Noosa North Shore - Fees Raising Ugly Head again
Submitted: Saturday, Sep 27, 2008 at 21:56
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Hi All
The battle for Noosa North Shore free access is hotting up, it will cost $37 a month of $185 per year to drive on this beach if the Qld Govt has its way. Makes a coastal trip to Fraser Isalnd,
Double island Point or
Rainbow beach quite expensive and cause many to think twice about "going for a spin up the beach"
Quite a significant loss of freedom for Australians I think.
Rainbow Beach Community organised a 300 Strong Convoy on
Ffriday to Protest.
Feel free to lend your support where possible.
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Reply By: Member - DAZA (QLD) - Saturday, Sep 27, 2008 at 22:43
Saturday, Sep 27, 2008 at 22:43
Hi Kerry
The Permit System has been comming for a long time, they intend
to have limited numbers re: Beach
Camping and they will close off
the First Entrance on to
the Beach at Teewah, and there will be
no Access down to North Shore opposite Noosa, developers have
Plans to Build Town Houses adjacent to
the Beach, from the
First Entrance to the North Shore End, its been on the Drawing
Books for a few years, also the North Shore Resort is going to
upgrade the existing
Camping Ground to 5 Star, Knowing that
Beach
Camping will be limited, currently they only have the
Camping
Area open on Weekends and School Holidays, and the other
Council
Camping Grounds is allways busy, after going up there for
over 20 years it will be a shame to see it go that way.
Cheers
Daza
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Reply By: briann532 - Sunday, Sep 28, 2008 at 07:55
Sunday, Sep 28, 2008 at 07:55
You can support by appealing to the minister for sustainability, Andrew McNamara, to keep it open and feeless.
email: sustainability@ministerial.qld.gov.au
May I suggest a nice tone and friendly appeal, rather than a negative protest ar rant, as this only discourages people.
Give reasons as to why you would like to keep using it.
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Follow Up By: T-Ribby - Sunday, Sep 28, 2008 at 12:08
Sunday, Sep 28, 2008 at 12:08
Could also write a letter (not email) to the State Govt MP in your nearest electorate and suggest they won't be getting your vote if this goes ahead. If there is one thing polies DO pay attention to, it is the value of your vote
cheers
T.R.
p.s. I wouldn't object to paying a small ($5) access fee, but $37 per month (or for a day trip) sounds like an ill-disguised money grab to me.
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Reply By: P7OFFROAD Accredited Driver Training - Sunday, Sep 28, 2008 at 14:31
Sunday, Sep 28, 2008 at 14:31
I'm confident that many of us would support a yearly fee that included all the islands and beaches, but that is just too logical to be successfully implimented.
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Follow Up By: austastar - Sunday, Sep 28, 2008 at 15:28
Sunday, Sep 28, 2008 at 15:28
Australia wide too please - they are called National Parks, aren't they?
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Reply By: Member - DAZA (QLD) - Sunday, Sep 28, 2008 at 17:01
Sunday, Sep 28, 2008 at 17:01
Yes and it could turn into a Raffle, they might only allocate so many
for each Year, first in Best Dressed, Pro Fishermen, Tourist Operators,
and Locals who live at
Teewah Village, and then the rest for a
lucky few, it has happened elsewhere.
Cheers
Daza
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Reply By: robak (QLD) - Monday, Sep 29, 2008 at 13:29
Monday, Sep 29, 2008 at 13:29
I can think of a number of reasons why the fees are being introduced;
1 - government money grab,
2 - help developers protect their invetment
3 - limit the bad behaviour of 4wd's on
the beach.
we have little control over the first two, but only have the 4wd community to blame for the 3rd.
As you enter
the beach at north shore there is a
sign which displays a few rules.
One of them is that you must give way to pedestrians. I have NEVER seen a car stop to allow a pedestrian to cross
the beach. It may be a stupid rule but it is a rule nonetheless.
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