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**SYDNEY BUSHWALKER** is a monthly bulletin of matters of interest to The Sydney Bush Walkers Inc, Box 4476 GPO Sydney 2001. To advertise in this magazine, please contact the Business Manager. | **SYDNEY BUSHWALKER** is a monthly bulletin of matters of interest to The Sydney Bush Walkers Inc, Box 4476 GPO Sydney 2001. To advertise in this magazine, please contact the Business Manager. | ||
- | |**Editor**|Patrick | + | |**Editor**|Patrick |
|**Business Manager**|George Mawer, 42 Lincoln Road, Georges Hall, Telephone 9707 1343| | |**Business Manager**|George Mawer, 42 Lincoln Road, Georges Hall, Telephone 9707 1343| | ||
|**Production Manager**|Fran Holland| | |**Production Manager**|Fran Holland| | ||
- | |**Printers**|Kenn Clacher, Tom VVenman, Barrie | + | |**Printers**|Kenn Clacher, Tom Wenman, Barrie |
**THE SYDNEY BUSH WALKERS INCORPORATED** was founded in 1927. Club meetings are held every Wednesday evening at a pm at Kirribilli Neighbourhood Centre, 16 Fitzroy Street, Kirribilli (near Milsons Point Railway Station). Visitors and prospective members are welcome any Wednesday. | **THE SYDNEY BUSH WALKERS INCORPORATED** was founded in 1927. Club meetings are held every Wednesday evening at a pm at Kirribilli Neighbourhood Centre, 16 Fitzroy Street, Kirribilli (near Milsons Point Railway Station). Visitors and prospective members are welcome any Wednesday. | ||
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If you would like to be involved in Conservation issues please phone Bill Holland, Conservation Secretary on 9484 6636 (business and after hours). | If you would like to be involved in Conservation issues please phone Bill Holland, Conservation Secretary on 9484 6636 (business and after hours). | ||
- | ===== Aboriginal Ownership of National Parks in NSW by Vivien Dunne*, from the Bushwalker, Nov. 1997. ===== | + | ===== Aboriginal Ownership of National Parks in NSW ===== |
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+ | by Vivien Dunne*, from the Bushwalker, Nov. 1997. | ||
The National Parks and Wildlife Amendment (Aboriginal Ownership) Act 1996# relating to Aboriginal Ownership of National Parks passed through both houses of the NSW Parliament unopposed in December 1996. For some more conservative members of the community the passing of The Act was seen as cause for concern and greeted with alarm, but for others it was heralded as a significant step in providing for the rights of Australia' | The National Parks and Wildlife Amendment (Aboriginal Ownership) Act 1996# relating to Aboriginal Ownership of National Parks passed through both houses of the NSW Parliament unopposed in December 1996. For some more conservative members of the community the passing of The Act was seen as cause for concern and greeted with alarm, but for others it was heralded as a significant step in providing for the rights of Australia' | ||
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Joint management will be established for parks and reserves listed on Schedule 14 through the appointment of Boards of Management. The Boards will be required to exercise management, care and control in accordance with the provisions of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 and at this stage five parks have been listed for return to Aboriginal ownership. | Joint management will be established for parks and reserves listed on Schedule 14 through the appointment of Boards of Management. The Boards will be required to exercise management, care and control in accordance with the provisions of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 and at this stage five parks have been listed for return to Aboriginal ownership. | ||
- | 1. Mootwingee NP and Historic Site, and Coturaundee Nature Reserve near Broken Hill | + | - Mootwingee NP and Historic Site, and Coturaundee Nature Reserve near Broken Hill |
- | 2. Mungo NP | + | |
- | 3. NSW Jervis Bay NP near Nowra | + | |
- | 4. Mount Yarrowyck Nature Reserve near Armidale | + | |
- | 5. Mount Grenfell Historic Site near Cobar | + | |
The most important points to note in The Amendment are as follows:- National Parks will be approved for Aboriginal ownership subject to a lease-back arrangement between the indigenous owners and the relevant State or Commonwealth authority and will include the payment of rent for the lease of the land. The term of the lease will be for a period of 30 years with allowance made for renewal of the term, periodic review and provision for replacement. | The most important points to note in The Amendment are as follows:- National Parks will be approved for Aboriginal ownership subject to a lease-back arrangement between the indigenous owners and the relevant State or Commonwealth authority and will include the payment of rent for the lease of the land. The term of the lease will be for a period of 30 years with allowance made for renewal of the term, periodic review and provision for replacement. | ||
