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Grampians Access 2019 21-Mar-2019 At 7:10:11 AM ajfclark

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On 20-Mar-2019 The good Dr wrote:
>The question that nobody is answering ...
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>I note that the FAQ references page 11 of the 2003 Management Plan, which is table 3. The table states that SPAs (key item 7 on table) occupy <<1% of the Grampians National Park. The provided maps (not to scale representative maps) indicate that the SPAs are significantly greater than <<1%. Appendix 1 - page 55 names the SPAs but does not provide a reference to the delineated source for theSPA boundaries and is not referenced in any other location in the MP.
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>Which is correct, the written word or the representative maps. Can this be put to PV for further clarrification as this has legal and liability ramifications for PV and climbers alike.

I've been repeatedly asking this question.I find it incredible that there were so many submissions to the management plan yet no one pointed out this incongruity at the time. I went back through the wayback machine and the oldest copy of the management plan I could find was from 2005. It has the same maps as the current version on Parks' website: http://web.archive.org/web/20050622211010/http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/resources/07_0938.pdf

The new FAQ either states that the 29 new SPAs add an additional 1.2% or that SPAs comprise a total of 1.2% of the park. I assume it's the former, but either way, it's more than <<1%.