Peter Hicks

Peter Hicks is the chairman of the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation, an organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the Murujuga rock art site in Western Australia. Recently, he spoke before the UNESCO committee, emphasizing the importance of protecting the ancient cultural heritage represented by the petroglyphs, which date back over 50,000 years. Hicks highlighted the longstanding efforts of community elders to secure World Heritage status for the site, underscoring the need for careful stewardship of their cultural legacy in the face of industrial development pressures.