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Tim Bull calls on the Minister for Environment to fix 'Ghost Camping' issue before Easter holidaysTim Bull has urged the Environment Minister to fix 'ghost camping' issues before Easter, citing misused free bookings that left campsites underutilized while turning away genuine campers. He proposed deposit or fee solutions. By news@gippsland - 11th March 2025 - Back to News The State Environment Minister has been asked to ensure the 'ghost camping' debacle from the Christmas holiday period does not continue over Easter. Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, told Parliament the Minister for Environment, Steve Dimopoulos, should now be well aware of the debacle he created at Parks Victoria campsites and asked for it to be fixed before the Easter holidays. 
Tim Bull, State Nationals MP for Gippsland East, says 'ghost camping' must be stamped out before Easter Camping policy failureMr Bull said, "What occurred as a result of making camping free with no oversights, camp parks that are usually completely full from Boxing Day onwards, were at best two thirds full, meaning thousands less campers in East Gippsland alone. Cape Conran which has 135 campsites, I am advised never had more than 100 full," Mr Bull told Parliament. "This is not the fault of Parks Victoria staff, who sent reminders to those who had booked, but the bottom line is, it was a bad policy that was easily misused, and the Minister was warned about it beforehand by our Shadow Minister for Public Land Use, Melina Bath." "I had one Parks' worker tell me that at one location a person booked out areas on either side of their site under different family names so as not to have anyone close. Complainants to my office told of other similar instances," said Mr Bull. Fix camping issuesMr Bull said, "Parks Victoria workers were sick of being abused for having to turn away overnight campers when they could see a large amount of sites for free. They should not be placed in this position. At Corringle where 10 of 21 campsites were filled at one stage in peak time, visitors could not book as they were technically occupied." Mr Bull said there were several ways this could be remedied. "Pay half price for peak periods, pay a refundable deposit, or introduce a fine as Queensland has done for those who abuse it. Whatever he chooses, the Minister just needs to fix it for Easter," he said. Pictures from Tim Bull MP website.
Source: www.gippsland.com Published by: news@gippsland.com
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