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Advance Notice of a preliminary survey of birds at Coolana to be held on a weekend in March. The plan is for an initial survey of the avifauna at Coolana as input to a later more complete survey. You will need a note book, pen or pencil and ideally binoculars. Experience is not necessary, we will show you how. Other equipment could include field guides on birds, thermos flask, chair, blind, camera with telephoto lens, umbrella. Watchers in groups of two, will go out to different areas at Coolana in the morning and afternoon to spot the birds. Later the bird lists will be collated, the birds named and their habitat specified. This will be a valuable survey of our property. We do need a few people with bird watching skills and experience to assist. Before the event a Wednesday social night will be devoted to "How to Bird Watch" | Advance Notice of a preliminary survey of birds at Coolana to be held on a weekend in March. The plan is for an initial survey of the avifauna at Coolana as input to a later more complete survey. You will need a note book, pen or pencil and ideally binoculars. Experience is not necessary, we will show you how. Other equipment could include field guides on birds, thermos flask, chair, blind, camera with telephoto lens, umbrella. Watchers in groups of two, will go out to different areas at Coolana in the morning and afternoon to spot the birds. Later the bird lists will be collated, the birds named and their habitat specified. This will be a valuable survey of our property. We do need a few people with bird watching skills and experience to assist. Before the event a Wednesday social night will be devoted to "How to Bird Watch" | ||
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by Tom Wenman | by Tom Wenman | ||
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Back downhill to the canal and the way was clear back to Savigny les Beaune and thence on to Beaune in the morning to catch the TGV, pronounced 'tay jay vay' I'd have you know, back to Paris. Fin. | Back downhill to the canal and the way was clear back to Savigny les Beaune and thence on to Beaune in the morning to catch the TGV, pronounced 'tay jay vay' I'd have you know, back to Paris. Fin. | ||
- | =====SBW | + | =====SBW |
The official **"SBW Song Book" | The official **"SBW Song Book" | ||
- | TICKS: FOES OR FRIENDS? | + | =====Ticks: Foes or Friends?===== |
By Stephen Doggett | By Stephen Doggett | ||
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Anyone who has wandered through the Australian bush, particularly along the coastal fringe of eastern Australia, will have at some time in their life been bitten by ticks. The result is generally a mild itch at the bite site, but occasionally more severe consequences occur, which can be life threatening. Nevertheless, | Anyone who has wandered through the Australian bush, particularly along the coastal fringe of eastern Australia, will have at some time in their life been bitten by ticks. The result is generally a mild itch at the bite site, but occasionally more severe consequences occur, which can be life threatening. Nevertheless, | ||
- | What makes a tick, a tick? (Morphology). Ticks belong to the group of invertebrates known as the Arthropods, which also includes mites, spiders, insects and crustaceans. Australia has approximately 70 species and only a few are known to impact on human health. The most important tick by far, because of its ability to cause a variety of adverse effects, is the Paralysis tick, Ixodes holocyclus. The morphological features that distinguish ticks include, the possession of elongated mouthparts with rows of backward pointing teeth (which helps to anchor the tick in place once attached), and a structure called "Hailer's organ" which is present on both forelegs and has a sensory function for host detection. All ticks are external parasites on terrestrial vertebrates. | + | |
+ | **What makes a tick, a tick? (Morphology).** | ||
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+ | Ticks belong to the group of invertebrates known as the Arthropods, which also includes mites, spiders, insects and crustaceans. Australia has approximately 70 species and only a few are known to impact on human health. The most important tick by far, because of its ability to cause a variety of adverse effects, is the Paralysis tick, //Ixodes holocyclus//. The morphological features that distinguish ticks include, the possession of elongated mouthparts with rows of backward pointing teeth (which helps to anchor the tick in place once attached), and a structure called "Haller's organ" which is present on both forelegs and has a sensory function for host detection. All ticks are external parasites on terrestrial vertebrates. | ||
There are two groups of ticks, " | There are two groups of ticks, " | ||
- | The Life and Times of Ticks (The Life Cycle). | + | |
- | Once on a host, the tick will then search for a site to feed and this may take up to two hours before attaching. On humans, the attachment site is often on the less exposed areas of the body such as among head hairs and the groin area (commonly on the scrotum in men). With kangaroos, a favoured locality for attachment is on the soft eyelids. After a site is chosen, knife edge structures called ichelicerad cut into the flesh and the tick's mouthparts are inserted. To avoid accidental or deliberate removal, the lower surface of the mouthparts has a series of backward, | + | **The Life and Times of Ticks (The Life Cycle).** |
- | The Sydney Bushwalker, January 1998 | + | |
Ticks have four distinct life stages; egg, larva, nymph and adult, which in total takes one to two years to complete, depending on the species. An adult female Hard tick may lay 2-3,000 eggs in one batch, while Soft ticks lay only a few at a time. After hatching, the larvae (0.5-1mm in size) must obtain a protein source, ie. blood, to be able to moult to the next stage of its life. Ticks may actively search for a host; they can detect the carbon dioxide emitted from an animal' | Ticks have four distinct life stages; egg, larva, nymph and adult, which in total takes one to two years to complete, depending on the species. An adult female Hard tick may lay 2-3,000 eggs in one batch, while Soft ticks lay only a few at a time. After hatching, the larvae (0.5-1mm in size) must obtain a protein source, ie. blood, to be able to moult to the next stage of its life. Ticks may actively search for a host; they can detect the carbon dioxide emitted from an animal' | ||
