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Hidden crags 24-Oct-2005 At 12:02:48 PM Blah

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Seems to me NP NSW are in ostrich mode... and we have resigned ourselves to it. Is there any kind of forum with them? After all my taxes are wasted in Iraq AND on a complacent NP system... While I'm riled up... why don't commercial tour groups and guide companies have to PAY for the priviledge of using the NPs to make their money... after all they put more localised strain on the parks than anyone else, they should at least have to contribute to the maintenance of the parks they make a living from. Claustral and the Three Sisters are great examples of this... Don't get me wrong, these types of tourism at least expose people the the outdoors and may increase the punters' likelyhood of caring next time the mining/logging company tries to take out great swathes of bush. BUT why not just up the price a little and help maintain the very park that generates one's income? Maybe a guide company will start the ball rolling by donating to the NP. Be bigger than they are about it... That would be impressive (plus you get to write it off on tax AND grab the 'we're so good' badge, I'd choose that company over another even with the extra expense)