Tuesday, Mar 09, 2004 at 19:31
after looking at thread 10819
There are yearly calls for backpackers to have to endure 4wd training before hitting the island.
Ladies and gentlemen, our fishermen and 4wders cause as much damage to Fraser as the backpackers,
any '4wd training' would be a joke, lets face it, where would it be done?? Take them to
Rainbow, yep great idea, like that's not already too crowded. The real problem here is not the driving...
...it's having simple, basic respect for your environment and the other people who are sharing it with you. They can't teach you that in a mickey-mouse training course. If you do not believe that throwing your cigarette butt out the window is a bad thing, then no amount of 'instruction' will change your attitude.
I would suggest to you that Fraser is no worse than any other
camping area, it just has more people all trying to enjoy it at the same time.
As per complaints about Lake McKenzie being closed to vehicle baed camping,
well that was about time too, it will remain open to hikers to
camp and is still accessible to day visitors (in fact the day use area is due to be upgraded) the closure of Lake McKenzie coincided with the opening of the new
Central Station Campground, which is simply sensational, great facilities,
well laid out and very "natural"
I'm a regular visitor to Fraser, and I firmly believe that there is more regulation needed if I'm going to be in a position to take my kids there in the future.
I see some stupid and disgraceful things on Fraser, and they occur just as often with groups of backpackers as it does with fishermen and families.
...and don't get me started on the so called "Friends of Fraser".
my 2c
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Follow Up By: Member - Cocka - Tuesday, Mar 09, 2004 at 20:14
Tuesday, Mar 09, 2004 at 20:14
Well said Dave.
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