Back in May with some assistance from the Uki Historical Society I submitted a nomination for Heritage listing the Mt Warning Summit Track and Lookouts. An excerpt of the nomination appears in italics below. While I have come to expect very little from our Governments awash as they are with wokeness, I did hold a slim hope that in this case, luck would favour the brave and perhaps for once, a decision would be made on a rational basis. Sadly, it's the usual outcome: Excerpt from the nomination form: Mount Warning Summit Track is of exceptional state heritage significance as a rare and outstanding example of early 20th-century bushwalking infrastructure and one of the oldest purpose-built public summit access trails in New South Wales, embodying over a century of shared cultural heritage, public recreation, environmental education, and Aboriginal significance across multiple groups. Constructed by volunteer labour in 1908–1909 during a formative period in New South Wales’ out...
Following a debate on public access to public lands that arose out of the successful petition by Tony Crook ( the outsider side podcast ) the NSW Parliament has opened an inquiry into access restrictions on NSW public land. The terms of reference from the NSW parliament website outlined below. Submissions accepted until 1 August 2025. If you give a damn about public access in National Parks, State forests, Crown land etc then pease put in a submission. Terms of Reference: SELECT COMMITTEE ON ACCESS RESTRICTIONS TO PUBLIC LANDS AND WATERWAYS Inquiry into access restrictions to public lands and waterways TERMS OF REFERENCE 1. That a select committee be established to inquire into and report on access restrictions to public lands and waterways, including but not limited to Aboriginal land, heritage sites, national parks, crown reserves, state forests, crown land, state conservation areas, wilderness areas, conservation areas, water catchment areas, marine parks and aquati...