“Today was five years in the making as we begin healing Rock Art places in Gariwerd after inappropriate and no consent access by climbers over a period of decades. With the help of climbers, today we took that step together toward looking after Country. The proper way,” John Clarke, General Manager of Bio-cultural Landscapes, Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation.
Traditional Owners and Parks Victoria worked with rock-climbers and rope access technicians to remove more than 50 bolts and climbing chalk in one of Gariwerd’s Rock Art shelters and nearby quarry as part of a conservation and rehabilitation project.
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