The Willandra Lakes District is located in the south-west of New South Wales. The region is a World Heritage Site because it meets two of the ten criteria set to be a World Heritage Site. These criteria are: Criterion (iii): “bears a unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a living or vanished civilization. »Criterion (viii): “is an exceptional example representing major stages of Earth's history, including evidence of life, significant ongoing geological processes in the development of landforms or significant geomorphic or physiographic features. "Who are the owners of this area? The pastoral stations represent the majority of the area which can be leased from the State and administered by the NSW Land and Property Management Authority. The remainder of the land is managed by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service under the name Mungo National Park There are also some small parcels of freehold land within the property Archaeological expertise is provided by the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage. for all land tenure regimes of the property....