by climbacav | Dec 18, 2022 | ACAV News
We have received a report that Parks Victoria rangers in the Grampians National Park, approached a rock climber at Taipan Wall North on the opening weekend, Sunday 18.12.2022. The climber was following all the new recommendations after the wall had been previously...
by climbacav | Aug 6, 2022 | ACAV News
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...
by climbacav | Jul 16, 2022 | ACAV News
“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 *...
by climbacav | Jun 14, 2022 | ACAV News
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...
by climbacav | Jun 5, 2022 | ACAV News
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 Arapiles / Dyurrite as the sun sets Recent modifications to the National Parks Regulations 2013, allow...
by climbacav | May 10, 2022 | ACAV News
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...
by climbacav | Mar 16, 2022 | ACAV News
The Plan was published in November 2021 and it is likely to remain active for 15 years. Ethan Pringle on The Groove Train (33) on Taipan Wall in the Grampians (photo : Simon Carter) Sadly, Parks Victoria has failed to genuinely consult over the new climbing rules....
by climbacav | Jan 19, 2021 | ACAV News
Have your say on the future of climbing and bouldering in the Grampians/Gariwerd National Park. Template available below. Submissions responding to Park Victoria’s Greater Gariwerd Landscape Draft Management Plan (GGLDMP) close on Sunday 24th January 2021. The...
by climbacav | Sep 21, 2020 | ACAV News
Following a period of consultation, the Victorian Climbing Management Guidelines document has been updated to version 04. The Victorian Climbing Management Guidelines V04 This document has been issued to interested parties at all levels. It is intended to inform and...
by climbacav | Sep 2, 2020 | ACAV News
Blanket bans on rock climbing in Gariwerd/Grampians National Park and Tooan/Arapiles State Park have been introduced by Parks Victoria under the advice of one consultant archaeologist. When a site has been assessed by this archaeologist, the Aboriginal Heritage Act...
