Day: November 20, 2013

Victorian National Parks Camping and Accommodation Fees

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I found out yesterday that the Victorian Government plans to charge everyone who overnight camps in a National Park from March 2014.

Details of the planned changes can be found on the Department of Environment and Primary Industries website here:

http://www.depi.vic.gov.au/forestry-and-land-use/visiting-parks-and-forests/national-parks-camping-and-accommodation-fees

The Government has prepared a regulatory impact statement (RIS) to assess the impact of introducing a user pays approach to camping fees for all parks and reserves managed by Parks Victoria. It can be read here:

http://www.depi.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/205517/Victorian-National-Parks-Camping-and-Accommodation-Fees-Regulatory-Impact-Statement-October-2013.pdf

Feedback is able to be provided until 5:00pm Friday 22 November 2013 via the above website.

Parks where it is proposed that fees for camping would change from 1 March 2014:

  • Wilsons Promontory National Park
  • Cape Conan Coastal Park
  • Mount Buffalo National Park
  • Grampians National Park
  • Great Otway National Park (Western)
  • Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park
  • Buchan Caves Reserve
  • Croajingolong National Park, Peachtree Reserve
  • Lower Glenelg National Park
  • Mt Eccles
  • Discovery Bay
  • Lake Eldon National Park
  • Mount Arapiles-Tooan State Parks
  • Cathedral Range State Park
  • Hattah Kulkyne National Park
  • Wyperfeld National Park
  • Upper Yarra Reservoir
  • Little Desert National Park
  • The Lakes National Park
  • Plenty Gorge Parklands
  • Ewing Morass W.R/Orbost
  • Yarra Valley Parklands
  • Kinglake National Park
  • Brisbane Ranges National Park

Parks where it is proposed that fees for roofed accommodation would change from 1 March 2014:

  • Buchan Caves Reserve
  • Cape Conran Coastal Park
  • Gabo Island Reserve
  • Murray Sunset National Park
  • Plenty Gorge Parklands Nioka Bush Camp
  • Wilsons Promontory National Park

Parks where it is proposed that fees for camping would be introduced from 1 March 2014:

  • Alpine National Park
  • Baw Baw National Park
  • Bunyip State Park
  • Broken Boosey State Park
  • Cape Liptrap Coastal Park
  • Cobboboonee National Park
  • French Island National Park
  • Lerderderg State Park
  • Mornington Peninsula National Park
  • Mount Samaria State Park
  • Mt Buangor State Park

I will be providing my response on Friday, so stay tuned!