In the Gardens of Stone reserve replaced open and transparent park management was been replaced with planning by media release and backroom deals in the lead up to the NSW election in March 2023.
Better tourism solutions for the reserve management put nature conservation first, and are outlined by conservation groups in Destination Pagoda, a plan also designed to benefit Lithgow as the gateway to the reserve.
The spectacular natural heritage of Gardens of Stone State Conservation Area must not become an amusement park with accommodation hubs in remote bushland, supported by a tax-payer funded Great Walk . What the Government should be doing is establishing effective environmental management and protecting nationally endangered swamps in the reserve.