WA Only for *RICH* tourists

It seems to me you picked all the high priced camping areas, do your research there is plenty of place that are either free or for little cost, and very pleasant areas as well, my last visit to SA I found a lot of place that were expensive as well, but for a little time and reseach found some very nice camping areas some free, if you compare states you probably find prices very simular in the most popular areas. so dont go to the most popular areas and you wont pay through the nose.

and I think around $6 a night for a NP camping area that has facilites, is not asking too much concidering the money goes back into that area to keep camping areas open to the public like you .

While I understand what you are saying Paul I think a bit of perspective needs to be applied. $80 for an annual all-parks licence seems very reasonable whereas the monthly fee of $40 is ridiculous both price and time-wise.

The only way you can influence this is write to the Minister responsible Bill Marmion.

Make your point here - it's a web form so you could simply cut and paste some of your EO thread.

Not sure what they are trying to do with the fishing licences. Looks like the Dept responsible has not considered visitors at all, or simply couldn't care less. Again, worth a whinge on the webform.

Good luck.

do you need a licence to go "normal" fishing, i mean go to a beach and fish with a rod ??????

Gday,
Are you taking a boat?
Are you going diving?
Are you going to be here between the 8th Jan - 5th Feb?
Are you bringing cray pots?
Are you bringing a net?

If your answer is no you dont need all the licences you have listed?

If your answer is yes....whats a couple hundred bucks for a feed of seafood?

Cheers

Paulnsw, Take a chill pill. Are you going fishing for everything that lives in the sea or fresh water?
My wife and I are going to Karijini from Perth in July. Free camp Stake Well -then Wanna Mulla (spelling) free camp. Karijini NP $7 -$10 pn. Nanaturra Road House $30 pn . Gladstone $7-$10 pn.

If we went to Bussleton in Summer at a Caravan Park it would cost $40-$80 pn.
Broome in the peak would be $40+ pn

The idea is choose the fishing licence you need and get the NP licence for an extended period. Above all don't go to places at the time of year that everyone else is.

Mark

PS Your NSW trains are a rip off.

i live in Exmouth and have done so the last ten years, love living here but would never come here as a tourist overrated in that respect.

Cheers
Mark

ALL the money from WA rec fishing licensing goes back into rec fishing rules compliance and fisheries research.

My wife and I hold 3 of these and we definitely don't begrudge contributing to sustainable fisheries management. Occasionally when travelling north we also obtain a net licence. The costs are very reasonable.

In fact instead of just requiring boat fishers to have a sep. licence we reckon that it should be replaced by a general fishing licence which would also cover beach and jetty fishing.

However, I wish more eastern staters had your attitude so there'd be a few less of you lot clogging WA roads and park sites every winter! :-)

....and I think you meant mining 'magnate'??

Cheers.

WA, a rippoff? Are you kidding me? We went thru that state for 12 months in 2008, did 25,000 klm and our total bill including food and fuel and misc items was $16000, that works out at an average of $307 bucks a week.
We had the time of our lives there, and cant wait to go back.



cheers Unc

Good about time people started to pay.

A lot of the state government tourist authorities class travellers in two categories.... free loaders who don't support local businesses and don't spend money in the local area and camp for free on the side of the road but still want to use all the free facilities and non free loaders who are willing to support local businesses and spend money in the local area and are willing to pay for camping.

We have seen it all to often .... caravan parks nearly empty and 10 kilometres outside town 10 caravans in a parking bay at 2pm.

Sooner everyone pay the better and cheaper it will be for all.

Every week you see people asking where is free this and where is free that.

Maybe it's time people started to support they local community they using.

Here in SA they are talking about a fishing permit and it's not from the state government either .... it's from the fishing organisation.

Hi Paul

Are you willing to go independent camping?

With such a low population and wide open spaces, finding a quiet place for the night is usually very easy. Main roads provide overnight rest areas along highways with bins, toilets, and some with dump points. Some of these are 100 metres away fom the highways. Park passes are discounted for concession card holders (eg senior's card).

