Traditional owners and environmental groups allege the decision feed feral horses during flooding in Victoria led to a sacred site being damaged.
abc.net.au/news/claims-brumby-flood-hay-drops-damaged-yorta-yorta-heritage/102103654Environmental groups and traditional owners say hay drops to feral horses and native animals during floods in north-east Victoria have damaged culturally significant Yorta Yorta sites.The hay drops were approved by the Incident Control CentreThe decision to feed feral horses during the emergency was made by the multi-agency Incident Control Centre that was managing the response.
"There are areas of country that are higher and those areas were the areas that our people lived on for thousands of years," Ms Morgan said. Group president Julie Pridmore, who took part in the activity, saidhay was taken by boats to feed about 150 feral horses that were trapped and "in dire straits".
A Parks Victoria spokesperson said the department was continuing to implement the joint management plan for Barmah National Park, along with the Yorta Yorta Nation, since it resumed management of the area. The group, which is acting for the Yorta Yorta Nation, is also calling for alleged contraventions of Aboriginal heritage law to be investigated and prosecuted if appropriate.Ms Morgan said the alleged incident had damaged the joint management plan between Parks Victoria and the Yorta Yorta Nation.
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