Annual Report

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Aboriginal Heritage Office

• Annual Report
• 2005 - 2006
• Lane Cove, Manly, North Sydney, Warringah and
  Willoughby Councils

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The Aboriginal Heritage Office

• Joint position between five Councils.
• Established in 2000.

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Positions
Aboriginal Heritage Manager David
Watts Aboriginal Heritage Officer Brad
Webb Archaeological Consultant Phil Hunt Casual
Tour Guides Athena Mumbulla Louise Bell
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Rock shelters with Art
Lane Cove Council - 17 Manly Council -
4 North Sydney Council - 11 Warringah
Council - 24 Willoughby Council - 12
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Rock shelters with Midden
Lane Cove Council - 57 Manly Council -
19 North Sydney Council - 29 Warringah
Council - 12 Willoughby Council - 64
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Burials
Lane Cove Council - 1 Manly Council -
1 North Sydney Council - 3 Warringah
Council - 3 Willoughby Council - 2
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Engravings
Lane Cove Council - 4 Manly Council -
14 North Sydney Council - 9 Warringah
Council - 140 Willoughby Council - 4
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Middens
Lane Cove Council - 9 Manly Council -
13 North Sydney Council - 20 Warringah
Council - 9 Willoughby Council - 49
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Grinding Grooves
Lane Cove Council - 3 Manly Council -
3 North Sydney Council - 1 Warringah
Council - 9 Willoughby Council - 2
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Stone Arrangements
Lane Cove Council - 0 Manly Council -
0 North Sydney Council - 0 Warringah
Council - 3 Willoughby Council - 0
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Open Camp Sites
Lane Cove Council - 1 Manly Council -
1 North Sydney Council - 2 Warringah
Council - 4 Willoughby Council - 0
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Fish Traps
Lane Cove Council - 0 Manly Council -
0 North Sydney Council - 0 Warringah
Council - 0 Willoughby Council - 2
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Rock shelters with Deposit
Lane Cove Council - 1 Manly Council -
6 North Sydney Council - 1 Warringah
Council - 6 Willoughby Council - 16
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Waterhole
Lane Cove Council - 0 Manly Council -
0 North Sydney Council - 0 Warringah
Council - 0 Willoughby Council - 1
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Total Recorded Sites
Lane Cove Council - 71 Manly Council -
62 North Sydney Council - 68 Warringah
Council - 186 Willoughby Council - 146
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Management reports

• These reports address the management and
  requirements for protection of both the recorded
  and potential Aboriginal sites in within the
  Council area.

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What the AHO does

• Aboriginal heritage policies and guidelines.
• Site recording and monitoring.
• Site Management Reports.
• DA review.
• Potential Area Reports.
• School and Community Presentations

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What the AHO does

• training Council staff.
• public education school programs.
• brochures for the public.
• Cultural Tours.

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• Potential Aboriginal heritage sensitivity
  mapping.

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Schools Presentations ?The schools program has
been delivered to schools for approximately 18
months. Within this time the Aboriginal
Heritage Unit had undergone staff changes. ?
Trained new staff members in preparation for the
schools program. ? Councils have incorporated
this schools program into their own environmental
and heritage promotions for maximum
coverage. ?The focus was to approach council
areas that have greater numbers of Schools
represented, Warringah council area being the
largest. ?Both North Sydney and Lane Cove
councils have the smallest number of schools,
reflected by the small numbers to date.
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North Sydney Cammeray Public Neutral Bay
Public North Sydney Demonstration School St
Marys Primary School
Schools Presentations
Lane Cove Lane Cove West Public St Michaels  
Manly Balgowlah Boys High School Balgowlah
Heights Public School Balgowlah North Public
School Manly Village Public School Manly West
Public Seaforth Public School St Cecilias St
Marys Primary School Stella Maris College  
Willoughby Artarmon Public Northbridge
Primary Willoughby Public
Warringah Aranounbi School Beacon Hill
Public Convenant Christian School Cromer Public
School Curl Curl Nth Public Dee Why Primary John
Colet School Kambora Public School Killarney
Heights Public Mackellar Girls High School Manly
High School Manly Vale Our Lady of Good counsel
Parish Oxford Falls Grammar Pittwater House Jnr
Girls School St Josephs Narrabeen St Lukes
Grammar St Martins School St Rose
Collaroy Sydney Japanese School Terry Hills
Willoughby Artarmon Public Northbridge
Primary Willoughby Public
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3 Schools participated Archaeological
Mock-Excavation Dig ?John Colet, Warringah James
Meehan Reserve Nov 05 ?Lane Cove West Public,
Lane Cove Blackman Park May 06 ?St Michaels Lane
Cove Blackman Park May 06
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Heritage Bushwalks Presentations
Heritage Bushwalks Presentations
Manly Presentation to council staff. 2
M.A.T.S.I.C Manly Aboriginal Torres Strait
Islander Committee meetings Modern Day Gathering
NAIDOC WEEK _at_ Manly Wharf
Lane Cove Guringai Festival 2 guided Heritage
walks Tambourine Bay 1 guided Heritage walk
Blackmans Park
Warringah Heritage walk Manly Dam Dream to
Streams Festival 2006 Heritage walk Manly
Dam Aboriginal Heritage presentation on
Conserving Aboriginal Heritage
North Sydney Heritage walk Balls Head Heritage
walk Berry Island NSW TAFE Crows Nest
students Heritage walk Berry Island Private
sector industry professionals Heritage walk Berry
Island Tranby Aboriginal College. Heritage walk
Berry Island NSW TAFE NESB students.
Willoughby Guringai Festival 2 Heritage walks
Mowbray Park 2 Heritage walks Harold Reid
Reserve 3 Aboriginal Heritage Presentations
Willoughby Council 1 Presentation Progress
Society 1 Aboriginal Heritage presentation NSW
Engineers- Members Chatswood.  
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The AHO provides

• advice on development and zoning issues.
• advice to other local and state government
  agencies.
• Advice to Councils in regards to Indigenous
  issues.
• Advice and information to residents.

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Projects

• Site Conservation, Management Visitor Upgrade
• Site Identification Monitoring
• Education Promotion
• Guided Walks
• Community Talks and Presentations
• Promotional Stalls at Events.

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Site Conservation, Management Visitor Upgrade

• Site Conservation Works.
• Site Upgrade for Visitors.
• Site Cleaning.

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Site Identification Monitoring

• Site Management Reports.
• Potential Area Reports.
• Information Management System.
• Site Care Volunteer Program.

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Education Promotion

• 2 Guided Walks Brochures within the Manly area
• Continuation of the schools program
• Site courses for the community and Council Staff
• Event Displays

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Council Staff Potential Area GIS Training

• Training for the GIS layer provided to all
  Councils.

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Repatriation
On going Repatriation of Aboriginal Remains will
continue with the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal
Land Council and the Department of Environment
and Conservation.
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