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Coastplan Grou p Residential rezoning at Kolodong LGA: Midcoast Aboriginal Heritage Impact Assessment 24 July 2018 McCARDLE CULTURAL HERITAGE PTY LTD ACN 104 590 141 • ABN 89 104 590 141 PO Box 166, Adamstown, NSW 2289 Mobile: 0412 702 396 • Fax: 4952 5501 • Email: [email protected] Report No: J18047 Approved by: Penny McCardle Position: Director Signed: Date: 24 July 2018 This report has been prepared in accordance with the scope of services described in the contract or agreement between McCardle Cultural Heritage Pty Ltd (MCH), ACN: 104 590 141, ABN: 89 104 590 141, and Coastplan Group. The report relies upon data, surveys, measurements and specific times and conditions specified herein. Any findings, conclusions or recommendations only apply to the aforementioned circumstances and no greater reliance should be assumed or drawn by Coastplan Group. Furthermore, the report has been prepared solely for use by Coastplan Group and MCH accepts no responsibility for its use by other parties. Residential Rezoning at Kolodong 2018 CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY..................................................................................................... 1 GLOSSARY ........................................................................................................................ 3 ACRONYMS ....................................................................................................................... 5 OEH AHIMS SITE ACRONYMS .................................................................................................... 5 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 6 1.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 6 1.2 PROPONENT DETAILS ......................................................................................................... 6 1.3 THE PROJECT AREA ........................................................................................................... 6 1.4 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPPMENT ............................................................... 8 1.5 PURPOSE OF THE ARCAHEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT .............................................................. 8 1.6 OBJECTIVE OF THE ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................ 9 1.7 PROJECT BRIEF/SCOPE OF WORK ....................................................................................... 9 1.8 LEGISLATIVE CONTEXT ...................................................................................................... 9 1.8.1 NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT (1974, AS AMENDED) .................................. 10 1.8.2 NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE REGULATION (2009) .......................................... 10 1.8.3 ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & ASSESSMENT ACT 1979 (EP&A ACT) ................... 11 1.9 QUALIFICATIONS OF THE INVESTIGATOR ............................................................................ 11 1.10 REPORT STRUCTURE ....................................................................................................... 12 2 CONSULTATION ..................................................................................................... 13 2.1 STAGE 1: NOTIFICATION & REGISTRATION OF INTEREST ..................................................... 13 3 LANDSCAPE AND ENVIROMNEMATL CONTEXT ............................................... 15 3.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 15 3.2 TOPOGRAPHY ................................................................................................................. 15 3.3 GEOLOGY ....................................................................................................................... 15 3.4 SOILS ............................................................................................................................. 16 3.5 CLIMATE ......................................................................................................................... 16 3.6 WATERWAYS .................................................................................................................. 16 3.7 FLORA AND FAUNA .......................................................................................................... 17 3.8 LAND USES AND DISTURBANCES ................................................................................... 18 3.9 NATURAL DISTURBANCES ................................................................................................ 19 3.10 DISCUSSION ................................................................................................................... 20 4 ETHNO-HISTORIC BACKGROUND ....................................................................... 21 4.1 USING ETHNO-HISTORIC DATA .......................................................................................... 21 4.2 TAREE ETHNO-HISTORIC ACCOUNTS ................................................................................. 21 Residential Rezoning at Kolodong 2018 5 ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT ............................................................................. 24 5.1 REGIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT ............................................................................ 24 5.2 OEH ABORIGINAL HERITAGE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM .................................... 25 5.3 LOCAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT .................................................................................. 26 5.4 LOCAL & REGIONAL CHARACTER OF ABORIGINAL LAND USE & ITS MATERIAL TRACES ........... 26 5.5 PREDICTIVE MODEL FOR THE PROJECT AREA .................................................................... 27 5.6 ARCHAEOLOGICAL POTENTIAL IN THE PROJECT AREA ........................................................ 28 5.7 HERITAGE REGISTER LISTINGS ......................................................................................... 29 5.8 MODELS OF PAST ABORIGINAL LAND USE .......................................................................... 29 6 RESULTS ................................................................................................................ 31 6.1 METHODOLOGY .............................................................................................................. 31 6.2 LANDFORMS ................................................................................................................... 31 6.3 SURVEY UNITS ................................................................................................................ 31 6.4 EFFECTIVE COVERAGE .................................................................................................... 33 6.5 ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES ................................................................................................. 34 6.5.1 DEFINITION OF A SITE ......................................................................................... 34 6.5.2 DEFINITION OF SITE COMPLEX ............................................................................. 35 6.5.3 MAPPING IDENTIFIED SITES ................................................................................. 35 6.5.4 SITES IDENTIFIED ............................................................................................... 35 6.6 POTENTIAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL DEPOSIT (PAD) ................................................................. 35 6.7 DISCUSSION ................................................................................................................... 35 6.7.1 INTEGRITY ......................................................................................................... 36 6.8 INTERPRETATION & OCCUPATION MODEL .......................................................................... 36 6.9 REGIONAL & LOCAL CONTEXT .......................................................................................... 36 6.10 REASSESSMENT OF THE PREDICTIVE MODEL ..................................................................... 36 6.11 CONCLUSION .................................................................................................................. 36 7 ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTS ................................................................................. 37 7.1 IMPACTS ......................................................................................................................... 37 7.2 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS ..................................................................................................... 37 8 MITIGATION AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES ................................................ 38 8.1 CONSERVATION/PROTECTION .......................................................................................... 38 8.2 FURTHER INVESTIGATION ................................................................................................ 38 8.3 AHIP ............................................................................................................................. 38 9 RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................................ 39 9.1 GENERAL ....................................................................................................................... 39 APPENDICES APPENDIX A CONSULTATION Residential Rezoning at Kolodong 2018 APPENDIX B AHIMS SEARCH RESULTS LIST OF TABLES TABLE 2.1 SOURCES CONTACTED ........................................................................................................................