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ESOrTS rOuNDuP
The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service pulishes a regular newsletter for the resorts community
of the national park. You are welcome to subscribe to the newsletter to read the information first
hand, in the meantime here’s some highlights
from this year’s Winter edition.
2009 Perisher r ange Environmental
management Systems (PrrEmS) award
winners
Sundeck Hotel - for their major investment in a 10kw solar electicity generation system, planting 2000 trees
on the South Coast to offset carbon emission, and for reducing their reliance on skidoos.
Edeilweiss Ski Lodge - has maintained a 100 litre per visitor, per night water limit, which is only half of the 200
litre target set by PRREMS.
Waratah Ski Lodge - replaced its outdated oil heating system, improved insulation and general resource
efficiency.
2010 international Year of Biodiversity
To celebrate the year of biodiversity two class
acts get a mention, the starfish stinkhorn and
mountain blue planarian. Can you spot the
stinkhorn?
On a more serious note though a long litany
of endagered and criticaly endangered plants
and animals are listed, including the Pygmy
Possum, and Archer’s Sedge.
If you’d like to subscribe to resorts round-up go to:
www.environment.nsw.gov.au/whatsnewarchive/subscribe.htm
New bridge to support flying fox
crossings of farm Creek Guthega
This Summer the NPWS built a bridge adjacent to the long-standing
flying fox to help walkers and skiiers cross the creek at Guthega.
All photos care of Mel Schroder and Dave Woods, NPWS Environmental Liason Officers.
The Brindabella Ski Club’s Christie Newsletter June 2010
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