Son of a Beach wrote:In my opinion, it is impossible for a child to NOT learn some valuable lessons on their first overnight bushwalk. I mean life lessons like this, learned while out doing/being/seeing are at least as valuable as formal maths, science and english from a book. I could not sleep last night. I was so upset. (Yes, I am trying to have the decision overturned.
Mark F wrote:SoB - the 2 month individual pass is $40 so for your camp it is a better option than 8 x 1 day@ $10. Alternatively, you could contemplate including a year parks pass in your camp price for each family which provides them with a reason to visit parks as a family.
Nuts wrote:Maybe you could link up with school or 'educational' concessionaire, provide a loose lesson plan etc?
See private schools can afford everything, the latest kit, chartered transport, interstate travel.. but not our local park fees.
Mark F wrote:
. . . Can we hear some mainlander complaints about favouritism for locals
peregrinator wrote:Mark F wrote:
. . . Can we hear some mainlander complaints about favouritism for locals
Can we hear any suggestions from mainlanders (and foreigners) that they will boycott Tasmania due to its government's abysmal actions on this issue. For me, reading Son of a Beach's posts on this aroused considerable loathing for a government displaying such contempt for the public.
north-north-west wrote:peregrinator wrote:Mark F wrote:
. . . Can we hear some mainlander complaints about favouritism for locals
Can we hear any suggestions from mainlanders (and foreigners) that they will boycott Tasmania due to its government's abysmal actions on this issue. For me, reading Son of a Beach's posts on this aroused considerable loathing for a government displaying such contempt for the public.
But none of its past actions - such as the Malbena issue, or logging and mining in the Tarkine and elsewhere, or commercialisation of our NPs - bothers you? Amazing what it takes to wake up some people.
Not that its an issue for mainlanders for the rest of the year, because the Moat is staying closed for now. We've done a reverse boycott.
Nuts wrote:In a progressive world park fees would would be Zip! With monuments erected in homage to the responsible politician.
Son of a Beach on 17 August 2020 wrote:...for the annual youth camp that I've been helping to run for the past few years... for the first time this year, PWS have rejected our application for an educational exemption because the exemptions are for (and I quote), "bone-fide (sic) educational purposes, not leisure activities". I find it quite disturbing that the PWS bureaucracy thinks that fun and education are mutually exclusive. Some of them must have had a terrible upbringing. I mean, of all people you'd think that PWS would appreciate that education can be achieved by enjoyable activities.
In my opinion, it is impossible for a child to NOT learn some valuable lessons on their first overnight bushwalk. I mean life lessons like this, learned while out doing/being/seeing are at least as valuable as formal maths, science and english from a book. I could not sleep last night. I was so upset. (Yes, I am trying to have the decision overturned.)
At an extra$80$40 each, I don't think the camp would be feasible at all. Some of these kids' families can't afford the camp fees even without this additional cost (some get sponsored to attend by generous schools or other entities who appreciate the benefit to particular children).
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