>>64288933Stop spouting misinformation you fucking retarded conspiracy schizo.
>The lease was almost upThe lease was signed in 1985 and goes for 99 years. So until 2084. There's still more time left on the lease now than it had been active when the ban was implemented.
>you think they would listen to the publicThe public opposed the ban you fucking idiot, it was pushed by government regardless.
>No they were worried about insurance and the court casesNo, they had already been planning to close it to the public ever since the fucking handover in 1985 and an agreement was reached on steps to close it long before the decision was finally made.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-01/uluru-climbs-banned-after-unanimous-board-decision/9103512>On Wednesday, the same day the ban was announced, three tourists who were rescued from the rock in 2016 after wandering off the marked path had their cases in Alice Springs adjourned.>The board said the climb had also claimed 36 lives since record-keeping began in the 1950s, with the last recorded death in 2010.https://parksaustralia.gov.au/uluru/discover/culture/uluru-climb/>In 2010, the release of the Park’s Management Plan signalled the intention to work towards closing the climb. In November 2017, the Board of Management agreed that the criteria which included the number of visitors climbing falling below 20%, voted unanimously to close the climb from 26 October 2019, the 34th anniversary of Handback. This significant decision demonstrates Tjukurpa and Australian law working together in joint management. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/nov/01/uluru-climb-banned-from-october-2019-after-historic-vote>A 2010-20 management plan said the board would work towards closure if one of three conditions were met, including if the proportion of visitors climbing dropped below 20%.>In 2010 about 38% of visitors climbed, a drop from more than three quarters of visitors in the 1990s. By 2015 it had dropped to 16.5%, but successive board meetings failed to vote in favour of shutting the activity down.https://www.ntnews.com.au/lifestyle/uluru-ban-rocks-the-territory/news-story/b9958a1c2296e2ec56a3f19db8af62c2>An NT News online poll showed 63 per cent of respondents did not support the ban. 