Grampians National Park

Rock climbing in the Grampians National Park

February 2019 update

Background Special Protection Areas Nationally heritage listed for its biodiversity and A Special Protection Area protects specific natural significant cultural heritage, the Grampians or cultural values. National Park Victoria was established in 1984 to Special Protection Areas are identified in the protect environmental and cultural values of existing Grampians National Park Management national importance. Plan and are for the protection of cultural heritage The park has more than 800 indigenous plant and environmental values. Climbing is prohibited species and is home to one third of the Victoria’s in all Special Protection Areas and a few other flora. It also supports a wide range of wildlife. identified locations. Maps showing these no climb locations are available on Parks Victoria’s website. The Grampians National Park, which is part of the Gariwerd landscape, contains the majority of surviving Aboriginal rock art places in south-east Australia. Reviewing the Grampians National Park Management Plan Key Issues In the coming months, Parks Victoria will review the Grampians National Park Management Plan’s In recent years, rock climbing in the Grampians Special Protection Areas. Through this process, National Park has increased. Contemporary rock Parks Victoria will work with partners and key climbing activities such as bouldering and the use stakeholders, including licenced tour operators of fixed protection (bolts and chain anchors) has and the rock climbing community. The review may emerged, creating risk to irreplaceable cultural result in further changes. assets and environmental values.

A phased approach to compliance From March 2019, Parks Victoria will be installing signs in eight initial locations within one of the Special Protection Areas. These eight locations are in the western part of the park and most at risk due to increased climbing activity (see map overleaf). Enforcement activity will begin following the installation of signs. There are still hundreds of known climbing locations in the Grampians National Park, which are not in protected areas, for visitors to enjoy. These include the Bundaleer, Mount Stapylton Amphitheatre, The Watch Tower, Wonderland For further information, please contact: Area and Halls Gap Valley. [email protected]

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