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  • 25 October 2012

    A further two new water tanks and camp sites completed

    A further two new shelters with water tanks and camp sites on the Heysen Trail have been completed, and are…

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  • 24 September 2012

    New water tanks and camp sites completed

    The three new shelters with water tanks and camp sites on the Heysen Trail have been completed, and are waiting…

    Read more about New water tanks and camp sites completed
  • 13 September 2012

    Three new campsites with water tanks under construction

    Work has continued on our project of eleven new water tanks and shelters along the Heysen Trail. Further to the…

    Read more about Three new campsites with water tanks under construction
  • 12 July 2012

    Great Greening Opportunity

    In conjunction with Forestry SA, we have been asked to plant over 600 trees, shrubs and grasses at the Centennial…

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  • 9 July 2012

    Heysen Trail sign for Burra

    Those who walk the Heysen Trail’s 1,200km length walk through Burra, along the Burra Creek as they trek from Cape…

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  • 24 June 2012

    The Greening goes from strength to strength

    Another sterling effort by the Greening group who planted another two hundred, yes that’s right, two hundred trees around Hiskey’s…

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  • 7 June 2012

    Help Wanted Planting Trees

    As you may have heard, the Greening Committee recently planted 100 trees around Hiskeys Hut, a Heysen Trail hut near…

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  • 30 May 2012

    The Heysen Trail Green Team Turns the first sod

    The Greening Commmittee had its first field day at Hiskeys Hut, planting over 100 trees, appropriate to the area. This…

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  • 30 May 2012

    Wanted: Trail Planners

    WalkingSA is seeking input from walkers interested in assisting in the planning of a network of five loop trails in…

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  • 19 March 2012

    Greening the Heysen Trail

    The newly formed Greening Committee has set its first project for 2012. It is planned to survey and plant appropriate…

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  • 11 December 2011

    Four new shelters and water tanks erected

    Work has begun on four of ten new water tanks and shelters. The frames for the shelters were erected over…

    Read more about Four new shelters and water tanks erected
  • 25 November 2011

    Upgrade of Waterfall Gully track completed

    The $1.2 million upgrade of the popular Waterfall Gully to Mt Lofty track has been completed, says South Australian Environment…

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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.

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