Culture & Heritage

Under the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Rights Act, it is the function of every land council ‘to promote the protection of Aboriginal culture and the heritage of Aboriginal persons in its area’.

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Unit is primarily responsible for the conservation and land management of Aboriginal sites & relics within our boundaries.

Our Cultural Heritage officer also carries out:

• Aboriginal Sites Identification, Assessment & Surveying

• Repatriation of Skeletal Remains and Artefacts

• Monitoring of Aboriginal Sites

• Protection & Restoration of Aboriginal Site