-End 14
Leadership Team
Mark Fletcher introduces the leaders who will be taking End-to-End 14 on their six-year trek
starting in May from Cape Jervis.
I
will be leading E2E14,
supported by a magnificent
leadership team of Margaret
Fletcher, Michael and Karin
Agostino, Cathy and Ken Bowditch.
We would like to tell you a little bit
of our stories.
Six years ago Margaret and I were
on a camping holiday in the middle
of Australia. We were in our tent at
Alice Springs when Margaret set the
alarm for 11:45pm. I asked what on
earth for? Only to be told sternly
that it was booking night for the
E2E8 Heysen Trail and there was
no way she was going to miss out. (From left) Margaret & Mark Fletcher, Ken & Cathy Bowditch and Michael &
Neither of us would have imagined Karin Agostino celebrating completing E2E8 ... ready to lead E2E14
what an impact that little bit of lost
sleep would have on us. From that
action we have been blessed to see
Keeping track of End-to-End groups
some of the most beautiful parts of
our wonderful country, found new
ES
friends and been inspired by others E2E9 are at Warren N
NG
Gorge, poised to
RA
as they put the effort into making Parachilna Gorge
themselves walking fit for what complete the trail this Parachilna
Blinman
is quite a demanding trek. After year.
S
completing E2E8 this year we find Wilpena Pound
DER
ourselves back at the start with even
FLIN
more enthusiasm as we have the E2E10 begin their
privilege now to help others share 2019 season at Hawker
Heysen Trail
Mt.Arden
this unforgettable journey. Mt Zion beyond
Bowman Park. Port
Augusta
Quorn
1,200km
Mt.Brown
Michael and Karin Agostino’s Wilmington adventure hike
interest in walking began some
E2E11 pick up Melrose
Iron Knob
years ago with a group of friends
their walking
SOUTH
Wirrabara Peterborough
and parents they met through their Whyalla
daughter’s school. “A number of adventure from Port
Jamestown
us decided to extend our Saturday Worlds End. Pirie
Crystal
Hallett
Mt.Bryan
morning walks. That extension
Spencer Brook Spalding
Burra
AUSTRALIA
took the form of a six-year, 1200km E2E12 will begin Gulf
Clare
journey from Cape Jervis to their first walk from
Wallaroo
Kadina
Morgan
Cudlee Creek.
Moonta
Parachilna Gorge.” Although not Port
RANGES
Wa field
Wakefield
successful in getting into the initial Maitland
Kapunda
Mallala Blanchetown
Nurioopta
registration for the first E2E8 walk, Tanunda Angaston
E2E13 will start
Gulf Gawler
Swan Reach
Michael and Karin were placed
Y
FT
the 2019 walking St
LO
on the overflow list but joined the ADELAIDE
Lobethal
season at Mount
Mannum
Mt. Lofty
group at Cape Jervis. “Along the Vincent Mylor Hahndorf
Compass.
Murray Bridge
T
Mt Barker
way we learnt new things, such as
N
U
Mt. Magnificent
O
M
Aldinga Beach
Mount Compass
using walking poles, met many new Cape Yankalilla
friends, and saw new parts of the E2E14 will assemble Jervis Goo
Vic lwa
at Cape Jervis to tor
Kingscote
state including country bakeries and Parndana Penneshaw Har
bor
pubs. We look forward to meeting start the Heysen
Southern Ocean
Trail in May.
