Fires in the Blue Gum forest?

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Fires in the Blue Gum forest?

Postby BushWalkerNO1utube » Wed 14 Aug, 2013 7:28 pm

Im doing the "overnight in the bluegum forest" and I was just wondering can you have fires at Acacia Flat?
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Re: Fires in the Blue Gum forest?

Postby Onestepmore » Wed 14 Aug, 2013 8:56 pm

It's a designated gas/fuel only area
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Re: Fires in the Blue Gum forest?

Postby DaveNoble » Wed 14 Aug, 2013 10:15 pm

Once you get to Acacia Flat you will notice "Fuel Stove Only" signs, but you cannot help noticing also - fireplaces - with signs of recent use. And its not hard to see why bushwalkers camping there light fires. If you search online for information - e.g. -

http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/blu ... nd/camping

or

http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/natio ... x?id=N0004

They have no mention of it being "Fuel Stove Only". Once you get there, its a bit hard to walk back out and grab your stove and walk back in again.

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Re: Fires in the Blue Gum forest?

Postby ribuck » Thu 15 Aug, 2013 9:30 pm

BushWalkerNO1utube wrote:Im doing the "overnight in the bluegum forest" and I was just wondering can you have fires at Acacia Flat?


Not any more, since approximately the 1990s.

The current "fossil fuel only" policy is not a good one in my opinion.
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Re: Fires in the Blue Gum forest?

Postby wildwalks » Thu 22 Aug, 2013 6:55 pm

Topic moved to NSW forum by admin :)
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