DOC ceases Backcountry Trust funding

December 2022

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December 2022

Backcountry Trust volunteers gave Dickie Spur Hut some welcome attention in October
For the past three years, DOC has provided the Backcountry Trust with $450,000 annually for volunteer projects. In the year to May 31 2022, this included maintenance on 33 huts and 240km of track that are not on DOC’s schedule. But last year DOC told the trust it was reviewing the funding arrangement. In response […]

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