Australia_Canning Stock Route Trip_2009
F1040_023_Kurukanti (Calvert-Ranges)
Accidental double exposure. This is a very special site to the Martu people. I found it quite mysterious and hence like the effect of this double exposure showing the area around the sign and aboriginal rock art from another part of the site.
The sign reads: "Area under remote camera surveillance."
The Calvert ranges are in the Little Sandy Desert, in the middle of nowhere, about 40km off the remote Canning Stock Route and about 1'100km NE of Perth, in Western Australia.
This area has now been closed off to tourists due to the need to protect the sensitive area, which is of cultural significance to the Martu People. The remoteness of this site did not allow for appropriate management to eliminate damage to cultural sites, removal of artefacts, damage to trees and everything else that comes with increasing numbers of tourists to sites where there are no facilities.
From the Western Desert Lands and Aboriginal Corporation (WDLAC):
WDLAC, on behalf of the Martu people, ask that travelers along the Canning Stock Route and other 4WD travelers respect their wishes, and hilp in the effort to protect this special area. They ask that travelers show their support by not visiting the Calvert Ranges util further notice, and by not using tracks the the Calvert Ranges area.
If travelers should pass through and not see the Calvert track closed off on the side of the Canning Stock Route, it is because signs and barriers are being organised, and not because the road is open. We request travelers to respect Martu wishes and remain on the Canning Stock Route track.
April 2010.
Australia_Canning Stock Route Trip_2009
F1040_023_Kurukanti (Calvert-Ranges)
Accidental double exposure. This is a very special site to the Martu people. I found it quite mysterious and hence like the effect of this double exposure showing the area around the sign and aboriginal rock art from another part of the site.
The sign reads: "Area under remote camera surveillance."
The Calvert ranges are in the Little Sandy Desert, in the middle of nowhere, about 40km off the remote Canning Stock Route and about 1'100km NE of Perth, in Western Australia.
This area has now been closed off to tourists due to the need to protect the sensitive area, which is of cultural significance to the Martu People. The remoteness of this site did not allow for appropriate management to eliminate damage to cultural sites, removal of artefacts, damage to trees and everything else that comes with increasing numbers of tourists to sites where there are no facilities.
From the Western Desert Lands and Aboriginal Corporation (WDLAC):
WDLAC, on behalf of the Martu people, ask that travelers along the Canning Stock Route and other 4WD travelers respect their wishes, and hilp in the effort to protect this special area. They ask that travelers show their support by not visiting the Calvert Ranges util further notice, and by not using tracks the the Calvert Ranges area.
If travelers should pass through and not see the Calvert track closed off on the side of the Canning Stock Route, it is because signs and barriers are being organised, and not because the road is open. We request travelers to respect Martu wishes and remain on the Canning Stock Route track.
April 2010.