- | For Hard ticks, the larvae will take blood from the host for several days and progressively swell up like a balloon, increasing maybe 100 fold in body weight. After engorgement, | + | |
- | A Happy and Prosperous New Year to all. | + | Once on a host, the tick will then search for a site to feed and this may take up to two hours before attaching. On humans, the attachment site is often on the less exposed areas of the body such as among head hairs and the groin area (commonly on the scrotum in men). With kangaroos, a favoured locality for attachment is on the soft eyelids. After a site is chosen, knife edge structures called ' |
- | The Sydney Bushwalker, January 1998- page 7 | + | |
- | children are, most susceptible. The main species responsible is the Paralysis Tick, while Ixodes hirsti from southwest Western Australia and Ixodes cornuatus from Tasmania have also been implicated but to a much lesser extent than Ixodes holoryclus. Signs of tick - envenomation include rOuced co-ordination, | + | For Hard ticks, the larvae will take blood from the host for several days and progressively swell up like a balloon, increasing maybe 100 fold in body weight. After engorgement, |
- | eggs.-and die. Adult male Hard ticks rarely feed froM arl animal, although will occasionally suck the blood (haemolymph) of a female tick, while she is attached to a host. | + | |
- | Soft ticks do not continually stay attached to the host during each life stage. Instead they occur in areas' | + | Soft ticks do not continually stay attached to the host during each life stage. Instead they occur in areas where animals rest, such as in bird nests and mammal |
- | For the bushwalker' | + | |
- | There are two unwanted side, effects that may occur as a tick feeds. Firstly, the anticoagulant that is pumped into the host, is often toxic, sometimes fatally so. Secondly, the tick may acquire _ a pathogen (a disease causing organism). When the tick feeds in later stages of its life, this pathogen can then be transmitted to other animals, including humans. | + | For the bushwalker' |
- | Scratch my Back and I'll Scratch Yours! (Allergic Reactions). | + | |
- | Allergic reactions in humans differ considerably between individuals. They can be in the form of a mild local 'skin reaction, to rashes accompanied by swelling with severe itching, to anaphylactic shock in hypersensitive individuals, | + | There are two unwanted side effects that may occur as a tick feeds. Firstly, the anticoagulant that is pumped into the host, is often toxic, sometimes fatally so. Secondly, the tick may acquire _ a pathogen (a disease causing organism). When the tick feeds in later stages of its life, this pathogen can then be transmitted to other animals, including humans. |
- | Feeling Numb? Could it be Paralysis? | + | |
- | The saliva from certain species of tick contains a toxin that can cause a fatal paralysis and | + | **Scratch my Back and I'll Scratch Yours! (Allergic Reactions).** |
- | Disease Spotting! | + | |
- | In Australia, the Spotted Fevers are the main diseases transmitted by ticks to humans. There are two types, Queensland Tick Typhus and Flinders Island Spotted Fever, although they are uncommon with less than 50 cases per year in New South Wales. These afflictions are caused by rickettsia, a group of primitive bacterial-like. organisms. The signs of tick typhus include multiple rashes, headaches, fever, flu-like symptoms and lymph node tenderness. Tick typhus is treated with antibiotics, | + | Allergic reactions in humans differ considerably between individuals. They can be in the form of a mild local skin reaction, to rashes accompanied by swelling with severe itching, to anaphylactic shock in hypersensitive individuals, |
- | The other tick transmitted syndrome that has been the subject of much debate in Australia is that of Lyme disease. Lyme disease is named after the district of Lyme in the United States where the disease was first recognised. It has become the second most important emerging disease in the United States behind AIDS, with | + | |
- | The Sydney Bush Walkers, founded 1927. | + | **Feeling Numb? Could it be Paralysis?** |
- | Page 8 The Sydney Bushwalker, January 1998 | + | |
- | around 10,000 new cases - annually. The symptoms of Lyme disease are varied, and can be easily confused with other syndromes. If left untreated, the long-terms effects of Lyme disease can be extremely debilitating. Fortunately, | + | The saliva from certain species of tick contains a toxin that can cause a fatal paralysis and children are, most susceptible. The main species responsible is the Paralysis Tick, while //Ixodes hirsti// from southwest Western Australia and //Ixodes cornuatus// from Tasmania have also been implicated but to a much lesser extent than //Ixodes holoryclus// |
- | tick species into Australia (as seen by a recent record of Dermacentor variabilis from the United States), is real and a high degree of vigilance must be maintained. | + | |
- | Beat the bite! (Prevention). | + | **Disease Spotting!** |
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+ | In Australia, the Spotted Fevers are the main diseases transmitted by ticks to humans. There are two types, Queensland Tick Typhus and Flinders Island Spotted Fever, although they are uncommon with less than 50 cases per year in New South Wales. These afflictions are caused by rickettsia, a group of primitive bacterial-like. organisms. The signs of tick typhus include multiple rashes, headaches, fever, flu-like symptoms and lymph node tenderness. Tick typhus is treated with antibiotics, | ||
