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    Oct 21, 2019 5 minutes

    DOC BOOKING SYSTEM UPDATE SEES PRICE SPIKE

    DOC HAS OPENED the summer season with updates to their online booking system and price increases for some of the backcountry’s most popular huts.

    Ten DOC campgrounds and five huts – including Liverpool, Aspiring and Woolshed Creek huts – have been added to the online booking system and 15 huts have increased in price.

    DOC Booking Services manager Ross Shearer said the booking system increases safety by giving visitors the assurance of a bunk.

    “It ensures people are not pushing it to reach their destination early and taking unnecessary risks to do so,” he said.

    The huts will remain open and unlocked to all, and shelter in a storm is “guaranteed'', Shearer said.

    “Safety is our number one priority – if you're out on the track

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