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The extinct volcano, sitting across the NSW border in the Tweed Valley, attracts tens of thousands of people every year who climb its peak to enjoy the sunrise and a view that stretches to the Pacific Ocean. Freedom of Information documents obtained from the NSW Parks and Wildlife Service show it has drawn up hitherto secret plans to close the walking track to the mountain, named by Captain Cook in 1770, from November next year. In Queensland, Indigenous elders have made it clear that they w...

Premium Content Subscriber only A decision on the future of the Wollumbin summit track is yet to be made, according to a Tweed Shire councillor. Cr James Owen said he had spoken to the office of Energy and Environment Minister Matt Kean and was told no decision had been cemented. This is despite lobby group Right to Climb releasing documents obtained through Freedom of Information which indicate plans for the track to be permanently closed from November 25, 2022. The mountain, also known as...

There has been a mixed response to a revelation of plans to keep the Wollumbin summit track closed for good. COVID-19 concerns were cited as the initial reason for closing the track to the peak, also known as Mount Warning, in March 2020. At that time, many national parks across the state were similarly affected by restrictions resulting from the pandemic. But as restrictions eased, the Wollumbin closure continued. The National Parks and Wildlife Service confirmed in January the extended c...

Secret government documents have revealed official plans to permanently close the iconic Mount Warning walking track in northern NSW before the end of next year. The trail to the world-famous extinct volcano in the Tweed Valley, known to the indigenous community as Wollumbin, has been closed since last March because of COVID-19. Thousands of people trek to the peak of the mountain each year to take in breathtaking sunrises over the valley to the ocean. But public fears have been growing tha...

The Mount Warning trail in the Tweed Valley in northern New South Wales could be shut to tourists as early as next November, state government documents have revealed.

Emergency services have responded to 44 "significant visitor safety incidents" at Wollumbin National Park since 2010. The Wollumbin (Mount Warning) summit track was closed in March 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns, but this was extended when safety concerns were brought to light. Rumours have this week been circulating about the removal of the chain from the top section of the summit track, along with questions about what this work means for the future of the trail. The tracks extended closure...

Discussions around the future of the popular walking trail at Mount Warning are growing, after a local stumbled across this pile of steel posts. National Parks closed Wollumbin National Park in March last year to comply with COVID rules, but during that period, found the steel posts and chain us ... by Georgia Schefe | NBN News-News, Sport & Weather

Views of Wollumbin are iconic to the Tweed Valley and surrounds. But the publics ability to access the 360 degree views from the summit have been hanging in the balance. The National Parks and Wildlife Service closed the summit track due to COVID-19 concerns last March, but this was later extended as safety issues arose. The organisation is also liaising with traditional owners about the future of the mountain. Members of the Bunjalung community have long called for people to consider not ...

  Safety chains from the top of Mount Warning have been ripped out, sparking fresh fears the iconic Tweed Valley climb may never reopen. Speculation has been building that the world-famous volcano also known as Wollumbin - which has been off limits since last March, would stay shut with mounting pressure from Indigenous groups for the mountain to be declared a sacred place similar to Uluru, which banned climbers in 2019. The NSW environment department insists the closure will be reviewed i...

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