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Mt Arapiles - Camping fee booking changes 1st July 29-Jun-2014 At 12:00:31 PM Superstu

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My guess the motivations of the legislation is a response to lobbying from the caravan park/tourism industry to drive business into the commercial operations. All fits well with LNP who value "business" over any esoteric values such as allowing affordable recreational opportunities for the less well-heeled or simple recreation out in nature rather than a built up commercial environment.

Protest by disobedience? Pfft. There is an election coming up. Make people aware what has happened and what they have lost. Are the VNPA doing a leaflet drop in marginal seats or something like that? Write articles to the local papers. I'm sure journos will cover a story about how family camping and fishing trips will become a thing of the past. Or how tourism in regional areas will die off as its too expensive to go bush camping.

Make it an election issue so the pollies who brought this in can see the public don't like it and if they don't back down they'll risk getting booted out. And the opposition might take a policy to the election to put modest fees back.

Then again, there appear to be plenty of nongs in this country who seem capable of voting against their own interests, out of ignorance or gullibility I'm not sure.