Thread: Climbing Uluru to be banned from 2019

From all reports in the local rag up here , visitor numbers have been steady or slightly increasing over the last 5 years , the only thing that has declined has been the % of people climbing the rock , so cant really see the revenue changing all that much. I am not sure if its changed since I was last there but if you were driving the great central rd you needed to pay the park entrance fee because you were entering the national park at the NT end , that could have changed in the last few years.

Cheers Ean

Originally Posted by Ean Austral

From all reports in the local rag up here , visitor numbers have been steady or slightly increasing over the last 5 years , the only thing that has declined has been the % of people climbing the rock , so cant really see the revenue changing all that much. I am not sure if its changed since I was last there but if you were driving the great central rd you needed to pay the park entrance fee because you were entering the national park at the NT end , that could have changed in the last few years.

Cheers Ean

Back in the early 80's when we visited, there was no fee, we camped at the base of the rock. The road in was corrugated dirt, rough as. We didn't see any dingos, [ this was just after the Chamberlain incident] There were however, huge camp dogs roaming around, looked like they would take your arm off, if provoked. We didn't climb, didn't feel the need to. There were a couple of intoxicated indigenous men who touted they would show the secrets of the rock for " a coupla dollars." Turns out they were river dwellers from Alice, no connection to Uluru at all. The river dwellers have been moved on, from all accounts. It's a brand new world., best get used to it. The penalty for climbing the rock will be $60,000/or prison, after the no climb date.

Originally Posted by Ean Austral

From all reports in the local rag up here , visitor numbers have been steady or slightly increasing over the last 5 years , the only thing that has declined has been the % of people climbing the rock , so cant really see the revenue changing all that much. I am not sure if its changed since I was last there but if you were driving the great central rd you needed to pay the park entrance fee because you were entering the national park at the NT end , that could have changed in the last few years.

Cheers Ean

I came through from WA last year on that great central road and past the olgas and uluru and didn't have to pay any entrance fee coming from that way but I did notice that the road from the east has been diverted through a gatehouse and have heard that you have to pay going that way Ean.

Originally Posted by bob10

. The penalty for climbing the rock will be $60,000/or prison, after the no climb date.

so it is about money.
cant say im suprised.

Originally Posted by Eevo

so it is about money.
cant say im suprised.

Climbing the rock has always been about money. First up the white smarties making heaps from the tourists, and now the indigenous owners taking control. BTW, the fines come from the National Parks mob, not the indigenous mob.

Originally Posted by Eevo

so it is about money.
cant say im suprised.

thats a big assumption...

Originally Posted by bob10

Climbing the rock has always been about money. First up the white smarties making heaps from the tourists, and now the indigenous owners taking control. BTW, the fines come from the National Parks mob, not the indigenous mob.

cant have it both way. either the indigenous mob are in chanrge or the nat park mob are.

Originally Posted by incisor

thats a big assumption...

I believe the assumption is more to create discussion, than sensible conversation.