Uluru climb banned from October 2019 after historic vote

Traditional owners and park managers agree central Australian rock is ‘not a playground or theme park’ and support ban

Climbing Uluru in Australia’s red centre will end, traditional owners and national park managers have announced.

The historic decision came on Wednesday after a management board meeting of the Uluru-Kata Tjuta national park voted unanimously to ban the contentious practice from October 2019.

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