Vandals damage Aboriginal sites older than 'the pyramids of Egypt' on NSW Central Coast
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There are calls for better education about Aboriginal cultural heritage sites after rock carvings dating back thousand of years were vandalised at separate sacred sites in NSW.
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    Ancient Aboriginal rock carvings on the New South Wales Central Coast have been vandalised in recent months, prompting calls for better education about the significance of such places across Australia.

    Fire remnants littered the ancient rock face and several engravings had been scratched over, including the sacred carving of the emu, Dinawan.

    Mr Duncan said the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and the Forestry Corporation of NSW had important roles to play in educating visiting tourists and preserving the sites.

    A Forestry Corporation spokesperson said it worked “with local Aboriginal communities to manage a large number of cultural sites within state forests”.

    “We [also] have a female cultural heritage supervisor based locally who works with the community to follow up on any concerns regarding protection of the site,” the spokesperson said.

    “[National Parks] is always looking for ways to improve working with the Aboriginal community to better educate people as to the significance of the site as well as impacts on the engravings,” the spokesperson said.

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