Natimuk locals fear rock climbing ban will ‘kill’ tiny town in Victoria’s northwest
Most Victorians would struggle placing Natimuk on a map, but every year tens of thousands of mountain climbers visit the tiny ...
Opinion: Rock climbing ban at Mt Arapiles shows Victoria’s cultural heritage laws are broken
The move to gut rock climbing at the world famous Mt Arapiles in Victoria’s western region is something straight out of an ...
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Thousands of people sign petition against the Victorian government’s move to shut Mt Arapiles
Victorians have rallied against the Allan government’s decision to close swathes of the Mt Arapiles park and shut down rock ...
Rock art so hard to see that leader backs touch-ups in Mt Arapiles banned climbing zone
Indigenous people at Australia’s contentious climbing capital Mount Arapiles have flagged the need to restore ancient, faded rock art because the drawings are so degraded they are mostly ­invisible to ...
‘The process has been very cynical’: Rock climbing groups cut out of Mt Arapiles ban talks
Mainstream rock climbing groups were cut out of the decision-making and consultation process at Mount Arapiles where Parks ...
Furious rock climbers set to fight bans at Mt Arapiles after heart torn out of site by Victorian Labor
The Victorian government is set to formally destroy rock climbing at Australia’s most significant site after a four-year ...
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‘The process has been very cynical’: Rock climbing groups cut out of Mt Arapiles ban talks
Climbing Victoria spokesman Mike Rockell ... “The process has been very cynical,’’ he said. It comes as rock climbers descended on world famous Mt Arapiles on Wednesday, a day after the ...
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Fury as Parks Victoria bans rock climbing after secret surveys
Mt Arapiles, also known as Dyurrite ... The site is one of the world’s most significant rock climbing areas. Picture: Jason Edwards Scar trees are ubiquitous in western Victoria, especially ...
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Shocking reason why Aussies are now banned from climbing Mount Arapiles
The mountain is known around the world as an incredible rock climbing site with its closure likely to have devastating consequences on local Natimuk community by diminishing tourism. Mt Arapiles ...