Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park has reopened to visitors, however, several road closures remain in place due to water over the road in a number of locations. Visitors and tourism operators may re-enter the park, but are advised to proceed with caution and drive slowly through any water on the road.
National park staff, in coordination with local agencies, are actively monitoring conditions and implementing road closures to ensure visitor safety.
The following roads remain closed until further notice:
- Uluṟu Ring Road between the Mala Carpark and Muṯitjulu Turn Off
- Access road to Muṯitjulu Waterhole.
Muṯitjulu residents, staff and workers can continue to enter community with access via the southern road only.
Conditions will be reassessed at 9 am ACST on 17 March with an update provided shortly after.
Desert heath myrtle, or pukaṟa, is a small woody shrub that forms dense stands on the slopes of sand dunes.
Pukaṟa have small compact leaves with no stems and produce small white and pink flowers in winter.
Culture
On winter mornings, Aṉangu women would beat pukaṟa bushes over a wooden bowl to collect the dew, which contained sweet nectar.