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+ | The other tick transmitted syndrome that has been the subject of much debate in Australia is that of Lyme disease. Lyme disease is named after the district of Lyme in the United States where the disease was first recognised. It has become the second most important emerging disease in the United States behind AIDS, with around 10,000 new cases annually. The symptoms of Lyme disease are varied, and can be easily confused with other syndromes. If left untreated, the long-terms effects of Lyme disease can be extremely debilitating. Fortunately, | ||
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+ | **Feel like something Exotic? - Diseases beyond the ocean.** | ||
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+ | Overseas, there is a huge range of tick borne diseases including those caused by various viral, bacterial, rickettsial and protozoan pathogens. Some of these diseases, such as Colorado Tick Fever in the United States, produce mild flu like symptoms which often go undiagnosed. Others like Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in the United States and Tick Borne Encephalitis throughout Europe, have high fatality rates (up to 30%) in untreated patients. Additionally, | ||
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+ | **Beat the bite! (Prevention).** | ||
A variety of methods exist to reduce the possibility of tick bite and prevention is best achieved via some form of personal protection. People who bushwalk in tick infested areas need to use insect repellents, particularly those containing the chemical DEET, and these should be applied regularly to clothing. Once a tick is embedded into the skin, the preferable method for removal is to place a small amount of an insect repellent onto the tick, which kills the tick, and it can later be removed with the aid of a fine tipped pair of forceps. Other methods such as using nail polish remover, kerosene, vaseline or turps can cause the disgorgement of the gut contents into the host. For an animal in late stage paralysis, this may be fatal. If there are any ill effects after removing a tick, then a medical practitioner should be consulted. | A variety of methods exist to reduce the possibility of tick bite and prevention is best achieved via some form of personal protection. People who bushwalk in tick infested areas need to use insect repellents, particularly those containing the chemical DEET, and these should be applied regularly to clothing. Once a tick is embedded into the skin, the preferable method for removal is to place a small amount of an insect repellent onto the tick, which kills the tick, and it can later be removed with the aid of a fine tipped pair of forceps. Other methods such as using nail polish remover, kerosene, vaseline or turps can cause the disgorgement of the gut contents into the host. For an animal in late stage paralysis, this may be fatal. If there are any ill effects after removing a tick, then a medical practitioner should be consulted. | ||
- | Ticks our Friends? | + | |
- | In reality, ticks generally are more of a nuisance and tend to be only an occasional threat to our health, particularly if compared with other dangers which confront the bushwalker. Diseases from mosquitoes (especially Ross River disease) are far more common (by several hundred fold) and accidents while walking represents a much greater risk than any tick- borne disease. Of course, the Australian bush is the residence of the tick and it is we who intrude into their home, rather than vice-a-versa. We often forget that the Paralysis tick is a native animal and has every right to live and survive in its own natural habitat, as does something which we consider furry and cute. | + | **Ticks our Friends?** |
- | Feel like something Exotic? - Diseases beyond the ocean. | + | |
- | Overseas, there is a huge range of tick borne diseases including those caused by various viral, bacterial, rickettsial and protozoan pathogens. Some of these diseases, such as Colorado Tick Fever in the United States, produce mild flu like symptoms which often go undiagnosed. Others like Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in the United States and Tick Borne Encephalitis throughout Europe, have high fatality rates (up to 30%) in untreated patients. Additionally, | + | In reality, ticks generally are more of a nuisance and tend to be only an occasional threat to our health, particularly if compared with other dangers which confront the bushwalker. Diseases from mosquitoes (especially Ross River disease) are far more common (by several hundred fold) and accidents while walking represents a much greater risk than any tick-borne disease. Of course, the Australian bush is the residence of the tick and it is we who intrude into their home, rather than vice-a-versa. We often forget that the Paralysis tick is a native animal and has every right to live and survive in its own natural habitat, as does something which we consider furry and cute. |
- | establishment of these diseases, and also foreign | + | |
- | A Happy and Prosperous New Year to all. | + | As ticks require animals as source for blood, the presence of ticks in an area suggests a healthy environment, |
- | At Eastvvood Camping Centre | + | |
- | WE'LL GET YOU COVERED | + | **Further Reading** |
- | eastwood | + | |
- | ccarrptpvg | + | Pearn J. (1977). |
- | (02) 9858 3833 | + | |
- | Packs, Tents, Sleeping- bags, Abseiling gear & Ropes, Boots Clothing and everthing else you'll need to replace your prehistoric gear. | + | Russell |
- | Give us a call now | + | |
- | 3 Trelawney Street (PO Box 131) Eastwood. N.S.W. 2122 | + | **Web Sites** |
- | Page 10 The Sydney Bushwalker, January 1998 | + | |
- | As ticks require animals as source for blood, the | + | < |
- | presence of ticks in an area suggests a healthy | + | |
- | environment, | + | < |
- | marsupials. But, with urban development, | + | |
