La Trobe University, Bundoora Cultural Heritage Management Plan Cultural Heritage Management Plan Number: 13756 Sponsor: La Trobe University ABN: 64 804 735 113 Cultural Heritage Advisors: Melinda Albrecht, Ricky Feldman and Penelope Spry Author: Melinda Albrecht and Penelope Spry Date of Completion: 26 April 2016 La Trobe University CHMP 13756 Photo Caption (Coverplate): Investigation Area Five_view north_Penelope Spry_04Feb2016 The consultants would like to thank the following people for their involvement and assistance in completing the project: Bobby Mullins, Ron Jones, Allan Wandin (Wurundjeri Elders); Delta Freedman, Alex Parmington and Sean-Paul Stephens (Wurundjeri Tribe Land Compensation and Cultural Heritage Council Inc.); Trevor Downe and Brendan Wandin (Wurundjeri Field Representatives); Jen Chaput, Julie O’Brien, Andrew Vamvakaris, Vern Steele and Mark Rose (La Trobe University); Dr Josara de Lange, Dr Jacqui Tumney and Louisa Roy (GIS; Andrew Long and Associates). La Trobe University, Bundoora Cultural Heritage Management Plan Cultural Heritage Management Plan Number: 13756 Sponsor: La Trobe University ABN: 64 804 735 113 Size of the Activity Area: Large Assessment: Desktop and Standard Cultural Heritage Advisors: Melinda Albrecht, Ricky Feldman and Penelope Spry Author: Melinda Albrecht and Penelope Spry Date of Completion: 26 April 2016 This page is intentionally left blank La Trobe University CHMP 13756 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background This Cultural Heritage Management Plan (CHMP) has been prepared by the Sponsor as a voluntary CHMP under s. 45 of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 (Vic) (the Act). When is a cultural heritage management plan (CHMP) required? A mandatory CHMP is required for an activity if (Regulation 6) – (a) all or part of the activity area for the activity is an area of cultural heritage sensitivity; and (b) all or part of the activity is a high impact activity. Is this activity area an area of cultural heritage sensitivity? Regulation 22 Registered cultural heritage places (1) A registered cultural heritage place is an area of cultural heritage sensitivity. (2) Subject to sub regulation (3), land within 50 metres of a registered cultural heritage place is an area of cultural heritage sensitivity. (3) If part of the land within 50 metres of a registered cultural heritage place has been subject to significant ground disturbance, that part is not an area of cultural heritage sensitivity. Regulation 23 Waterways (1) Subject to sub regulation (2), a waterway or land within 200 metres of a waterway is an area of cultural heritage sensitivity. (2) If part of a waterway or part of the land within 200 metres of a waterway has been subject to significance ground disturbance, that part is not an area of cultural heritage sensitivity. waterway means— (a) a river, creek, stream or watercourse the name of which is registered under the Geographic Place Names Act 1998 (Vic); or (b) a natural channel the name of which is registered under the Geographic Place Names Act 1998 (Vic) in which water regularly flows, whether or not the flow is continuous; or (c) a lake, lagoon, swamp or marsh, being— (i) a natural collection of water (other than water collected and contained in a private dam or a natural depression on private land) into or through or out of which a current that forms the whole or part of the flow of a river, creek, stream or watercourse passes, whether or not the flow is continuous; or (ii) a collection of water (other than water collected and contained in a private dam or a natural depression on private land) that the Governor in Council declares under section 4(1) of the Water Act 1989 (Vic) to be a lake, lagoon, swamp or marsh; The proposed activity area encompasses land within 50 m of previously registered cultural heritage places and within 200 m of Darebin Creek. Therefore, the activity area is located within an area of cultural heritage sensitivity, as defined in Regulations 22 and 23 of the Aboriginal Heritage Regulations 2007 (Vic). Is this activity a high impact activity? No high impact activities have been proposed in association with this cultural heritage management plan, as defined in the Aboriginal Heritage Regulations 2007 (Vic). Sponsor The Sponsor of this CHMP is La Trobe University (ABN 64 804 735 113). i Cultural Heritage Advisor This CHMP has been authored by qualified archaeologists and heritage consultants from Andrew Long and Associates Pty Ltd (ALA), who have been experienced in professional Aboriginal heritage assessment and evaluation since 1991, in accordance with section 189 of the Act. The cultural heritage advisors and authors of this CHMP are: Ricky Feldman, Executive Director, Andrew Long and Associates Melinda Albrecht, Senior