Ms Finola Moylette:

It is difficult to see how the area could be brought under a single agency or umbrella organisation because it is so diverse and widespread and there are so many different agencies that must be involved and work together. From the Department’s perspective, we are the honest broker in trying to get all of the groups around the table, including the landowners, those who want to be involved in recreational activities and the other agencies that can assist in that regard. While progress might appear to be slow – it is painstaking – it is being made nonetheless and is being well made. We are building a solid foundation. I hope that if we can manage to get across the indemnity hurdle in particular, and we get the plan agreed by the State agencies, we will have progressed matters considerably in the not-too-distant future.