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Detailed below is an email received by Gold Coast MTB Club Inc. from the Senior Ranger - Gold Coast City Council. The message is clear - continue to construct illegal trails and they will be closed with financial consequences applied against any person found to be constructing/riding these trails.
Everyone should realise by now that the authorities (whether we like it or not) will not tolerate illegal mountain bike tracks. Incidents like this do not help the efforts of persons/organisations who are trying to gain access to forest areas for the construction of legal tracks which in itself is a major task - just ask the Tamborine MTB BUG!!
There will be plenty of opportunity shortly for riders to help reinstate the legal tracks at Illinbah - we are just waiting on an access road to be finished from Saddleback to top forest entry. Keep an eye out on this forum and Gold Coast MTB Club Inc. Facebook and web page (www.gcmtb.com.au)
Thanks,
Harvey
From: TAYLOR Howard [mailto:HTAYLOR@goldcoast.qld.gov.au]
Sent: Friday, 25 February 2011 3:10 PM
To: Peter Hallinan; 'info@mtbcentre.com.au'
Cc: KRUEGER Scott; ABBOT Wayne
Subject: ILLEGAL DOWNHILL TRAIL - BONOGIN CONSERVATION AREA
Importance: High
Peter / Mark,
Staff from Council's Natural Area Management Unit have recently become aware of an illegal MTB Downhill trail within Bonogin Conservation Area, off Smith Road. Riders when questioned by Council officers advised that they were training for upcoming State Titles.
Please inform your members / customers as a matter of urgency that this trail will be decommissioned as of 28/2/11, therefore this trail will be unsafe to ride. The trail will be made unrideable and any efforts to reconstruct / realign will also suffer the same fate. Council staff will now undertake random patrols of the area with vehicle registration details being forwarded to Council's Local Law Unit for enforcement. Illegal access and damage to vegetation are a prohibited Offences under Section 10 & 16 of Local Law 9 with a maximum penalty of $5000.
Your immediate attention to this matter would be most appreciated, if you have any concerns regarding this matter please contact me to discuss.
Regards
Howard Taylor
Senior Ranger - Natural Areas
Community Services
for the Chief Executive Officer
Gold Coast City Council
Ph: (07) 5581 1532 Mob: 0414 180 605
Fax: (07) 5594 3562
PO Box 5042 Gold Coast Mail Centre Qld 9729
www.goldcoastcity.com.au
Detailed below is an email received by Gold Coast MTB Club Inc. from the Senior Ranger - Gold Coast City Council. The message is clear - continue to construct illegal trails and they will be closed with financial consequences applied against any person found to be constructing/riding these trails.
Everyone should realise by now that the authorities (whether we like it or not) will not tolerate illegal mountain bike tracks. Incidents like this do not help the efforts of persons/organisations who are trying to gain access to forest areas for the construction of legal tracks which in itself is a major task - just ask the Tamborine MTB BUG!!
There will be plenty of opportunity shortly for riders to help reinstate the legal tracks at Illinbah - we are just waiting on an access road to be finished from Saddleback to top forest entry. Keep an eye out on this forum and Gold Coast MTB Club Inc. Facebook and web page (www.gcmtb.com.au)
Thanks,
Harvey
From: TAYLOR Howard [mailto:HTAYLOR@goldcoast.qld.gov.au]
Sent: Friday, 25 February 2011 3:10 PM
To: Peter Hallinan; 'info@mtbcentre.com.au'
Cc: KRUEGER Scott; ABBOT Wayne
Subject: ILLEGAL DOWNHILL TRAIL - BONOGIN CONSERVATION AREA
Importance: High
Peter / Mark,
Staff from Council's Natural Area Management Unit have recently become aware of an illegal MTB Downhill trail within Bonogin Conservation Area, off Smith Road. Riders when questioned by Council officers advised that they were training for upcoming State Titles.
Please inform your members / customers as a matter of urgency that this trail will be decommissioned as of 28/2/11, therefore this trail will be unsafe to ride. The trail will be made unrideable and any efforts to reconstruct / realign will also suffer the same fate. Council staff will now undertake random patrols of the area with vehicle registration details being forwarded to Council's Local Law Unit for enforcement. Illegal access and damage to vegetation are a prohibited Offences under Section 10 & 16 of Local Law 9 with a maximum penalty of $5000.
Your immediate attention to this matter would be most appreciated, if you have any concerns regarding this matter please contact me to discuss.
Regards
Howard Taylor
Senior Ranger - Natural Areas
Community Services
for the Chief Executive Officer
Gold Coast City Council
Ph: (07) 5581 1532 Mob: 0414 180 605
Fax: (07) 5594 3562
PO Box 5042 Gold Coast Mail Centre Qld 9729
www.goldcoastcity.com.au