Traditional owners devastated by alleged damage to 1,500-year-old stone arrangement in Victoria

Published Apr 06 2021 at 8:09 AM GMT

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The heritage-listed Kuyang stone arrangement in the shape of an eel at Lake Bolac allegedly damaged by a graderTraditional owners say they are 'devastated and traumatised' by the alleged damage to a 1,500-year-old heritage-listed stone arrangement which curved up the hill in the shape of an eel and was a significant ceremonial and meeting site prior to European colonisation.
The Kuyang stone arrangement stretched across 176 metres of private farmland at Lake Bolac in south-western Victoria, about 230km west of Melbourne.
It depicts a juvenile eel, or Kuyung in south west Aboriginal languages.
It is visible from the Glenelg Highway, and the tail end of the structure was reportedly damaged when the highway was created.