A ineffable Indigenous tract symbolic of a peculiar gathering spot for women has been defaced, sparking a manhunt successful Victoria's King Valley.
The stone look is portion of a 31metre-high waterfall astatine Paradise Falls, located astir 300km northeast of Melbourne in Victoria's alpine region.
Police were alerted to the incidental connected Monday and person launched an investigation.
Photos of the graffiti were shared by advocacy radical Always Was, Always Will Be, Bpangerang Country alongside a strongly-worded statement.
'Some perfectly thoughtless, knuckle-dragging, entitled grubs decided Paradise Falls successful the King Valley was the due spot to permission their amateur and unremarkable tag,' the station read.
'Paradise Falls is simply a ineffable women's spot and overmuch loved by each that visit. If you cognize who this tag belongs to, fto them cognize they request to instrumentality and cleanable up their mess.
'They've got immoderate nasty, nasty juju coming their mode for this disrespectful vandalism. Ancestors cognize who they are, ain't nary hiding from what's coming.'
The group's Facebook leafage states that it campaigns for 'Bpangerang tribal lands [to be] re-instated connected the Indigenous Map of Australia and corrected signage passim North East Victorian National Parks.'
A ineffable Indigenous tract symbolic of a peculiar gathering spot for women has been defaced, sparking a manhunt successful Victoria's King Valley (the graffiti is pictured)
The stone look is portion of a 31metre-high waterfall astatine Paradise Falls, located astir 300km northeast of Melbourne successful Victoria's alpine portion (pictured)
The station was met with terrible backlash.
'Abhorrent behaviour destructive disrespectful, this frightened spot has been present for thousands of years the radical who desecrated it volition beryllium gone successful a susurration of time,' 1 idiosyncratic wrote.
'This makes maine truthful so angry. Why? Why would idiosyncratic bash this? Need to bash much than conscionable cleanable it up. Absolutely disrespectful' different said.
Victoria Police confirmed the probe is ongoing successful a statement.
'At this signifier of the investigation, it is not believed that the incidental is targeted,' a spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia connected Tuesday.
Paradise Falls is simply a fashionable tourer spot, and is portion of the Falls Walking Track, a 7km instrumentality travel that leads hikers up to McMillan's Track Lookout.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Always Was, Always Will Be, Bpangerang Country for further comment.
Anyone with accusation is urged to interaction Crime Stoppers connected 1800 333 000.