Continued next page ... Bo
a
TRAILWALKER AUTUMN 2019 11E2E14 Leadership Team (cont.)
and supporting a new group of and finishing at our cars. Good luck process before 18th March. Booking
Heysen walkers with E2E14, and to with booking (see below for on-line into one of the Twilight walks is a
share the next six years with them by registration details). We can’t wait to good way of doing this. Good luck
doing it all again.” meet you and get to know you over to intending walkers. The leadership
the next six years! team look forward to joining you on
Cathy Bowditch felt such a sense of the trail.
achievement on completing the trail
Booking for End-to-End 14
T
with E2E8, but was left wondering
where she was going to walk now he 14th End-to-End group will SA Water –
set out from Cape Jervis on
and how she’d keep fit. “Becoming
a leader with E2E14 answered Sunday 5th May. Bookings for Opening Up Reservoirs
T
both those questions.” Currently, the first walk will be via the on-line he Friends’ President and
Cathy volunteers in the Friends’ registration (https://heysentrail.asn. Secretary were invited to
office. “This is an excellent way to au/walks) opening at 12.01am on meet with a project officer
extend the involvement with FoHT,” Monday 18 March. The number of who is coordinating with interested
she said. “I believe the aim of the walkers who can join the group is groups the State government’s
leaders is to give every walker an limited by the capacity of the bus proposal to open reservoirs to
opportunity to achieve their goal. we use: approximately 75 walkers, public recreational activity. We were
One of the main challenges will including leaders. Due to the advised that it is intended to be ‘low
be melding the various walking anticipated high demand for joining impact’ activities such as walking,
abilities and individual expectations the group, bookings are taken on fishing and cycling.
of each member.” Cathy believes a ‘first come, first served’ basis. We
expect bookings will fill very quickly. SA Water indicated that the
the personalities and fitness levels
Our on-line registration system is planning is at an early stage so
of the walkers will shape E2E14.
set to switch over to an overflow list there is no definite programme of
“I’m looking forward to meeting
once the number of bookings nears when any particular reservoir will be
our walkers and watching the group
capacity. If due to cancellations, open, although it is expected that
develop over the next six years, and
vacancies arise for the first or Myponga will be one of the first.
sharing each individual’s sense of
achievement at the end.” subsequent walks, we will then draw We said that it would be a benefit to
on the overflow list, again giving the Heysen Trail if access for walkers
Ken Bowditch was an active priority to the earliest registrations. is made available near Millbrook,
supporter of E2E8 and will be
Apart from the overflow list, we do Mt Bold, Bundaleer and Beetaloo.
involved with E2E14 as backup
not maintain an early registration/ It may help get some of our trail off
support driver. There is always the
waiting list. In fairness to all, roads and around potential hazards.
opportunity for someone to join him
in the support vehicle. bookings are taken only using the We stressed that the trail has a
on-line registration system. This small footprint and walkers are well
To give everyone joining E2E14 means if you want to join the group, educated about care for surrounding
a taste of what lies ahead we’ve you and your friends need to stay land, and would not need to be
organised a preliminary walk on the up late on Sunday night and register close to the water in any event.
31st March. We have chosen a walk as soon as possible after midnight.
a bit shorter than the first official You can book for all members of The Friends will continue to follow
walk of around 10kms, but still your family simultaneously. up this issue. You can find more
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12 TRAILWALKER AUTUMN 2019Tothill Range
Jewel of the Mid-North
Lyndon Grimmer with John Smyth explain the origins of two Trail
Ramblers over the Tothill Range, the Jewel of the Mid-North.
The Concept
W
During my early days with the Friends,
hile the season’s walking Julian Monfries reminded me that the
programme is usually Tothill Range was a highlight of the Mid-
determined by the Friends’ North component of the Heysen Trail.
Walk Leaders in October of the previous On first sight, I was fascinated by the
year, my chance meeting with the verdant and serrated skyline of the long
principal shareholder in a land-owning and narrow range. This wooded area
company led to an unusual walk, graded of the southern Tothill Range extends
as a Trail Rambler. In order to coincide 27kms from Billabowie homestead near
with the wildflower season, these Tarnma in the south to Tothill Gap in the
rambles were programmed for a Sunday north. This part of the range must have
in late September 2017 and 2018. escaped the ravages of unregulated land
Typically, a walk with the Friends usually clearance during the 19th century.
