Thanks Bruce - it was quite a surprise when I found out, especially seeing how some of the biggest KZfaq creators are using drone footage all through national parks - not cool!

Thanks for the share Chris - I haven't flown my drone in months so I know the feeling 🙄 frustrating

I’m with you on this one! Australia is such a nanny state! Need licence and registration for absolutely everything in aus - such a joke

Thanks ☺️

@@GeoterricsOutdoorsAustralia you're welcome anytime ☺️

Thanks for the comment Peter - the situation is a mess right now - disheartening 😩

Mess for whom? You basically can't fly anywhere. Every council makes up it's own rules as well because they don't want drones to be flown. The rules set by CASA are really very very strict but you even if you fulfil them you still can't fly because someone just didn't like the idea of drones. That's not reasonably too basically block up every space in the country all the time. A more sensible approach is to register the drone, have insurance, licence the training & centralise with a website. This is so that at certain times & certain places people are actually allowed to use them & everyone knows this. I think that drone footages like great photograph enhances the value of nature & why protect places with public money if you just keep the public out. The idea that there'd be a feeding frenzy if buzzing drones everywhere ruining everyone's enjoyment is simply untrue. You got tracks with 4WD, motorbikes, boats on rivers & somehow we've seemed to manage all this usage. I didn't buy a drone for years because of this but I couldn't help myself & bit the bullet because the image quality is so amazing now. In WA & Queensland you are actually allowed to fly in the National Parks if you discuss with them to make sure they're weren't any operations going on. Sounds reasonable. To my dismay I'm in WA now .... the few parks I've been to simply just ban them.

👍Thanks Jojo!

Problem is most people don't discover any rules, or ignore them entirety if they do know

Thanks for the comment Anita 😊 A drone could be helpful for visualising your planting spaces

Yes I have once or twice 😂

I've been told by NPWS centre at Jindabyne there is zero chance as an amateur. They also said theres a good chance as a pro if you have licence, insurances, and pay required fees

I feel the same way - confusion is the word exactly! Check the Victorian Web link in the description and if you need clarity try ringing the number in the contacts section? Best to be sure 👌

Thanks for your comments. I removed the link until I can find a better one 👍 I agree with your view - its inconsistent and disconcerting how poorly this issue is managed

Thanks mate - Qld regs are not so bad from the research I've done, especially for us non-commercial producers - it's the big guys taking the mick that are p#&$ing me off 😕

You can approach the National Park but when I discussed this with them they said it's a blanket no - worth a try tho

@Geoterrics Outdoors Australia ok, that's a shame. I understand the reasoning. Thanks so much for your reply.

Depends on the state, the park, and if you are a commercial operator. Have a look at the links in the description for the state you are thinking of and the rules are there 👍

I live in Melbourne. So if I won’t do for commercial, do I still have to ask for permission?

@@Chicawigg I'm not sure you'll have to check on the Victorian Web site

@@Chicawigg it’s all on CASA website. Looks like pretty much all states prohibit recreational use of drones in national parks. Vic being one of them… commercial use requires a permit

Agreed 👍