Ningaloo Station Under Threat ......

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Member - Laurie K (WA)

I can't see where this has been posted previously. Ron Moon has posted the following on his facebook page on behalf of the owners of Ningaloo Station.

Once again Ningaloo Station is under threat from a government takeover .... 'for conservation purposes' or so says the WA Dept of P&W .... so that a 500 bed resort can be built at Winderbandi Point, (pictured) amongst other development structures. Check out the FB page https://www.facebook.com/ningaloostation?fref=ts ......
or continue reading below and email a minister or the WA premier your opposition to this. Lets save this stretch of coast for all Australians, not those ones well heeled enough to stay at another bloody fancy resort.

You may have read in the West Australian paper [dated Saturday March 7 and Monday March 9 ] the Liberal/National government has had unrelenting pressure applied to them from the Department of Parks and Wildlife, formally Conservation and Land Management [CALM], formally Department of Environment and Conservation [DEC] to completely take over Ningaloo station and all of the "Wilderness camping" areas, all in the name of "Conservation". Minister Redman has said the Ningaloo coast regional strategy Carnarvon to Exmouth will be implemented and 100 bed Eco Lodges will be let to the highest bidder for Winderabandi Point, a 500 bed tourist node including accommodation, eco lodges, caravan parks food,grocery and fuel out lets at Ningaloo homestead, four camping sites with commercial eco camp style accommodation all situated on the firm flats at both North and South Lefroy bays and Janes bay will become day use only.
In essence DPaW has again raised its ugly head and is relentlessly pushing government to resume ALL OF NINGALOO STATION for development to the highest bidder. Shops, fuel out lets, Eco tents and closed areas with draconian conditions/and limitations will be applied to Ningaloo station unless the tide can be changed.
We ask if each and every individual person you know who has an affiliation or love of "Wilderness camping" on the Ningaloo coast email and ring the following to express their disapproval of the Department of Parks and Wildlife [DPaW] wanting the Ningaloo coast for development. You the campers and the pastoral station confronted DPaW attempting to take control of camping on Ningaloo station, we won that fight. We took on DPaW when they wanted to include all of Ningaloo station as World Heritage and won that fight and we now ask again for each and every person to put pen to paper and let the politician's know your thoughts and to keep DPaW out of Ningaloo station
Please email this letter to all and sundry and c/c me a copy of your emails.
If I can be of any assistance please email
Hon Colin Barnett, Premier of Western Australia
Electoral office
93831505
cottesloe@mp.wa.gov.au
Ministerial office:
65525000
wa-government@dpc.wa.gov.au
Minister for Lands, Terry Redman
Ministerial office
65526700
minister.redman@dpc.wa.gov.au
Electoral office:
terry.redman@mp.wa.gov.au
98481371 or 1800644811
Brendon Grylls MP [He is on our side]
1800199347 or 91444113
brendon.grylls@mp.wa.gov.au
Kind regards,
Phillip.
Ningaloo station
"Ningaloo Station Under Threat ...... Once again Ningaloo Station is under threat from a government takeover .... 'for conservation purposes' or so says the WA Dept of P&W .... so that a 500 bed resort can be built at Winderbandi Point, (pictured) amongst other development structures. Check out the FB page https://www.facebook.com/ningaloostation?fref=ts ...... or continue reading below and email a minister or the WA premier your opposition to this. Lets save this stretch of coast for all Australians, not those ones well heeled enough to stay at another bloody fancy resort. You may have read in the West Australian paper [dated Saturday March 7 and Monday March 9 ] the Liberal/National government has had unrelenting pressure applied to them from the Department of Parks and Wildlife, formally Conservation and Land Management [CALM], formally Department of Environment and Conservation [DEC] to completely take over Ningaloo station and all of the "Wilderness camping" areas, all in the name of "Conservation". Minister Redman has said the Ningaloo coast regional strategy Carnarvon to Exmouth will be implemented and 100 bed Eco Lodges will be let to the highest bidder for Winderabandi Point, a 500 bed tourist node including accommodation, eco lodges, caravan parks food,grocery and fuel out lets at Ningaloo homestead, four camping sites with commercial eco camp style accommodation all situated on the firm flats at both North and South Lefroy bays and Janes bay will become day use only. In essence DPaW has again raised its ugly head and is relentlessly pushing government to resume ALL OF NINGALOO STATION for development to the highest bidder. Shops, fuel out lets, Eco tents and closed areas with draconian conditions/and limitations will be applied to Ningaloo station unless the tide can be changed. We ask if each and every individual person you know who has an affiliation or love of "Wilderness camping" on the Ningaloo coast email and ring the following to express their disapproval of the Department of Parks and Wildlife [DPaW] wanting the Ningaloo coast for development. You the campers and the pastoral station confronted DPaW attempting to take control of camping on Ningaloo station, we won that fight. We took on DPaW when they wanted to include all of Ningaloo station as World Heritage and won that fight and we now ask again for each and every person to put pen to paper and let the politician's know your thoughts and to keep DPaW out of Ningaloo station Please email this letter to all and sundry and c/c me a copy of your emails. If I can be of any assistance please email Hon Colin Barnett, Premier of Western Australia Electoral office 93831505 cottesloe@mp.wa.gov.au Ministerial office: 65525000 wa-government@dpc.wa.gov.au Minister for Lands, Terry Redman Ministerial office 65526700 minister.redman@dpc.wa.gov.au Electoral office: terry.redman@mp.wa.gov.au 98481371 or 1800644811 Brendon Grylls MP [He is on our side] 1800199347 or 91444113 brendon.grylls@mp.wa.gov.au Kind regards, Phillip. Ningaloo station"
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John Harrison The "Department" is not a being, ergo, "It" is not capable of making a decision!
It is people within "The Department" who are orchestrating this.
NAME THEM and let them justify their position.
WHO ELSE is behind this and
WHO ELSE stands to profit?
As always....FOLLOW THE MONEY!!!
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Ron & Viv Moon's Remote Australia Write an email to one of the ministers listed please John.
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John Harrison Will do, but that doesn't change what I said. The "Department" is an inanimate object that exists only on paper.
WHO is running this?
Name & Shame.
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Reply By: Denking - Friday, Mar 27, 2015 at 06:10

