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Article in the Herald Sun (Subscription only) 15/2/2019

Article in the Herald Sun (Subscription only) 15/2/2019

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/popular-climbing-in-grampians-national-park-to-shut-sites-over-cultural-concerns/news-story/5b3ab262569047e9422af1a67b557ccf

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After four years of escalating climbing restrictions across the Grampians National Park, the time has come to ask this question. Recent restrictions at Australia’s premier climbing location Taipan Wall, have prompted ACAV to query Parks Victoria, over the consequences of being approached by a ranger and potentially fined for entering the Taipan Wall right side […]

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