Long-term plans would see Australia’s Kosciuszko National Park converted into a major year-round tourist destination with a redeveloped town centre for Jindabyne. The crunch of tyres on gravel hasn’t been heard on the summit of Mt Kosciuszko for 44 years but could again be a reality should new tourism plans prevail. So too will the whirr of helicopter rotors again echo across the national park named after Australia’s highest peak. Several thousand extra beds will also be crammed into ski resorts Perisher and Thredbo, while seven new camping grounds and other accommodation facilities will populate the mighty high country reserve. It’s all part of a push to utilise the 6,900 sq km (4,287 sq m) of national heritage-listed wilderness as a year-round destination, complete with a redeveloped town centre for the Snowy Mountains’ main visitor hub, Jindabyne. Both an amendment to the Kosciuszko National Park Plan of Management and a Special …