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Beacons�eld, VIC 3807www.aatardis.com.au
92 ELIZABETH AVENUE,ROSEBUD WESTRESIDENTIAL VILLAGE
Sponsored by
Completed 11th March 2015Prepared by Heritage AdvisorsAndrea Murphy & Andrew Morris
Watermark Village Pty Ltd
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92 ELIZABETH AVENUE, ROSEBUD WEST
RESIDENTIAL VILLAGE
CULTURAL HERITAGE MANAGEMENT PLAN
OAAV Management Plan Identifier: 13320
Activity Size: Medium
(r.68 Aboriginal Heritage Regulations 2007)
Assessment Type: Desktop, Standard & Complex
(r.56 Aboriginal Heritage Regulations 2007)
Sponsor: Watermark Village Pty Ltd
ABN 105 648 557
ACN 11 105 648 557
Cultural Heritage Advisors: Andrea Murphy & Andrew Morris
(Archaeology At Tardis Pty Ltd)
CHMP Authors: Andrea Murphy & Andrew Morris
Completed: 11th
March 2015
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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PART 1 – ASSESSMENT
This Cultural Heritage Management Plan (CHMP) has been carried out in relation to a
proposed residential village at 92 Elizabeth Avenue, Rosebud West (Lot B on PS401415),
in the local government authority of Mornington Peninsula Shire (Parish: Wannaeue). The
CHMP has been sponsored by Watermark Village Pty Ltd (ABN 105 648 557, ACN 11 105
648 557) (Appendix 1). The activity area comprises areas of cultural heritage sensitivity as
defined in the Aboriginal Heritage Regulations 2007 (Regulation 23 – land within 200m of a
named waterway (Chinaman’s Creek), Regulation 37 – dunes, and Regulation 38 – sand
sheets), and the activity is a high impact activity (Regulation 46 (1) – Subdivision of land).
The activity area is located in Rosebud West, approximately 60km south of Melbourne on
the Mornington Peninsula. The activity area is bound by Residential development to the
north and east, Elizabeth Avenue to the northeast, Hiscock Road to the south and former
landfill to the west (Maps 1-2).
This CHMP has been prepared to cover the following activities:
a 2 lot village and wetland (Map 4a);
a 99 lot residential village and wetland (Map 4b); and ,
a residential village comprising of 163 dwellings and wetland (Map 4c).
The activity area is owned and managed by the sponsor.
Andrea Murphy and Andrew Morris (Archaeology At Tardis Pty Ltd) are the cultural
heritage advisors and authors of this plan. Andrea Murphy holds an Honours degree in
archaeology and has over twenty years’ experience in all facets of cultural heritage
management. Andrew Morris holds an Honours degree in archaeology and has seven
years’ experience in cultural heritage management (see Appendix 5).
There are no previously registered Aboriginal heritage places within the activity area, and
no Aboriginal cultural heritage places within 50m of the activity area boundaries.
There is one previously registered Aboriginal cultural heritage place within 200m of the
activity area boundary (stone artefact scatter VAHR7821-0854). There are no other
Aboriginal cultural heritage places within 500m of the activity area boundary.
There is no Registered Aboriginal Party (RAP) in relation to the activity area. A Notice of
Intent to Prepare a Cultural Heritage Management Plan (NOI) was submitted to the Office
of Aboriginal Affairs Victoria (OAAV) on 7th
November, 2014. The OAAV notified the
sponsor on 7th
November, 2014 that they have allocated this CHMP the number 13320
(Appendix 1).
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The Boonwurrung Foundation Limited (BWFL) and the Bunurong Land and Sea
Association Inc. (BLSA) hold current RAP applications which include the activity area. The
Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation held a previous RAP application that
included the activity area, however this was declined by the VAHC on 1st
September, 2011.
The OAAV considers all three groups to represent Traditional Owners in the region;
therefore both groups were consulted throughout the assessment.
This CHMP is a medium-sized activity as defined by the Aboriginal Heritage Regulations
2007, and comprises a desktop, standard and complex assessment.
