Canning Stock Route - Track Care WA to construct new toilets.

Now that's a good Idea.
Now all they have to do is empty them occasionally.

The shovel and paper toilet down behind the bushes is a lot more hygenic, than the "Dunny's" we found.

Most disappointed, and stinky

Cheers
Bucky

Great Work Ben. Unfortunately we’re booked elsewhere this year but let me commend Track Care members and volunteers on the work they do. While they were still pretty new when I was there, the works at Georgia Bore were fantastic. Haven’t seen the relocated dunnies at Durba yet but the old ones worked exceptionally well (prior to being burnt). Also saw the Youtube video of the relocation exercise. Do you reckon you could convince Parks WA to install a composting dunny unit at desert Queen Baths Camp area? God knows it needs one. ;-)

Like you I’d hope all remote area travellers would have the wherewithal to do a bit of maintenance, emptying or even cleaning if required. We can’t help the actions of a despicable few but we can make things better for those that follow.

Cheers and keep up the great work


Mick

We won't have the time off at the time of your excursion sadly, but the CSR is on our list of places to go before too long. In the meantime can we support you in other ways? We are avid campers and while we are fairly new residents here in WA we are thrilled with and dedicated to our new home .

Sadly it clashes with Fairbridge - where I am all booked in and paid up. Have downloaded the Trackcare membership form so might be able to help another time (Once I have found out how to get around the cute but very old fashioned request for a 'cheque')

Nick

Well done Ben and Track Care and keep up the good work.

Crackles in follow up 5 of 7 you said
“Personally I prefer remote areas like the Canning to be left without doing up the wells, without signage at every corner, without pine barriers, without concrete fire pits & without toilets. I suppose we call it progress.” Sadly those days are dying out.

I've been travelling the outback since 1976 and seen places like Karajini go from little known and visited gorges to bus loads of people. The area now has camping areas, visitors centre, copper logs etc. Yep it’s progress.

Likewise the CSR cannot cope with ever increasing visitor and vehicle pressure, the desert is just too fragile.

The CSR has now became a must do 4Wdtrip and has gained not only a national but an international reputation as well. Sadly the CSR is coming under greater visitor pressure each year, if we all go around doing our own thing we will soon find more areas being shut down and fewer areas to visit. The only way to accommodate the extra visitors and vehicles is to control access, camping areas, fire areas, toilets etc. Expect to see higher permit fees in the future as another control mechanism. We may not like it but expect more of it.

If we can all do our bit and help in some way let’s do so. After all we want the CSR to still be accessible in 20, 30 or 50 years time. And hopefully it won’t be without trees because they have been burnt for firewood hopefully without rubbish strewn about and smit everywhere.

Why not join Track Care WA, you may not be able to attend meetings or work trips but your membership fee will go towards projects.

Again Ben and Track Care keep up the good work; you guys have done a fantastic job with the CSR and have developed a great relationship with the Traditional Owners. This can only be good for the future of the CSR.

Stay well everyone

On last years trip we were unable to tow away toilet trailer to dump as no one in group had matching trailer coupling.Not many trailers up there use standard coupling and most vehicles left their trailer coupling at home.
Perhaps trailers should just have a coupling that would fit the standard H/r sleeve and pin.
Might find more people willing to assist if so.
Mary