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Sydney - North Head / The Gap POM review 17-Dec-2010 At 8:39:21 AM TonyB

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Rod,

NPWS have already demonstrated that they ignor climbers, despite our dozens of submissions ... and there isn't even a whale watchers' lobby that is claiming conflict with us (".. rock climbing have the potential to conflict with other park visitors ... for whale watching...")

Note the word "potential" ... there has obviously been no conflict with whale watchers nor others. It would be easy enough just to ban climbing at Nth Head on Australia Day, when it is flooded with Hobart race watchers.

It would be worth writing direct to the minister(s), instead of the NPWS. I'm not sure but it looks like Tony Burke (Fed) and Frank Sartor ( NSW ). Perhaps someone here knows ?

I suggest that this is the thin end of a wedge. A precedent of banning climbing in this instance could easily be an excuse for banning climbing in many other areas.

I also found this
http://www.smuggled.com/NPWS1.htm