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Grampians Peak Trail Master Plan 28-May-2014 At 9:26:17 PM kieranl

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On 28/05/2014 lacto wrote:
> plus weather
>can be extreme along with fire danger and water isn't exactly plentiful
>in the warmer months .
Water supply was discussed at the community meeting. Parks is not intending to provide potable water or guarantee water supply. Water will be collected from roofs of huts and the communal shelter (I think there is to be a roofed, but not walled, shelter at each campsite). So if there's water in the tanks people can use it with purification tablets. It sounds like people are going to be encouraged to pre-stash drinking water in lockers at the campsites. So there would be considerable logistics involved in walking during the drier months.
I think (and hope) that it's unlikely that private huts will get off the ground. It is more likely that local tourist businesses will provide pre-erected tents and food for clients in the more isolated camps and/or shuttle services to take clients out for a good meal and shower every second or third day.