General News
1 October, 2022
Hoons rip through park
VEHICLES have ripped deep tracks at Melville Caves, risking native flora of Kooyoora State Park. Friends of Kooyoora convenor Rob Scholes said there had been more incidents at the park in recent weeks.“It would appear most often by 4WD drivers who...
VEHICLES have ripped deep tracks at Melville Caves, risking native flora of Kooyoora State Park.
Friends of Kooyoora convenor Rob Scholes said there had been more incidents at the park in recent weeks.
“It would appear most often by 4WD drivers who think that they both can and have the right to drive anywhere, yet have little understanding of the country and the environment that they are abusing,” he said.
“This lack of understanding, awareness and consideration means that damage is being caused to the environments that contain some of the park’s rarest and most endangered plant species. The mindless disregard and arrogance of a few individuals is also one of the contributing facts that we are seeing ever increasing rules and regulations being introduced to restrict/control the use and access of our parks and public lands, which effect us all.”
Rob said recent incidents had occurred off Back Road, Mountain View Road and the main entrance road to Melville Caves.
Parks Victoria’s Inglewood park ranger Lachlan Callum said: ““Parks Victoria is investigating damage found in the Kooyara State Park which appears to have been caused by off-road driving over the long weekend. This has caused considerable harm to significant biodiversity areas.”