A REQUEST for involvement with government discussions regarding the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area will be sent by Meander Valley Council.
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The council was this month asked to endorse the TWWHA draft management plan.
In the council's March agenda, general manager Greg Preece wrote that the TWWHA still fell under a management plan from 1999.
Mr Preece wrote that emphasis in the new draft management plan was placed on economic potential and greater engagement for the zone.
He said a council workshop in February raised issues such as the use of Crown land for private gain and the impact on council infrastructure from TWWHA tourist development.
The use of Great Western Tiers topography for improved telecommunications coverage and support for a government Tourism Master Plan were also highlighted.
Meander Valley Mayor Craig Perkins last week said the council wanted to be consulted if further detail of a tourism master plan was to be drawn.
"We'd like to work with the government for future uses in areas we think might be able to have some uptake," Cr Perkins said. "We're saying some areas are there that we can use for appropriate use and there are some bits you don't want to touch."
He said feedback from the council was expected to be sent by next month.
"A lot of people have informal views around the fringes of [the TWWHA] now or have done for many years," Cr Perkins said.
"We want to make sure that's all captured."
He said the council was expected to adopt a position regarding the future use of the closed Meander Primary School. Related use of the Huntsman Lake and Meander Falls are also expected to be addressed by the council.