atw: Re: (OT) Tassie Wilderness Trails
- From: "Christine" <christine_kent@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:23:37 +1000
Oh the midlands is literally a desert. The trees were probably not poisoned
- there has been a severe drought here as well, particularly in that
midlands area which is in a rain shadow from the mountains to the west.
However, they are still chopping down old growth forests in the mountains to
the west.
There has never been an EPA here, corruption is rife and attitudes are
profoundly out of date. Rednecks cannot see themselves working in the
tourist industry rather than in factories or chopping down trees, and the
state is rife with them. Georgetown would be one of the most polluted areas
in Australia. Even the politicians are not sophisticated enough to see the
possibilities with environmental tourism, and any newcomers to rural
communities who may try to preserve some of the flora, fauna or history of
the place and frozen out and only stay a year or two.
I was listening to an interview on local radio with some local government
representatives - some kind of conference, who were actually discussing how
people with new ideas get driven out, meaning the state is missing out on
what could be a very bright future as the "clean, green state" which it most
definitely is not at the moment.
Unfortunately the bad attitude prevails amongst both the rednecks and the
greens - the rednecks want to chop down the forests and build industries,
and the greens try to prevent any development at all, even eco-tourism
developments, because they want what is left of the wilderness totally
protected. But without eco-tourism and the employment it could bring, the
rednecks win.
ck
-----Original Message-----
From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of bja
Sent: Saturday, 21 June 2008 9:52 PM
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: (OT) Tassie Wilderness Trails
Are there wilderness trails left down there?
The last couple of times I was there the place had been gutted of trees and
I noted with irony, as I travelled through the centre, that there were many
signs saying "This is a World Heritage Area" and directly behind the signs
were poisoned trees.
They do things differently down there. It must be the second head.
:)
Cheers,
Bruce
-----Original Message-----
From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Geoff Purchase
Sent: Saturday, 21 June 2008 2:41 PM
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: Re: technical writers/editors in Melbourne
and loving it....
Geoff
On 21/06/2008, at 10:09 AM, Christine wrote:
> For those who many not understand Australian geography and economics,
> Tasmania is not the place to come to, unless you wish to retire from
> the rat race and walk wilderness trails. ;-)
>
> ck
>
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