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DESKTOP ASSESSMENT (SECTION 5)
The activity area has been subject to previous ground surface survey (Murphy
2006);
The activity area comprises areas of cultural heritage sensitivity as defined in the
Aboriginal Heritage Regulations 2007 (Regulation 23 – land within 200m of a
named waterway (Chinaman’s Creek Drain), Regulation 37 – dunes, and
Regulation 38 – sand sheets), and the activity is a high impact activity (Regulation
46 (1) – Subdivision of land).
There are no previously registered Aboriginal heritage places within the activity
area, and no Aboriginal cultural heritage places within 50m of the activity area
boundaries.
There is one previously registered Aboriginal cultural heritage place within 200m of
the activity area boundary (stone artefact scatter VAHR7821-0854). There are no
other Aboriginal cultural heritage places within 500m of the activity area boundary.
There are nineteen previously registered Aboriginal heritage places within the
geographic region (Appendix 2).
Site types which have been previously found throughout the geographic region are:
stone artefact scatters (n=13 (68%)), shell middens (n=4 (21%)) and two object
collections (n=2 (11%))
Soil profiles within the activity area will likely be composed of deep sands in dunes,
and shallow silts and overlying clay deposits in the swamp;
The most likely place type within the activity area will be low density stone artefact
scatters in a sub-surface context, and will likely be composed of quartz, silcrete
and quartzite, basalt or marine flint;
Due to historic vegetation removal, there is no possibility for Aboriginal scarred
trees to exist within the activity area;
The activity area has suffered disturbance via historic clearing of trees, repeated
ploughing and cropping, grazing and erosion, therefore the integrity of any
archaeological material within the activity area will be poor.
The following model predicts the likely Aboriginal cultural heritage values within the activity
area are presented below. The relevant information for the model is presented in Table 4:
1. The dunes in the north are considered to have low to moderate potential for
Aboriginal cultural heritage, primarily stone artefact scatters and shell middens.
2. The flat and low lying Tootgarook Swamp, which comprises the southern two-thirds
(approx.) of the activity area is unlikely to contain Aboriginal cultural heritage.
3. Place-types unlikely to be present include earth features, quarries, rock art and
stone features.
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4. Stone artefact scatters
Extremely low density stone artefact scatters are most likely to occur in
association with middens on dunes, rises, undulations and sand sheets,
although they can also be found on the plain.
Artefact scatters are typically dominated by flakes and angular fragments.
Artefact raw materials are dominated by chert/ flint, silcrete, basalt and
quartz.
Artefacts have been found to a maximum depth of 60cm in sandy profiles
(typically residuals from bioturbation) with the majority being located
between 20 – 40cm in depth.
Due to the nature of disturbance no high integrity occupation deposits are
expected.
Stone artefact scatters likely date to the Middle -Late Holocene to Contact.
5. Shell Middens
Shell middens are most likely to occur on sandy profiles on dunes, rises,
undulations and sand sheets, although they can also be found on the plain.
The most common species of shellfish likely to be found will be rocky shore
species Mytilus, Subninella, Chiton & Limpet and sandy shore species
Katelysia & Donax.
Due to the impact of bioturbation and the nature of past historic disturbance
within the activity area no high integrity occupation deposits are expected.
VAHR 7821-0755 charcoal sample dated to 6622 +/- 87 BP (Wk-22925).
Shell middens will likely date to the Middle -Late Holocene.
6. Scarred Trees
Due to historic vegetation removal, there is no possibility for Aboriginal
scarred trees to exist within the activity area;
7. The activity area has been subject to ground disturbance via vegetation clearance,
ploughing, long term grazing and stock trampling.
8. Ground disturbance reduces the spatial and temporal integrity of stone artefact
scatters and shell middens, and consequently reduces their scientific significance.
9. It is unlikely that any places above moderate scientific significance are present.
10. Human Remains
There is a potential for human burials to occur in any sandy
environment.
Arboreal burials will not be possible given the level of historical
vegetation clearance.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Prediction Model for the Activity Area and Implications for this Investigation
The results of the desktop assessment have been used to assess the likelihood of the
activity area to contain Aboriginal cultural heritage. The most likely place types to occur
within the activity area are stone artefact scatters. Table 4 assesses the potential of the
activity area to contain Aboriginal cultural heritage.
