Big ups to CORC (now with pic)

[Joel O]

front page of the local paper (chronicle, northside) with an article about proposed jump park and xc trails out at gunghalin. even got dhd popping a mono for the camera :eek:

good work guys

Edit: i don't have a scanner, but will try and get the article up later today hopefully.

http://www.observedtrials.net/otn3/corc.JPG

Edit: thanks to whoever edited out my self quoting. all i did was merge my 2 posts into one with copy/paste, i saw i'd accidentally quoted myself but wqas on the was out the door as i did it and didn 't have time to fix it.

[scratchy]

That's great, why not go for a follow-up coverage, there is half a chance that some whinger will write in an complain that these kids shouldn't wreck the environment/ride bikes/ have fun etc etc. Maybe look at pre-empting it by writing in a letter to the editor voice your support for the proposal and as a young person with lots of obesse friends you would like the opportunity to ride somewhere local that was legal. (or something like that).

[FR Drew]

The great thing is that we actually approached the peak residents/community lobby group first before we planned anything and got their support. Rather than having a residents group opposed to the project, they're fully behind it. The site that we've provisionally selected is fairly central, is currently unused and already zoned as "urban public space" which is supposed to be utilised for community recreation and there is no threatened habitat or fragile environment that we would be damaging in the process.

We'll make sure that the proposal has the I's dotted and the T's crossed and all the issues as far as liability/risk analysis have been thought through properly before we go presenting it to anyone. Time spent here at the outset stands to save us a lot of grief further on down the road.

Drew
CORC Trails Co-Ordinator for Gungahlin

[astroboy]

Amazing though how they managed to stuff my name up within two paragraphs of spelling it correctly. Oh well, the usual journo typos aside it was still a good win for us.

I also have the original article we did for the local "Gungahlin Gunsmoke" newsletter which I will scan in and post up at the first opportunity (for those who care).

Now, just have to sit back and wait for the govt to call. (waiting, waiting, waiting)

"Mr Rees"
CORC Trails Access Officer

[demo man]

Amazing though how they managed to stuff my name up within two paragraphs of spelling it correctly. Oh well, the usual journo typos aside it was still a good win for us.


"Mr Rees"
CORC Trails Access Officer

haha, i read that over a few times trying to figure out if that could be in any way on purpose. heheh!


Props to You and Drew, great work boys, i hope i will have a legal place in the ACT to shoot DJs soon!!

[astroboy]

As promised, below is a link to the article CORC got published in the August issue of Gungahlin Gunsmoke about the proposed jump park and MTB trails.

http://www.corc.asn.au/trails/details.asp?IntSubContId=137

It's a bit under a meg, but I had to maintain the size to keep it readable (apologies to the dial-up diehards).

Astro