QLD Wangetti Trail (FNQ)

indica

indica

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This trail was proposed by Glen Jacobs of World Trail. He had the idea, proposed the route and pushed the project. Wagner Constructions have been awarded the contract. Interesting the way things work.
Great vision from Glen.

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'Never be completed': Opposition slams Government's latest round of community consultation for Wangetti Trail

Queensland Government says they want to further refine its 'jewel in the eco-tourism crown', but the Opposition says it is just a ruse.
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Wangetti Trail

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indica said:
Wagner Constructions have been awarded the contract.
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Got a source for that one?
I've been keenly watching this development, have noticed the time slippage and have spoken to Glen a number of times about it.
He'll be pretty gutted if World Trail don't get to build it.
 
indica said:
This trail was proposed by Glen Jacobs of World Trail. He had the idea, proposed the route and pushed the project. Wagner Constructions have been awarded the contract. Interesting the way things work.
Great vision from Glen.

www.abc.net.au

'Never be completed': Opposition slams Government's latest round of community consultation for Wangetti Trail

Queensland Government says they want to further refine its 'jewel in the eco-tourism crown', but the Opposition says it is just a ruse.
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Wangetti Trail

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I listened to a podcast a year or so ago when Jacobs was talking about this as his 'legacy' project given his ties to the region.
 
Ackland said:
Got a source for that one?
I've been keenly watching this development, have noticed the time slippage and have spoken to Glen a number of times about it.
He'll be pretty gutted if World Trail don't get to build it.
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Surprised the Wagners are into trail building but seems to be the case:

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=856676741531407

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Yep gravel walkway, boardwalk and stairs, looking at what wagners have done previously. To be honest I am concerned the contract winner has no idea how much of a risk rain erosion is up here, I know they are using a Townsville based MTB Trail builder to assist but those guys have only built on rocky Townsville terrain and have had zero rainforest experience.

Quite a few dissapointed MTBers on the QLD Ecotrails FB page.
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1.8K views · 25 reactions | Wangetti Trail Announcement: Wangetti South preferred contractor announced! | We are pleased to announce Wagners Composite Fibre Technologies has been nominated as the preferred contractor for the 32km ‘Wangetti South’ sec

We are pleased to announce Wagners Composite Fibre Technologies has been nominated as the preferred contractor for the 32km ‘Wangetti South’ section of...
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The trail started off as a MTB specific trail, then gets flipped into a multi-use and then MTB gets excluded from certain parts of it. I'll bet they'll end up with a POS trail that'll need a ton more money spend on it to fix all the fuck ups from a company that's never built one in the tropics.
 
I was shocked by the decision, Jacob's would have made a brilliant trail and as it would be his legacy, would have overdelivered for sure.

I bet we get some boring as shite path with rainforest/tropical related issues all the time.

Chunts.
 
I posted to the FB page -

It could be one of several things -
  1. World Trails didn't complete their tender correctly.
  2. Price was more strongly weighted than tropics experience.
  3. The tender wasn't run correctly and didn't factor in experience with rainforest and tropics trail building.
  4. The Wangetti Trail will be mainly a walking trail and so boardwalk experience is more important than MTB trail building.
World Trail should ask for feedback (which they're entitled to do) and find out where they fell down.
 
Of note:
World Trail have deleted all videos, posts, photos and maps from their website and socials relating to the Wangetti Trail - Except one very broad video from 4 yrs ago.

I can see the procurement process being challenged
 
Ackland said:
Of note:
World Trail have deleted all videos, posts, photos and maps from their website and socials relating to the Wangetti Trail - Except one very broad video from 4 yrs ago.

I can see the procurement process being challenged
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Was Jacobs acting on behalf of the tourism entity, or world trail, when he engaged with the traditional land owners over many years?
 
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Wangetti Trail fiasco not over

Today I spoke to Phil Cassell, an independent advocate, about the disappointing decision by the State Government to overlook the locally based company World Trail for a southern-based company to build the Wangetti Trail.
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FNQ company loses out

Today I spoke to Glen Jacobs, the director of World Trail, about the State Government's decision to bypass the company and choose a Brisbane company to build the Wangetti Trail.
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