Protect wilderness from private commercial developments

Protect wilderness from private commercial developments

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Tasmania’s Wilderness World Heritage Area (TWWHA) is globally significant, iconic and under threat. It’s the world’s only World Heritage Area with ‘wilderness’ in its name and one of only two areas globally that meets seven of the 10 World Heritage criteria, the highest of any place on the planet.

But due to Tasmania’s nature-based tourism boom, private commercial developers want in and wilderness areas are the target. Wilderness is remote, natural country and built tourism accommodation and mechanised access like choppers destroys it.

Under federal law, wilderness should be protected and the first of many wilderness ...

Tasmania’s Wilderness World Heritage Area (TWWHA) is globally significant, iconic and under threat. It’s the world’s only World Heritage Area with ‘wilderness’ in its name and one of only two areas globally that meets seven of the 10 World Heritage criteria, the highest of any place on the planet.

But due to Tasmania’s nature-based tourism boom, private commercial developers want in and wilderness areas are the target. Wilderness is remote, natural country and built tourism accommodation and mechanised access like choppers destroys it.

Under federal law, wilderness should be protected and the first of many wilderness development proposals has been ‘referred’ to Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg for assessment. This one is the thin end of the wedge!

The development of a ‘very top-end of the market’ luxury hut, accommodation buildings and helipad at Lake Malbena in the World Heritage listed Walls of Jerusalem National Park has only got to this point because of secret changes to management rules, weak state government policies and the deliberate exclusion of the public in assessment processes.

This is your chance to have a say. Submissions close on 19 July 2018.

 

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Lake Malbena—Make a submission today

Make a formal submission to protect Tassie’s precious wilderness from luxury private huts and helicopters. Personalise the text below and email this submission. Submission period closes 19 July 2018.

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  • In a move international World Heritage experts say ‘raises concerns’, Lake Malbena was secretly excised from the ‘wilderness zone’ and switched for something lesser in the TWWHA Management Plan, to specifically pave the way for this proposal.

  • The project breaches even the weakened TWWHA Management Plan, which allows only ‘standing camps’ in the self-reliant recreation zone. The referral describes the proposal as a permanently erected ‘hut’ and three ‘accomodation buildings’ constructed of ‘a mixture of timber and steel’.

  • The Central Plateau is a popular bushwalking and fly fishing destination. The introduction of regular, private commercial helicopter access will impact on the wilderness experience, amenity and enjoyment of a range of other users.

 

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