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·         Daily vehicle entry fees will increase by $1 per day across all the current price points across the 45 parks # that charge entry fees.  In most cases this is a rise from $7 to $8, and is payable daily, not just on entry to the park as in other states with entry fees.  Future increases will in annual and in line with the CPI. The majority of parks remain entry fee free, but the most popular are those with fees.  There are 850 National Parks and Reserves that do not have entry fees.

·         Daily vehicle entry fees to # Kosciuszko National Park during the declared ski season will increase by $2 per day from the 2016 June long weekend.

·        Broken Head Nature Reserve, Cape Byron State Conservation Area and Sydney Harbour National Park are currently charging an hourly entrance fee and these will remain the same. 

·         Annual Passes will not be changed by the 6 October 2015 increase but in future will be linked to the CPI  and increase accordingly. 

·        Full fee exemptions from NSW Park Pass payments remain for holders of a Centrelink Pensioner Concession Card, or a DVA EDA, TPI or TTI pension.  Application must be made to obtain this exemption. 

·        Camping fees will be increasing by 15%, an increase of between 50 cents and $3.50. 

·        For example, campgrounds with budget camping fees of $5 per person per night will be increased to $6 per person per night. 

11th September 2015

Cape Arid National Park following recent bushfire event.  See more in recent reports above

·        Thomas River area including all camping areas, beach access and walk trails are open and fully functional

·        Seal Creek camp site and the commercial fishing camp is closed until further notice to allow rehab and rebuilding of these sites post fire recovery.

·         With the loss of Seal Creek Camp site, there are no 4 wheel drive accessible currently campsites available in the Poison Creek area.

·         Poison Creek beach is open for vehicular and beach camping will be temporarily permitted along the beach

·        Jorndee and Thomas Fishery are open to camping but have very limited capacity for camping

·        Rehabilitation and reinstatement of facilities will shortly commence and these works are envisaged to continue for twelve to twenty four month.

9th November 2015

For those still using the 2g Telstra network, this will be shut down permanently on 1^st December 2015. 

If you are using a 2g mobile phone it is time to upgrade now.  If you have to change your SIM you can request to keep your number. 

But nobody uses 2g now do they? 

Well I do. 

But more than that, for those using tracking devices in their car or caravan to notify and trace if stolen, many of these use the 2g network.  Some of these devices are still being advertised for sale. 

While talking about tracking devices, if you intend to purchase one of these as expected security whilst travelling, check also that it uses the Telstra 3g network.  Some of these devices use Optus or Vodaphone, and coverage is space once you leave the more heavily populated areas of the country. 

Time to check you communications and tracking devices.

See more about Communications devices

13th November 2015