- | fragmentation, | + | < |
- | many other forms of human activity which | + | |
- | degrade native bushland, maybe it is the tick | + | **//About the author//**: Stephen Doggett is with the Department of Medical Entomology, University of Sydney & ICPMR, Westmead Hospital, Westmead NSW 2145. In November 1997 Stephen gave a talk about Ticks and other little things that bite to the SBW at the Kirribilli clubrooms. Stephen also can be reached via the Internet on E-mail < |
- | the greater threat and not us | + | |
- | that is under humans. | + | =====Social Night: 28 Jan. 1998===== |
- | FURTHER READING | + | |
- | PEARN J. (1977). The Clinical Features of Tick Bite. Medical Journal of Australia. 2: 313-6. | + | |
- | RUSSELL | + | |
- | 112: 375-384. | + | |
- | WEB SITES < | + | |
- | < | + | |
- | About the author: Stephen Doggett is with the Department of Medical Entomology, University of Sydney & ICPMR, Westmead Hospital, Westmead NSW 2145. In November 1997 Stephen gave a talk about Ticks and other little things that bite to the SBW at the Kirribilli clubrooms. Stephen also can be reached via the Internet on E-mail < | + | |
- | SOCIAL NIGHT: 28 JAN. 1998 | + | |
At the clubroom: Alan Norman, senior NP&WS ranger based at Ulladulla south of Nowra will talk on wilderness and national parks management from the ranger' | At the clubroom: Alan Norman, senior NP&WS ranger based at Ulladulla south of Nowra will talk on wilderness and national parks management from the ranger' | ||
- | SOCIAL NIGHT: 18 FEB. 1998 | + | |
- | Three round trips made by car in 1997 in Ireland, the south of England and New England, USA will feature in a slide presentation by Elwyn Mortis. | + | =====Social Night: 18 Feb. 1998===== |
- | 4000 BC to 1500 AD, some English villages, and a couple of Arnerican | + | |
+ | Three round trips made by car in 1997 in Ireland, the south of England and New England, USA will feature in a slide presentation by Elwyn Morris | ||
For those who would like to know how to cut travel costs to about $A50 per person per day for everything including airfares, Elwyn is giving a U3A course on Budget Travel in the First World at McMahons Point Community Centre from 2PM to 4PM every second Tuesday, starting on 17 February. | For those who would like to know how to cut travel costs to about $A50 per person per day for everything including airfares, Elwyn is giving a U3A course on Budget Travel in the First World at McMahons Point Community Centre from 2PM to 4PM every second Tuesday, starting on 17 February. | ||
- | CLUB COOLANA | + | |
- | of opportunity to assist with the Coolana maintenance in the January - February period. The Coolana dates are 17118 Jan., 31Jan/1 Feb., 14115 Feb. and 28 Feb./1 Mar. Gardening tools are still need at Coolana and the management and staff of Club Coolana would be happy with your cast offs. Some rakes, spades, shovels, clippers, secateurs, wheel barrow, lawn mower, whipper-snipper, | + | =====Club Coolana===== |
- | NAME, ADDRESS | + | |
- | name, address or phone numbers should be sent to Membership Secretary: Barry Wallace. Don't delay details must be in by the end of January | + | There is still plenty of opportunity to assist with the Coolana maintenance in the January - February period. The Coolana dates are 17/18 Jan., 31 Jan/1 Feb., 14/15 Feb. and 28 Feb./1 Mar. Gardening tools are still needed |
- | 1998. | + | |
- | Looking Back - From Seven to | + | =====Name, Address |
- | Seventy Years. by Frank Rigby. At the | + | |
- | age of seventy years Frank Rigby has looked back on his life and written a series of personal anecdotes. Frank' | + | //Changes to name, address or phone numbers should be sent to Membership Secretary: Barry Wallace. Don't delay details must be in by the end of January |
- | A Happy and Prosperous New Year to all. | + | 1998.// |
- | The Sydney Bushwalker, January 1998 page 11 | + | |
- | NPWS draft NATURE, TOURISM | + | =====Looking Back - From Seven to Seventy Years===== |
+ | by Frank Rigby. | ||
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+ | At the age of seventy years Frank Rigby has looked back on his life and written a series of personal anecdotes. Frank' | ||
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+ | =====NPWS draft Nature, Tourism | ||
by Keith Muir. | by Keith Muir. | ||
- | introduction | + | |
+ | **Introduction** | ||
The NPWS Draft Nature Tourism and Recreation Strategy is a program for major change to national park management designed to benefit the tourism industry and make parks pay their way. | The NPWS Draft Nature Tourism and Recreation Strategy is a program for major change to national park management designed to benefit the tourism industry and make parks pay their way. | ||
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Rather than managing NSW protected areas primarily for nature conservation, | Rather than managing NSW protected areas primarily for nature conservation, | ||
- | * page numbers in the Draft Strategy | + | * //page numbers in the Draft Strategy// |
- | Restructuring parks for profit | + | |
- | National parks are seen as having the potential to greatly increase tourist spending in NSW. There are currently 22 million visitors to NSW parks each year but this is predicted to rise to 32. million by 2005 under the Strategy (p20). In seeking increased revenue, the NPWS will sell their " | + | **Restructuring parks for profit** |
- | protected area or where existing planning processes have proposed the need for accommodation." | + | |
+ | National parks are seen as having the potential to greatly increase tourist spending in NSW. There are currently 22 million visitors to NSW parks each year but this is predicted to rise to 32 million by 2005 under the Strategy (p20). In seeking increased revenue, the NPWS will sell their " | ||
