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Ban on climbing Uluru to finally take effect

Tourists Flock To Uluru As Climbing Ban Approaches
Uluru in the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Source: Getty Images

It's the most iconic natural land form in Australia and this week a controversial chapter of Uluru's long history will close.


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By Hannah Sinclair

Presented by Bertrand Tungandame

Source: SBS



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It's the most iconic natural land form in Australia and this week a controversial chapter of Uluru's long history will close.


Two years after it was first announced, and many more since it was first requested, a climbing ban will come into effect on Saturday october 26.

Saturday marks 34 years since ‘The Handback,’ a pivotal moment in the land rights struggle which saw Anangu receive back the deeds to their homelands in 1985.

Sacred to many for millennia, Uluru has played host to colourful and at times disrespectful guests, after tourists began visiting the area in the 1930s.

Tourism Central Australia is encouraging people to experience Uluru in news ways, including segway and bike tours.

 


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