Indigenous Heritage Understanding Our Past
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Magazine of National Parks Association of Queensland Indigenous heritage Understanding our past PLUS A visitors experience ALSO FEATURED - Our remarkable old trees - State forest cultural heritage sites Issue 21 JUNE - AUGUST 2018 - Kroombit tinker frog 1 Contents From the President ������������������������� 3 State forest cultural heritage sites �� 10 FROM THE PRESIDENT Preservation of indigenous heritage 4 Kroombit tinkerfrog ����������������������� 12 Our remarkable old trees ���������������� 6 The national park experience ��������� 13 A visitors view �������������������������������� 8 Spotlight: Ranger of the Month ������ 14 What’s On ����������������������������������� 15 Editorial team Advertising enquiries Reece Pianta, Jeannie Rice and Marika Strand� Please email admin@npaq�org�au or phone (07) 3367 0878� Graeme Bartrim Contributor guidelines President, National Parks Association of Queensland (NPAQ) Banner: NPAQ Library If you have an idea for a Protected article we Advertising policy would love to hear from you� We can help with Advertisements are required to align with This edition embodies the visiting of relatively unspoilt seems to be for construction jobs, reviewing, editing and images� Contributions relevant NPAQ policies� NPAQ reserves the enthusiasm many people feel for natural areas, in order to enjoy operational jobs and commercial are always welcome� Please email admin@ right to refuse any advertisement at any time� npaq�org�au for a schedule of future editions� Advertisement in Protected does not imply protected places. and appreciate nature (and any activity and national parks appear Contributors, please include contact details NPAQ’s endorsement of products or services� Greg Siepen is passionate about accompanying cultural features to be a resource to be utilised� and brief personal summary� Articles can be old trees whose life span is on - both past and present), that The newspaper article suggests submitted via email or hard copy� Digital photos Copyright and disclaimer a different scale to ours� Denis promotes conservation, has a lack of a genuine ability to think should be minimum 300dpi� long term and it appears that NPAQ retains copyright of Protected� Articles McMullen informs us of the low negative visitor impact, and Cover image may be quoted provided that appropriate chequered link between protected provides for beneficially active adequate justification is simply acknowledgement occurs in the reproduction socio-economic involvement of that Queensland should grow its Cover photo: Presho State Forest cultural areas and the preservation of and use of material� traditional Indigenous lands� Allan local populations.” tourism market share� It begs the heritage site (NPAQ Library) question: what level of involvement Left image: Carnarvon NP (NPAQ Library) Articles in Protected do not necessarily reflect Lance outlines research into The World Tourism Organisation NPAQ’s opinion or position� cultural heritage sites in our state justifies the commercial aspects of has DES had in these proposals to forests� Ana Rousseaud and Brian “eco-tourism” as follows: date? Egan share their experiences and “It supports the maintenance of The reality is that Queensland’s About NPAQ enthusiasm for natural places� natural areas which are used as national parks already attract And, of course, we have the “eco-tourism” attractions by: millions of visitors and result in Mission statement tourism revenue of an estimated reassuring story of preservation - generating economic benefits for The National Parks Association of Queensland (NPAQ) work for the tinker frog at Kroombit $952 million annually� Some promotes the preservation, expansion and good host communities, organisations Tops� 100 activity permits are in place� management of national parks in Queensland� and authorities managing natural Wishing to grow the tourist industry Appreciation for natural places, areas with conservation purposes; should not blind us to evidence- Council Staff like national parks, is common in - providing alternative employment President Graeme Bartrim Business Development Officer Marika Strand our community� In contrast to so based decision making regarding and income opportunities for local the long term integrity of our Vice President Yvonne Parsons Communications Officer Reece Pianta much of our altered landscape, communities; Hon Treasurer Neil Williams these locations are dominated by national parks� Conservation Officer Laura Hahn - increasing awareness towards Hon Secretary Debra Marwedel Project & Office Administrator Jeannie Rice the weather, seasons, and the Our wish is that national parks are lifecycles of a diversity of plants the conservation of natural and managed to ensure the