Project Manager, Andrew Long and Associates Penelope Spry, Project Manager, Andrew Long and Associates Registered Aboriginal Party At the time the Notice of Intent to Prepare a CHMP was submitted, the Registered Aboriginal Party (RAP) appointed by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council for land including the activity area was the Wurundjeri Tribe Land and Compensation Cultural Heritage Council Incorporated (WTLCCHCI). The WTLCCHCI remains the sole RAP appointed for the activity area at the time this CHMP was submitted for evaluation. La Trobe University CHMP 13756 Activity Description La Trobe University is currently working on plans for the development of the University’s Melbourne campus, located in Bundoora. As part of this strategy, La Trobe University is seeking community feedback on the aesthetic, historical, scientific, social and spiritual values of the Melbourne campus. No specific activity has been proposed in relation to the current cultural heritage management plan. However, La Trobe University are committed to engaging with the Wurundjeri Council to be aware of the cultural values and archaeological potential of the University campus to inform potential designs for future development. The activity area comprises the Melbourne campus of La Trobe University. The activity area is situated in the north- eastern suburb of Bundoora, at the intersection of Plenty Road and Kingsbury Drive, approximately 14 km from the Melbourne CBD. Strathallan Creek, a tributary of Darebin Creek, directly intersects the study area. Darebin Creek forms the western boundary of the current activity area. The activity area is situated within the City of Darebin municipality and represents an approximate total land area of 258 ha. The activity area is zoned ‘Public Use Zone - Education (PUZ2)’ under the Darebin Council Planning Scheme. All works undertaken within the activity area must be permitted under the Public Use Zone - Education Darebin Planning Scheme, in accordance with Clause 6.1(a) Schedule 2 of the Aboriginal Heritage Regulations 2007 (Vic). As the activity area encompasses an area of more than 40 hectares, it is considered a large activity as established by Regulation 68 of the Aboriginal Heritage Regulations 2007 (Vic). Desktop Assessment By comparing the results of the background research and the archaeological investigations previously undertaken within the geographic region, the following implications can be drawn: The activity area includes a generally modified landscape containing the Bundoora campus of La Trobe University, with recreational sports fields adjacent to Darebin Creek, as well as the La Trobe wildlife sanctuary situated in the north eastern section of the activity area. The activity area falls within a region that was most probably associated with the Woi wurrung Aboriginal group. The Woi wurrung clan most closely associated with the geographic region were the Wurundjeri willam, who identified with the Yarra and Plenty rivers. The activity area has been re-vegetated largely with native vegetation and also contains some remnant mature native vegetation such as River Red Gums. The geology of the activity area comprises: o Melbourne Formation (Sxm): generic o Greensborough Basalt (Nug): generic o Red Bluff Sandstone (Nbr): generic ii o Newer Volcanic Group basalt flows (Neo): generic o Sub-basaltic sediments (Nxp): sediments under the Miocene basalts o Alluvium (Qa1): generic At the time of the commencement of this CHMP there were six registered Aboriginal cultural heritage place within the activity area. These comprise two scarred trees (VAHR 7922-0218 and VAHR 7922-0668), three artefact scatters, (VAHR 7922-0210, VAHR 7922-0219 and VAHR 7922-0986) and one Low Density Artefact Distribution (VAHR 7922- 1366). There are a total of 50 registered Aboriginal places in the geographic region containing the activity area. These Aboriginal places include 39 artefact scatters, one quarry, one low density artefact distribution (LDAD) and 9 scarred trees. There have been a number of previous archaeological investigations undertaken in the geographic region. However, aside from an archaeological survey of a small section of the activity area (Thomson 2002) there have been no comprehensive archaeological investigations conducted for the current activity area. Weaver’s 1992 survey of Darebin Creek indicate a level of modification has taken place to land surfaces associated with the creek. Weaver noted that the presence of silcrete outcrops at Mount Cooper in Bundoora Park is likely to have attracted Aboriginal people to the current geographic region, and the northern section of the Darebin Creek area, which takes in the south western section of the activity area, may have higher potential to contain further Aboriginal sites.