The Cynthia Bay Redevelopment
Lake St Clair © Michael Yemm
The TNPA made a submission to prevent the environmentally insensitive redevelopment and expansion of accommodation facilities at Cynthia Bay on the shores of Lake St Clair (within the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, WHA). The proposal will result in a large increase in facilities within the National Park (ie a trebling to accommodate up to 326 persons).
The current Tasmanian Wilderness WHA management plan provides very clear objectives and management prescriptions for accommodation and concessions within the WHA:
• To encourage the provision of accommodation in nearby townships and areas adjacent to the WHA (p132)
• If adequate facilities or services exist or can be developed outside the WHA that meet visitor needs, such facilities and services will not be provided as concessions within the WHA (p178).
These objectives are based on the premise that many of the experiences sought by visitors to the WHA and marketed by the tourism industry are based on the area's wilderness quality.
A copy of the Accommodation Expansion Cynthia Bay - Environmental Management Plan is available online at. Free copies of the draft plan are available at Service Tasmania in Launceston and Hobart, and the Parks and Wildlife Service offices at Strahan, Queenstown and Lake St Clair. You can also have a copy sent to you by contacting the PWS on (03) 6233 6285
The current Tasmanian Wilderness WHA management plan provides very clear objectives and management prescriptions for accommodation and concessions within the WHA:
• To encourage the provision of accommodation in nearby townships and areas adjacent to the WHA (p132)
• If adequate facilities or services exist or can be developed outside the WHA that meet visitor needs, such facilities and services will not be provided as concessions within the WHA (p178).
These objectives are based on the premise that many of the experiences sought by visitors to the WHA and marketed by the tourism industry are based on the area's wilderness quality.
A copy of the Accommodation Expansion Cynthia Bay - Environmental Management Plan is available online at. Free copies of the draft plan are available at Service Tasmania in Launceston and Hobart, and the Parks and Wildlife Service offices at Strahan, Queenstown and Lake St Clair. You can also have a copy sent to you by contacting the PWS on (03) 6233 6285
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The Tasmania National Parks Association Inc seeks to preserve Tasmania's national parks and reserves through management committed to the conservation of their natural and cultural values.
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The Tasmania National Parks Association Inc seeks to preserve Tasmania's national parks and reserves through management committed to the conservation of their natural and cultural values.
ABN: 38 875 435 295
