Bulleen Precinct Plan Heritage Impact Assessment and Traditional Owner Engagement Sponsor: Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (ABN: 90 719 052 204) Heritage Advisor: Jonathan Howell-Meurs Author: Brigid Hill, Melinda Albrecht, and Dr Josara de Lange Date of Completion: DRAFT 9 May 2019 www.alassoc.com.au Andrew Long + Associates Pty Ltd ACN 131 713 409 ABN 86 131 409 Photo caption (Cover plate): Yarra River, Banyule Flats, Viewbank, facing northeast (Hill 2019) Copyright © 2019 by Andrew Long and Associates Pty Ltd Bulleen Precinct Plan Aboriginal Heritage Impact Assessment and Traditional Owner Engagement Sponsor: Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (ABN: 90 719 052 204) Heritage Advisors: Jonathan Howell-Meurs Authors: Brigid Hill, Melinda Albrecht, and Dr Josara de Lange Date of Completion: DRAFT 9 May 2019 Bulleen Precinct Plan – Aboriginal Heritage Impact Assessment ii Table of contents Table of contents ............................................................................................................................. iii Part 1 - Assessment .................................................................................................................................. 2 2. Introduction to the heritage impact assessment .................................................................................... 3 2.1 Purpose of the study ....................................................................................................................... 3 2.2 Access to Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Register .............................................................................. 3 2.3 The location of the study area ......................................................................................................... 3 2.4 The name of the Sponsor ................................................................................................................ 3 2.5 The name of the Heritage Advisor ................................................................................................... 4 2.7 Registered Aboriginal Party ............................................................................................................. 4 2.8 The Yarra River - Birrarung .............................................................................................................. 4 3. Study description ................................................................................................................................. 8 4.1 Description of the study .................................................................................................................. 8 4. Extent of the Study area ....................................................................................................................... 9 5.1 Extent of the study area .................................................................................................................. 9 5. Documentation of consultation .......................................................................................................... 11 5.1 Registered Aboriginal Parties/Traditional Owners ......................................................................... 11 5.2 Participants in the assessment ...................................................................................................... 11 5.3 Summary of consultation .............................................................................................................. 11 6. Desktop Assessment .......................................................................................................................... 13 6.1 Introduction and aims ................................................................................................................... 13 6.2 Method of assessment .................................................................................................................. 13 6.3 Obstacles ...................................................................................................................................... 13 6.4 Persons involved in the desktop assessment ................................................................................. 13 6.5 RAP information ........................................................................................................................... 14 6.6 Geographic region ........................................................................................................................ 14 6.7 Geomorphology, landforms and environment of the study area .................................................... 14 6.7.1 Landforms and geomorphology .............................................................................................. 14 6.7.2 Environment .......................................................................................................................... 18 6.8 Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Register search ................................................................................ 24 6.9 Review of historical and ethnohistorical accounts of Aboriginal occupation in the geographic region ...................................................................................................................................................... 26 6.9.1 Ethnohistorical accounts ........................................................................................................ 26 6.9.2 Post-contact history ............................................................................................................... 41 6.10 Review of reports and published work about Aboriginal cultural heritage in the region ................ 43 6.10.1 Regional studies - Introduction ............................................................................................. 43 6.10.2 Regional studies ................................................................................................................... 43 6.10.3 Localised studies - Introduction ............................................................................................ 45 6.10.4 Localised studies .................................................................................................................. 45 6.10.5 Implications of previous archaeological investigations relating to the current study area ....... 48 6.11 A review of the history of the use of the study area ..................................................................... 48 6.12 Conclusions ................................................................................................................................ 51 7. Standard Assessment ......................................................................................................................... 53 7.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 53 7.2 Previously registered Aboriginal cultural heritage places ............................................................... 53 7.3 Method of assessment .................................................................................................................. 53 7.3.1 Aims ...................................................................................................................................... 53 7.3.2 Survey methodology .............................................................................................................. 53 7.4 Obstacles ...................................................................................................................................... 54 7.5 Participants in the standard assessment ........................................................................................ 54 7.6 RAP information ........................................................................................................................... 54 Bulleen Precinct Plan – Aboriginal Heritage Impact Assessment iii 7.7 Results of the standard assessment ............................................................................................... 54 8. References ......................................................................................................................................... 62 Figures Figure 1: Showing drainage channel with ground surface exposed banks ..................................................... 56 Figure 2: Showing poor ground surface visibility due to vegetation cover, facing south (Hill 2019) ............ 56 Figure 3: West of Bulleen Drive-in, facing west over the Yarra River (Hill 2019) ........................................... 56 Figure 4: Showing remnant mature native trees, on bank of Yarra River, facing northwest ........................ 56 Figure 5: Previous disturbance, footings of past creek crossing, facing west ................................................ 56 Figure 6: Modified land at Bullen Drive-in, facing east .................................................................................. 56 Figure 7: Informal pedestrian walkway circumnavigates the billabong ......................................................... 57 Figure 8: Grass cover at Bolin Bolin ......................................................................................................... 57 Figure 9: Ground surface visibility at Banksia Park .................................................................................. 58 Figure 10: Example of introduced gravel pathway, Heidi ........................................................................