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Table 4 Site Prediction Model for the Activity Area
Place Types Landform / Land Use Sensitivity
Shell midden
Elevated Dunes Likely (Moderate)
Isolated stone artefacts /
Stone artefact scatters
Elevated Dunes Likely (Moderate)
Human remains (Burial &
Arboreal) Elevated Dunes Unlikely
Earth features, stone quarries,
rock art, stone features, &
scarred trees
Entire activity area None
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STANDARD ASSESSMENT (SECTION 6)
The desktop assessment (Section 5) has shown that it is reasonably possible that
Aboriginal cultural heritage is present in the activity area, and therefore a standard
assessment is required.
The activity area was subject to ground surface survey in accordance with proper
archaeological practice (Burke & Smith 2004).
Ground surface survey was restricted to areas which will be subject to impact
associated with the activity (ie northern portion (Map 10).
No obstacles physical or otherwise constrained the effectiveness of the standard
assessment.
For the majority of the activity area, ground surface visibility was very poor (<1%),
and total effective survey coverage was <1%, which is very poor (Map 11).
No Aboriginal cultural heritage was identified in the surveyed area.
No caves, rockshelters, grinding grooves, quarry sites or shell middens were
identified during the ground surface survey of the activity area and no mature native
vegetation which had the potential to exhibit cultural scarring was located within the
surveyed area.
The ground surface survey revealed three landforms within the activity area;
elevated dune (Survey Unit 1), moderate and steep sloping land (Survey Unit 2),
and low lying swamp (Survey Unit 3).
The elevated dune (Survey Unit 1) has moderate archaeological potential for stone
artefact scatters and shell middens, the moderate and steep slopes (Survey Unit 2)
have low archaeological potential for stone artefact scatters and shell middens.
The low lying Tootgarook Swamp (Survey Unit 3) is assessed as unlikely to contain
Aboriginal cultural heritage of any type.
Areas of archaeological potential are presented in Map 12.
Complex assessment was carried out to confirm the subsurface nature of the
activity area, determine the presence or absence of Aboriginal cultural heritage in
the activity area, and to confirm the conclusions reached in the desktop and
standard assessments of this CHMP (Table 6)
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Table 6 Site Prediction Model Based on Desktop and Standard Assessment Results
Place Types Landform / Land Use Sensitivity
Shell midden
Elevated Dunes Likely (Moderate)
Isolated stone artefacts /
Stone artefact scatters
Elevated Dunes Likely (Moderate)
Human remains (Burial &
Arboreal) Elevated Dunes Unlikely
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COMPLEX ASSESSMENT (SECTION 7)
The desktop and standard assessments indicated that there was a moderate to high
potential Aboriginal cultural heritage was present in elevated dunes within the activity area,
and that it was not possible to identify the nature, extent and significance of the Aboriginal
cultural heritage without carrying out a complex assessment. The desktop and standard
assessments found that it was unlikely that Aboriginal cultural heritage would be found
within the low lying Tootgarook Swamp.
The complex assessment has investigated the activity area, and confirmed the unlikely
potential for Aboriginal cultural heritage to exist within the activity area.
The complex assessments confirmed the findings of the desktop and standard
components, namely:
No Aboriginal cultural heritage places are recorded within the activity area;
No new Aboriginal heritage places were identified during the complex assessment;
It is unlikely that Aboriginal cultural heritage will be located within the activity area;
No grinding grooves, quarries, caves or rockshelters exist within the activity area;
No evidence of shell middens were located within the activity area;
No mature native trees capable of presenting cultural scarring are present within
the activity area;
No organic material with cultural association was identified during the sub-surface
testing;
The pH levels obtained from the sub-surface testing ranged between 6.0 and 8.0
(slightly acidic to slightly basic). Acidic soils offer poor preservation conditions for
bone and other organic materials (Gordon & Buikstra 1981);
No suitable sample material was available for radiometric dating or environmental
analysis.
In the unlikely event that unknown Aboriginal cultural heritage is located within the activity
area, such heritage must be managed by adopting the appropriate contingency (Section
11).
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RECOMMENDATIONS (Section 10)
These recommendations become compliance requirements once the Cultural Heritage
Management Plan is approved.
RECOMMENDATIONS
No Aboriginal cultural heritage was identified during the field assessment of this CHMP.
Therefore no specific management recommendations are required in order to avoid or
minimise harm to known Aboriginal cultural heritage.
