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199803 [2016/04/22 17:10] – [Walking Abandoned Railways] kennettj | 199803 [2016/05/14 09:21] (current) – [Selling the Parks] kennettj | ||
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| |Subscriptions for 1998/99| | | |Subscriptions for 1998/99| | ||
|P7 |Cars vs Public Transport by George Carter and Elwyn Morris| | |P7 |Cars vs Public Transport by George Carter and Elwyn Morris| | ||
- | | |Kakadu by Carole Beales. | + | | |Kakadu by Carole Beales| |
|P8 |Viva La Difference Part 2 by Peter Rossel| . | |P8 |Viva La Difference Part 2 by Peter Rossel| . | ||
|P11 |Selling the Parks by Alex Colley| | |P11 |Selling the Parks by Alex Colley| | ||
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Hunter Valley - various closed coal mine lines | Hunter Valley - various closed coal mine lines | ||
- | Blue Mountains: | + | Blue Mountains:\\ |
- | + | Giant landslide - Ruined Castle\\ | |
- | Giant landslide - Ruined Castle | + | Lapstone Zig Zag\\ |
- | Lapstone Zig Zag | + | Hartley - summit of the incline\\ |
- | + | Mount Victoria - chert incline\\ | |
- | Hartley - summit of the incline | + | Darvans deviation\\ |
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- | Mount Victoria - chert incline | + | |
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- | Darvans deviation | + | |
Newnes Junction - Newnes | Newnes Junction - Newnes | ||
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Illawarra: | Illawarra: | ||
+ | Waterfall - Stanwell Park\\ | ||
- | Waterfall - Stanwell Park | + | Southern Tablelands and Slopes:\\ |
- | + | Bargo - Nepean Dam\\ | |
- | Southern Tablelands and Slopes: | + | Colo Vale - Hill Top\\ |
- | + | Welby - Box Vale\\ | |
- | Bargo - Nepean Dam | + | |
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- | Colo Vale - Hill Top | + | |
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- | Welby - Box Vale | + | |
Swifts - Burrinjuck Dam | Swifts - Burrinjuck Dam | ||
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Committee 1998/99 | Committee 1998/99 | ||
- | Committee Positions | + | Committee Positions \\ |
President Eddy Giacomel\\ | President Eddy Giacomel\\ | ||
Vice-president Tony Holgate\\ | Vice-president Tony Holgate\\ | ||
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Members Representatives Elwyn Morris, Louise Verdon | Members Representatives Elwyn Morris, Louise Verdon | ||
- | Non-Committee Positions | + | Non-Committee Positions\\ |
Confederation Delegates Bill Holland, Tom Wenman\\ | Confederation Delegates Bill Holland, Tom Wenman\\ | ||
Magazine Production Manager Frances Holland\\ | Magazine Production Manager Frances Holland\\ | ||
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What you can do to help: | What you can do to help: | ||
- | • Write to politicians and express your horror. Ask friends, colleagues and family to do the same. | + | • Write to politicians and express your horror. Ask friends, colleagues and family to do the same.\\ |
- | + | • Attend the RALLY on Sunday 5th April, 12pm at First Fleet Park, Circular Quay- speakers, music, cultural events. This is an issue of concern to all Australians.\\ | |
- | • Attend the RALLY on Sunday 5th April, 12pm at First Fleet Park, Circular Quay- speakers, music, cultural events. This is an issue of concern to all Australians. | + | • Make a donation of your time or funds to the Jabiluka Campaign c/- The Wilderness Society, PO Box 928, Broadway 2037.\\ |
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- | • Make a donation of your time or funds to the Jabiluka Campaign c/- The Wilderness Society, PO Box 928, Broadway 2037. | + | |
• Visit Kakadu now. The Mirrar Aboriginal people are arranging a blockade at the proposed mine site starting on 23rd March 1998. Transport available. | • Visit Kakadu now. The Mirrar Aboriginal people are arranging a blockade at the proposed mine site starting on 23rd March 1998. Transport available. | ||
====== Viva La Difference - Or Walk in the Pyrenees ====== | ====== Viva La Difference - Or Walk in the Pyrenees ====== | ||
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by Peter Rossel | by Peter Rossel | ||
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At about 10am we left Sare and followed a narrow track towards the Spanish border and subsequently the small village of Ainhoa, where we arrived at noon. The track wound through attractive undulating farming and forestry country. En route we met a group of local hunters who proudly displayed the one hare they had bagged. Invitations were extended to come to Australia and hunt our “cochons sauvages” (wild pigs), roaming the country side in abundance. Eyes lit up, hands were shaken and it was “bon chasser et au revoir”, whilst they wished us “bon courage et bon route”. | At about 10am we left Sare and followed a narrow track towards the Spanish border and subsequently the small village of Ainhoa, where we arrived at noon. The track wound through attractive undulating farming and forestry country. En route we met a group of local hunters who proudly displayed the one hare they had bagged. Invitations were extended to come to Australia and hunt our “cochons sauvages” (wild pigs), roaming the country side in abundance. Eyes lit up, hands were shaken and it was “bon chasser et au revoir”, whilst they wished us “bon courage et bon route”. | ||
