Feral Animal Control Underway in Budj Bim
An aerial shooting program to control feral animals is being undertaken this week in the World Heritage listed Budj Bim Cultural Landscape, including parts of the National Park and the Indigenous Protected Areas.
Helicopters will be used to target deer and feral pigs that are negatively impacting fire affected parts of the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape.
The program is part of a broader integrated pest control project being implemented by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation, Parks Victoria and Winda-Mara Aboriginal Corporation in response to the 2019-20 bushfire.
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“Accidental” Destruction of Aboriginal Stone Arrangement in Australia
A private landowner has damaged a 1,500-year-old stone eel arrangement near Lake Bolac, Australia. The Kuyang stone monument was shaped into an eel and created before the Europeans arrived in Australia. Kuyang means eel in South West Aboriginal language. The eel stone arrangement has been on private land and owned by one family for 150 years. The site was protected under the Aboriginal Heritage Act which includes considerable penalties for damage to Aboriginal cultural heritage, but Aboriginal representatives demand the government do more to protect their cultural heritage.
Part of the Kuyang stone arrangement site (Neil Murray)
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Deakin and Glenelg Shire Council sign new collaboration agreement
Communities in Victoria’s South West are set to benefit from a new agreement between Deakin University and Glenelg Shire Council which will focus on increasing local participation in tertiary education and help unlock the economic potential of the region.
Signed today at Portland Maritime Discovery Centre by Deakin University Vice-Chancellor Professor Iain Martin and Glenelg Shire Council Mayor Cr Anita Rank, the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) identifies several key areas of co-operation.
Professor Martin said the agreement provides a framework for greater collaboration that delivers real benefits for the local community, economy and environment.