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Year: 2016

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  • 13 July 2016

    Listen to Radio Interview with Ron Kandelaars on 891 ABC Adelaide, 13 July 2016

    Friends of the Heysen Trail ambassador, Ron Kandelaars, was interviewed today by Ian Henshke on 891 ABC Adelaide. Listen to the 10 minute interview.

    Read more about Listen to Radio Interview with Ron Kandelaars on 891 ABC Adelaide, 13 July 2016
  • 6 July 2016

    Volunteers Sought for Trail Development

    Much of the Heysen Trail infrastructure is now 30 years old. The Friends Trail Development Committee have plans for many upgrades to both the trail and walker facilities. We are seeking volunteers to get these projects moving, both in the field and at our Cobbler Creek shed.

    Read more about Volunteers Sought for Trail Development
  • 8 June 2016

    Welcome to our new Ambassador: Ron Kandelaars

    We welcome Ron Kandelaars as our new Friends of the Heysen Trail Ambassador. At the recent Walk for the Heysen event President Robert welcomed Ron into the role, and presented him with an Ambassador certificate. We all welcome Ron into the Friends family.

    Read more about Welcome to our new Ambassador: Ron Kandelaars
  • 2 June 2016

    Heysen Trail restored to original route through Bundaleer Forest

    The temporary re-route put in place following the January 2013 Bundaleer Forest fire has been removed, and the Heysen Trail…

    Read more about Heysen Trail restored to original route through Bundaleer Forest
  • 2016 Walk for the Heysen
    14 April 2016

    Walk for the Heysen, inaugural fundraising event, 22nd May 2016 Mt Crawford Forest

    Please join us for the Warren Bonython Heysen Trail Foundation’s inaugural fundraising event. 2016 Walk for the Heysen, Sunday 22 May 2016 from 9.30 am, Fromm’s Farm, Mount Road, Mount Crawford.

    Read more about Walk for the Heysen, inaugural fundraising event, 22nd May 2016 Mt Crawford Forest
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The Heysen Trail is developed and maintained as a partnership between the Government of South Australia – Department for Environment & Water (DEW) and the Friends of the Heysen Trail.

The Friends of Heysen Trail acknowledge and respect the Traditional Custodians of the ancestral lands we traverse along the Heysen Trail, embracing the Ngarrindjeri, Kaurna, Peramangk, Ngadjuri, Nukunu and Adnyamathanha peoples.

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