Travellers to the Centre Beware!!

yep-really improving the lives of those living in the communities
- do they not get it?

G'day Hairy. Thanks for the warning.we were thinking of heading up that way later in the year as a boys trip. I think we might reconsider. Sounds like its now a carefully thought out family trip.

Hmmmm... we are going to be a sober lot, eh?

It is very difficult to actually pinpoint the legislation on the internet regarding thoroughfares(roads). I was quite surprised at the National Parks alcohol laws. I know it was posted here by Steve some time ago.

National and Northern Territory parks
List of prescribed and not prescribed parks
If a park is prescribed, it is an offence to possess, consume, transport, or sell alcohol in the park.

Disclaimer
The information on this table was accurate as of 22 November 2007.
While every effort has been made to ensure the table is up-to-date, please check: www.facsia.gov.au/nter/legis_areas.htm for any “New Declarations” to ensure that you have the latest information before going to a park.

Park Prescribed
Kakadu National Park — This includes East Alligator and Jim Jim Ranger Stations and the Headquarters area. This excludes South Alligator Mary River Ranger Stations and Jabiru as well as Merl, Garnamarr, Gunlom, Mardugal and Muirella Campgrounds. Yes
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park — This excludes the Coach Sunset Viewing Area and the Car Sunset Viewing Area. Yes
Nitmuluk National Park — This excludes Leliyn Campground. Yes

Adelaide River Foreshore Conservation Area No
Alice Springs Desert Park No
Alice Springs Protection Area No
Alice Springs Telegraph Station Historical Reserve No
Alligator Lagoon Conservation Area No
Annaburro Delta Block Conservation Area No
Anna’s Reservoir Conservation Reserve No
Arltunga Historical Reserve No
Attack Creek Historical Reserve No
Barranyi (North Island) National Park No
Barrow Creek Telegraph Station Historical Reserve No
Berry Springs Nature Park/Territory Wildlife Park No
Black Jungle / Labell’s Lagoon Conservation Area No
Blackmore River Conservation Area No
Botanic Gardens (George Brown, Darwin) No
Buffalo Creek Management Agreement Area No
Bullwaddy Conservation Reserve No
Butterfly Gorge Nature Park No
Caranbirini Conservation Reserve No
Casuarina Coastal Reserve No
Central Mount Stuart Historical Reserve No
Chamber’s Pillar Historical Reserve No
Channel Island Conservation Reserve No
Channel Point Coastal Reserve No
Charles Darwin Coastal Reserve No
Charles Darwin National Park No
Connells Lagoon Conservation Reserve No
Corroboree Rock Conservation Reserve No
Cutta Cutta Caves Nature Park No
Daly River (Mt Nancar) Conservation Area No
Davenport Range National Park No
Desert Park (Alice Springs) No
Devil’s Marbles Conservation Reserve No
Djukbinj National Park No
Douglas River/ Daly River Esplanade Conservation Area No
Dulcie Ranges National Park No
Elsey National Park No
Emily and Jessie Gaps Nature Park No
Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve No
Finke Gorge National Park No
Flora River Nature Park No
Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve No
Frew Ponds Overland Telegraph Line Memorial Historical Reserve No
Garig Gunak Barlu National Park No
George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens No
Gregory National Park No
Gregory’s Tree Historical Reserve No
Harrison Dam Conservation Area No
Heavitree Gap Police Station Historical Reserve No
Henbury Meteorites Conservation Reserve No
Holmes Jungle Nature Park No
Howard Springs Hunting Reserve No
Howard Springs Nature Park No
Illamurta Springs Conservation Reserve No
Ilparpa Springs Conservation Reserve
Indian Island Forest Reserve Conservation Area No
John Flynn’s Grave Historical Reserve No
John Flynn Historical Reserve No
Joint Geological/Geophysical Reserve No
Junction Reserve Management Agreement Area No
Katherine Low Level Nature Park No
Keep River National Park No
Kintore Caves Conservation Reserve No
Knuckey Lagoons Conservation Reserve No
Kuyunba Conservation Reserve No
Leaning Tree Lagoon Nature Park No
Leanyer Recreation Park No
Limmen National Park No
Litchfield National Park No
Longreach Waterhole Protected Area No
Mac Clark (Acacia peuce) Conservation Reserve No
Manton Dam Recreation Area No
Mary River National Park (proposed) No
Mary River Crossing Conservation Area No
Melacca Swamp Conservation Area No
N’dhala Gorge Nature Park No
Native Gap Conservation Reserve No
Oolloo Crossing Conservation Area No
Owen Springs Reserve No
Point Stuart Coastal Reserve Conservation Area No
Purta Co-management Area Conservation Area No
Rainbow Valley Conservation Reserve No
Ruby Gap Nature Park No
Ryan Well Historical Reserve No
Shady Camp Conservation Area No
Shoal Bay Coastal Reserve No
Spirit Hills (extension to Keep River National Park) No
Stray Creek Conservation Area No
Stuart’s Tree Historical Reserve (included in Mary River NP) No
Swim Creek Conservation Area No
Tennant Creek Telegraph Station Historical Reserve No
Territory Wildlife Park No
Tjuwaliyn (Douglas) Hot Springs Park No
Tnorala (Gosse Bluff) Conservation Reserve No
Tree Point Conservation Area No
Trephina Gorge Nature Park No
Umbrawarra Gorge Nature Park No
Vernon Islands Conservation Area No
Victoria River Depot Historical Reserve No
Watarrka National Park No
West Macdonnell National Park No
Wildman River Conservation Area No
Window on the Wetlands Visitor Centre No


