Access to Level 2 catchment

That's what happens when State Forest gets turned into National Park. Pretty soon the whole country will be locked up. We won't be allowed to go in there, just look from the edges. Don't get me started on the follies of green politics!

Spider1977 said:

That's what happens when State Forest gets turned into National Park. Pretty soon the whole country
will be locked up. We won't be allowed to go in there, just look from the edges. Don't get me
started on the follies of green politics!

you'll probably find that it is the horsey people and the 4 wheel drive people having a big hissy
fit about those bloody bikies and hikers that got the door shut rather than the green green people.

I think I would far rather have a green perspective than allowing the 4WD, horses and the foresters
back into some of the areas just so they can trash the joint again. At least green politics is
trying to maintain what is left rather than flattening the lot.

Kenneth J Brodrick said:

We should all be aware that mountain bikes are now classed as vehicles when it comes to entering
SCA Level 2 catchment areas This means bike riders are banned with the possiblility of a $11000
fine. Thats a $10000 fine and $1000 GST so you get taxed on your fine.

Is this new, or only something that you have just become aware of?

The time to fight this was a few years ago when it was all reviewed, but my understanding was that
at the time, no bicycle group made a submission.

People you are looking at this issue the wrong way. It will cost you $11,000 'IF' you get caught. I used to ride an unregistered motorbike up in the forrest with my friends. A ranger tried to wave us down one day. We waved back and went bush.

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Kenneth J Brodrick said:

We should all be aware that mountain bikes are now classed as vehicles

when

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it comes to entering SCA Level 2 catchment areas This means bike riders

are

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banned with the possiblility of a $11000 fine. Thats a $10000 fine and $1000 GST so you get
taxed on your fine.

Is this new, or only something that you have just become aware of?

The time to fight this was a few years ago when it was all reviewed, but my understanding was that
at the time, no bicycle group made a submission.

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Kenneth J Brodrick said:

We should all be aware that mountain bikes are now classed as vehicles when it comes to entering
SCA Level 2 catchment areas This means bike riders are banned with the possiblility of a $11000
fine. Thats a $10000 fine and $1000 GST so you get taxed on your fine.

Is this new, or only something that you have just become aware of?

The time to fight this was a few years ago when it was all reviewed, but my understanding was that
at the time, no bicycle group made a submission.

Several people did, but I don't think Sydney water wanted to hear. There was an announcement due
(which probably would have been anti-bike anyway) The giardia/crypto scare killed that and gave them
a great excuse to be even more Nazi.

SW got a consultant do do an analysis of increasing access vs cost vs risks, etc But it seemed to me
to be deliberately set up to get the result they wanted. There were only 3 options to choose from
and 2 were so ludicrous that they had to choose the one they wanted. This was basically keep it as
it is but increase policing to improve conformance with the current rules which have been around for
some time, just your chance of getting caught was lower,a was your chance of anything actually
happening to you afterwards. Keeping things just the same wasn't an option.

It was of course a given that it had to be kept tightly controlled despite the fact that you can
ride a bike around Googong Dam (ACT water supply) and even go fishing there. I believe in VIC you
can go sailing on Melbourne's water supply. Looks more like a power thing than a real need to keep
people out to protect our water supply.

Al.

Well I guess this means I cant raise anyones enthusiasm to fight. Well I`ll be writing to the SCA.
It wont do any good!!! But bugger it........... I will any way

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Originally posted by Kenneth J Brodr
Well I guess this means I cant raise anyones enthusiasm to fight. Well I`ll be writing to the SCA.
It wont do any good!!! But bugger it........... I will any way

I don't think it's a matter of a lack of enthusiasm Kenneth. The horse has bolted on this one. We have all crashed our bikes at some stage and subsequently don't feel like bashing our heads against a brick wall.