Mangrove Cove

Delta
Mangrove Cove Management Plan
• Provide for, or permit, the validation of past acts, and intermediate period acts,
invalidated because of the existence of native title.
This management plan is subject to any native title rights and interests that may continue in
relation to the land and/or waters. Nothing in the management plan is intended to affect native
title, and furthermore this management plan encourages the development of partnerships with
Aboriginal people in the management of this reserve.
The Land Management Corporation applied to the Department of Aboriginal Affairs and
Reconciliation to determine whether there were Aboriginal sites and/or objects within the
Mangrove Cove site and one other site. This application was made under Section 12 of the
South Australian Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988.
In the summary findings of the resultant anthropological report Dennis (2005) records that:
• There is little specific documentation, with the exception of the Melvin Report (1994)
[Melvin, 1994] on the subject areas of land.
• Consultation with members of the Kaurna community qualified to speak for and of
country indicates that there is a Site immediately north of the current Jervois Bridge
[ie. no Sites were disclosed at Mangrove Cove].
• Black Swan Dreaming contextualizes the area of the Jervois Bridge for descendants
of the ‘Port River Tribe’ (as they identify themselves).
• The Tjilbruke Dreaming Story/Song contextualizes the Port River region for Kaurna
people.
• [The presence of any Aboriginal objects/sites from an Archeological perspective is
the] Disciplinary domain of engaged Archeologist.
5. Management Prescription
5.1 Cove zones
Zonings within reserves aim to ensure that public use and management actions remain
compatible with the reserve values. Mangrove Cove has been divided into two types of zones:
conservation zones and access zones.
5.1.1 Access zones
The access zones are located entirely on the filled area of the site. The objectives of the
access zones include providing the public with access to the site, providing amenities such as
seating and shade and providing interpretation (eg providing information on the habitats and
cultural history of the site).
Strategy:
• Some of the parking access, all the interpretive trails except the small mangrove
boardwalk, and public seating including the amphitheatre are all contained within the
access zones of the reserve. All such developments should be in keeping with the
history and function of the reserve, paying particular attention to both Kaurna and
European cultural values of the site. The shared bicycle/pedestrian way is located
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