Cheers...the world is going mad!!!!!

Oh, here we go again. Overkill.
THEY can't handle booze, so WE get punished.
I may be white, but I am an indigenous Australian, in that I was born here.
I am sick and tired of my rights being restricted to suit the social shortcomings of a minority group.
If THEY can't drink in moderation, that's THEIR problem, not mine.
Police should have better things to do than enforcing this rule against innocent travellers.

I would have thought that the final destination was home. Barnray

The restrictions are well thought out and do work.

In our small town we have two problem areas.
The Broncs and The Dark Side.

Booze is freely available and not in anyway restricted:
Brawls, sexual assaults, bashings, theft, arson and other crimes are generally an everyday occurrence.

There are numerous employment opportunities here in town and we rebuild their houses as fast as they can destroy them.

They have their own tax payer funded departments in town which handle employment, health, education, housing, counselling, even their own legal services but seem to frequent only one department.....Centrelink.

The point I'm trying to make is:
The communities where alchol is restricted should'nt be suffering the same problems...........lol.


Cheers......Lionel.

Ummmm....... Hairy.......

The West Mac's Nat Park is not a prescribed area according to that govt website. So where does your comment relate to?

Maybe give the relevant authority a ring and ask where we can get proper details of what is allowed and what is not. If West Mac's is not a Precsribed Area then you should be allowed to transport alcohol on the road. But you are traversing the Golden Mile, Imaparja Lands and Jay Creek Communities so my understanding is that you cannot transport an opened bottle(cask) of plonk through those areas.

As usual the Law is an Ass


Cheers

Ok, don't tip out anything left. Make sure you have nothing left to tip out. Buy your alcohol in "Airline" style miniatures for spirits, Single serve bottles for wine, and stubbies/cans for beer.

Therefore anything left will be "unopened".

more expensive to buy, but cheaper in the long run.

I have rung FaHCSIA, ( the mob who make the rules)
The first person I spoke to said Ill put you through to someone in that department who could answer my questions ( program manager), that persons respose to my first question was "good question".
I was then given the email address of the person who will be able to answer my questions (section manager).
I have emailed the section manager who has now forwarded on my questions to the operations centre to see if they can answer them!!!!!!
Hahahahahahaha
If they dont understand their own bloody rules how the hell is the average person supose to try to do the right thing????
Ill let you know the out come if I get one.

Cheers

How to solve problem - Don,t Drink alcohol. It works for me. Cheers Tony

Hairy,

Thanks for the heads up.
I'll be travelling with a group into the Musgarve Ranges in May and understand the area dry. Thence to Yallara, Kings Canyon, Alice via te Merrinee Loop. looks like a bit more homework to be done.