Kakadu entry fees returning

Good point - don't see any freebies to parks in QLD.

Kind regards

C'mon Footy, read the article :))) You'll see it is the usual P Garrett rubbish.

I'd like to know why Territorians are excluded though.

We paid $18 in the 80's to get into Kakadu, quite expensive at the time. It was free when we went the next time, and being the tightwad that I am, I found the experience much nicer.
Why would I read MR Garretts garbage ? I can generate enough of my own :))

LOL don't remember if I paid in '84 or not. Did Territorians pay then ???

Hmm...$16.50...sorry, correction.
Why should the taxpayers subsidize the park ? Because we have paid a fortune in company and personal taxes, and have built up a huge surplus; the Liberal Govt were raking in taxes faster than they could spend it (except at election time).
What we should be asking is why should be subsidize the lurks and perks of our elected representatives !

Is entry to the Barrier Reef national Park free to Qlders ??
Or any of Qld National Parks where a fee is payable?
I mean I can understand NSW...after all they're broke !

Maybe I'm getting old and read it wrong .... ?????

1/. Your saying that interstate visitors should pay an extra fee to see something taxes all ready cover ????

2/. Interstate visitors should make up the difference for the 70% of O/S tourist who get in for free ????

3/. An interstate family of four should spend a fortune getting to the Territory, then up the NT economy in regard to food, fuel and maybe accomodation purchases and still get slugged an extra $100.00 ????

Appreciate the park ????? .... Its only kakadu .... no better than many other places in Australia ... just different.

You must be getting to old.LOL

1: No everyone over 16 be it O/S travellers,Interstate or Territorians, should pay, if they charge a fee then the Taxpayer won't be burden with the cost.

2: my mistake 70% of visitors are O/S travellers, 25% are interstate, and 5% from the NT.

3: Only persons over 16 have to pay, so if the family of 4 have kids under 16 then it's only $50, I have travelled Oz extensively and don't mind spending my hard earned in other states.

Most National parks in oz have a park pass or similar so why not Kakadu, By the way Kakadu in run by the federal Gov.

It's only Kakadu, well your welcome to your opinion as I am with mine.

Cheers Steve.

OK ... that all makes more sense of your post ...

Absolutely ... all should pay ... no exceptions - or not at all.

Im aware of the age limits ... however all my kids are over 25.

Still disagree on park fees ... kakadu or anywhere else for that matter. If I have to pay out to someone ... I want more than visual satisfaction .... In a national park I dont expect facilities, just someone coming round to cull the pigs etc., at appointed times.... licensed shooters will do that for free and onsell the meat.

" only kakadu " was not a put down ... Its a big country and it is made up of of lots of good places. None are better than the other, in my opinion ... only different.

User pays sounds emminently fair to me.

Why should my family subsidise O/S tourists?

As Steve has said, the facilities have gone down hill since the the fee was taken away. Knackered if I want to spend my "hard earned" to give tourists fine facilities for free.

Apart from the odd verbal "punch up" Steve and I have had, I sincerely like the way he thinks.

Jim.