Nazi Parks and Wildlife Service

That's outrageous. There is probably some small print somewhere that by entering a National Park, we sign away our rights to privacy and agree to Ranger services doing whatever they like.
We had a run in with camp hosts at Millsteam last October and have to agree, there seems to be a trend of hiring Nazi's by the Parks People.

Have you approached National Parks for a response er explanation?

cheers, Case

Show us a copy of the eviction notice. Interested in what it says.
Speak with the local Police?

Have a look at the website for the Park There are closures for the Park. Barnray

You will find that a compliance officer eg: Fisheries, Marine Park, Nat park can enter your premise's (tent, Van, Home, workshop, etc) without notice & without warrant to check for any illegal game/species or undersized or over amount at any time & often have more legal power to enter than a police officer

this story doesnt make sense

first thing you would do is front up to them and ask them whats going on alot quicker than posting here

Mate are you telling us the whole truth? From your own admissions you appear to be actually living in the National parks rather than being a casual visitor. This is in fact illegal and the subject or current attention of park authorities in many states.

National park facilities are there for all people of the state to share and when people like you come along and decide to “set up camp” for a while, quite a few things happen. One, it detracts from the amenity of the area both in the actual local environment, and disallows other, casual visitors from enjoying the park. It’s not often you see people staying in a National Park for weeks and weeks on end.

National parks are there for all to enjoy not for people to see as a home site to drift between so you can save a few dollars on caravan park fees. I too would like to see the eviction notice because I can guarantee you would have had verbal requests and warnings to move on from the rangers before you were issued with any such notice. But you’re not mentioning that here are you. I’d reckon you might have been moved on from other parks as well. They will have taken the photos as evidence simply because you have failed to heed their warnings and directions. A simple look at the NP regulations on the internet would have revealed to you the powers on “Authorised Officers” of the National Parls Service so why bang on here.

A call to local park authorities will soon reveal the truth of the matter. Stop your whinging, tell the whole story and just move on!

Stoney, dont be intimadated by rangers, all they are is road kill removers

Here is a very basic guide to legal requirements in NSW National Parks (from a guide to protestors which came up on google).

"Protestor Guide

"13.9 Camping

Camping in NSW parks must generally be in designated areas and for up to 21 days only. However, camping in accordance with a plan of management or in remote areas may be allowed if not prohibited by a notice. "

Some National Parks have a max stay of 2 weeks during school holidays.

The action of taking photos inside your tent sounds intrusive if true (and I very much doubt its legality) but we don't know the full story. That said it is up to campers to know the rules, especially if we intend staying for an extended period in a popular area. It's also National Parks' responsibility to make the rules accessible.

Stoney

So that's it. Is it? Your pass had expired. You were in the wrong. And now we don't even get a public apology to the Parks and Wildlife Service for slinging off at them and calling them Nazis. Which at this time of year is an extra big slur on their name and reputation. You just disappear. I certainly hope you apologised to them on the phone or when you saw them.

Not fair mate.

Phil

One minute people are asking where the National Parks officers are when they need them, the next minute when they are doing their job they get blasted. They cannot win!
Naturally they need the power to look in tents etc. What do you guys keep in there? Why on earth would you be so concerned about photos of your tent, inside or out? They can look in my camper any time, and even take photos.

I just hope they are there when I need them. Kevin

Stony 123, Seing that you were all guns blazing at the start, you need to explain what the problem was and how it was sorted. If as mentioned above it was an expired pass, be man enough to admit a mistake. Least of all a public appology is needed on here to parks if that was the cause.
This is what I hate about the faceless side of internet. People get on here and slag of about someone else without giving all the facts then disappear. Very poor in my book. Every one makes mistakes, what you do after the mistakes is made determines the quality of man/women.

Josh

Hi Stoney,

Doesnt sound right, Will be interested in the outcome. I believe there are too many National Parks. They restrict the ability to free camp and pursue outdoor fun. I think they should be state forests so the majority of the population can enjoy them.

Cheers Wilko

The title of this post if offensive, and perhaps says a lot about the attitude of the person involved. I see a similar post was also posted to a Grey Nomad forum...

Seemingly after bagging the NPWS and its employees you feel it is okay to simply say all sorted, I have renewed my pass. If you did not have a current pass you would have been issued with a Compliance Notice, at worst. To be issued with an eviction notice, if that is what you were issued, would tend to point to there being a lot more to the story that you have chosen not to disclose.

Why not come clean mate, and perhaps while you’re at it even ask for the title of this post to be changed – or better still removed...

What a screwed up thread. All because stoney123 shot off at the mouth instead of waiting to talk to the rangers. Apparently from my reading of his sometimes vague responses it was a mistake by the ranger.

The thing is he still insists that the word Nazi should stay in the title. I hope he isn't attempting to march on Wednesday.

Cheers all and see you at the brekky those who were with RASIGS.

Phil