BangWhizzClack wrote:National Park status = No hunting
No hunting = Hunting not a genuine reason for many in the area that don't have private property to shoot on. = Making it harder for people in the area to get and retain licences.
Add this to the Duck Hunting push, and the "Animal Sentience" push, recreational shooter ban from buying firearms and ammo during lockdown, less LRD workers "for social distancing purposes" resulting in longer wait times for licencing and PTA approval, social distancing in firearm safety courses and a build up in applicants, continual gun bans based on appearance, further restriction and recategorisation, new approaches to prior health, physical and mental records preventing new licences and renewals being issued and you have yourself a multifaceted attack on LAFO's and to-be LAFO's. But hey, the government is there FOR YOU! Trust your authorities, obey your authorities, they know what's best for you.
Larry wrote:My take on it. It is purely a financial one on the State Gov pov. If they can offload the responsibility and the cost for the infrastructure it is more money in their pockets.
on_one_wheel wrote:BangWhizzClack wrote:National Park status = No hunting
No hunting = Hunting not a genuine reason for many in the area that don't have private property to shoot on. = Making it harder for people in the area to get and retain licences.
Add this to the Duck Hunting push, and the "Animal Sentience" push, recreational shooter ban from buying firearms and ammo during lockdown, less LRD workers "for social distancing purposes" resulting in longer wait times for licencing and PTA approval, social distancing in firearm safety courses and a build up in applicants, continual gun bans based on appearance, further restriction and recategorisation, new approaches to prior health, physical and mental records preventing new licences and renewals being issued and you have yourself a multifaceted attack on LAFO's and to-be LAFO's. But hey, the government is there FOR YOU! Trust your authorities, obey your authorities, they know what's best for you.
You forgot the part where being bashed by police during a safe inspection is a genuine possibility
Sarco wrote:How Wombat could ever become a National Park beats me. It has been decimated by overuse for years. Like most of central Vic during the gold mining era it would have been largely stripped of all tree cover and later firewood for Melb. Also it is riddled with walking, 4WDing, logging, trail bikes and mountain bikes tracks.
Sarco wrote:How Wombat could ever become a National Park beats me. It has been decimated by overuse for years. Like most of central Vic during the gold mining era it would have been largely stripped of all tree cover and later firewood for Melb. Also it is riddled with walking, 4WDing, logging, trail bikes and mountain bikes tracks.
womble wrote:Sarco wrote:How Wombat could ever become a National Park beats me. It has been decimated by overuse for years. Like most of central Vic during the gold mining era it would have been largely stripped of all tree cover and later firewood for Melb. Also it is riddled with walking, 4WDing, logging, trail bikes and mountain bikes tracks.
It’s the playground for the western suburbs. People work hard all week and look forward to those activities on the weekend.
It’s not that big an area and not too much to ask for them to have it for recreation surely.
Otherwise they’re driving across town to get to the eastern state forests, adding another two or three hours each way. Fuel, tolls.
Hopefully a few very selfish people don’t get their way.
Sarco wrote:How Wombat could ever become a National Park beats me. It has been decimated by overuse for years. Like most of central Vic during the gold mining era it would have been largely stripped of all tree cover and later firewood for Melb. Also it is riddled with walking, 4WDing, logging, trail bikes and mountain bikes tracks.
Notice that the first image in that article is of a pleasant young girl having fun and captioned to the effect that the park would be "better protected" ?
The biased intent of this propaganda piece is evident.
"Our" ABC.
Bugman wrote:Makes about as much sense as declaring my backyard, a national park.
Oldbloke wrote:N.Ps are for areas that are environmentally special. I've visited pretty much all these areas. Take my word for it, they are far from special.
Oldbloke wrote:"Wellsford Forest" no, not that I recall. Where is it.?