Parks & Wildlife uses Aboriginal Heritage as a waste dump

Parks & Wildlife uses Aboriginal Heritage as a waste dump 16th March

It is outrageous that Parks & Wildlife are planning to put in a sealed road at Friendly Beaches. The development prioritises the convenience of campers above the protection of Aboriginal Heritage, Aaron Everett said today.

Mr. Everett said Parks & Wildlife are also planning to put two new toilets in an area that would impact Aboriginal heritage further. As if developing this important cultural area for a human waste dump is not insulting enough, the lack of Aboriginal input into the management of Heritage in Parks & Wildlife controlled areas is the icing on the cake.

Peter Mooney, General Manager of Parks & Wildlife, has mockingly advised us of permits to destroy our Heritage while thanking us for our ‘meaningful and effective’ involvement.

The reality is that this development is the latest in a growing list of projects driven by Parks & Wildlife that have not consulted or engaged the Aboriginal Community, and resulted in the destruction of Aboriginal Heritage.

Parks & Wildlife said “Fence posts will be rammed into the ground, in order to minimise soil disturbance and potential impacts on Aboriginal Cultural Heritage. Where soil conditions dictate, if post ramming is not possible, or an alternative location cannot be found, posts may be dug and concreted in as a contingency”.

By concreting Aboriginal Heritage they feel this is “preserving and protecting” our Heritage. They are not an agency that protects our landscapes, but are up there with some of the most destructive developers in the State, said Mr Everett.

“It just goes to show the Parks & Wildlife’s attitude in regards to protecting Aboriginal Heritage and the on-going battle we have with the government in getting meaningful legislation to move forward from the disastrous massacre of kutalayna”

Aaron Everett