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RAINBOW OF COLOUR AND MOVEMENT: Renowned Australian artist Daniel Butterworth is pictured with a large mural he is painting on the façade of Belinda Eckermann’s Turbo Gallery in Rainbow. Butterworth has his AFL Series on exhibition at the gallery from July 6 to August 4. Mrs Eckermann said she had remembered Butterworth from university and, while admiring his work, had made contact through social media. “It’s great to be able to showcase how art and sport can mix. I said to Dan as a joke one day that I had a big wall out the front that needed a mural. We made a deal and now he’s painting my boys,” she said. The mural features Jamie and Dustin Eckermann in action for Jeparit-Rainbow football team. Butterworth’s exhibition taps into his desire to capture the speed and movement so the players appear to ‘almost run on the surface’. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER
Call for calm heads BY COLIN MacGILLIVRAY
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Natimuk rock-climbing authority believes panic and speculation about an impending cultural heritage survey at Mount Arapiles is harming the community. Rock climbers and licensed tour operators have expressed concerns about potential climbing bans at Arapiles following the closure of large parts of Grampians National Park to climbers earlier this year.
Parks Victoria said the Grampians bans were introduced to protect Aboriginal cultural heritage, including rock art, in the area. While many people are concerned bans at Arapiles – regarded as an international rock climbing mecca – could cripple the Natimuk community, veteran climber Keith Lockwood said people should wait for the results of the survey before jumping to conclusions. Mr Lockwood is a formative figure in the Arapiles climbing scene, having
climbed at the mountain for more than 50 years and written a book on the area’s history. He said while he understood apprehension about the survey, it was counterproductive for people to speculate about its outcome. “Everyone is talking about bans; why is that assumed to be the outcome when a survey hasn’t been done, let alone any consultation?” he said. “That’s putting the cart well before the horse. “People are already cancelling holi-
days from overseas and cancelling climbing trips here. “It’s already having a major effect simply because of these rumours and whispers.” Rock climbing licensed tour operator Tori Dunn said her business had been adversely affected by bans in the Grampians and a downturn of climbers at Arapiles. “A lot of damage has been done already,” she said. “We get a lot of clients from overseas who have stopped coming be-
cause they’re not willing to come to this area while there’s a cloud of uncertainty around access. “My business is probably down 25 percent to a third this year and other businesses have said similar things to me. “It’s hitting us, it’s hitting accommodation providers and it would flow on to all service providers. “The whole community would be suffering.” Continued page 3
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