A COUNCILLOR has warned the Yarra Ranges Council not to send the wrong message to backpackers in the wake of a ban on camping at Lillydale Lake that came into effect last Tuesday.
Many municipal councils need to upgrade their infrastructure to support travellers. There is 80,000 to 100,000 people travelling around Australia at any one time. They all spend money and will avoid towns that do not have suitable infrastructure. Instead they will spend their money in towns that can meet their travelling needs.
A mountain guide originally written by a luminary of Scottish hillwalking has been updated and is available online. Anne Butler and Mike Dales have brought the late Irvine Butterfield's Munros and Corbetts Guide up-to-date for the Mountaineering Council of Scotland's website.
The New Zealand Mountain Safety Council, praises Estonian tramper Mr. Andre Lipand for having an outdoors intentions process in place after being rescued from the Mount Aspiring National Park at the weekend.