The community faced losing access to the beach they had used for years, but they fear others may face the same battle with National Parks and Wildlife Service changing boundaries.
abc.net.au/news/dog-beach-protests-national-parks-inquiry-calls/102025832A small community on the NSW Mid North Coast has won a battle to preserve beach access that it risked losing under plans proposed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service .Crescent Head is one of several NSW communities protesting against NPWS management plans
"Everybody thought NPWS was too big, too strong … but I think other people needed to see that it can be done,” Crescent Head Dog and Walkers Group president and founder Jann Eason said. Ms Eason said many of the issues stemmed from NPWS changing the boundaries of Goolawah National Park, which she said most locals were unaware of until her group started its campaign.
Organiser and CHDaWG president Jann Eason speaking with recreational horse riders who joined the protests. The spokesperson said the draft management plans for parks around Crescent Head were "subject to an extensive consultation … followed by three months of public exhibition".Mark Banasiak says he will seek support from colleagues for an inquiry into the NPWS.
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