The Access for All (AFA, accessforall ) Annual General Meeting is to be held on Sunday 10th August 2025 (10.00am) at the Steampacket Hotel, Nelligen.

The Quarterly Meeting was held on 30th March at the Cobargo Hotel. 

A report of the wide ranging issues discussed can be found at this separate report.

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AFA Discussion Zoom/Google Meeting with Peter Smith for SOS (Save our Summits) - TUESDAY MARCH 18 2025 7.30pm AEST

It is a virtual or zoom meeting that you can join and watch via a PC, laptop or phone. It will be from 19.30-20.00 

Our Peter Smith will be joining the group SOS “Save our Summits” as part of their series of short talks highlighting the injustice of summit, track, trail and crag closures across Australia. Many of you will recall the visit and talk by Marc Hendrickx from SOS to our recent AFA AGM

Peter will be discussing the access to bridle tracks in NSW High Country and work done by AFA to prevent more trail/track closures. Unfortunately there may have been technical issues in joining the virtual meeting "live".

More recently the YouTube Podcast of the meeting has been posted and can be viewed at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnG1V3Ljg9g

The meeting lasts for about 45 minutes and be loosely broken down into segments:

1. The first 2 minutes is the meeting getting going and introducing Peter Smith
2. From 2 to nearly 8 minutes is discussing the announcement of Wilderness areas in 1999 and the formation of AFA
3. From about 7 minutes 50 secs for the next 5 minutes, Peter Describes the numerous Bridle Tracks in SE NSW using slides of the different tracks
4. From 12 min 40 seconds approx Peter discusses what "Wilderness" is and its limitations.
5. At 14 minutes plus there are some pictures of various AFA meetings and work with politicans. Also the Trials of track use finding no damage.
6. From about 18 minutes the "New Management of NSWNP" is talked about
7. After a few images of families using some of the tracks Peter elaborates on the Legislation issues where it is proposed that all of the NSW NParks be handed over to indigenous peoples.
8. From about 25 minutes into the Podcast there is a discussion between the few (mainly SOS members) on the points raised by Peter. There is mention of a broader "Conference" being an action - possibly in Canberra.

The Access for All ("AFA") Association is a Not for Profit Association located in SE New South Wales - Braidwood to Bega region.
Access for All is concerned that the public has responsible access to our National Parks and into areas that have important "Bush Heritage" values.

Access for All was formed some 25 years ago after many parts of SE New South Wales were declared "Wilderness Areas".

This was done without recognition of areas within these areas - such as the numerous historic Bridle Tracks - that would no longer enable all people to enjoy Access to our important Bush Heritage.

"Access For All" has gained Trademark Registration status for "Political Lobbying services for the purpose of environmental / public land use."

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The Access for All ("AFA") Association is a Not for Profit Association located in SE New South Wales - Braidwood to Bega region.
Access for All is concerned that the public has responsible access to our National Parks and into areas that have important "Bush Heritage" values.

Access for All was formed some 25 years ago after many parts of SE New South Wales were declared "Wilderness Areas".

This was done without recognition of areas within these areas - such as the numerous historic Bridle Tracks - that would no longer enable all people to enjoy Access to our important Bush Heritage. We are therefore concerned with the ongoing management of the Parks and our Bush Heritage.

Access for All has maintained a close relationship with National Parks (NSW) in the SE NSW region and has assisted in maintaining several of these historic Bridle Tracks.

Access for All holds meetings ("face to face" to date) at a range of locations in SE NSW such as Braidwood, Araluen, Cobargo.

You can read about its Aims and Objectives 

It has a volunteer committee and the annual subscription fees are very reasonable 

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Hugh Hodgkinson: 0417 252 104 
Locked Bag 10 PO. 
Braidwood.NSW 2622. e mail: info at accessforall.asn.au

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