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MEMBERS of the rock climbing community want to respect Aboriginal heritage and hope to open the lines of communication up on the Thompsons Point issue.
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One of the contributors to the latest book on Nowra rock climbing, Rob LeBreton, said there had been informal talks about the matter and the rock climbers would be prepared to have more formal talks on the issue.
“Climbers by and large are very respectful of Aboriginal heritage so of course we want to do the right thing by everyone,” he said.
He added climbers voluntarily had agreed not to climb on parts for Thompsons Point because of the special rock art on parts on the site.
Mr LeBreton has been coming to the Nowra for decades and said it was only a few years ago that he came aware that Thompsons Point was a site of significance for the traditional people.
The traditional owners of the land are currently working their way through a process to get the site protected.
Preliminary studies and reports by an archeologist selected by traditional owners on the drawings, which date back between 17,000 and 19,500 years ago, have commenced.