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Mt Arapiles development plans 21-Dec-2011 At 11:20:39 AM egosan

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Goofy Bastards,

From this draft latest draft plan:

>4.5.2 Investigate opportunities to implement the
>finding of the 2007 Mt Arapiles Feasibility Study.

From the 2007 study:

3.3 Conclusion
There are limited development opportunities for the Park to be associated with new market segments that may be attracted to the Park. These markets generally have low levels of participation and would be unlikely to attract significant numbers of new visitors to Mt Arapiles as opposed to other attractions in the region. Therefore, the focus of facility provision in the medium term remains with the rock climbing core market and a significant shift in policy or facility provision associated with the operation of the Mt Arapiles Block is not warranted. Provision of new “developed” accommodation facilities is also not a high priority for the core market and only budget accommodation facilities such as a ‘youth hostel’ or ‘backpackers’ lodge aligns well with rock climbers. The location of such a facility with easy access to Mt Arapiles is considered to be Mt Arapiles Block Feasibility Study - Findings Parks Victoria critical to its ongoing success. The availability of low-cost camping facilities within the Park and adjacent to the priority climbing precincts will make this form of accommodation a secondary option for a limited segment of the core market.
A new backpacker accommodation facility (Araps Base Camp) has been constructed in the township of Natimuk. This facility is targeted at the core climber market and has accommodation for up to twelve people. The existence of this new backpacker accommodation should be taken into consideration when identifying the future needs for any additional accommodation development.

Am I missing something here?
Implement what? Sounds like there is no incentive to do any development at the Mount.