airport and SUrroUnds NON-INDIGENOUS CULTURAL HERITAGE B12 CONTENTS 12.3 Significance assessment ................................................567 12.3.1 Significance assessment for the 12.1 Introduction ........................................................................547 Project area.................................................................567 12.1.1 NICH Terms of Reference ....................................547 12.3.2 Significance assessment for individual sites 567 12.1.2 Methodology ..............................................................548 12.3.3 Summary of significance assessment.............567 12.1.2.1 Desktop assessment .....................................548 12.4 Impact assessment ..........................................................569 12.1.2.2 Consultation .......................................................548 12.4.1 Types of potential impacts ...................................569 12.1.2.3 Field survey .........................................................548 12.4.2 Project impact on identified NICH ....................569 12.1.2.4 Field assessment sampling strategy .....549 12.4.3 Project impact on potential NICH .....................569 12.1.2.5 Significance criteria ........................................549 12.5 Management measures ..................................................569 12.1.3 Assumptions and limitations ...............................550 12.5.1 Application of a NICH management across the 12.1.3.1 Constraints to the survey ............................550 Project area.................................................................569 12.1.4 Policy context and legislative framework .......550 12.5.2 Recording of impacted sites ............................... 571 12.1.4.1 Statutory framework ......................................550 12.5.3 Archaeologist ‘on-call’ ............................................ 571 12.1.4.2 Non-statutory framework ............................ 551 12.5.4 Unexpected findings ............................................... 571 12.1.4.3 Guidelines and charters for 12.6 References .......................................................................... 571 heritage practice .............................................. 551 12.2 Existing conditions ...........................................................552 FIGURES 12.2.1 Results of heritage searches ...............................552 12.1a: Location of Project area ................................................................548 12.2.2 Previous reports ........................................................552 12.2a: Maroochy cattle runs in 1862 .....................................................553 12.2.3 Historical background ............................................552 12.2b: The County of Canning in 1871 .................................................556 12.2.3.1 Identified Australian historic themes ....552 12.2c: Surveyed selections in the Maroochy and 12.2.3.2 Cattlemen and timber getters ..................522 Noosa region in 1892 .....................................................................556 12.2.3.3 Agricultural and urban developmen .....522 12.2d: Cotton Tree and Maroochy River in 1950 ............................557 12.2.3.4 Maroochy emerges as a 12.2e: Marcoola Beach in 1965 ...............................................................557 holiday haven ...................................................555 12.2f: Invitation to opening ceremony .................................................558 12.2.3.5 The Sunshine Coast Airport: 12.2g: Opening of the Mudjimba Beach section of the an overview .......................................................557 scenic coast highway .....................................................................558 12.2.4 Results of consultation ..........................................560 12.2h: Opening ceremony of Maroochy Airport ..............................559 12.2.5 Field survey results ..................................................560 12.2i: Opening ceremony of Maroochy Airport ..............................559 12.2.5.1 Survey findings ................................................. 561 12.2j: Hangar erection .................................................................................559 12.2.5.2 Analysis of survey results ............................ 561 12.2k: Hangar erection .................................................................................559 12.2.5.3 Site inventory .....................................................563 12.2l: Hangar erection .................................................................................559 12.2.6 Further potential within the Project area ........563 12.2m: Sir Bjelke-Petersen opens club rooms ..................................559 B12-546 SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT EXPANSION PROJECT 12.2n: Sunshine Coast Aero Club – airside view ...........................564 12.1 12.2o: Inside the hangar ..............................................................................564 INTRODUCTION 12.2p: Sunshine Coast Aero Club ..........................................................564 12.2q: Aero Club logo ...................................................................................564 This chapter’s purpose is to describe the significance of items or places of Non-Indigenous Cultural Heritage 12.2r: View of Finland Road towards Mt Coolum .........................565 (NICH) value that are likely to be affected by the Sunshine 12.2s: View of Finland Road ......................................................................565 Coast Airport Expansion Project (the Project) (refer 12.2t: Former house site .............................................................................565 Figure 12.1a). This includes an assessment of their values 12.2u: Bricks removed from house structure ...................................565 at a local, regional, state and national level, so as to provide 12.2v: Dirt section with powerlines ........................................................566 recommendations and management strategies for assessed sites of NICH significance. 12.2w: Bitumen section of road bridge over Sunshine Motorway .........................................................................566 12.1.1 NICH Terms of Reference 12.2x: Swampy section of road ...............................................................566 12.2y: Long grass aside road ...................................................................566 The purpose of this NICH assessment is to meet the Project’s Terms of Reference (TOR) for the Environmental 12.2z: Finnish Memorial on Finland Road ..........................................566 Impact Statement (EIS). The TOR specified for NICH 12.2aa: Playground at memorial park .....................................................566 (2012: 46 – 47) within the Project area are as follows: 12.2ab: Gazebo at memorial park .............................................................566 Description of existing NICH values: 12.2ac: Identified NICH within the Project area .................................567 12.4a: Development layout for the Project .........................................569 Include a cultural heritage study/survey that describes NICH sites and places, and their values. Any such study should TABLES be conducted by an appropriately qualified cultural heritage practitioner and should include the following: 12.1a: Hierarchy of significance ...............................................................550 y Review of: 12.2a: Database and register search results .....................................553 − The Australian Heritage Places Inventory 12.2b: Analysis of previous reports ........................................................554 − The Queensland Heritage Register and other 12.2c: Australian historic themes relevant to the information regarding places of potential Project area ..........................................................................................554 NICH significance 12.2d: Timeline of the Sunshine Coast Airport ................................560 − Any local government heritage register 12.2e: Results of consultation ................................................................... 561 − Any existing literature relating to the heritage of the 12.2f: Main types of land use across the Project area................562 affected areas 12.2g: Summary of identified NICH sites within the Project area ..........................................................................................563 y Liaison with relevant community groups/organisations 12.2h: Summary table of NICH sites within the (e.g. local historical societies) concerning places of NICH Project area (AEP01) ........................................................................564 significance located or identified 12.2i: Summary table of NICH sites within the y Locations of culturally and historically significant sites, Project area (AEP02) .......................................................................565 shown on maps, which could potentially be impacted by 12.3a: Significance assessment for the Project area ....................568 the Project 12.3b: Significance assessment for individual sites .......................568 y A constraints analysis of the proposed development area 12.4a: Impact criteria for NICH ................................................................ 570 to identify and record NICH places. 12.4b: Project impact on identified NICH within the Potential impacts and mitigation measures: Project area