Friday, Mar 27, 2015 at 06:10

With Ningaloo Station under threat it is inevitable pristine areas such as this should become property of the WA Taxpayers. No private entity such as pastoralists should own or control these spots. After all their tenancy which is is only a pastoral lease should not allow them to control access to camping areas such as Ningaloo and Woorer. Public access should be guaranteed at all times and not restricted to a privelidged few . The Lefroy's should be asked why they allegedly kept people from their lease property and access to the Bay of Rest on Exmouth gulf. Pastoralists of the past like all people today must move with the times and let everyone share in Natures beauties as they have had their years of running stinking sheep all over pristine camping lands on the pretence they own the land .They in fact only have pastoral rites to this land and let them invest millions and supply facilities if they wish to be in the tourist game. After all they start with an advantage having protected interests and have had for years. but only to the high water mark on ocean frontage. Lets hope the termination of pastoral leases when they come due this year sort out these would be lords of the manor who believe they have more rights than anyone else .
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Follow Up By: Member - Stuart P (WA) - Friday, Mar 27, 2015 at 09:12

Friday, Mar 27, 2015 at 09:12

having worked on stations that have a tourist attraction on them ,I can see why the Lefroy family have closed their doors to some , damage to the station tracks and the maintenance of them is the lease holders responsibility, mustering does not go well with interfering tourists, those that think you can camp anywhere there is water , regardless that it is only 20m from their camp and stock cant get water . then there are those who take their animals and it is quite ok for them to chase the stock for fun,. the infrastructure is owned and maintained by the leaseholder , and the stinking sheep have probably clothed your family at some time and you probably walk on the very same wool in your home on the carpet.the same people who will complain about access are those who will try and drive all the tracks when it is wet , they may have driven for hours to get to a destination but if the tracks or roads are really wet then can be closed , it may be an inconvenience, but continually driving around a workplace on damaged roads and tracks are not great, and grading roads takes time and money.

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Friday, Apr 03, 2015 at 17:35

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Follow Up By: ExplorOz Team - Michelle - Friday, Apr 17, 2015 at 13:16

Friday, Apr 17, 2015 at 13:16

Yeah don't you just love it when they say they're looking at entering join management arrangements with traditional owners yet they're happy to kick out Billie Lefroy who's lived there all her 90 years and her father before her managing it. The government say they will protect the tourism values of the area - yet all the current tourists to the area value what is provided to them already. The fact is they don't care about tourists like you or I, they want to attract another breed of tourist - one that pays big bucks. End of story. Believe whatever you want about the ecology management, but I've had many hours talking with Phil, Jane and Billie about this over the years. This is all about making money and making this part of WA a marketable place in the global tourist market. Phil showed me the actual plans for the new airport (there is not even an airstrip there currently). They want to fly in tourists, house them in upmarket tourist nodes with mod-cons at $500 a night, then fly them out again. The only camping options will be set back from the beach on the hard limestone areas and there will be no boat moaring off the beach as there is now so you can't sit at your camp, see the water, and watch your boat and kids frolicking about. It really has been paradise that the Lefroys have managed to share with us and all those that respect the conditions of stay. All that will happen if the Government take charge is they will sell the management to a third party (as per previous documentation) and this we've already seen the plans for and the Government have stated they are aiming to use those same plans. The result is obvious - it will drive out the current low-key campers and bring in a whole lot of infrastructure and massively inject much greater tourism numbers and dollars yet rather than make it just a bit more accessible to say 2WD vehicles and the general population, it is going to be so overpriced that the average Australian family will be squeezed out of the opportunity to visit. Their key market is the international cashed up tourist or high-flyer coming in for a quick tick of "been there, done that". It is development not conservation.

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