Who is the latest mob where you get a permit for Roaring Meg Fall

Thanks to the mod squad but the data in that link is way out of date. They had a Departmental role and name change and are still trying to get it right themselves.

Phil

When we went there last year, we went to the DPI office in Mossman (the last block on the left of the main street heading north). From them you get a permit to traverse the CREB track and they also give you the contact number to ring at Wujal Wujal for entry to the falls.

Its not a permit as such but the call is required before going into the falls..

Phil,

According to the EO site, this is the info. How up to date it is, I don't know.

Permits are not required to traverse the Wet Tropics Section of the CREB Track, although a permit is needed for Roaring Meg Falls. If you are considering visiting Roaring Meg Falls, then a permit is required from the Queensland Environmental Protection Agency in Atherton. To obtain a permit, please phone: (07) 4091 1844. More information on permits to travel to Roaring Meg Falls can be obtained by calling National Parks and Wildlife - Mossman on: (07) 4098 2188 or fax (07) 4091 3281.

Cheers,

Cruiser

This Draft Environmental Management Plan (March 2010) indicates that the responsibility for the CREB track is being transferred to the Cairns Regional Council.

In the past few days I've read reports varying from "it's closed until October" to "we did it last week and it was dry and dusty".

If anybody gets to the bottom of this please post results here.

I just got a permit to roaring meg falls 2 days ago, handled all by email.

Contact
Fay Adams
Administration Officer - Daintree
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
Ph: (07) 4098 2188
Fax: (07) 4098 2279
E-mail: fay.adams@derm.qld.gov.au
Visit us online at www.derm.qld.gov.au

Glenn

PS: Also spoke with Cairns Regional Council as they are definitely the ones who have the gate keys to open the CREB track. They advised they would not be opening the track until at least September.

Why is it that if you want to go anywhere in Australia except the local supermarket some instrumentality has to be approached for a permit?
I'm very glad I got to see a lot of Oz before this bureaucratic garbage started.

Hopping off soapbox now and reaching for my medication

Cheers
Pop

PLEASE STOP AND READ!
Hello all, my name is Danielle Oertel. I would like to start with being very clear that I am responding via my dad's account after he alerted me to this thread tonight. In this thread I will attempt to clear up any misconceptions being discussed and provide you all with the current advice that I have provided to Phil this week (he's waiting for my parcel). I am providing this advice personally and not as a representative of DERM but I will need to draw upon my knowledge as the Customer Service Coordinator for the Dept of Environment & Resource Management (DERM) offices in Cairns, Atherton and Mareeba. Please excuse me if my reply sound "governmenty", it's difficult not to as it is my own personal experience.

Just some background information first...with the last Queensland State Election the department of Natural Resources & Water (NRW) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) including QPWS were integrated, this occur in March 2009. In December 2009, the Cairns NRW Customer Service Centre (level 3) and the EPA/QPWS Reef n Rainforest Information Centre (previously located on the ground flr) at 5 b Sheridan Street, Cairns, integrated to form the first fully integrated DERM Customer Service Centre in Queensland. This presented some extreme challenges for my team as we have and are still learning a whole government agencies business. In May 2010 the Atherton office transitioned across as an integrated centre also and delivers QPWS & Environmental Services products & services amongst many other services such as camping bookings, wildlife enquiries, etc.

Now onto the issue at hand...the CREB Track & Roaring Meg Falls...it is my understanding that yes, Cairns Regional Council are the governing authority to contact in relation to access to the CREB track, I believe this has only changed quite recently and was surprised myself to find out this information. I contacted CRC to confirm this. I was advised, that the track was having some final work completed and that it was expected to reopen in about 2 weeks. Correct me if I'm wrong Phil this is from memory, is this the information that I provided to you along with the contact phone number of 40443044?

Roaring Meg Falls camping area is located within a Timber Reserve therefore a Permit to Camp is required from DERM. These permits can be obtained from the Cairns & Atherton offices, please contact 131304 and ask to be transferred to the Atherton Mabel Street office. Once the permit has been completed it can be...
faxed (I'll post this next week),
posted PO Box 210, Atherton Q 4883
or emailed customerservicecentreatherton@derm.qld.gov.au
or in person at 25 Mabel Street, Atherton for processing. These instructions are on the application form. A permit will be issued and forwarded back to you with the contact details to for you to apply for permission to TRAVERSE the traditional land owners property (Wujal Wujal).

PLEASE NOTE Faye is NOT the contact for these permits any longer. ALL permits in relation to Bush Camping at Roaring Meg Falls will be processed in the Atherton office only, regardless of whether you visit the Cairns Business Centre or the QPWS office in Mossman.

I will, on Monday seek advice about the number of camp sites available at Roaring Meg Falls, as there are restrictions and any further information that passes my way and will post this ASAP.

If anyone is travelling to Cape York please be aware of alcohol restrictions, this is best googled and be CROC aware.

I ask for you patience when contacting any of the offices as my team is still in training, we are only human after all. Thanks for your time and I hope this has cleared up a your questions.

Happy Travelling
Cheers
Danielle

Hello all again, apologies for not responding sooner.

Current process from July 2010 for permits to Access and/or Camp at Roaring Meg Falls is as follows:

Please contact DERM on 131304 and ask to be transferred to the Business Centre in Atherton. Permits can also be obtained in the Mossman QPWS office. Preference is to contact Atherton as they are the custodian of the booking sheet for the Camp sites. From here you will be able to obtain one of two permits. The permit you require will be dependant on your travel requirements. Permits can be emailed to you in PDF format, completed and emailed or faxed back to the Atherton office for processing.

PERMIT TO TRAVERSE - to traverse (travel) within the Timber Reserve on which Roaring Meg Falls and the camp ground is located. This is for day use only.

PERMIT TO CAMP - to camp overnight or for a number of nights at Roaring Meg Falls camp sites. This permit is a dual purpose permit, providing access to Traverse and to Camp at Roaring Meg Falls. Restrictions of number camps and campers at Roaring Meg is as follows: x3 camp sites. x4 campers per site per night, no exceptions. Maximum pax per night at Roaring Meg Falls is 12 people total, no exceptions. Booking is first in best dressed.

Camping is free, Permit to Traverse is free, NO FACILITIES i.e. toilets, water & rubbish collection.

Various conditions will be outlined on the permit and provided to you once your permit has been processed, one of these is to contact Traditional Landowners (Wujal Wujal).

Hope this helps everyone. Happy travels.
Regards
Danielle Oertel