Dear Mountain lovers,
The state government is completing a “holistic strategic review” of kunanyi/Mount Wellington – you can read the discussion paper here:
https://mountainreview.tas.gov.au/discussion-prompts
The first step of the review is to understand the community’s vision for the future of the park through a survey. It is important the government gets as many responses as possible to this survey from people who know and care about the mountain – please complete the survey here (five to fifteen minutes):
https://mountainreview.tas.gov.au/have-your-say/survey
The comment fields in the survey are very limited, if you would like say more, you can also make a written submission here:
https://mountainreview.tas.gov.au/have-your-say/written-submission
The survey has been constructed to gauge how people use the park, how people feel about existing and possible future infrastructure – especially at the Pinnacle and Springs, how they access the park, and what they value about the park.
In the values section there is a question which asks what the mountain means to you (in 255 characters). The next question asks what you want for the future of the mountain (again
only 255 characters).
We can anticipate what cable car supporters would write here. It is important that we all take the opportunity to use this space to say what we want for the mountain.
Part of the argument the pro cable car lobby have used is the increasing motor vehicle traffic on the Pinnacle Road. We think it is important to show support for the more viable and truly sustainable alternative in the proposal to develop Halls Saddle as a gateway to the mountain with parking and bus services. This would also be the ideal location for a visitor/interpretation centre so that visitors are able to see there is more to the park than the Pinnacle. This is an area where government funding will make a real and positive difference to the management of kunanyi/Mount Wellington.
Thanks for all that you do!
Phil Stigant
For Residents Opposed to the Cable Car