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+ | Stage One of the plan is timed to be " | ||
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+ | **Development within national parks** | ||
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+ | The NPWS policy of "no new accommodation structures within protected areas" (p69) will be swept aside by: " | ||
+ | protected area or //where existing planning processes have proposed the need for accommodation//." (emphasis added) (p69). If adopted, this means that built accommodation will be provided where it is considered commercially viable (park privatisation). In the Warrumbungles National Park, for example, cabin developments have been proposed (p104). | ||
Existing structures in national parks will also be utilised for accommodation and other purposes to support tourism (p54). | Existing structures in national parks will also be utilised for accommodation and other purposes to support tourism (p54). | ||
- | More commercial tourism and high impact recreation | + | |
- | The NPWS licences 162 commercial tour operators in protected areas but this is only a fraction of the actual number and does not include coach tours (p32). Under the draft Strategy, commercial tour businesses will be helped by a system that will "lead to further licensed commercial tour opportunities within protected areas" (p9). This help will include advertising commercial tour opportunities, | + | **More commercial tourism and high impact recreation** |
- | is Toyota) and developing " | + | |
+ | The NPWS licences 162 commercial tour operators in protected areas but this is only a fraction of the actual number and does not include coach tours (p32). Under the draft Strategy, commercial tour businesses will be helped by a system that will "lead to further licensed commercial tour opportunities within protected areas" (p9). This help will include advertising commercial tour opportunities, | ||
partnerships" | partnerships" | ||
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The NPWS will broaden the range of experiences in national parks for all visitors including the mass tourism markets and " | The NPWS will broaden the range of experiences in national parks for all visitors including the mass tourism markets and " | ||
- | Stage One of the plan is timed to be " | + | |
- | Development within national parks | + | **Restructuring park finances** |
- | The NPWS policy of "no new accommodation structures within protected areas" (p69) will be swept aside by: " | + | |
- | The Sydney Bush Walkers, founded 1927. | + | The implementation of the Strategy' |
- | Restructuring park finances | + | |
- | The implementation of the Strategy' | + | Internal NPWS funds will be realigned to reinvest in " |
- | Page 12 The Sydney Bushwalker, January 1998 | + | |
- | environments of decreasing funding" | + | **NPWS staff as tourist managers** |
- | Internal NPWS funds, will be realigned to reinvest in " | + | |
- | NPWS staff as tourist managers | + | |
Staff will be recruited with business, financial and management skills and existing senior management will be trained in " | Staff will be recruited with business, financial and management skills and existing senior management will be trained in " | ||
marketing..." | marketing..." | ||
- | Competing with other States | + | |
- | Despite the already high visitor numbers relative to the rest of Australia, NSW is claimed to be lagging behind other States who " | + | **Competing with other States** |
- | Queensland (Hinchinbrook resort) and | + | |
+ | Despite the already high visitor numbers relative to the rest of Australia, NSW is claimed to be lagging behind other States who " | ||
Tasmania (Tarkine road). | Tasmania (Tarkine road). | ||
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In NSW, visitor desires, determined by stakeholder surveys etc., will be big influences on how parks are managed (a demand driven ideology). " | In NSW, visitor desires, determined by stakeholder surveys etc., will be big influences on how parks are managed (a demand driven ideology). " | ||
- | Parks targeted for development | + | |
- | Parks in 15 regions will become prime tourist destinations through increased marketing and the identification, | + | **Parks targeted for development** |
- | of visitor facilities and commercial opportunities. These 15 regions are labelled in the Strategy as "key regional destinations proposed to be improved to " | + | |
- | Parks in "key destination" | + | Parks in 15 regions will become prime tourist destinations through increased marketing and the identification, |
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+ | Parks in "key destination" | ||
Other parks, such as Barrington Tops and Myall Lakes will be marketed on a regional level for the domestic tourism market. (p58) | Other parks, such as Barrington Tops and Myall Lakes will be marketed on a regional level for the domestic tourism market. (p58) | ||
- | Relationship to the NPWS Draft Access Strategy | + | |
+ | **Relationship to the NPWS Draft Access Strategy** | ||
The Draft Tourism Strategy is a far more detailed and unambiguous program for change compared to its companion, the draft Access Strategy. This earlier policy document, which created expectations for more vehicular and other high impact access to national parks, will be rolled into this strategy (p13). Input to the Access Strategy will also be used for developing the final Nature Tourism and Recreation Strategy (p13). | The Draft Tourism Strategy is a far more detailed and unambiguous program for change compared to its companion, the draft Access Strategy. This earlier policy document, which created expectations for more vehicular and other high impact access to national parks, will be rolled into this strategy (p13). Input to the Access Strategy will also be used for developing the final Nature Tourism and Recreation Strategy (p13). | ||
