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La Trobe University Eco Corr idor, Bundoora Campus Cultural Heritage Management Plan AV CHMP No. 15724 Activity size: Large Sponsor: La Trobe University ABN: 64 804 735 113 Heritage Advisor: Melinda Albrecht Author: Melinda Albrecht With a contribution by Dr. Jacqui Tumney Date of Completion: **** 2019 www.alassoc.com.au Andrew Long + Associates Pty Ltd ACN 131 713 409 ABN 86 131 409 Photo caption (Cover plate, showing activity area adjacent to Darebin Creek_Jay Yost_27May19 Copyright © 2019 by Andrew Long and Associates Pty Ltd La Trobe University Eco Corridor, Bundoora Campus Cultural Heritage Management Plan AV CHMP No. 15724 Size of Activity Area: Large Assessment: Desktop/Standard/Complex Aboriginal cultural heritage present: YES Sponsor: La Trobe University (ABN 64 804 735 113) Heritage Advisor: Melinda Albrecht Author: Melinda Albrecht With a contribution by Dr. Jacqui Tumney Date of Completion: **** 2019 This page in intentionally left blank Executive summary Compliance requirements are set out in Part 1 of the Cultural Heritage Management Plan. This Cultural Heritage Management Plan (CHMP) has been prepared by the Sponsor, La Trobe University (ABN: 64 804 735 113), as a mandatory CHMP under Section 46 of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 (the Act) to allow the management and protection of Aboriginal cultural heritage during the course of activities associated with the proposed development that may disturb Aboriginal cultural heritage places within the activity area. In addition, this cultural heritage management plan provides contingency arrangements for managing the discovery of any further Aboriginal cultural heritage places identified during construction works associated with the development. The activity consists of the development of the La Trobe University eco corridor. La Trobe University is currently working on plans for the development of the University’s Melbourne campus, located in Bundoora. These projects include increase flood storage at Gresswell Lakes through construction of a levy bank for the lake to expand into, cycling and primary pedestrian network and revegetation. The likely impact on land surfaces across the majority of the activity area will be relatively minimal with localised construction activities relating to the proposed activity. The proposed cycling and pedestrian pathways include the removal of topsoil and some excavation into the underlying subsoil to a maximum depth of 200mm. The proposed pathways will be a mixture of gravel and concrete pathways. There may be some deeper excavations to increase flood storage at Gresswell Lakes, with the construction of a levy bank for the lake to expand into, however the intent is to build where possible on the existing ground surface limiting excavation only to areas where it is necessary. The remainder of the activity area will be subject to some revegetation works, with relatively minimal disturbance to the ground surface. The revegetation works will include local planting and weeding. The activity area contains areas of cultural heritage sensitivity according to Regulation 46, Regulation 47 of the Aboriginal Heritage Regulations 2018 (Vic) and the proposed activity constitutes a high impact activity as defined in Regulation 47(1)(b) and (f). Under Regulation 7, a mandatory CHMP is therefore required for the activity. The activity area has been subject to desktop, standard and complex assessments. For the purposes of the desktop assessment, a geographic region consistent with that used for the previous CHMP 13756 (a 1 km buffer on that activity area) was considered appropriate to capture information about the relevant environmental context and past evidence for Aboriginal occupation. A search of the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Register identified 54 registered Aboriginal cultural heritage places within the geographic region: artefact scatters (n=38) and low-density artefact distributions (n=4), scarred trees (n=9), a quarry (n=1) one multi-component site (n=1; with an artefact scatter sand quarry component) and one historical reference (n=1). There were five Aboriginal cultural heritage places previously recorded within the activity area, one scarred tree (VAHR 7922-0218), three artefact scatters (VAHR 7922-0210, VAHR 7922- 0219 and VAHR 7922-0986) and one low density artefact distribution (7922-1366). Based on the distribution of known surface and subsurface places in relation to landform, geology, and vegetation, and the location of part of the activity area adjacent to Darebin Creek and other water sources such as Strathallan Creek, it was considered possible that Aboriginal cultural heritage may be present within the activity area. A standard assessment was carried out under Regulation 62(1). The activity area was divided into five investigation areas (IAs), based on location, landform and levels of disturbance. IA-1 comprised Darebin Creek Reserve and was subject to a systematic pedestrian survey, as were IA-5A (Sports Fields Lake and surrounding area bounded by Darebin Creek reserve to the west) and IA-4c (Gresswell lakes area adjacent to a golf course). Due to the highly modified land surfaces within IA-5B (characterised by heavily developed parts of the current campus) and the lack of visibility within IA- 4a (La Trobe Wildlife Sanctuary - there are no impacts proposed within this area) these investigation areas were subject to an opportunistic, targeted survey rather than transects. Ground surface visibility was impeded by ground cover and paved surfaces. All of the five previously registered Aboriginal places within the activity area were inspected as part of the standard assessment. Only one of these Aboriginal places was re-identified within IA-1, an artefact scatter, VAHR 7922-0210. During the current CHMP assessment, a number of Aboriginal stone artefacts were identified in the vicinity of 7922- 0210 and were later registered as part of the assemblage from 7922-0210 The activity area was assessed as containing an archaeological potential rating ranging from moderate-high (IA-1) to low (IA-5b). Given the generally low ground surface visibility and the possibility that Aboriginal cultural heritage may be present, it was deemed necessary to undertake a complex assessment in accordance with Regulation 64(1). A thorough subsurface testing program was conducted across IA 1, IA 5a, and IA 4c, and a total of seven 1x1m test pits and seventy- six 0.5x0.5 m shovel test pits were excavated. Testing targeted the areas of proposed impacts from the activity, and predominantly occurred within IA 1. Excavations within IA 1A were capped to a maximum depth of 200mm which is the maximum depth of impact from the proposed activity in this area. Soil types, colours and textures were relatively consistent across much the activity area and matched the soil profiles established by the stratigraphic 1x1m test pits. The majority of the test pits excavated contained evidence of modification and disturbance, with introduced material such as plastic, glass, rubber, gravel, concrete, porcelain and brick inclusions as well as mottled and mixed fill soil materials. A total of 23 stone artefacts were identified in subsurface contexts and 20 surface artefacts were also identified. One low-density artefact distribution (LDAD), **** was registered. The previously registered Aboriginal artefact scatter, 7922-0210 was updated with the additional surface and subsurface artefacts identified during the CHMP assessments. The results of the evaluation have also demonstrated that outside of the location of the identified Aboriginal cultural heritage places, no dense deposits of stone artefacts or other materials of cultural origin representing Aboriginal heritage places of higher scientific significance are likely to occur within the activity area in the areas subject to proposed construction impacts. Table of contents Executive summary ..................................................................................................................................... 5 Table of contents ........................................................................................................................................... i Part 1 - Cultural heritage management conditions .................................................................................... 1 1. Specific cultural heritage management conditions ................................................................................ 2 1.1 Specific cultural heritage management conditions .................................................................................... 2 1.2 General conditions ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Condition 1 – Cultural Heritage Management Plan induction and manual ................................................ 6 Condition 2 – Storage and repatriation ....................................................................................................... 6 Condition 3 – Compliance Inspections ........................................................................................................ 7 1.3 Specific conditions for VAHR 7922-**** .................................................................................................... 7 Condition 4 – Surface Salvage ..................................................................................................................... 7 1.4 Specific conditions for VAHR 7922-0210 ...................................................................................................