nathanm
Eats Squid
What are you looking to buy? We're selling?Sweet, more mt wello goodness
Yeah, Im still on it... Have engaged a buyers agent locally to help. I suck at the real estate thing.
What are you looking to buy? We're selling?Sweet, more mt wello goodness
Yeah, Im still on it... Have engaged a buyers agent locally to help. I suck at the real estate thing.
If you have a read through the plan you'll see some significant dates, being 2005 when this all started and 2011 when the Masterplan was put in place. I was part of this so called master plan working (or someother wanky name) group, along with about 20-30 other riders and pretty much it's been ticking over for the last decade without much actually happening.I'm excited. Finally the missing link from Junction Cabin to Tip Top and Upper Upper Luge being formalized are the highlights for me
Yep, I'm under no illusions that it will take a long time, but these sort of plans make it easier to access funding. Case in point, the original Greater Hobart area master plan was used by my riding group to leverage funding out of Kingborough Council for signage at Coningham. It's also a smart play with regard to the residents to have the trails following existing routes, as there'll be less opposition.i hate to take a giant crap on what seems like exciting news but you also have to contend with walkers and local residents who managed to stop the cable car being built and they will do everything they can to stop anything getting built that they can't use on the mountain and have been very succesful and doing so, so far.
A nice house in Hobart West Hobart/lenah/mt stuart preferred, but we are realistic about prices there and are looking for the right house over the right suburb.What are you looking to buy? We're selling?
no worries, not what we're selling then unfortunately. We're seeing a slight increase of properties on the market with more expected to come. House prices and sales on the higher end properties $600k plus is stagnating so should be a good time to buy soon.A nice house in Hobart West Hobart/lenah/mt stuart preferred, but we are realistic about prices there and are looking for the right house over the right suburb.
400k is not going to get much... prob already spent on the planning/feasibility stage.Knowing the way councils work $400k will get us probably a dozen signs and maybe 1 new trail 3 or 4k long.
In the slim chance that the whole allocation goes solely to the trail construction contract, this buys approx*:400k is not going to get much... prob already spent on the planning/feasibility stage.
Trailscapes or Destination trail for the win.8-12km various others
*Doesn't include mobilisation or allowances
Fixed it for you.In the slim chance that the whole allocation goes solely to the trail construction contract, this buys approx*:
5km at World trail rates
7 metres at Dirt Art rates
8-12km various others
*Doesn't include mobilisation or allowances
The 1 local club struggles to run events and get enough people to even form a committee and the owner of Dirt Art has made sure that he continually integrated himself into club affairs, just enough so that if there was anything related to Trails, he was the only one dealing with it. Dirt Art have been "consulting" with the council on this project for well over a decade, which is probably why it's taken so long to get to this stage.Crazy idea but...could there not be any scope for local clubs to provide planning in collaboration with the relevant authorities and organise volunteer labour to construct so.e of these trails? If it is a council collaboration, they would even have access to plenty of paid labour and equipment that could really get the project rolling while clubs should have some idea about trail planning/management.
Lockdown is good for productivity...Remember when we built our own trails? Those were the days...no dig, no ride .
relevant authorities do not like letting clubs/volunteers do anything as we are Not experts..our club spent 4k putting 10 of us thru an mtba bldg/maintainance course, counts for nothing..bendigo wanted 50k to do some 10km of trail close to the city, hey were told they didn’t know what they were doing & 700k was gifted to an outside firm...the club has one of the biggest earthmovers in central vic as a prom member, ready to supply gear but hey are not allowed to have it on trailCrazy idea but...could there not be any scope for local clubs to provide planning in collaboration with the relevant authorities and organise volunteer labour to construct so.e of these trails? If it is a council collaboration, they would even have access to plenty of paid labour and equipment that could really get the project rolling while clubs should have some idea about trail planning/management.
is it correct in SA you guys have done a pretty good job of not using the big trail companies, but using your own or local builtIn the slim chance that the whole allocation goes solely to the trail construction contract, this buys approx*:
5km at World trail rates
7km at Dirt Art rates
8-12km various others
*Doesn't include mobilisation or allowances
One thing I have realised after being involved with my club the past 10 years is that if you want large amounts of trail to be constructed at a high quality, nothing beats a professional contractor, you just need the coin to do it. A contractor can build 8hrs a day 5 days a week, nonstop with a full crew. Volunteers from my experience, need a few experienced crew members to guide them, are hit and miss when it comes to attendance and usually limited to a few hours a week.relevant authorities do not like letting clubs/volunteers do anything as we are Not experts..our club spent 4k putting 10 of us thru an mtba bldg/maintainance course, counts for nothing..bendigo wanted 50k to do some 10km of trail close to the city, hey were told they didn’t know what they were doing & 700k was gifted to an outside firm...the club has one of the biggest earthmovers in central vic as a prom member, ready to supply gear but hey are not allowed to have it on trail