by climbacav | Sep 20, 2019 | ACAV News
The first edition of the Australian Climbing Association (ACA) national publication, Climbers Voice, is now available for download. Climbers Voice is a biannual publication providing the Australian climbing community with news, views and stories related to climbing...
by climbacav | Sep 15, 2019 | ACAV News
ACAV are now kicking off their fundraising drive in an effort to top up the Access Fund!! ACAV T-Shirts Now Available To kick off the fundraising, we now have Blue ACAV T-shirts for sale. Be quick to place your order as there are only a limited number available....
by climbacav | Sep 11, 2019 | ACAV News
On March 6th 2019, before ACAV was a twinkle in anyone’s eye, I worked with a legal friend to put in three Freedom of Information Requests to Parks Victoria. We requested impact studies relating to Grampians rock climbing along with all relevant rock climbing...
by climbacav | Sep 11, 2019 | ACAV Updates
The ACAV believes that all climbing clubs, groups, associations and businesses can work together as a united front to promote climbing as a healthy, environmental and culturally minded activity. Next week on Wednesday 18 September, the ACAV will be hosting a meeting...
by climbacav | Sep 4, 2019 | ACAV News, ACAV Updates
The ACAV Committee believes that Parks Victoria displayed major bureaucratic overreach in February 2019 by instituting Grampians rock climbing prohibitions. This episode has far-reaching consequences for the public good in terms of access to public lands for everyone....
by climbacav | Aug 22, 2019 | ACAV News
ACAV Meeting Report 20th August 2019 Held at Parks Victoria Bourke Street and Halls Gap offices via...
by climbacav | Aug 19, 2019 | ACAV News
At the end of July the ACAV Committee asked members of the climbing community to assist us with influencing policy development by making a submission to the various strategies and plans currently open to community feedback here. One of those plans was the Engage...
by climbacav | Aug 9, 2019 | ACAV Updates
Following the ACAV Annual General Meeting on 11th July, the ACAV Executive Committee held its initial committee meeting on Wednesday 24th July 2019. Below are some key messages and updates that were emailed to ACAV members last week.There is also a post on the ACAV...
by climbacav | Aug 8, 2019 | ACAV Updates
The following meeting report describes the convoluted negotiations that occurred in attempts by Parks Victoria to keep Licensed Tour Operators running climbing activities at Summerday Valley. It’s a rambling tale that is still being played out. If you want a...
by climbacav | Jul 31, 2019 | ACAV News
It is important to ensure the benefits of climbing and related activities are on the political agenda and recognised at the policy level. The following strategies are currently open for consultation. The ACAV is preparing submissions for each of these and are seeking...