Land south of the development area (Map 2) will not be impacted by the activity and has
been assessed as being unlikely to contain Aboriginal cultural heritage (Tootgarook
Swamp). No recommendations are required for this area. As part of this plan, if land
outside the development area is to be subject to a high impact activity then a CHMP will
need to be commissioned if it includes a statutory trigger.
During the activity, if any unexpected Aboriginal cultural heritage is discovered, the
appropriate contingency plan(s) must be adopted (Section 11)
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PART 1 – ASSESSMENT
1 INTRODUCTION 1
2 ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION 10
3 EXTENT OF THE ACTIVITY AREA 12
4 DOCUMENTATION OF CONSULTATION 13
4.1 Consultation in Relation to the Assessment 13
4.2 Participation in the Conduct of the Assessment 13
4.3 Consultation in Relation to the Recommendations 13
4.4 Summary of Outcomes of Consultation 13
5 DESKTOP ASSESSMENT 14
5.1 Search of the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Register (VAHR) 14
5.2 The Geographic Region 15
5.3 Aboriginal Places in the Geographic Region 17
5.4 Previous Work in the Geographic Region 19
5.5 Historical and Ethno-Historical Accounts in the Geographic Region 22
5.6 Landforms, Geomorphology and Geology 26
5.7 Strategic Values 34
5.8 Land Use History of the Activity Area 38
5.9 Conclusions from the Desktop Assessment 42
6 STANDARD ASSESSMENT 46
6.1 Standard Assessment Methodology 46
6.2 Results of Ground Survey 49
6.3 Conclusions from the Ground Survey
53
7 COMPLEX ASSESSMENT 56
7.1 Aims 56
7.2 Methodology 56
7.3 Constraints 62
7.4 Results 62
7.5 Conclusions from the Sub-surface Testing/Excavation 65
8 RESULTS OF THE ABORIGINAL CULTURAL HERITAGE ASSESSMENT
66
9 CONSIDERATION OF SECTION 61 MATTERS – IMPACT ASSESSMENT
66
PART 2 – CULTURAL HERITAGE MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS 10 RECOMMENDATIONS
67
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11 CONTINGENCY PLAN 67
11.1 Changes to Section 61 Matters or the Activity 67
11.2 Dispute Resolution between the RAP and the Sponsor 68
11.3 Management of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Discovered during the
Activity
69
11.3.1 Discovery of Human Skeletal Remains 69
11.3.2 Management of Other Aboriginal Cultural Heritage 70
11.4 Notification of the Discovery of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage found
during the Activity
72
11.5 Reviewing Compliance with the CHMP and Mechanisms for
Remedying Non-Compliance
72
REFERENCES 73
TABLES (IN TEXT)
1 Previously Registered Aboriginal Heritage Places within the 200m of the
Activity Area
14
2 Landscape Evolution 31
3 Plant Food Resources Obtained From Historical Sources 36
4 Site Prediction Model for the Activity Area 44
5 Survey Units & Effective Survey Coverage of Activity Area 49
6 Site Prediction Model Based on Desktop and Standard Assessment
Results
54
MAPS (IN TEXT)
1 Activity Area Location (No Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Places within 200
metres)
3
2 Extent of Activity Area: Aerial Photograph 4
3a Feature Plan of Development Area: West 5
3b Feature Plan of Development Area: East 6
4a Concept Plan: 2 Lot Residential Village 7
4b Concept Plan: 99 Lot Residential Village 8
4c Concept Plan: Residential Village comprising of 163 dwellings 9
5 Relevant Geographic Region 16
6 East Kulin Languages Area and Clans 23
7 Routes of Movement and Site Locations 25
8 Activity Area Geology 28
9 1750 Ecological Vegetation Classes 35
10 Survey Area 47
11 Survey Units & Effective Survey Coverage 48
12 Area of Archaeological Potential 55
13a Location of Excavations 57
13b Native Vegetation & Location of Excavations 58
13c Location of Excavations & Concept Plan 2 Lot Residential Village 59
13d Location of Excavations & Concept Plan 99 Lot Residential Village 60
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13e Location of Excavations & Concept Plan Residential Village comprising of
163 dwellings
61
FIGURES (IN TEXT)
1 Stratigraphic Profile of Representative Landform (Survey Unit 1) Test
Pit 2, North Face
63
2 Stratigraphic Profile of Representative Landform (Survey Unit 3) Test
Pit 9, North Face
64
PLATES (IN TEXT)
1 1962 Aerial Photograph of the Activity Area 40
2 1972 Aerial Photograph of the Activity Area 41
3 2009 Google Earth Image of the Activity Area 42
4 Survey Unit 1 East of activity area facing northwest. Elevated dune and poor
ground surface visibility.
