Guests staying at a proposed luxury tourism development at Lake Malbena will only shower once during their four day stay, a tribunal has heard.
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The Resource Management and Planning Tribunal is hearing an appeal against the decision by the Central Highlands Council that refused a development permit to create visitor accommodation Halls Island, at Lake Malbena in the Walls of Jerusalem National Park.
Proponent Daniel Hackett, of Wild Drake, told the tribunal on Tuesday visitors to his existing guided fly-fishing business, Riverfly in the western lakes, got away with no showers.
"It's all part of the experience," Mr Hackett said.
Mr Hackett also said the camp's proposed kitchen would only use 10 litres of water per day, with food prepared by boiling it and that water then used for washing up dishes.
"The only meal that is a sit-down formal meal is dinner," Mr Hackett said.
Barrister for the joined parties of the Tasmanian Wilderness Society, Tasmanian National Parks Association and two individuals, Juliet Forsyth, questioned the methods by which Mr Hackett calculated what the impact of his proposed helicopter use would be.
Mr Hackett said bringing guests to Lake Malbena via helicopter was the most environmentally-conscious way to access the area.
The people complaining about his proposed helicopter use were the same bushwalkers who were trampling sensitive vegetation, he said.
The tribunal heard helicopters would be used a total of 48 hours per year, including two to three hours of service-only trips.
Mr Hackett said, with the helicopter costing 60 cents per second, "I'm not going to use it more than I have to".
The hearing continues.