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Aboriginal Cultural Heritage

Council is about to commence development of an Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Management Plan (ACHMP). The ACHMP will be developed over a 1-2 year period and will involve extensive consultation with local Aboriginal people and the wider community. More information will be provided on this project as it is developed.

In summary the ACHMP aims to:

1. Assist Council to develop an effective working relationship with the local Aboriginal community groups and Land Councils.
2. To identify and assess the significance of known, and any potential, Aboriginal cultural heritage which may be located within the Tweed Shire area and potentially impacted by future development.
3. To ensure the input of the Aboriginal community is sought and recorded as part of this process to ensure appropriate outcomes for all groups are reached.
4. Provide the Aboriginal community and wider Tweed Shire community with a historical record of the Aboriginal people of the Shire.
5. To develop sound management guidelines and policies to assist in minimising any possible impact on ACH and implement those policies as part of the planning and development assessment processes.
6. Provide clarity and understanding for Aboriginal people, residents, Council staff and proponents of development seeking to:
   1. Determine the presence of Aboriginal heritage
   2. Submit a development application
   3. Understand the legislative requirements the must be complied with
   4. Understand what results may be expected from the process.
7. To develop ACH identification, appropriate and acceptable to the Aboriginal community for inclusion in the heritage Schedule of the Tweed LEP.