Have you ever gone National Park camping in NSW? Their park entrance fees are the dearest of all states as are some of their camping fees. Their entrance fees if you don't have a multi parks pass are per day whereas other states are per visit regardless of how many days.


Motherhen

Hi Paulnsw, I live in WA and don't see much difference here compared with other States that we have traveled. We bought a Desert Parks Pass for SA and it cost us $104 last year ( it was for 12 months), if we want to go to any other parks in SA we need to pay another fee. Here in WA we buy an annual pass and with Seniors concession I think it's about $80 which covers the whole of WA but does not include Monkey Mia, The Tree Top Walk and there is another one which eludes me at the moment. So I'm not sure where WA is so expensive there.
The fishing licenses I won't comment on as I don't know where that money goes to but it is suppose to have something to do with preserving the fish stocks as I understand.
As far as being a mining magnate to see our State, Hubby and I are retired and have seen the length and breadth of this beautiful State on a number of occasions therefore one does not have to be 'rich' to see what is on offer over here.
We have found the other States that we have traveled are on a par cost wise as in WA, the fuel could be the exception but with every thing else it seems what you gain on the merry go round you lose on the hurdy gurdy.
If there is something one really wants to see, just do it as it is never going to be cheaper, last Nov we traveled over 3000klms to go for a 6 minute ride on the Coopers Creek Ferry, in all seriousness we probably couldn't afford that considering we had just got back from the Birdsville races (remember we come from WA) but we did it because it may have been our last chance.
It's a shame you are not going to see WA because of your views but if you do enough research you will find you can travel bottom to top quite cheaply unless you do it in peak season or want 5 star accommodation. Enjoy your travels where ever they may take you.

Cheers

D

What a load of rubbish.
If its so expensive how come its nearly impossible to get a booking in a van park in the season and "free" camps are full by 3 o'clock most days

We don't fish but found WA a beautiful place and would even consider living there.

The costs incurred during our several months there were no more than anywhere else and in some cases less.

The scenery more than makes up for it anyway as its the best part of Australia.

Shame its so far away.

If its so expensive for you stay home and fish and save the money.

We paid day rates at the NP's we went to and didn't find them too bad.

What it boils down to is if you aren't prepared to pay don't go.

We went and had a great time and would do it again in a heartbeat.

We are pensioners as well.

Tell you what paulnsw.
Do yourself a favour & come to Qld.
We will look after you mate.
Not only do we have one of the greatest natural wonders on earth to fish but you don't have to pay for a license to do it. If you want to waste your time fishing in dams where they have a stocking program going you will need one.
There are no national park entry fees either. You only pay to camp in them & then you only pay for the nights you actually camp. It is not one of those "buy a 12 month permit cause it is more economical traps" where you go in for 3 nights & circumstances change & you don't go back again & in 12 months the virtually unused permit expires.
Been fishing all my life & never had a license & I am a white fella.

Where's Paul???

Hi paulnsw
I could get all defensive and try to justify some of the things you have touched on but you are right it is a dogs breakfast.

The RFBL or fishing from a boat license is also needed even if you use a boat to cross a river or bay to fish from the land on the other side.
Also every angler who is also on that boat must have one, also if not they can only catch fish to the bag limit of the license holder and if they are caught fishing or with fish in excess of the bag limits of held license's the skipper of the boat is held liable for any fines for them not having RFBL's and exceeding bag limits.

It has become a trap for the olds taking the grandies for a fish.

You will be find for not having your Skippers ticket, RFBL, Abalone, cray, etc etc on you at all times.

To go fishing from the shore on the other side of the river I need 6 licenses and that is without adding cray etc.

Don't get me started on what happens if you work part time as a decky on a pro boat but you must be onto something as the minister is reviewing the complexity of the fishing rules and regs.

As for the parks and a lot are in name only as they seem to think that planting a few pine logs with a name carved in them is a license to print money.
Mostly the private operators charge less and you get more or are at least left alone.

Don't feel too bad about the reception I felt the same about Melbourne (just hit Victoria and turn left) but have got over it.
I might go back one day.

cheers
wafarmer