A very valuable and vital contribution. Promotion of a trails network would benefit small communities that often feel they have been bi-passed. Trail users are invariably glad to spend a few dollars along the way and often seek country hotel accommodation instead of camping every night. This quiet but steady income is attractive to the small communities who have a lot to offer with their history and local knowledge of the land and its changes. This grant would be from the Federal Government and an appropriate grant program has been identified.
Committees continue to change and, sadly, the persons involved change too.
The work done by Forestry representative, Steve Luttrell is much appreciated, and we thank him for his support and wish him well in the future. Steve has been replaced by Steve Whiteley and we welcome him to the position. Special thanks go to Don Coulson for his contribution this year as Community Group representative. Don has travelled at his own expense to meetings from North in the State. Don feels he can no longer afford to continue this expense and so has handed in his resignation.