‘We want this to be on the bucket list of visitors from around the world because it is so special globally,’ environment minister says
Kulla twin figs. A campaign has been launched for parts of Queensland's Cape York Peninsula to earn world heritage status.Kulla twin figs. A campaign has been launched for parts of Queensland's Cape York Peninsula to earn world heritage status.The area features 17,000 year-old rock art – some of the world’s largest – and is home to more than 300 threatened species, including the green sawfish, Cape York rock wallaby and southern cassowary.
“The first time world heritage listing was raised for Cape York was about 42 years ago, when the International Union for the“Traditional owners have known that for thousands of years. There are thousands of years of history and culture here to be protected.”Southern Kaantju traditional owner Allan Creek said world heritage protection would give them more opportunity to protect their country for ever.
However, the Tourism Tropical North Queensland chief executive officer, Mark Olsen, was sceptical of the idea that world heritage listing would have any long-term effect on travel interest.
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