1 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:03,920 Speaker 1: This has got the foothills locals talking. The Guardian has 2 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:06,960 Speaker 1: revealed a proposal by council to peelback the Mountain Summer's 3 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:10,840 Speaker 1: Domain campgrounds to a self contained site only. A public 4 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:13,440 Speaker 1: for meeting was held last night. Western Ward councilor Deb 5 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 1: Gilkison was there Morning Good Morning talk us through the proposal. 6 00:00:18,280 --> 00:00:20,840 Speaker 2: So the proposal that was put out by the Reserve 7 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:23,759 Speaker 2: Board is to changing the camping from the way that 8 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:25,600 Speaker 2: it is. But at the moment, anyone can camp there. 9 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 2: There's powered sites and showers and stuff, and so the 10 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 2: change is really just to take away the powered option, 11 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 2: make it just pay as you go, so there's not 12 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 2: a person manning it and there won't be showers or 13 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 2: a kitchen, so people can still camp there. Anyone can 14 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:44,920 Speaker 2: camp there, It'll just be the facilities that are not 15 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:45,600 Speaker 2: there anymore. 16 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: Well, why the change? I know, every time I drive 17 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:50,600 Speaker 1: past there always seems like there's people in there. Is 18 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 1: it not paying its own way? 19 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, it really hasn't been financially stable for a few years. 20 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 2: It's been something that the Reserve Board have really been 21 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 2: struggling with. And yeah, ultimately it's also a lot of 22 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 2: work for the numbers that actually come through. 23 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 1: Local Rowena Finlay, who's mentioned in this article, reckons that 24 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 1: the community only found out by word of mouth on 25 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 1: Sunday and they've only got ten days to submit on 26 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:19,319 Speaker 1: the proposal. It does feel awfully rushed. 27 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think the hard thing here is an employee involved, 28 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 2: and we've tried to make it really clear cut and 29 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:30,120 Speaker 2: to make it because you've got to understand when there's 30 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:33,120 Speaker 2: somebody involved, you can't drag this out. If your job 31 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 2: is on the line for month, then that's not okay 32 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 2: in my books. So we have had to draw a 33 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 2: line in the sand that submissions are on the or 34 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:44,479 Speaker 2: don't quote me on the date, but it's Wednesday week 35 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 2: and yeah, that's what we've had to do is try 36 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 2: and help the employee process. 37 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 1: What was the read of the room last night. 38 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 2: Do you know what? I think that everyone at the 39 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 2: end of the day, they're passionate about Mount Summers and 40 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 2: there was a few key themes coming through. One of 41 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 2: them was, you know, the rush and the we didn't 42 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 2: know and do you know what, we take full of 43 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 2: responsibility for that. That's unfortunate that people weren't you know, 44 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 2: if they didn't know right at the time, but we're 45 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 2: actually not trying to hide anything, and so really it's 46 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 2: about keeping it positive and saying, okay, well, if change 47 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:21,800 Speaker 2: does have to happen, what does it look like. So 48 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 2: we had a few key issues or like I guess, 49 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:27,800 Speaker 2: constructive things coming through in terms of well, maybe we 50 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 2: could keep the power on, that would be okay, we're 51 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 2: on long weekends. We could open it up for long 52 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 2: weekends and the busy times. So we're not opposed to that. 53 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 2: The submission process is open. So yeah, we'll just see 54 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:41,640 Speaker 2: what kind of comes through. And I think, I mean 55 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 2: the key thing is we've heard the community loud and 56 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 2: clear that they care about the campsite. 57 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:48,920 Speaker 1: Is it worth submitting? You know sometimes Deev, you sort 58 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:52,760 Speaker 1: of get the impression that things people have already made 59 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 1: up their mind on these things. 60 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:57,359 Speaker 2: Well, I mean, it's always worth submission, because if you 61 00:02:57,360 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 2: don't say anything, then how does anyone know? 62 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's that's fair. I guess. The other concern I 63 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:07,840 Speaker 1: don't know if there's any substance to it, but word 64 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 1: is that there's another campground in Mount Summers and that 65 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 1: lease could be up for renewal in a couple of 66 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:14,960 Speaker 1: months time too, So we could go from two to 67 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:18,920 Speaker 1: essentially none ment in the village. Is there the opportunity 68 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 1: for somebody to maybe take this on privately or yeah, 69 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:24,959 Speaker 1: like our door. 70 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 2: Is open if somebody looks at that and goes, well, actually, 71 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:31,079 Speaker 2: the opportunity here is that there's not competition one hundred 72 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:33,919 Speaker 2: meters away. One of the things that I heard last 73 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 2: night as well is that the prices in Mount Summers 74 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 2: the cheap, so maybe if there's less you could actually 75 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 2: put your prices up and become a little bit more profitable. 76 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 2: But again it's not my business, so it's not my 77 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 2: place to say, but I think that there is some 78 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 2: opportunity for someone to come into that campground and if 79 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 2: they want that extra revenue on especially on the long weekends, 80 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 2: because that's when it really will make a difference.