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Climbing banned Centennial Trev Blue Mtns - NPWS 29-Apr-2015 At 12:00:55 AM access t cliffcare

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On 28/04/2015 patto wrote:
>It is easy to get disillusioned by some of the faux "consultation" done.
> Though if you disengage as a result of this it isn't productive.
>
>In Victoria many felt insulted by the behaviour of ParksVic and the changes
>to camping fees. The consultation was a joke. The capital expenditure
>that was done to enact their "cost saving measures" was counter productive.
> Thankfully a change of government here has partly rectified things.
>
>This Easter, the Arapiles rangers themselves were quite receptive when
>I told them my thought about it all. I was blunt about things but in a
>friendly way. Bureaucracy is a bitch. But it is often more productive
>to work with it than against it.

Just a quick note here, and I don't want to veer this thread off track - as well as understanding the nature of the beast, it's important to know which beast you are dealing with. Campgrounds and the camping fee changes was not Parks Victoria. It was State Government and DEPI. Parks Vic were expected to implement it.
I'm sure the rangers were quite receptive about your thoughts. Having to deal with crap piled onto their plates is becoming quite the art form.