Thread: QLD - Mt Mee SF

Thanks for the updates WD3.

I suspect more buhwalkers die each year in the bush than 4wders.

Gday,
You are much more likely to die on the way to a NP / SF then when you are there using these tracks.

cheers
tony

I commend your effort White D3. However while the 4wd and dirtbike community speaks with a multitude of small voices nothing will happen.

All interest groups that actually get what they want from government do so through a singular large voice called a lobby group.

There are several groups that stand to lose in the current trend.
1) Vehicle manufacturers
2) Aftermarket manufacturers and retailers
3) Consumers / enthusiasts

The first 2 need to reinvest back into the past time and the 3rd need to mobilise as a force behind 1) & 2). Also they need to act responsibly as it is the few irresponsible people who give the people with the power the ammunition to close us down.

Until vehicle manufacturers, aftermarket suppliers and consumers/enthusiasts unite and form a single lobby group to champion the cause we will continue to lose. Once it is gone it is gone for good.

TP7 is exactly correct ! Hit the nail on the head.

So let's get our heads together and work out what can WE do about it ?


If there is anyone here from 4WDQLD - what is going on from your point of view.

WhiteD3- can you PM or email me a copy of your original letter and the answer? I'll write to them again from another club, and ask them what the latest is. There are certainly plenty of bollards and gates which have turned up there now !

This whole turning SF's into Nat Parks is a disgrace, aimed only at being able to say "We made xx hectares of land NP" - to pretend to be green for election time.

I detest the "Let's lock it up and protect it so future generations can also NOT see it" attitude.

The less use these tracks have, the more litter builds up, the worse the fires are when they inevitably come through.

You may all be interested to know that they are much more progressive in NSW with shooting (hunting for deer etc) being allowed in many SF's as long as a particular (obtainable!) licence is held.

Originally Posted by VladTepes

I detest the "Let's lock it up and protect it so future generations can also NOT see it" attitude.

Couldn't agree more

Originally Posted by VladTepes

WhiteD3- can you PM or email me a copy of your original letter and the answer?

Mate, my email and their response is the first post in this thread. Keep in mind their other issue (or excuse) being safety. When I spoke to the Head Ranger he raised the issue of 4WD deaths and injuries (this was around the time of the Black Duck incident).

Cheers.

As nice as the Mt Mee area is for off-roading (and it really is nice), I struggle to get worked up about them closing bits of it. We aren't exactly short of places to play here in SEQLD. A quick glance at any cadastral map shows kilometres of gazetted roads in the Brisbane Valley which (provided they aren't gated by cranky farmers) can be driven up. Then there's the Glass House Mountains area, and Cooloola/Noosa North Shore, and Jimna region, and the area near Cunningham's Gap and so on... And that's before you consider pay and play areas like Rover Park & Landcruiser Park.

Grab any mag from the UK and read what real restrictions are like. We still have it pretty good!

...but place a petition under my nose and I'll still sign it.

Originally Posted by solmanic

As nice as the Mt Mee area is for off-roading (and it really is nice), I struggle to get worked up about them closing bits of it. We aren't exactly short of places to play here in SEQLD. A quick glance at any cadastral map shows kilometres of gazetted roads in the Brisbane Valley which (provided they aren't gated by cranky farmers) can be driven up. Then there's the Glass House Mountains area, and Cooloola/Noosa North Shore, and Jimna region, and the area near Cunningham's Gap and so on... And that's before you consider pay and play areas like Rover Park & Landcruiser Park.

Grab any mag from the UK and read what real restrictions are like. We still have it pretty good!

...but place a petition under my nose and I'll still sign it.

Yes, there's lots of unmade road reserves out there, but have you ever tried doing any real 4WDing on them? They usually either fenced off, or unfenced so they are effectively part of private property and you will feel like you're trespassing the whole time, and probably will be, without an accurate GPS. In any case its usually no more interesting than driving accross a paddock

Dont put your hope in them...........