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Legitimising climbing in NSW National Parks? 6-Dec-2012 At 4:01:37 PM kuu

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The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service has formulated a policy for "Strategic directions for horse riding in NSW national parks" View a copy here: http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/protectedareas/120848HRStrat.pdf

This policy is the result of consultation with various stakeholders (and presumably lobby groups).

Perhaps climbers need to amplify their interests as stakeholders and lobby for the creation of a similar strategic policy position covering climbing in NSW national parks?

Presently there is no state-wide policy and decisions about allowing climbing in a given park seems to be on an ad hoc basis. This has the potential to leave decisions about the acceptability (or not) of climbing to a small number of individual staff employed within the park at the time the Plan of Management is prepared.