Bushwalk Australia

I was just emailed this.

http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/p ... E9000215C2

Could be what some of us have been waiting for to have a good vent or at least make a suggestion ??

Forest do you have any other background? It seems that the terms of reference are most specific to the areas mentioned? What is the scope? What are they trying to determine? Seems more focussed on other questions but there doesn't seem to be any reference to recent hunting issues (accept the chairman). What have I missed? Cheers

Nuts,

The terms of reference are very wide:

That General Purpose Standing Committee No 5 inquire into and report on the management of public land in New South Wales, including State Forests and National Park estate, and in particular:
1. The conversion of Crown Land, State Forests and agricultural land into National Park estate or other types of conservation areas, including the:
a. Process of conversion and the assessment of potential operational, economic, social and environmental impacts
b. Operational, economic, social and environmental impacts after conversion, and in particular, impacts upon neighbours of public land and upon Local Government
c. That the following cases be considered in relation to Terms of Reference 1(a) and 1(b):
River Red Gum State Forests in the Southern Riverina,
Native Hardwood State Forests in Northern NSW,
Yanga Station in Wakool Shire, and
Toorale Station in Bourke Shire.
2. The adherence to management practices on all public land that are mandated for private
property holders, including fire, weed and pest management practices.
3. Examination of models for the management of public land, including models that provide for
conservation outcomes which utilise the principles of “sustainable use”.
4. Any other related matters.

The implications are discussed here:

http://www.npansw.org.au/index.php/comp ... -2012.html

Cheers

thanks for the link maddog. Even so, the committee 'stacked' there seems to be something specific they are hoping to achieve.. behind the bs.. are they planning more new and exciting regulation changes, tick off the community consultation requirements? Encourage a lesser level of conservation listing for those areas mentioned (for some sinister reason.. )