protection Asst Hon Secretary Jacqueline Rose’Meyer cultural assets, both among locals Councillors David Ball Contact details and animals which can provide of biodiversity so many people relief and encourage wonder� and tourists�” can experience our parks as Suzanne Cooper Office Unit 10/36 Finchley St, Milton Julie Hainsworth Post PO Box 1040, Milton QLD 4064 Biodiversity, cultural protection, It needs to be noted that the World Allan, Dennis, Greg and the others Daniel Kelly and encouraging community Tourism Organisation’s definition featured in this edition have� Phone (07) 3367 0878 suggests that there should be Denis McMullen Web www�npaq�org�au experience and awareness are the Email admin@npaq�org�au key purposes of parks� However, “minimal” impact� Of course, this is Alexsis Wilson open to very wide interpretation� ABN 60 206 792 095 visitation and use of parks needs consideration as excessive human We have seen some recent If you have an Want to get involved with NPAQ? visitors can degrade the very examples of unbridled enthusiasm article idea - we NPAQ welcomes people from all walks of life and offers a variety of ways to be involved: values that are worth seeing� This for “eco-tourism” including the $1 million of tax payers money want to hear • Have fun in the bush – come • Step up – become a National • Connect with us – Facebook, is why visitor carrying capacity along on a bush walk or Parks Conservation member Instagram and Twitter needs to be determined through to fund the business case for from you! other activity or a National Parks Protector • Stay in touch – read regular scientific analysis and on a site a tourist walk/cycleway and • Get your hands dirty – • Donate – support our work updates on our website specific basis� accommodation between Palm participate in on-ground • Volunteer on exciting projects Cove and Port Douglas (ABC We can help with editing, • Share a bush adventure with The term “eco-tourism” which images and content. conservation efforts • Subscribe to Protected and children – download NPAQ’s is in common usage has loose online, 30 May) and the seeking of • Join us – become a member Neck of the Woods via email Kids in National Parks guide meaning� expressions of interest for an “eco- Email us to find out how: tourism” project in the Whitsunday [email protected] SUPPORT NPAQ AND HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE The IUCN provides a definition: Island National Park (Courier BECOME A MEMBER, DONATE OR VOLUNTEER “Environmentally responsible Mail, 30 May)� The enthusiasm www.npaq.org.au/get-involved www.facebook.com/NPAQld @nationalparksassocqld @NPA_Qld 2Connect and Protect 3 NATIONAL PARKS: The preservation of indigenous heritage. Denis McMullen Images: banner: Oyala Thumotang National Park; Councillor - National Parks Association of Queensland bottom: park track and landscape; right: Archer River (www.cape-york-australia.com, via Wikimedia Commons) Denis has researched local community� Standards of legal authority for stewardship protects rock art images in the the chequered history of construction of walking tracks over portions of land� Local Yindayin rock shelters� indigenious rights and and stairs are influenced by Traditional Owners people It is important for those national parks. Here he central authorities and access can find training and regular of us focussed on nature reminds us that the ancient protocols are required to employment as park rangers, conservation that we wisdom of Traditional conform with departmental bringing cultural heritage, understand the history of land Owners means they must be authority� experience and understanding rights� The struggle for land partners, if not leaders, in With the creation of Rinyirru of country to the wider rights for Indigenous people of conservation. (Lakefield) National Park community� They also have Cape York has many heroes, When the subject of CYPAL (Cape York Peninsula sacrifices and disappointments� protecting Indigenous land by Aboriginal Land), Lama Lama The struggle for land For every Eddie Mabo success, incorporating it in national parks National Park (CYPAL) and rights for Indigenous there exists a swag of examples is raised, the first response by Muundhi (Jack River) National of hard work and dedication most people sympathetic to Park (CYPAL), there is a lot people of Cape York being met with disappointment� these issues tends to be: of of support for the concept has many heroes, Owners� Court proceedings Park to the Wik Mungan, Southern course! Great idea! An example of this begins in and practice of incorporation sacrifices and 1974, when a Wynchanam were initiated by Koowarta’s Kaanju Ayapathu people and he National park status for of Indigenous land within disappointments. man, John Koowarta and a widow, Martha, and other also handed over the freehold