Protests erupt over crushing of 36,000-year-old volcanic lava flow in Harman's Valley

By Tony Wright
Updated July 18 2016 - 7:08pm, first published 6:49pm
The altered landscape in Harman's Valley after a section of the rocky lava flow was rolled back into the earth.
The altered landscape in Harman's Valley after a section of the rocky lava flow was rolled back into the earth.
Sheep grazier Gordon Last said the previous owner had crushed most of the volcanic rock 10 years ago.
Sheep grazier Gordon Last said the previous owner had crushed most of the volcanic rock 10 years ago.
A cave in a protected area of the lava flow.
A cave in a protected area of the lava flow.

There has barely been such a shock to the Dreaming landscape of Harman's Valley in south-west Victoria since nearby Mount Napier erupted 36,000 years ago, spewing a stream of molten lava 27 kilometres to the south-west.

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