involves walking and talking, with the In October 2013, when all sections of
educational aspect only of fleeting the Heysen Trail were walked in a single
attention. A Trail Rambler, however, is day as a memorial to Warren Bonython,
a relatively short walk, suitable for all On the second Tothill Rambler
Rodney Rees of the Mid-North branch
members, with the attention focussed on in September 2018 with John
and I had a classic ramble between
a specific topic, with stops made in order Smyth (far left) and Lyndon
Gerkie Gap and Webb Gap. This
to examine the surroundings. Grimmer (centre)
section, the 23rd of the trail, has become
Continued next page ... PHOTO: Dom Henschke
Continued next page ...Jewel of the Mid-North (cont.)
one of my favourite segments. It is a mallee and woodland are touched a shrubby mid-storey. In the higher
relatively easy walk, yet surprisingly by both the Heysen and Lavender rainfall area to the south of Webb
scenic, and a welcome variation to Trails. Caroona Creek and Hopkins Gap, long-leaf box is the co-
the mundanity of the middle part of Creek Conservation Parks, and the dominant tree, alongside she-oak.
the trail. southern Tothill Range (entirely There also are small areas that are
private freehold land) are along dominated by low shrubs with dwarf
In April 2016, Dean Mortimer led the Heysen Trail. Spring Gully leaves. This type of vegetation
a Trail Starter called ‘Lavender Conservation Park, and a short is known as open heath. While
Trail Meets Heysen Trail’. On that traverse of Webb Gap, are included nearly all of the Tothill flora occurs
walk we passed signs stating on the Lavender Trail. elsewhere along the Mount Lofty
‘Heritage Area owned by Bushland
and Flinders Ranges, a couple of
Conservation Pty Ltd – A Private The aspect and slope of the terrain,
species are restricted to this area.
Reserve for Native Plants and the depth and type of soil, and the
Animals’. Following the official available moisture, all contribute to A proud sentinel of the southern
ceremony at Webb Gap for the a complex, mosaic-like pattern of range is the distinctive, resin-
opening of that extension of the vegetation. Across the Mid-North, producing shrub known as the rock
Lavender Trail, lunch and exhibits with an annual growing season of grass-tree. This plant possesses
were on offer at nearby Peppermint around six months and moisture a thick, woody stem that bears a
Springs homestead. There I often inadequate for the remainder cluster of stiff linear leaves and
approached John Smyth, a founding of the year, woodlands used to be a a long cylindrical stalk or spike,
member of Bushland Conservation. key vegetation component. crowned by small flowers. Spikes
T
The company owns approximately make great bushwalking poles – just
30 per cent of the wooded area he trunk of a tree supports
ask Dean Mortimer!
of the southern Tothill Range. I a crown of branches, leaves,
enquired as to whether the Friends and reproductive structures. Upon close inspection, Friends
could walk on their property. A few Where the individual tree crowns are walking maps illustrate the finer-
months later, John telephoned to clearly separated and collectively scale structure of the southern
say that his management board had form a relatively sparse canopy, Tothill Range. In the far south and
granted permission for the Friends the vegetation association is further north, there is a single ridge.
to visit their private freehold land. called ‘a woodland’. From above, Between about Braewood Road
This heritage-listed property is a woodland appears as a parkland and Tothill Gap, the ridge tends
normally off-limits to the general of tree crowns set among apparent to bifurcate into an eastern and a
public. The concept of the Tothill open spaces. Due to the openness western ridge. A series of saddles
Rambler was born. of individual tree crowns, the shade and Y-shaped gullies create the
offered by a woodland is rather semblance of an inner valley.
Environment of the Southern scanty.
