Wollemi National Park Feedback
Submitted: Thursday, Sep 04, 2008 at 08:05
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Benno77
Glow worm tunnels are a must see. Good reasonably easy walk for the whole family.
Newnes state
forrest has some good ammenities but on our last visit the main
camping area was left in an appalling state.Who ever maintains it (Forrestry Commission,NPWS,or
Lithgow council not sure which one) needs a good rev up as
bins provided were overflowing there was broken glass everywere and you could smell the
toilets from 100m away. After one night of this we packed up and moved into the
forrest.
Reply By: Member - Tessa (NSW) - Thursday, Sep 04, 2008 at 08:44
Thursday, Sep 04, 2008 at 08:44
Maybe a bit more respect by the people using the area would require less maintenance by the authorities! Whatever happened to the idea of taking out everything you take in?
tessa
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Follow Up By: Benno77 - Thursday, Sep 04, 2008 at 11:00
Thursday, Sep 04, 2008 at 11:00
Good point Tessa but if the
bins and
toilets are provided they should be serviced before they get to the point of being squalid. It looked as though most pople had made an effort to use the
bins provided but at a guess considering the size of the
bins (large skip
bins) they hadnt been emptied for months.
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Reply By: Member - Tour Boy Springsure- Thursday, Sep 04, 2008 at 09:01
Thursday, Sep 04, 2008 at 09:01
The campground at Bungleboori is usually overflowing on weekends with trail bikers and mostly they are rubbish humans with little regard for anyone else.
The
carpark at the tunnels can get very busy quickly in the warmer months.
There is a canyon walk that most don't see. At the end of the first tunnel you walk thru, turn left and follow the
creek around thru the canyon. Worth the walk. It will lead to the track you walked in on before the tunnel.
Regards
Dave
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Reply By: Ozboc - Friday, Sep 05, 2008 at 21:52
Friday, Sep 05, 2008 at 21:52
If you bring it in -- take it out *SIMPLE* ---- Buy a large rubbish bag from Claus - there cheap as , go on your spare tyre on the back of your car ( or in your roof rack/cage )
why should someone else be responsible for your rubbish removal ( aimed at all campers not just you ) and do as i do - if you have spare room in your bag when you go home ... FILL IT WITH OTHER PEOPLES CRAP ALSO ...... One trip to
Stockton netted me 58 + glass bottles within my area of
camping ...
Leave a
camp site CLEANER than you found it ... you will feel all warm an fuzzy inside knowing you have helped to preserve an area , rather than just whinge about it not to return .....
and before you ask -- YES i bring my own
toilet and i do not condone digging a hole and burying your human waste, my kids like to play behind trees and sick of seeing other people "crap" everywhere - IT SHOULD BE STANDARD PRACTICE / Compulsory that campers have there own portapoti - there cheap as chips ( $100 off fleabay) so there is NO excuse ... you can afford the car - trailer - rego , fuel - NO EXCUSE - I dont take a dump in your back yard , so why would you in OURS ????
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Follow Up By: Benno77 - Saturday, Sep 06, 2008 at 18:32
Saturday, Sep 06, 2008 at 18:32
Yes but when an amenities service is provided in the correct manor the rubbish all ends up going to the same place does it not? That is the whole idea of providing this service and part of the reason that we pay
camping fees. Not every body has the means of carting everything but the kitchen sink around.
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Follow Up By: Ozboc - Saturday, Sep 06, 2008 at 19:15
Saturday, Sep 06, 2008 at 19:15
Benno , so what your telling me ( in regards to rubbish ) you can take it into the
park , but you have no way of fitting it back into your vehicle to take it back out ? are you filling your car with bush rocks ???
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Follow Up By: Benno77 - Saturday, Sep 06, 2008 at 19:38
Saturday, Sep 06, 2008 at 19:38
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Reply By: Benno77 - Saturday, Sep 06, 2008 at 19:33
Saturday, Sep 06, 2008 at 19:33
No what im saying is if there is a facility for disposing of waste at a
camp site provided, how is using it different from taking it home and putting it in your own bin. If I
camp somewere that doesnt have these facilities which I do often then I will take my rubbish home with me(not bush rock!!!!!!)but if there is a facility provided then I will use it. And as I always do the right things such as pay my
camp fees (part of which go to maintaining these facilities I would expect that they are maintained regularly. So too suggest that using them instead of taking my rubish home is not doing the right thing by the enviroment is just plain narrow mindedness.
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