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Dannielle Towers is Back on Board Hello everyone, I’m back and I now have a beautiful little girl Jarni Jo Marie who is 15 months old. My goodness how time flies. I hope you all stayed well in my absence. Once again we are heading towards another new financial year (starts 1 July) which means we need your ideas for Aboriginal Heritage Conservation Projects program and nominations for Aboriginal place declarations. If you have ideas for projects and nominations give the relevant Aboriginal Heritage Conservation Officer in your area a call. If you have concerns regarding Aboriginal sites please call and we can discuss. NAIDOC is coming up and activities are planned up and down the coast. If we can help with your event give us a call. Look forward to seeing you all in the near future, Take care and stay deadly, Dannielle Towers Aboriginal Heritage Conservation Officer Southern Aboriginal Heritage Unit Cultural Heritage Division Ph: 02 44760841 Fax: 02 44761793 dannielle.towers@environment.nsw.gov.au In October 2005 the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) and Forests NSW agreed to develop a Koala Management Framework for coastal and hinterland areas of southern NSW between the Tuross River and the Victorian border. The Handback National Parks (Biamanga and Gulaga) and nearby areas are within this study area. It was agreed that a high level of community consultation should be undertaken prior to producing the Framework. Following consultation with DEC Aboriginal staff a separate project was initiated to gain the views and knowledge of Aboriginal people. This report summarises information gathered in this process to date. There are some key members of the Aboriginal community who still need be contacted, particularly those now living to the north of the study area. For this reason this document should be considered as a draft interim report, with further consultation needed. Consultation consisted of meetings, workshops and discussions with Aboriginal people and organisations and was developed around the following questions: • Do you know where koalas are, or have been in recent times? • Have you any stories about koalas that you would like to share with us? • Why do you think koala numbers are so low in this region? • What support do you think that the Aboriginal community needs to assist the management of koala areas in the Handback National Parks? Coastal Custodians 10
FIGURE 1: BIAMANGA NP, RECENT KOALA RECORDS AND SUGGESTED ROUTE OF THE MUMBULLA/GULAGA ABORIGINAL WAY 1 Legend Koala Records 1970-2004 Koala Records 2003 State Forests National Parks Private Forest Suggested routed of the Mumbulla/Gulaga Aboriginal Way MURRAH SF BIAMANGA BERMAGUI SF 1 Blay, J. (2005) Bega Valley Region Old Path Ways And Trails Mapping Project, Department of Environment and Conservation PO Box 656 Merimbula 2548 Coastal Custodians 11
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