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Come in and discover for yourself the fun of browsing through mountains of outdoor equipment... | Come in and discover for yourself the fun of browsing through mountains of outdoor equipment... | ||
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- be assisted by knowledgeable, | - be assisted by knowledgeable, | ||
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- realistic prices for everyone | - realistic prices for everyone | ||
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"I am ringing on behalf of my boss who would like to go on a bushwalk with his family. He would like it to be of about 7 hours duration on a clearly, marked trail. He has been on a walk in the mountains at Wentworth Falls which he was told was one of the best walks in Sydney. Could you please suggest another walk he could do that is similar to that one. It must, however, be on very clearly marked trails as he does not want to get lost." | "I am ringing on behalf of my boss who would like to go on a bushwalk with his family. He would like it to be of about 7 hours duration on a clearly, marked trail. He has been on a walk in the mountains at Wentworth Falls which he was told was one of the best walks in Sydney. Could you please suggest another walk he could do that is similar to that one. It must, however, be on very clearly marked trails as he does not want to get lost." | ||
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===== Development Threats To National Parks ===== | ===== Development Threats To National Parks ===== | ||
- | There is no end to development threats to national parks. In the last issue the proposal to permit 400 helicopter flights over the Blue Mountains was deseribed. Two further threats have surfaced recently - a subdivision at Helensburgh on the Hacking River catchment and a horse manure composting proposal for an inholding in Wollemi. | + | There is no end to development threats to national parks. In the last issue the proposal to permit 400 helicopter flights over the Blue Mountains was described. Two further threats have surfaced recently - a subdivision at Helensburgh on the Hacking River catchment and a horse manure composting proposal for an inholding in Wollemi. |
- | The Lady Carrington Estate at Helensburgh would comprise 1,300 lots. Camp Creek, below the subdivision, | + | The Lady Carrington Estate at Helensburgh would comprise 1,300 lots. Camp Creek, below the subdivision, |
The proposal by Mushroom Compositor Pty Ltd to transfer its operations from Ebenezer to an inholding at Mebbin Swamp on Tinda Creek poses a very serious threat to Wollemi National Park and wilderness. The company is under | The proposal by Mushroom Compositor Pty Ltd to transfer its operations from Ebenezer to an inholding at Mebbin Swamp on Tinda Creek poses a very serious threat to Wollemi National Park and wilderness. The company is under | ||
- | pressure from the Land and Environment Court to relocate its Operations from Ebenezer, where they are definitely "on the nose." | + | pressure from the Land and Environment Court to relocate its Operations from Ebenezer, where they are definitely "on the nose." |
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+ | In view of the impending shortage of waste disposal sites and the reluctance of councils to accept them in their area, approval of Mushroom Compositor' | ||
+ | There are a number of inholdings and enclaves of privately owned land in national parks which might be used for waste disposal. Such sites are a temptation to subdividers and sometimes bar access to the parks. | ||
- | Some 1200 tonnes of horse manure per week would be taken to the Tinda Creek drains into the protected waters of Wollemi Creek and the Colo. The 3.3 kin | + | For these reasons it is to be hoped that the $20 million made available to the NPWS for land acquisition will be used to acquire such sites. |
- | access road crossing the swamp | + | |
- | would be upgraded and sealed. In | + | |
- | the park the operation would be out | + | |
- | of Sight and well Away from | + | |
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- | In view of the impending Shortage' | + | |
- | For these reasons it is to be hoped that the $20 million made available to the NPWS for land acquisition will be used to acquire such _sites. | + | |
===== Report on Historical walk on Saturday 9 July 1994 ===== | ===== Report on Historical walk on Saturday 9 July 1994 ===== |
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