Hello good people, I am willing to go in and bat for you all if you will vote for me in the next election. I can also come climbing with you all and I do really great party jokes and will sniff and seat that a girl sits on.

Yes, hello there fellow climbing friends.

I too can assist for the approriate fee.

Hello Brian, can you help me ?

Hi also to Paul and Brian.

I would remind everyone that as a government entity, CALM (department of Conservation and Land Management) NO LONGER EXISTS. This department was revised and replaced by DEC with Western Australian goverment restructuring in late 2005 to early 2006.

The new name is the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) WA.

I question whether the 2002 CALM Regulations are still legally effective (i.e. whether these regulations have been superceded – I can’t readily find evidence of this).

DEC management plans tend to refer to adopting CAWA’s code of conduct in relation to bolting and Adventure Climbing Zones, and the requirement that all climbers follow this code of conduct (whether a CAWA member or not). They are a bit dated though…particularly in relation to issues raised in the draft Cape Range Managment Plan as well as the proposed Adventurous Activities Standards (AAS) through Outdoors WA.

Also worth pointing out is that DEC is the government agency reponsible for managing ‘publicly’ owned lands and waters[including seas] (Crown and listed reserves/parks). While some DEC staff and policies/regulations may allude to direct ownership of areas such as quarries, the reality is that it is done on behalf of all Austrlians.

DEC manage for environmentally sensisitive areas, conservation of ecosystems/landscapes and biodiversity, as well as social values within these areas (including indigenous/cultural heritage). Their responsibility also includes advising on disturbances to natural areas, the greyness comes in with disturbed natural areas like quarries.