Historical information

Traditionally, farmers from the Kiewa Valley took their cattle up to the Bogong High Plains during the summer for better feed. From 1978, the Alpine National Park management, along with the Victorian Government stopped the practice as a result of studies showing the deterioration of the land due to the cattle grazing on the High Plains.This disagreement resulted in the banning of cattle on the High Plains.

Significance

A collection of newspaper reports on the issue of cattle grazing on the Bogong High Plains. Also, the Conservation Council's argument for the cattle being excluded from the Bogong High Plains.

Physical description

Newspaper cuttings re Cattlemen in the High Plains from 1978. Book - Land Conservation 1983 - pale blue 81 pages.