Southern Flinders Precinct

National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) team members attended the June 2022 Fat Tyre Festival at Melrose to provide information to Festival attendees about the Remarkable Southern Flinders Project.

This is the second time NPWS team members have attended the Festival to promote the project and it proved to be another terrific opportunity to connect with the mountain biking community.

“Riders were very excited for the opening of the Epic Trail in 2023," said NPWS team member Dee Bluett.

She said Fat Tyre Festival attendees also commented on how much they had enjoyed the variety of new trails which were constructed at Willowie Forest as part of the Remarkable Southern Flinders project and which were opened last year.

"They were particularly impressed with being able to take the whole family, and that everyone could find a trail to their level of enjoyment. With the new carpark, toilets, bike repair station and shelters, the site is well-equipped to support a full-day adventure. Everyone agreed that the network was well-worth visiting and visiting again," she said.

The NPWS team included Dee and Pete Stokes from Project and Asset Services, rangers Niamh Douglas and Brett Coghlan and volunteer rangers Miranda Trewren and Alison Marsden. Pictured are Pete, Niamh and Alison.