Annual Report 2009/2010 - Hawkesbury City Council - NSW ...

Aboriginal Heritage
Introduction
There is a growing awareness in the Local Government Area of the need to ensure that the diverse
culture and traditions of Aboriginal communities are supported.
Measures of Performance
Measure
1. Total number of recorded Aboriginal
heritage sites in the Hawkesbury.
How is the Hawkesbury performing?
The number of Aboriginal Sites has
remained constant.
Current status and trends
Outcome 1
This graph represents the number of recorded Aboriginal heritage sites in the Hawkesbury as managed
by the NSW Government but is reported as an indicator of the cultural health of the Hawkesbury Local
Government Area.
Future directions
Aboriginal heritage sites occur throughout different zoning in the Hawkesbury local government area and
are threatened by most land uses.
Hawkesbury City Council is interested in developing a protocol, in conjunction with local Traditional
Owners and Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council for the notification, referral and consideration of
matters during assessment of development applications consistent with relevant legislation including the
National Parks Act 1979 and Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.
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