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In this text we will be supporting the debate about the re-opening of the Tarkine tracks. On 23 of December 2014 Federal Court decided that tracks south of Sea Devil Rivulet and some coastal track was to closed for ATV's, two-wheelers and  off-road vehicles. The law states if you are caught of the main tracks of the Arthur-Pieman with a off road vehicle you will be copped with hefty fines. This issure has caused great confusion throughout the community and thousands of offroad thousiests have been protesting this issue after the federal ruling.

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You can find this sign at the start of the sandy cape track and it tells you on the red part tracks south of the sea devil rivulet are closed to all vehicles.

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Talk with Rodney Flowers on his views on the closure if the tracks

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Talk with Rodney Flowers on his views on the closure if the tracks

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Talk with Rodney Flowers who is another shack owner that has very strong views of the closure of the tracks. Rodney along side his good mate Robert Button has organised a protest ride and many rallys.

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4WDing community disappointed in Federal Court ruling to close Arthur-Pieman tracks by Tasmania Talks

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I would like to dedicate this padlet to the shack owners and the Four-wheel driver community throughout Tasmania. I'm writing to help the protest against the closure of tracks in the Arthur-Pieman Conservation Area. the fight will be to re-open most of the tracks so off road drivers of Tasmania can drive or ride freely from Arthur River to the Pieman River.

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This is a photo of vehicles traveling between Temma and Sandy Cape. It is unbelievable fn doing the things you love with you mates, seeing amazing sites and places, which the takine tracks offer

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Heading due west in my diesel truck, heading the the cape I want to move some dust
I get to the cape in one hour flat, I want to go further but I'm not allowed to do that
Dad's told my stories of travelling to the Pieman, i what to do that but the parks will fund us
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Why don't you open the tracks I will be right there
why don't you open the tracks come on be fair
I want to do the things that my Family done before
I want to see those things why dont you open the door
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The pencil pushes in Hobart now are done, they have closed our tracks and wreaked our fun
we need to regain the fight to open the tracks, we need to fing the might to get them back
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Why don't you open the tracks I will be right there
why don't you open the tracks come on be fair
I want to do the things that my Family done before
I want to see those things why dont you open the door

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This Photo was taken at a rally in May 2012. The Photo show the four thousand people who are supportive to keep the tracks alive.

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Circular Head Aboriginal Corporation's Chairman talks about the closure of the tracks

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Circular Head Aboriginal Corporation's Chairman talks about the closure of the tracks

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Peter Benson is the Circular Head Aboriginals Corporation Chairman and their view on the closure of the tracks is that the tracks should have stayed open. Peter Benson is angry because the closure of the tracks stereotyped all aboriginal corporations in being the bad people, which is not true because the local Aboriginals what to visit where there heritage. It's the Aboriginal corporations in Hobart which most likely have never been to these places or tracks what to take our rights away of visiting the tracks that people have been going down for decades.

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CHAC Chairman Peter Benson says West Coast track closures are a mistake by Tasmania Talks

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This is another photo from the rally in May 2012 this shows the peoples thoughts and views on the closure of the offroad tracks.

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This protest is very close to my heart because I basically live on the west-coast and I call it my home, I'm fourth generation fisherman out of temma and my family is one of the first to do so. I remember Dad telling me stories of going to the cape via coastal way diving off the shore and floundering off the coastal beaches, I wished I could do it for my self. By the time before i was old enough to have my own bike or vehicle, pencil pushes from the Tasmanian Aboriginals corperation took that away from me and made it Illegal to do the thing my family have been doing for decades. This is why I want to regain the fight to push the fight further.

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This photo was taken at the peaceful protest rally which occurred on the 20th of February 2016 The plan was to ride or drive all the way to the pieman river but due to the bush fires down the west at the time the tracks was closed.

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Talk with a local shack owner on his views of the closure of the tracks

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Talk with a local shack owner on his views of the closure of the tracks

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Robert Button is a shack owner at Jacksmiths and he is srongly aganst the closure of the 4x4 tracks. Robert has a strong voise in this area of protest and has been pushing in the re-opening of the tracks and have organised many rally's and even a protest ride.

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4WD enthusiast Robert Button wants TAC to sit down and discuss closure of west coast tracks by Tasmania Talks

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Article title: | Circular Head Aboriginal group says tracks closures are a mistake
Website title: | Tasmaniatalks.com.au
URL: | https://www.tasmaniatalks.com.au/the-show/728-circular-head-aboriginal-group-says-tracks-closures-are-a-mistake

Article title: | North-West 4WD tracks remain closed
Website title: | Themercury.com.au
URL: | http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/northwest-4wd-tracks-remain-closed/news-story/209b53afc875bb7f91b7950f30ceb9be

Article title: | Parks & Wildlife Service - Introduction
Website title: | Parks.tas.gov.au
URL: | http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/?base=768

Article title: | Track users want promise delivered
Website title: | The Advocate
URL: | http://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/3732833/track-users-want-promise-delivered/

Article title: | Four-wheel drive enthusiasts protest against track closures in Tasmania
Website title: | ABC News
URL: | http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-05-21/pieman-protest.jpg/4023040

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My topic is on the closure of the tracks on tracks in the takine. The Arthur-Pieman tracks are between the Arthur River and the Pieman river in the North-West coast of Tasmania and has been used by off road enthusiasts and keen fisherman of many years. On the 23th of December, after a Federal ruling all tracks south of the Sea Devil Rivulet and most coastal tracks were closed to all offroad 4x4 or ATV uses. The Federal Court made its desision off that the off road vehicles are wreaking the Aboriginal artifacts and sacred sights. This made the local Aboriginals Corporations (CHAC) mad because they never wanted the Tracks to be closed. The decision made the off-road community mad,which resulted in protest rallies and even a protest ride.