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NSW & ACT specific bushwalking discussion. Please avoid publishing details of access to sensitive areas with no tracks.Gardens of Stone tourism investment.
Sat 13 Nov, 2021 10:09 am
Hi all,
I'm sure by now we've all heard the good news about the protection of the Gardens of Stone NP.
I was just wondering if anyone had details on the proposed 50 million dollar investment.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-13/ ... /100616868
The countries longest zipline sounds quite bizarre to me. Also a 5 night walking track from the Blueys to the GoS is another interesting one, does anyone know what trails they plan to link together?
Interesting times
Cheers,
Richard
I'm sure by now we've all heard the good news about the protection of the Gardens of Stone NP.
I was just wondering if anyone had details on the proposed 50 million dollar investment.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-13/ ... /100616868
The countries longest zipline sounds quite bizarre to me. Also a 5 night walking track from the Blueys to the GoS is another interesting one, does anyone know what trails they plan to link together?
Interesting times
Cheers,
Richard
Re: Gardens of Stone tourism investment.
Tue 16 Nov, 2021 4:48 pm
Richard
Hi there. I am interested in the questions you pose, but unfortunately I can't add any new information. I searched the web, the Colong Foundation website and the government's own website and did not come up with much. Here is the Premier's release:
https://www.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/g ... ventures-0
While the announcement of the park is on balance good news, the 'Lost City Adventure Park' element concerningly reflects the increasingly prominent government view that reserves are not mainly about nature conservation nor quiet, self-sufficient recreation. Instead, parks are seen narrowly as economic resources which have to 'pay their way'. Recreation infrastructure impacts on the remoteness of a place as experienced by a walker, as well as nature conservation values. Accordingly, the Wollemi to Gardens of Stone walk will have new huts at the end of each day's walk. This joins a rapidly lengthening list of such walks. It will be interesting to see whether they are privatised or managed by the government. They will certainly be expensive and may well lock out independent walkers. Either way, the huts will impact on wilderness values during their construction and during their provisioning, presumably by helicopter.
I can highly recommend two excellent articles in Wild magazine on this plague of creating 'iconic walks' with significant infrastructure in remote and natural areas.
If anyone has further details on the proposals to be funded through the $50 million package, I would be most grateful to hear them.
Hi there. I am interested in the questions you pose, but unfortunately I can't add any new information. I searched the web, the Colong Foundation website and the government's own website and did not come up with much. Here is the Premier's release:
https://www.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/g ... ventures-0
While the announcement of the park is on balance good news, the 'Lost City Adventure Park' element concerningly reflects the increasingly prominent government view that reserves are not mainly about nature conservation nor quiet, self-sufficient recreation. Instead, parks are seen narrowly as economic resources which have to 'pay their way'. Recreation infrastructure impacts on the remoteness of a place as experienced by a walker, as well as nature conservation values. Accordingly, the Wollemi to Gardens of Stone walk will have new huts at the end of each day's walk. This joins a rapidly lengthening list of such walks. It will be interesting to see whether they are privatised or managed by the government. They will certainly be expensive and may well lock out independent walkers. Either way, the huts will impact on wilderness values during their construction and during their provisioning, presumably by helicopter.
I can highly recommend two excellent articles in Wild magazine on this plague of creating 'iconic walks' with significant infrastructure in remote and natural areas.
If anyone has further details on the proposals to be funded through the $50 million package, I would be most grateful to hear them.
Re: Gardens of Stone tourism investment.
Fri 19 Nov, 2021 8:27 pm
I have the feeling that this may be a double edged sword, with more exploitation than preservation.
Re: Gardens of Stone tourism investment.
Sat 20 Nov, 2021 6:18 am
Lindsay wrote:I have the feeling that this may be a double edged sword, with more exploitation than preservation.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-n ... gWU5dA0B6A
Re: Gardens of Stone tourism investment.
Sat 20 Nov, 2021 8:14 pm
Nuts wrote:Lindsay wrote:I have the feeling that this may be a double edged sword, with more exploitation than preservation.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-n ... gWU5dA0B6A
When the government says it "wants to improve the visitor experience for everyone....." I feel that a money making enterprise is planned.
Re: Gardens of Stone tourism investment.
Thu 25 Nov, 2021 10:06 am
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-n ... 2MOS9PIku0
A win or less loss? I don't see too many concerns raised?
Even though applying carbon offsets to eg. park infrastructure sounds like the next new disaster!?
(against a park extension and some action for biodiversity?)
A win or less loss? I don't see too many concerns raised?
Even though applying carbon offsets to eg. park infrastructure sounds like the next new disaster!?
(against a park extension and some action for biodiversity?)
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