A heritage site in Port Hedland has been disturbed without permission
"An elder saw a large council lawn mower operating on Two Mile Ridge, home to multiple fossil footprints and rock engravings. Last year the council was fined almost $8,000 for illegally damaging a separate set of footprints at a nearby site at Pretty Pool.
Kariyarra Minjinburra elder Robert Dann said he saw a large council lawn mower operating on Two Mile Ridge last week, which he said caused damage to the rocks as well as "slashing" a preserved footprint.He said the footprint was estimated to be at least 25,000 years old. All this work has been done with this big slasher, chopping up the rocks and actually marking the ridge itself....The area was home to multiple footprints, as well as rock engravings, which were also threatened by the council's alleged actions."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-14/port-hedland-aboriginal-site-allegedly-damaged/102469174
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