ABC North Coast Radio: Mt Warning Chain ripped out

I had a call from Bronwyn Herbert, ABC Lismore, earlier in the week regarding my discovery that the summit chains had been ripped out at Mt Warning. We spoke for quite some time and covered a range of issues about Mt Warning including the misrepresentations NSW NPWS had been promulgating about the climb and exaggerated safety claims, the beauty and majesty of the walk and the views from the summit, and the conflicting Aboriginal claims about accessing the summit that have not been explained by NSW NPWS. I passed across a substantial amount of information and reference material.

On Wednesday Jan 13, 2021 ABC North Coast radio broadcast a very short news report (link HERE) that repeated the standard NSW NPWS line about the summit walk. One of these is that two people have died on the mountain in recent years. Without context it sounds that these deaths are associated with the chain section but, one death was due to a lightning strike and the other occurred to an elderly woman on the lower gentle part of the walk - nothing to do with the chain section whatsoever. I had explained this to Bronwyn.

In our interview I also quoted the wonderfully inspirational message about the climb said by Ngaraakwal Elder Marlene Boyd prior to her death in 2007. "I do not oppose the public climbing of Mt Warning - how can the public experience the spiritual significance of this land if they do not climb the summit and witness creation!" These words included in the full interview. I'll post a copy of the full interview soon.

Link to news report: HERE

UPDATE: Full interview now available HERE

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