Fire Confusion at Dalhousie

From the latest Desert Parks Bulletin
"Wood fires are not permitted in Witjira, with the exception that wood fires are still permitted at Mt Dare. This does not apply to the Munga-Thirri–Simpson Desert reserves in South Australia and wood can be carried through Witjira to be used in the Munga-Thirri–Simpson Desert reserves."

As Ekologs are made from recycled wood waste then as they are wood then no you can't burn them at Dalhousie or in Witjira NP.
The biggest problem is everyone disposing of the ash, most people are too lazy to carry the ash out to the rubbish pits and just throw the ash around the camping area or allow it to build up in the old firepits and along with the burnt rubbish it makes a mess and eventually in high usage areas like Dalhousie it blackens the whole area.

Thanks guys,

The web site was always quite clear however the 'confusion' was created by rumours and mixed messages from travellers. Apparently the ash created by hard woods is an issue at Dalhousie and the whole 'what will happen next' thing arose.

To clear up any and all misconceptions, I rang Witjirri NP management and they confirmed portable fire pits and solid fuels like Ekologs are not only ok but encouraged. Ekologs because of a binding agent burn away to a fine white powder about 10% of the quantity of ash that comes from hardwood fires.

Cheers

Hi, We stayed at Dalhousie about 2 weeks ago. We burnt Ekologs in a fire pit with the support of the volunteers there. It was freeeezing and so good to have a fire. Enjoy your visit. Lisa