This is from the Shackies at Wedge for those that would like to find out about the history of the area. And it sounds like a great opportunity for a family day out for the other half and the kids whilst you research the wind and wave patterns.

Do you know someone who may be interested in attending our Community Open Day ?
To assist in reaching a broad section of the WA public, we are asking members whether they know anyone who might enjoy attending our Community Open Day. If so, simply forward this email to them requesting them to register on the website. A poster advertising the Open Day is attached.
Our target is families with young children, reinforcing the family and community focus of the Wedge settlement – so we would prefer you to concentrate on our target group
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A community open day is being held by the Wedge Island Protection Association (WIPA) on Sunday 28th October, providing an opportunity for interested people to visit the Wedge shack settlement and to learn about this unique coastal community.

The objectives of the community open day are to:
- demonstrate the heritage values to the general public, publicised at the launch of the Heritage Assessment Report.

- enable the public to become informed on how the community operates and plans to create meaningful public access to the site and experience the shack community lifestyle first hand.

- allow WIPA to test the market realities of demand for the shack site experience.


If you are interested in this community open day, we request you register your interest using the form on the Wedge WA website:

www.wedgewa.com.au

Include number of adults and children under 12 in your group or family, and any particular interest such as fishing, 4wding, surfing. More details will be sent in response to your submission.

Our target is families with young children, reinforcing the family and community focus of the Wedge settlement

Light refreshments will be served for morning tea/lunch, with activities for younger children.

Sugarcube I do see your point of view. I think the point of the open day is a move to create options that do allow public access in the future. A view not shared by all wedge shack owners but a reality in my mind if they want them to stay. I think they have a decent system in Tasmania in some parts that allow public access to stay.

All these shacks do share some cultural significance though as entire west coast through this area was really opened up by the crayfisherman etc who create these shacks. There is cultural heritage values and this has been supported buy the cultural heritage council ( or whatever you call them).

But I agree, the coast belongs to everyone and everyone should have access. Not just a few.

I will be heading up to support them if I can convince the wife and kids! Hope there's wind. Ha ha


Any reason why we need to register, suppose for catering purposes?

No real need to register, it's just one of those things, will there be 10 or 1000? but will all work out either way.

It's still just as accessible for everyone, same as say Leightons or Yallingup or Sandy Cape, always has been, who's stopping anyone? The shackies have even built a first aid station and heli pad for the general public.

The complete lack of Government services is a problem but the Shack community has done the best they can re clean up, and historically (but I don't know the current arrangement) get about 1.5% back (after much begging) from DEC for tip facilities for the $300,000 odd they pay to DEC each year.

I'm not convinced that everything changing to be the same is something that is very desirable, do we really need another Lancelin or Margaret River?

Shacks are very achievable, they are going for about $10,000 at the moment, compare that to the exclusivity Gracetown. Why should the poor people always miss out?

My personal view is that it is Australia's largest group of 'Mens Sheds' and a battlers paradise. The fact that they evolved historically in defiance of the bureaucracy is humorously ironic.

^ Yep I'd have to agree with you there Chris it was about 35 years ago my folks bought at Lancelin and it seems like every Easter (as well as heaps of other times, that just always seemed to be the most common) we would see the chopper heading up.

I know a few people with shacks up there but I rarely stay there myself, (except for a lot of New Years Eve's that I have vague memories of )

I personally think it would be good if the shacks could be retained but I believe that some sort of camp ground and facilities needs to be developed as well.

Hey I still wish they didn't bulldoze our shack at Whitfords Beach/Pinnaroo Point but then again that is what forced my parents to buy at Lancelin.

Am I the only one who finds it bemusing (at the very least) that

(1) When the new road went thru, Wedge people ripped down the "Wedge Island" sign on the turn-off repeatedly so their exclusive slice of heaven was not to be visited by the grey gypsies and 'just anyone' ?????
Thus I find it fkn hilarious that now there is to be an open day!!!!

I am not necessarily criticising the act of sign removal - there is one just up the road that should be ripped down as it advertises a certain spot that does not need any - just think the irony is rather strange


(2) No open day invite to surfers and windsurfers who have been doing the secret spot thing at Wedge for 30-40yrs..... only in the kite forum?
Still, makes a damn site more sense than inviting more 4WD and MX crew to go be bogans at Wedge.

dusta said...

ThePhil said...
No real need to register, it's just one of those things, will there be 10 or 1000? but will all work out either way.

It's still just as accessible for everyone, same as say Leightons or Yallingup or Sandy Cape, always has been, who's stopping anyone? The shackies have even built a first aid station and heli pad for the general public.

The complete lack of Government services is a problem but the Shack community has done the best they can re clean up, and historically (but I don't know the current arrangement) get about 1.5% back (after much begging) from DEC for tip facilities for the $300,000 odd they pay to DEC each year.

I'm not convinced that everything changing to be the same is something that is very desirable, do we really need another Lancelin or Margaret River?

Shacks are very achievable, they are going for about $10,000 at the moment, compare that to the exclusivity Gracetown. Why should the poor people always miss out?

My personal view is that it is Australia's largest group of 'Mens Sheds' and a battlers paradise. The fact that they evolved historically in defiance of the bureaucracy is humorously ironic.

it was never accessible for just anyone . Unless you had a 4wd it was near on impossible to get to . Now the road has opened it up to every tom dick and bogan .

Bogans never had 4x4's Dusta????

birdie919 said...

dusta said...

ThePhil said...
No real need to register, it's just one of those things, will there be 10 or 1000? but will all work out either way.

It's still just as accessible for everyone, same as say Leightons or Yallingup or Sandy Cape, always has been, who's stopping anyone? The shackies have even built a first aid station and heli pad for the general public.

The complete lack of Government services is a problem but the Shack community has done the best they can re clean up, and historically (but I don't know the current arrangement) get about 1.5% back (after much begging) from DEC for tip facilities for the $300,000 odd they pay to DEC each year.

I'm not convinced that everything changing to be the same is something that is very desirable, do we really need another Lancelin or Margaret River?

Shacks are very achievable, they are going for about $10,000 at the moment, compare that to the exclusivity Gracetown. Why should the poor people always miss out?

My personal view is that it is Australia's largest group of 'Mens Sheds' and a battlers paradise. The fact that they evolved historically in defiance of the bureaucracy is humorously ironic.

it was never accessible for just anyone . Unless you had a 4wd it was near on impossible to get to . Now the road has opened it up to every tom dick and bogan .

Bogans never had 4x4's Dusta????

obviously never been there before the road was open during summer , say australia day long weekend for example ?

the amount of rollovers you see being towed back down the beach or cubs on their quads ripping up and down the beach is bollox