22 WORKING DOCUMENT TO IDENTIFY ABORIGINAL HERITAGE ISSUES TO FACILITATE RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR STAGE 5 OF THE DBNGP WORKING DOCUMENT TO IDENTIFY ABORIGINAL HERITAGE ISSUES TO FACILITATE RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR STAGE 5 of the DAMPIER TO BUNBURY NATURAL GAS PIPELINE DUPLICATION PROJECT BY AUSTRALIAN INTERACTION CONSULTANTS July 2006 A REPORT PREPARED FOR ALINTA BY AUSTRALIAN INTERACTION CONSULTANTS 2 6089 33 WORKING DOCUMENT TO IDENTIFY ABORIGINAL HERITAGE ISSUES TO FACILITATE RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR STAGE 5 OF THE DBNGP CONTENTS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS .......................................................................................... 6 LIST OF DIA SITE TYPE ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................ 6 LIST OF FREQUENTLY USED TERMS:.................................................................... 6 1. INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 7 2. PROJECT OVERVIEW – STAGE 5.......................................................................... 7 3. HERITAGE MANAGEMENT - THE REGULATORY CONTEXT IN WA ........ 8 3.1 Scope of the Act........................................................................................................ 8 3.2 Application of the Act............................................................................................... 8 3.3 DBNGP- Heritage Protection Measures ................................................................... 9 4. THE PROJECT- TECHNICAL ASPECTS............................................................. 11 4.1 Pipeline Construction.............................................................................................. 11 4.2 Post-construction..................................................................................................... 13 5. METHODOLOGY ..................................................................................................... 14 6. ARCHAEOLOGICAL VARIANCE......................................................................... 14 7. HERITAGE EVALUATION SECTIONS................................................................ 15 8 HERITAGE EVALUATION OF SECTION ONE................................................... 17 8.1 Location .................................................................................................................. 18 8.2 Local Groups........................................................................................................... 18 8.3 Environment............................................................................................................ 18 8.4 Review of DIA research.......................................................................................... 18 8.5 Issues....................................................................................................................... 20 8.6 Conclusions............................................................................................................. 21 8.7 Recommendations................................................................................................... 21 9 HERITAGE EVALUATION OF SECTION TWO.................................................. 22 9.1 Location .................................................................................................................. 23 9.2 Local groups............................................................................................................ 23 9.3 Environment............................................................................................................ 23 9.4 Heritage Evaluation ................................................................................................ 23 9.5 Review of DIA research.......................................................................................... 23 9.6 Issues....................................................................................................................... 24 9.7 Conclusions............................................................................................................. 25 9.8 Recommendations................................................................................................... 25 10. HERITAGE EVALUATION OF SECTION THREE .......................................... 26 10.1 Location ................................................................................................................ 27 10.2 Local groups.......................................................................................................... 27 10.3 Environment.......................................................................................................... 27 10.4 Heritage Evaluation .............................................................................................. 27 10.5 Review of DIA research........................................................................................ 27 10.6 Issues..................................................................................................................... 28 10.7 Conclusions........................................................................................................... 28 10.8 Recommendations................................................................................................. 29 11. HERITAGE EVALUATION OF SECTION FOUR............................................. 30 A REPORT PREPARED FOR ALINTA BY AUSTRALIAN INTERACTION CONSULTANTS 3 6089 44 WORKING DOCUMENT TO IDENTIFY ABORIGINAL HERITAGE ISSUES TO FACILITATE RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR STAGE 5 OF THE DBNGP 11.1 Location ................................................................................................................ 31 11.2 Local groups.......................................................................................................... 31 11.3 Environment.......................................................................................................... 31 11.4 Heritage Evaluation .............................................................................................. 31 11.5 Review of DIA research........................................................................................ 31 11.6 Issues..................................................................................................................... 33 11.7 Conclusions........................................................................................................... 34 11.8 Recommendations................................................................................................. 34 12. HERITAGE EVALUATION OF SECTION FIVE............................................... 35 12.1 Location ................................................................................................................ 36 12.2 Local groups.......................................................................................................... 36 12.3 Environment.......................................................................................................... 36 12.4 Heritage Evaluation .............................................................................................. 36 12.5 Review of DIA research........................................................................................ 36 12.6 Issues..................................................................................................................... 37 12.7 Conclusions........................................................................................................... 38 12.8 Recommendations................................................................................................. 38 13. HERITAGE EVALUATION OF SECTION SIX.................................................. 39 13.1 Location ................................................................................................................ 40 13.2 Local groups.......................................................................................................... 40 13.3 Environment of area.............................................................................................. 40 13.4 Heritage Evaluation .............................................................................................. 40 13.5 Review of DIA research........................................................................................ 40 13.6 Issues..................................................................................................................... 41 13.7 Conclusion ............................................................................................................ 41 13.8 Recommendations................................................................................................. 41 14. HERITAGE EVALUATION OF SECTION SEVEN........................................... 42 14.1 Location ................................................................................................................ 43 14.2 Local groups.......................................................................................................... 43 14.3 Environment.......................................................................................................... 43 14.4 Heritage Evaluation .............................................................................................. 43 14.5 Review of DIA research........................................................................................ 44 14.6 Issues....................................................................................................................