It is within the seclusion of the
Tothill Range The footslopes and hillsides of the central, elevated and elongated
Following land clearance, nearly southern Tothill Range are covered valley zone that the flora survives
all of the native vegetation of the by low grassy woodlands dominated in much the same manner as it has
Mid-North has been replaced by by peppermint box and blue gum. for aeons. It is only in stony country,
pastures and crops. Fortunately, the On the ridges and crests, a she-oak such as along parts of the upper
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14 TRAILWALKER AUTUMN 2019Tothill Range, where the rocky outcrops field naturalist,
and a scarcity of grass have acted as his environmental
deterrents to rough grazing by domestic perceptions are
stock. Consequently, the impoverished earthy and intelligible,
soil is still inhabited by a multitude of from his hypothesis
native shrubs and wildflowers. With the that a shallow, rocky
Tothill Range resembling a wooded isle amphitheatre may
in a sea of agricultural land, the almost- have been a gathering
undisturbed central valley is priceless site for the Ngadjuri,
from a conservation viewpoint. to his keen eyesight
for the recognition
Our Off-Trail Tothill Experiences of a spotted jezebel
For those of us willing to spend the butterfly fluttering
weekend in the area, before our first high about the
Tothill Rambler in September 2017, summit, and his
permission was granted for an unofficial, unfailing recognition
preliminary return walk northwards of bird calls.
from Webb Gap. The owners of this
land are also shareholders in Bushland For the second
Conservation. While the land here Rambler, John was
appears to have lesser conservation attired in a green
value overall than that located to the jacket, perhaps more
south of Webb Gap, walking is still very typical of a tour guide
worthwhile. It included an ascent of the than a walk leader.
highest crest of the Tothill Range, which Like his colleagues, he
appears as a closed 690 metre contour was gifted a jacket in
on our maps. A few spotted jezebel 1998 by the Australian
butterflies were seen during our walk. Government
Envirofund, via the
F
or the first Rambler, John Smyth, Natural Heritage
with his assistant Andrew Wurst, Trust. The Trust had
guided our car convoy from selected Bushland
Marrabel up to Webb Gap. Regrettably, Conservation for
a strong wind made communication the national Nature
within the group rather difficult. Our Conservation
return walk was initially southwards Landcare Award. In
along the western ridge, south-east 2010 an individual
across a saddle, and onto the eastern award for bushland
ridge for lunch. As the surface was conservation was
mostly broken rock, walking was not conferred on John
easy. We also needed to tread carefully with his name listed
in order to minimize our impact on the in the Australia Day
smaller plants. Vegetation included honours for an Order
peppermint box, blue gum, she-oak, of Australia.
native cherry, quandong, hakea, rock (From top) The east ridge
fern, and a host of spring-time flowers. John designed a
covered by peppermint box
At our lunch spot we were surrounded different walk for this Rambler. We left
and grass-trees; a view south
by numerous grass-trees. This local our cars along the western side of the
west across the range of
landscape would have changed little range and followed a clockwise circuit
mostly she-oaks; and spider
since European occupation almost 180 around a western crest, with a side
flower or Spider Grevillea
years ago. The bush scenery about us excursion up to the eastern ridge. We
was near-pristine! ascended a dry, north-facing gully to a
saddle, before continuing our ascent, PHOTOS: KB & Olga Volodicheva
For our preliminary walk before the and returning to the saddle for lunch.
second Rambler, in September last John showed us a small piece of chert
year, the weather was pleasant, the in the form of an Aboriginal artefact.
views great, the flowers blooming, The Ngadjuri could have brought this
and the walk logistics comfortable rock specimen from elsewhere a long
with stops as required, and the human time ago. This sheltered area possibly
company delightful. Based on his acted as their campsite. Subsequently,
farming background, John has a wealth we descended a southward-facing gully
of practical knowledge relating to that opened westwards onto the Heysen
land management. As a self-educated Continued next page ...
TRAILWALKER AUTUMN 2019 15Jewel of the Mid-North (cont.)
PHOTOS: Olga Volodicheva
Trail, and headed back to our cars. existence for many
millions of years.
