Thread: Could this be the beginning of the "re-opening" of 4WD tracks

Finally,

It takes a disaster to realise that recreational 4WDers and forest/park users actually help the bush.

Since they closed tracks and access up here (particularly around west of Sunshine Coast/Gympie) they're all overgrown with lantana and ferals.

Fingers crossed some pressure will put on all govts.
Beattie was adamant and arrogant about closing access here when he did it. Howard didn't want to know about this previously.

From NEWS.com.au

PRIME Minister John Howard has criticised national park authorities for trying to protect the parks by closing fire tracks and denying access to firefighters.
Mr Howard said on this week's visit to the fire devastated areas in Victoria he was amazed by the number of firefighters complaining.
"I was very stuck when I was in Victoria about the number of firefighters who complained to me that the fire trails had been closed and that when the fires came very abruptly in some of the high country they couldn't get into the areas in order to fight the fires," the prime minister told ABC radio today.
Bushfires are still burning in Victoria, NSW and Tasmania, where several homes and thousands of hectares of bushland have been destroyed.
"It seems contradictory to me that you have a national park that is designed to preserve the trees and everything to do with the environment, and yet in order to fight a fire which will destroy the very thing you're trying to preserve, you close down the fire tracks," he said.
Meanwhile, Mr Howard said there is not enough evidence to suggest climate change has caused extra bushfires in Australia.
"I don't think anyone could ever prove that either way - they could just be a reflection of periodic hot weather and we've had many examples of that over the last century.
"I think we have to acknowledge that climate change clearly could be an element in it, but I think we also have to remember this is not the first time we've had bushfires," Mr Howard said.

Originally Posted by p38arover

Why?

Ron

Its called civil rights, doesn't really matter why.
Why would you own something is a personal choice.
I loved both my pump action gun and beretta 22 cal semi auto coz I inherited them from my dad and they were masterpieces. It was a privilige to be given them.
Scrap now, and no amount of money will let me forget or forgive that tyrant.