News New Draft Master Plan for the Snowy Mountains - Making submissions

[Slowman]

The following link should take you to the NSW Government "Planing Portal" and a number of further links to view the plan and to make submissions about it.

Snowy Mountains Special Activation Precinct | Planning Portal - Department of Planning and Environment

www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au

Users of this forum and organisations they belong to may want to make submissions about the proposals - some of which advocate quite marked changes. The period for making submissions is very short and ends on 23 August 2021.

 

[Slowman]

Obviously opinions about the proposals contained in the drafts will vary a lot. My personal interests have caused me to note the following:

- Modest growth of the existing resorts within existing boundaries eg Perisher to have 6,365 beds instead of its existing limit of 4,592. Thredbo to have 6,444 in lieu of 4,820
- Facilitation of commercial hiking and "glamping" including new cabins at Thredbo Ranger Station and Island Bend. Basic camping area near Guthega Dam.
- Buses and more parking areas including one at Piper's Gap to try to deal with increased vehicle traffic to Perisher - as opposed to using the ski tube more.
- Permitting helicopter commuting to the resorts and helicopter sight seeing. (Its a bit difficult to find this bit. It is in the proposed changes to the Plan of Management. It is not in the Draft Master Plan.)
- A very large sounding cantilevered viewing platform at Porcupine Rocks.
- There are a large number of quite sensible suggestions and a few impractical/stupid ones - especially a commuting gondola from Jindabyne to Bullocks Flat and Thredbo.