- | After lunch we followed the steep track to col de Trois-Croix (570m), presenting spectacular views of sunny valleys and mountain slopes all around. The col was an alpine meadow with a small chapel and three huge crosses symbolising the crucifixion. Next came col - Zucutta about an hour away. The unmarked track, littered with stones and rocks slowed our progress, but gradually improved and became alpine meadows. On top we stretched out to enjoy the views and find the down hill track to Ferme Esteben. After some wandering around, the well hidden track was located even faint traces of white and red paint markings indicating the GR - 10 could be seen on a rock face. | + | After lunch we followed the steep track to col de Trois-Croix (570m), presenting spectacular views of sunny valleys and mountain slopes all around. The col was an alpine meadow with a small chapel and three huge crosses symbolising the crucifixion. Next came col - Zucutta about an hour away. The unmarked track, littered with stones and rocks slowed our progress, but gradually improved and became alpine meadows. On top we stretched out to enjoy the views and find the down hill track to Ferme Esteben. After some wandering around, the well hidden track was located even faint traces of white and red paint markings indicating the GR-10 could be seen on a rock face. |
Ferme Esteben is an isolated farm with a small restaurant and gite d' | Ferme Esteben is an isolated farm with a small restaurant and gite d' | ||
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Increased access could therefore could only mean more roads, or opening some or all of the 7,000 km. of fire trails and management tracks to vehicular and equestrian use. The Tourism Strategy report confirms this view and adds a further dimension. It aims to achieve ecologically sustainable development. Parks are to be " | Increased access could therefore could only mean more roads, or opening some or all of the 7,000 km. of fire trails and management tracks to vehicular and equestrian use. The Tourism Strategy report confirms this view and adds a further dimension. It aims to achieve ecologically sustainable development. Parks are to be " | ||
- | The Strategy gives prominence to conservation. It gives priority to "the need to achieve the conservation of the protected areas system, the need to achieve ecologically sustainable visitor use." The community, it is stated, "is entitled to experience national parks in a way that does not damage the environment." | + | The Strategy gives prominence to conservation. It gives priority to "the need to achieve the conservation of the protected areas system, the need to achieve ecologically sustainable visitor use." The community, it is stated, "is entitled to experience national parks in a way that does not damage the environment." |
These privileged users are incorrectly described as " | These privileged users are incorrectly described as " | ||
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The reason for the presentation of the strategy reports is unstated. There can be no reason for them other than to open the parks to off road vehicular and equestrian access and to raise revenue from commercial development. The access report was no doubt inspired by the desire to win the support of the anti-conservation lobby, as was the reduction of the nominated Wollemi Wilderness by over 100,000 ha., but it may well enhance the overwhelming support for conservation measured in opinion polls, which was a factor in the election of the Carr and Howard Governments. The object of the tourism report is to provide justification for the raising of revenue by the commercialisation of parks at the expense of the natural environment. | The reason for the presentation of the strategy reports is unstated. There can be no reason for them other than to open the parks to off road vehicular and equestrian access and to raise revenue from commercial development. The access report was no doubt inspired by the desire to win the support of the anti-conservation lobby, as was the reduction of the nominated Wollemi Wilderness by over 100,000 ha., but it may well enhance the overwhelming support for conservation measured in opinion polls, which was a factor in the election of the Carr and Howard Governments. The object of the tourism report is to provide justification for the raising of revenue by the commercialisation of parks at the expense of the natural environment. | ||
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====== February 1998 General Meeting ====== | ====== February 1998 General Meeting ====== | ||
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The walks reports opened with no report for Paul McCann’s Buckenbowra State Forest walk over the Australia Day weekend. | The walks reports opened with no report for Paul McCann’s Buckenbowra State Forest walk over the Australia Day weekend. | ||
- | Kenn Clacher’s two, one day canyon trips went, but no details were available to the meeting. | + | Kenn Clacher’s two one day canyon trips went, but no details were available to the meeting. |
David Trinder had 12 on his extended walk down the Overland Track in Tasmania during February. | David Trinder had 12 on his extended walk down the Overland Track in Tasmania during February. |
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