Review of WA's <span class="highlight">Caravan</span> and Camping laws

Hi, just hope they don't go the way of Queensland National Parks and have computer only booking for those nice new NP sites.........

The 'bits' that caught my eye are below and my comments in brackets;

The proposed changes include:

giving users a greater choice and more affordable holiday options (we don't all want to be herded into CPs - allow some flexibility for those who don't want to CP)
providing simpler and flexible laws to meet the needs of the locality and to allow tourism to evolve and flourish. (get a healthy mix of free camping/low cost camping options for people the review should not be about enshrining CPs)

The consultation paper comes as the State Government implements its $21.05million Parks for People initiative, which will provide more high-quality, low-cost holiday options for WA families and tourists. Under the initiative at least 450 new campsites will be created in 16 national parks. (with some longer stay options in some localities)

“What I want to see is WA established as a top destination for caravanning and camping, attracting not only locals but people from all over the world,” Acting Tourism Minister John Day said. (key word missing - affordable and hopefully that is just government speak)

They say "giving users a greater choice and more affordable holiday options". Nothing is more affordable than bush camping so greater choice should mean more bush camping locations. I bet what WA ends up with is less choice and a greater cost.

WA could end up like TASSIE.

Link to have your say Consultation

Motherhen

Hi all, yes it was only a matter of time. thanks to the alert membership for advising on this. Usually regulation of anything brings costs, restrictions as a result of 'progress'.
send in your opinions all! I for one have seen many traditional free 4wd and camp/fish areas become restricted or close over last 30 yrs in WA: Tims thicket, White Hills, two rocks, Lancelin-wedge , and a fair bit of Darling scarp .(mundaring-hills areas) almost all NP's . also the rule about camping 20 k from a CP and so on. there are of course reasons for all of this.
MG.