- | " | + | |
- | management | + | **" |
- | Greatly increased input from "key stakeholders" | + | |
- | A Happy and Prosperous New Year to all. | + | Greatly increased input from "key stakeholders" |
- | The Sydney Bushwalker, January 1998 page 13 I | + | |
- | interested in high'impact use and profit rather | + | **Categorising parks for recreational State.** |
- | than nature conservation. | + | |
- | Categorising parks for recreational State. | + | NSW parks will be categorised using a " |
- | opportunities habitat and the ensuing extinction of species. | + | |
- | and Victoria (p43). | + | |
The ROS has the potential of allowing parks to move up the scale to a category allowing more development. | The ROS has the potential of allowing parks to move up the scale to a category allowing more development. | ||
- | Existing park access and facilities adequate There are currently 2136km of public access roads, 13341an of walking tracks, 158 camping grounds, 400 picnic areas, 115 lookouts and, 57 visitor centres in NSW national parks. (p20). | + | |
- | , A further | + | **Existing park access and facilities adequate** |
+ | |||
+ | There are currently 2136km of public access roads, 13341an of walking tracks, 158 camping grounds, 400 picnic areas, 115 lookouts and, 57 visitor centres in NSW national parks. (p20). | ||
+ | |||
+ | A further | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Environment** | ||
+ | |||
+ | NSW National Parks make up about 5% of the State. There is a world-wide trend in loss of habitat and the ensuing extinction of species. Globally Australia is one of only 12 mega-diverse countries that account for 75% of the world' | ||
The Strategy states that " | The Strategy states that " | ||
- | This document dated December 1997 was prepared by Keith Muir of the Total Environment Centre. For more information contact Keith on (02) 9241 2702, or SBW Conservation Secretary Bill Holland on (02) 9484 6636. | + | |
- | Trek the light %Meath! | + | //This document dated December 1997 was prepared by Keith Muir of the Total Environment Centre. For more information contact Keith on (02) 9241 2702, or SBW Conservation Secretary Bill Holland on (02) 9484 6636.// |
- | For the first time ever, we are offering special light-pack trips. We provide lightweight equipment plus all meals. You bring yourself, your clothes, a good pair of walking shoes and we'll show you places that you could not have seen before without carrying a full pack. | + | |
- | 8 kg or less. We even offer trips where you need no more than a day pack. | + | =====Footnotes===== |
- | We offer only three dry season light-pack trips in Kakadu, two in the Kimberley and two elsewhere in the Top End. Don't miss out. Ask for our new brochure. | + | **by Patrick James** |
- | Willis' | + | |
- | 12 Carrington St ' | + | What a Christmas party. Perfect weather, few if any mozzies. A turn-up of about 120 to 130 members; a huge crowd by SBW standards, some 25% of the membership. A wide and satisfying selection of food representing the wide and varied culinary imagination of bushwalkers.. The food was complimented by two types of wine (red and white), orange juice and beer. Plenty of people to talk to and possibly to talk about. A happy-way to end off a busy anniversary year. There was some confusion about the starting time. Oops, sorry about that. |
- | Page 14 The Sydney Bush-walker, | + | |
- | FOOTNOTES | + | The recent bushfires in the Kangaroo Valley did not affected Coolana as George Gray reported last month and others have confirmed. Coolana still needs maintenance; |
- | The recent bushfires in the Kangaroo Valley did not affected Coolana as George Gray reported last month and others have confirmed. Coolana still need maintenance; | + | |
With hot summer nights and hotter summer days heat exhaustion, dehydration and bushfires are top of the worry list. See next column. | With hot summer nights and hotter summer days heat exhaustion, dehydration and bushfires are top of the worry list. See next column. | ||
- | EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST | ||
- | May/June 1998: Advance planning has started for a three week SBW walk in the Isdell River area, Kimberley WA. This is one of the most beautiful walking areas in Australia. This walk will be custom designed by Willis' | ||
- | $1,800. ex Kununarra., Interested? Contact Frances Holland , on 9484 '. 636 (business and after hours). | ||
- | Walking in N.S.W. National Parks | ||
- | A quite walk in a National Park may well becqme a thing of the Past like silent movies and 12 inch LP records and the many other casualties of modern living. A walk may entail dodging 4WD vehicles enjoying the quiet solitude of the Australian bush or slaloming around horse shit left as a cultural reminded of equality of access to all. A quite walk may also entail having a copy.. of your $zillion dollar public liability insurance with you at all times. At the December general meeting a motion was passed: | ||
- | that it is SBW pOlicy that all activities comply with NP&W,S directions in regard to the closure of National Parks. If the park is open it's fine, if the park is closed we CANNOT walk in it. No, insurance-policy will cover illegal acts. | ||
- | A Happy and ProspeExtracts from the SBW First Aid Notes. | ||
- | HYPERTHERMIA (HEAT EXHAUSTION) (too hot). Included here are severe sunburn, heat exhaustion and heat stroke. For sunburn see burns below. Heat stress is an elevated body temperature and occurs when the body can no longer control its temperature by sweating.. It can occur on bushwalks when the temperature is high, the humidity is high, wearing too much clothing, strenuous walking such as climbing. Heat stroke is extreme heat exhaustion. | ||
