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wood fires at Arapiles 15-Jun-2011 At 2:06:13 PM lacto

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On 14/06/2011 shortman wrote:
>On 14/06/2011 ajfclark wrote:
>>On 14/06/2011 Wendy wrote:
>>>Without regulation and "do-gooders", you might find Arapiles still looking
>>like it did 30 years ago.
>>
>>Something like this:
>>
>>On 12/05/2010 kieranl wrote:
>>>This image shows the vegetation below the right Watchtower face in 1977.
>>>
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>
>Things have come a long way!
Surely this was just after the fire that burnt araplies out . the huge tree at the foot of the organ pipes burnt etc . the vegetation yhat is now present is a result of that fire (all the wattles )
Undoubtable these will be replaced with the controlled burns which will be done over future years >.
Government policy states that all parks etc Must have planned burns to protect against wildfire . With all the usage and numbers of people at arapiles the Rangers will have to have a time line for these burns and do everything to implement such burns . Failure to do so would open the government up to litigation in event of any loses due to wildfire . the other part of the park away from the mount are unlikely to have many visitor so probably can get away with no action but not around the cliffs and camping ground of arapiles