Indigenous cultural sites have been damaged at Boodjamulla National Park (Lawn Hill) with the closure of the iconic travel hotspot putting a dent in an already-suffering tourism industry in outback Queensland.
A rockslide has impacted the pristine Indarri Falls, creating instability along one of the park's most popular walking tracks overlooking the picturesque gorge.
Rangers are concerned about the damage of cultural heritage sites of the Waanyi people representing 30,000 years of Aboriginal history on the land.The knock-on effects of the park's closure are already being felt across the wider north-west Queensland region.Located a four-hour drive away, Mount Isa is a popular spot for caravanners, campers, and large tour groups on their way to Boodjamulla to stop for a few nights.
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