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$11,000 fine for building a cairn 14-Jun-2011 At 9:00:57 AM kuu

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On 14/06/2011 TonyB wrote:
>Public service wankers.

Ah, a well-considered thoughtful contribution ;-)

Guys it might be a good idea to take some of the angst out of this discussion. The area being discussed here is a known habitat for the Broad-headed Snake and current legislation relating to Threatened/Endangered/Vulnerable species provides for the restriction of access to escarpment areas if deemed necessary.

Most NPWS personnel are just as passionate about their work as any of us on this forum but if confronted by recalcitrant, anarchistic behaviour they may be tempted to invoke the full force of the law (and remember it's on their side!).

Climbers already have a shaky image in the minds of a few NPWS bods but we can go some way to modifying that view by a sensible response to this situation. In the eyes of protected area managers moving bits of rock around (for whatever purpose) is akin to the removal of 'garden rock'.

Let's explore ways to reduce our footprint and work with the environment rather than be locked out.