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Nanny-State Rules coming soon to YOU September 20, 2022
World Class No More – Days Roll By September 12, 2022
GGLMP – This is all we can manage folks January 9, 2022
Auditor-General investigates Parks Victoria and archeologist Ben Gunn September 9, 2021
New management plan delayed indefinitely – PV out of cash for surveys August 7, 2021
July: Crag Stewards, campaigns and T-SHIRTS July 9, 2021
GRAMPIANS t-sHIRT cROWDFUNDING May 5, 2021
Climbers Survey Results April 23, 2021
Ashlee Hendy – A submission from the heart January 28, 2021
Management Plan Submissions Have CLosed January 9, 2021
Climber’s survey – Have your say December 12, 2020
Off the Charts – the real route losses in the Grampians November 19, 2020

ACAV Updates: Australian Climbing Association (Vic) Inc.

Parks Victoria is Failing to Protect Grampians Cultural Heritage

The Australian Climbing Association Victoria (ACAV) recently wrote to the Parks Victoria Chief Conservation Scientist, raising concerns that the widespread bans on climbing in the Grampians have not addressed the central issue of protecting cultural heritage in the region. Climbers were excluded from three quarters of the park as convenient scapegoats, representing illusory “protection”. We […]

Grampians Green List

“Where can I boulder and climb in the Grampians?” We are often asked this question. Here are the Parks Victoria lists of 13 Bouldering Areas and 89 Designated Climbing Areas, transcribed from the Greater Gariwerd Landscape Management Plan. Maps * UPDATE: The complete spreadsheet of green list locations can be found here: https://vicclimb.files.wordpress.com/…/grampians-green… Rock Climbing […]

Parks Victoria Equipment Ban Challenged

ACAV has written to Parks Victoria raising concerns over safety instructions given by a Parks Victoria Director, in a letter to Open Spaces Publishing: “A rope may be used to assist hikers on a designated trail. However the use of additional equipment outside of a designated climbing area is not permitted.” Letter from Parks Victoria […]

ACAV Calls For Withdrawal of “All of Park” Access Bans

ACAV has called for the withdrawal of newly-introduced “all of park” access bans on legal and regulatory grounds. Link: ACAV Letter to Parks Victoria 30 May 2022 Recent modifications to the National Parks Regulations 2013, allow Parks Victoria to ban everyone from all parks across the state if they wish to do so. The Victorian […]

Auditing Parks Victoria: Let’s Do Another

In September 2020, a request for audit was submitted to VAGO, the Victorian Auditor General’s Office: https://acav.climb.org.au/2020/09/02/time-for-an-audit-parks-victoria/ It took 12 months for the query to be addressed but a result was eventually achieved in September 2021. The Auditor General found major problems with the manner in which Parks Victoria procured Archaeological reports pertaining to perceived […]

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