Cliff Coulthard

Cliff Coulthard is the senior cultural interpreter, and he has had a varied career. He was one of the first three Aboriginal Rangers with the Department of Environment in the 1980's and was awarded a study scholarship to travel to France to examine the cave paintings at Lascaux in south west France. During the period he was in France, Cliff and worked on an excavation and studied stone arrangements as well as the actual paintings. He was able to apply his knowledge of ancient art works to assist the interpretation at this site. Cliff interprets the rock art of the Flinders Ranges for visitors from across Australia and the world. He works with archaeology lecturers and students, botanists, geologists, teachers and school groups and family tourists just passing through. He believes that interpreting the land through the culture, language and art of the area is very important not only for the education of visitors but also for the preservation of his people's land. He also knows that interpretation must be experienced first hand.