Of note was the change of
vegetation associated with altitude: Appendix
a woodland of lower-elevation The list of flowers
peppermint box and higher- included creamy candles,
elevation blue gum; a heathland rock correa, paper daisy,
and low open woodland on the yam daisy, shrubby
elevated rocky slope of our eastern dampiera, spider
excursion, and the more luxuriant grevillea, groundsel,
growth of the gully area located guinea-flower, dusty
along the sheltered south-eastern miller, early nancy,
flank. The vegetation of the ridge greenhood orchid,
lines is subject to occasional warm bush-pea (both twiggy
season thunderstorms and severe and Tothill species),
wintry conditions. In general, the native primrose, rice-
flora was similar to that of the first flower, scarlet-runner,
Rambler, but less abundant, due blue squill, and Bendigo
to the unusually dry season. The wax-flower.
golden flowers of the endemic
Tothill bush-pea were in bloom,
as were a few white Bendigo wax- (From top) Shrubby
flowers. Dampiera; Bendigo
Appreciation wax-flowers and Tothill
O
bush-pea; and woodland
n behalf of the Friends of of grass-trees, blue bum
the Heysen Trail, I wish and peppermint box
to extend our sincere
gratitude to the management
PHOTO: KB
and shareholders of Bushland
Conservation for permission to
conduct our Ramblers on their
nature reserve; to John Smyth for
his community-spirited approach,
and for volunteering his time and
extensive experience for the benefit
of the Friends; and to Andrew Wurst
for his invaluable assistance on the
first Rambler. For those of us who
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has been a splendid opportunity
to travel backwards in time and
to appreciate the landscape as
originally intended. May your ‘Jewel
of the Mid-North’ enjoy a peaceful
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16 TRAILWALKER AUTUMN 2019End-to-End 13
One year down, five to go!
Diana De Hulsters shares her thoughts after completing year one
of the Heysen Trail.
I
n the Winter 2018 edition
of Trailwalker I wrote about
‘Starting an adventure’ on
End-to-End 13, and what a
special journey it has been so
far. Acquaintances are morphing
into friendships; slow walkers are
speeding up and fast walkers have
learned to take it a bit easier; the
weather and the scenery have been
spectacular, and the wildlife has
been abundant – we even spotted a
whale during morning tea! After our
last walk on in November 2018 from
Myponga to Mount Compass, we
estimated we’ve walked 130kms so
far... only 1070kms to go!
When I started E2E13 I had great
intentions of going camping each
weekend and really turning the
walks into a ‘holiday’ experience.
However, by the end of June
I had secured a new, and very
demanding, job that has taken
me interstate a lot. Having a good
night’s sleep in my own bed is now
much more appealing than the
prospect of sleeping in a tent over a
winter weekend. However, some of
PHOTO: Nene Vine
the other hikers have succeeded in
‘going away’ almost every weekend
we walked, so it is something to
consider.
A few of us celebrated at the
Heysen Trail Xmas Bash in Belair
National Park but next year we
need to have a bigger crew as it the hills. I have, however, found a Diana De Hulsters on New Year’s
was a wonderful afternoon out and few cooler weekend days to hit the Day 2019 out on The Blade on Cape
a great celebration of the year’s Cleland Conservation Park trails with Pillar; and Diana (far left) with fellow
achievements. As I walked many some steep ascents and descents. I E2E13 walkers at the Friends’ Xmas
of the TrailStarter and TrailWalker am still comfortable walking 18kms Bash at Belair National Park
Sundays during the season, I’ve now over four or five hours and anything
met quite a few people from the less feels like it’s ‘not enough’
other End-to-End groups and long for the day. I’ve also managed to
time members and guides. So it was join one Twilight Walk around the
just lovely to see everyone together Torrens followed by dinner at the
before we set off on our summer Hackney.
adventures. On the really hot days I’ve been
Staying walking-fit over summer has taking myself to my EFM gym in
been an interesting challenge. The Brighton where I can give my legs a
heat, fire and snake danger make good work-out and stretch. Walking
for good reasons to stay at home on the treadmill or the stepper is
by the beach rather than go into not quite the same as being out
Continued next page ...
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