- | Signs & Symptoms Headache, dizziness, feeling hot, exhausted but restless, muscular cramps, fast and shallow breathing, skin pale and clammy, pulse rapid and weak. | ||
- | Treatment Remove casualty to a cool or cooler place in the shade. remove as much clothing as possible, however there is no need to strip naked! Sponge down with cool water. Give plenty to drink; many small amounts in place of a few large amounts. Seek medical attention. | ||
- | DEHYDRATION This can occur under strenuous exercise in hot weather or as the result of vomiting or diarrhoea. If you are experiencing cramps or headache you are probably dehydrated and may need to drink a litre or two of water to "catch up". The body can lose two litres of water in the first hour of strenuous activity and one litre per hour. subsequently. It is very difficult to drink enough to make up for this rate of liquid loss. It is important to realise that not feeling thirsty- is not always a good indication of your body's need for water. Somebody who needs to drink a litre of water may feel their thirst is satisfied after a few sips. Encourage a suspected dehydration patient to drink copiously. Treat by re-hydration with water or weak tea, and refrain from excessive quantities of tea, coffee, soft drink, beer, etc. as these are diuretic, i e. they cause the body to excrete water. For vomiting and diarrhoea do not give solid food until the casualty has stabilised, that is within 12 hours (or overnight) being able to retain liquids. If not stable continue re-hydration and consider giving simple, easily digested foods, seek medical assistance. Mild dehydration is usually experienced on mOst summer walks. The sign is that one's urine appears to be more concentrated. Drink plenty of water. | ||
- | rous New Year to all. | ||
+ | =====Expressions of Interest===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | May/June 1998: Advance planning has started for a three week SBW walk in the Isdell River area, Kimberley WA. This is one of the most beautiful walking areas in Australia. This walk will be custom designed by Willis' | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Walking in N.S.W. National Parks** | ||
+ | |||
+ | A quiet walk in a National Park may well become a thing of the past like silent movies and 12 inch LP records and the many other casualties of modern living. A walk may entail dodging 4WD vehicles enjoying the quiet solitude of the Australian bush or slaloming around horse shit left as a cultural reminded of equality of access to all. A quiet walk may also entail having a copy of your $zillion dollar public liability insurance with you at all times. At the December general meeting a motion was passed: | ||
+ | |||
+ | //That it is SBW policy that all activities comply with NP&W,S directions in regard to the closure of National Parks.// | ||
+ | |||
+ | If the park is open it's fine, if the park is closed we **CANNOT** walk in it. No, insurance policy will cover illegal acts. | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Extracts from the SBW First Aid Notes.===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Hyperthermia (Heat Exhaustion) (too hot).** | ||
+ | |||
+ | Included here are severe sunburn, heat exhaustion and heat stroke. For sunburn see burns below. Heat stress is an elevated body temperature and occurs when the body can no longer control its temperature by sweating. It can occur on bushwalks when the temperature is high, the humidity is high, wearing too much clothing, strenuous walking such as climbing. Heat stroke is extreme heat exhaustion. | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Signs & Symptoms** Headache, dizziness, feeling hot, exhausted but restless, muscular cramps, fast and shallow breathing, skin pale and clammy, pulse rapid and weak. | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Treatment** Remove casualty to a cool or cooler place in the shade. remove as much clothing as possible, however there is no need to strip naked! Sponge down with cool water. Give plenty to drink; many small amounts in place of a few large amounts. Seek medical attention. | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Dehydration** | ||
+ | |||
+ | This can occur under strenuous exercise in hot weather or as the result of vomiting or diarrhoea. If you are experiencing cramps or headache you are probably dehydrated and may need to drink a litre or two of water to "catch up". The body can lose two litres of water in the first hour of strenuous activity and one litre per hour subsequently. It is very difficult to drink enough to make up for this rate of liquid loss. It is important to realise that not feeling thirsty is not always a good indication of your body's need for water. Somebody who needs to drink a litre of water may feel their thirst is satisfied after a few sips. Encourage a suspected dehydration patient to drink copiously. Treat by re-hydration with water or weak tea, and refrain from excessive quantities of tea, coffee, soft drink, beer, etc. as these are diuretic, i.e. they cause the body to excrete water. For vomiting and diarrhoea do not give solid food until the casualty has stabilised, that is within 12 hours (or overnight) being able to retain liquids. If not stable continue re-hydration and consider giving simple, easily digested foods, seek medical assistance. Mild dehydration is usually experienced on most summer walks. The sign is that one's urine appears to be more concentrated. Drink plenty of water. |
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