double island beach closed to 4wds

Joined: 29 Jul 2006 Location: brisbane (boganhole)

just herd on channel ten there going to either close from the first to the third cutting or close the beach of to 4wds or there going to do a permit thing

Anyone else have any news on this

Joined: 07 Jun 2008 Location: Townsville

$200 a year for the permit....

Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Location: on some track to some place

what the

is this serious, when does that come on? and can u still get the permits for just weekends or short trips?

Joined: 07 Jun 2008 Location: Townsville

I think they said Easter next year. Check the channel ten website for the story, should be on there.

Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Location: on some track to some place

sweet, might be on the 6 oclok news, so no simpsons tonight :(

Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Location: fraser coast

our local news up here have advertised it on the 6 oclock news' i'll watch it to see

Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Location: fraser coast

just watched the local news and they said some beaches closed, speed limits reduced, and camping numbers are being capped.
they also said that it is not being introduced until it has been properly announced to all user groups and if rejected won't happen.
but the main reason is over population of camp grounds in holiday season and the problem with human body waste. so far the place is contaminated and they need to sort it out.

Joined: 07 Jun 2008 Location: Townsville

I didn't catch all of it, only parts I heard were: ban being put in place because of the rising risk/number of people being hit by 4bys and the $200 a year for the permit.

Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Location: on some track to some place

it wasnt on our news down here, thanks for the info.

Joined: 21 Aug 2005 Location: capalaba qld

the place use to be a great family spot ,now it is full of littering drunken yobbo's who drive too fast doing donuts etc .
But the imposing of a fee will not stop the tools,more police and rangers can. If they spent the extra money on police and rangers then i would happily pay.

Joined: 07 Jun 2008 Location: Townsville

dirtyGQ wrote:

the place use to be a great family spot ,now it is full of littering drunken yobbo's who drive too fast doing donuts etc .
But the imposing of a fee will not stop the tools,more police and rangers can. If they spent the extra money on police and rangers then i would happily pay.

That's what my news said the money would be going to, more rangers and police. I love 4bying but I dont think I'd ever drive on a beach, apart from Fraser. I still wouldn't trust myself with kids running around etc, most youngens I've seen dont bother to look out for cars these days. I still think itd be fun but 4byin out woop woop is tonnes better

Joined: 21 Jun 2004 Location: Brisbane

dirtyGQ wrote:

the place use to be a great family spot ,now it is full of littering drunken yobbo's who drive too fast doing donuts etc .
But the imposing of a fee will not stop the tools,more police and rangers can. If they spent the extra money on police and rangers then i would happily pay.

I think it will stop most of the tools.
Example: Moreton. Expensive yes, yobbos, rare.

Its unfortunate (for those that do the right thing) but how else do you keep them out?

and this is an Australia wide problem...more people, more dickheads.

Joined: 03 Sep 2008 Location: goldy

the worst thing is setting up camp -
sitting back with a beer -
and smelling the shit from the last campers..
note - double check camp site before setting camp!!

Joined: 12 Sep 2007 Location: sunny coast

been going to D.I for approx 20years and can still remember the rangers stopping my mates dad in the old landy(i was 15 at the time) asking if he had a permit. he commented that he did and rekoned that the money should go toward facilitys eg shitters on the open side for the camper. ranger rekoned they would be built within a year.... i am 37 now still no shitters. numbers are capped already.

after the xmas break you may as well go sleep in the dunny of the local pub and if it rains the stench is unbearable. we are going to moreton for this xmas.

Joined: 16 Jan 2005 Location: Brisbane

More information can be found here:

http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/publications/p02333aa.pdf/Strategic_directions_for_Cooloola.pdf

It is a pity that they cannot issue one permit for all beaches/parks rather than individual permits for Fraser, Moreton, Staddie etc

Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Location: on some track to some place

yeh one permit that covers all parks would be a great idea, just have it as a sticker you put on the windscreen of ur car and it covers for all national parks in seq, morton, straddie, fraser, di, etc etc

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 2:35 pm

super jeep wrote:

... so far the place is contaminated and they need to sort it out.

Ok THAT I can understand... Wink

void wrote:

It is a pity that they cannot issue one permit for all beaches/parks rather than individual permits for Fraser, Moreton, Staddie etc

That can't do that, they won't have enough money to cover all "resources" then. Rolling Eyes