50
5 Survey Unit 1 East of activity area facing northwest. Elevated dune and poor
ground surface visibility.
50
6 Survey Unit 1 North of activity area facing northwest. View from elevated dune
across Tootgarook Swamp
51
7 Survey Unit 1 East of activity area facing northwest. View of moderate to
steep slopes between the elevated dunes (Survey Unit 1) and the Tootgarook
Swamp (Survey Unit 3)
51
8 Survey Unit 3 North east of activity area facing south. View across the
Tootgarook Swamp.
52
9 Survey Unit 3 North west of activity area facing south. View across the
Tootgarook Swamp.
52
10 Survey Unit 3 Typical ground surface visibility. 53
11 Test Pit 2, North Face 64
12 Test Pit 9, North Face 65
APPENDICES
1 CHMP Documentation 82
2 Previously Registered Aboriginal Heritage Places within the Geographic
Region
87
3 Test Pit Data 89
4 Glossary 93
5 Cultural Heritage Advisor Summary CVs 100
6 Correspondence Log 103
7 Checklist 105
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Archaeology At Tardis Pty Ltd would like to thank the following people for their assistance:
Bernard Stewart Beveridge Williams
Marbee Williams Boonwurrung Foundation Limited
ABBREVIATIONS
ACHRIS Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Register and Information Services
AHD Australian Height Datum
AMS Accelerator Mass Spectrometry
ASL Above Sea Level
ASTT Australian Small Tool Tradition
BWFL Boonwurrung Foundation Limited
BLSA Bunurong Land and Sea Association Inc
BLCAC Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation
BP Years Before Present (1950)
CHMP Cultural Heritage Management Plan
dGPS Differential Global Positioning System
DPCD Department of Planning and Community Development
DSE Department of Sustainability and Environment
ESC Effective Survey Coverage
EVC Ecological Vegetation Classes
HCO Holocene Climatic Optimum
Ka Thousand years ago
LGM Last Glacial Maximum
Ma Million years ago
NoI Notice of Intent to Prepare a Cultural Heritage Management Plan
OAAV Office of Aboriginal Affairs Victoria
RAP Registered Aboriginal Party
TOG Traditional Owners Group
TP Test Pit
VAHC Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council
VAHR Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Register
*Throughout this report several technical terms are used that may not be familiar to some readers. An
extensive glossary has been included as Appendix 4 and should be referenced for an explanation of terms.
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research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced by any
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PART 1 - ASSESSMENT 1 INTRODUCTION
This Cultural Heritage Management Plan (CHMP) has been carried out in relation to a
proposed residential village at 92 Elizabeth Avenue, Rosebud West (Lot B on PS401415),
in the local government authority of Mornington Peninsula Shire (Parish: Wannaeue). The
CHMP has been sponsored by Watermark Village Pty Ltd (ABN 105 648 557, ACN 11 105
648 557) (Appendix 1). The activity area comprises areas of cultural heritage sensitivity as
defined in the Aboriginal Heritage Regulations 2007 (Regulation 23 – land within 200m of a
named waterway (Chinaman’s Creek), Regulation 37 – dunes, and Regulation 38 – sand
sheets), and the activity is a high impact activity (Regulation 46 (1) – Subdivision of land).
The activity area is located in Rosebud West, approximately 60km south of Melbourne on
the Mornington Peninsula. The activity area is bound by Residential development to the
north and east, Elizabeth Avenue to the northeast, Hiscock Road to the south and former
landfill to the west (Maps 1-2).
This CHMP has been prepared to cover the following activities:
a 2 lot village and wetland (Map 4a);
a 99 lot residential village and wetland (Map 4b); and ,
a residential village comprising of 163 dwellings and wetland (Map 4c).
The activity area is owned and managed by the sponsor.
Andrea Murphy and Andrew Morris (Archaeology At Tardis Pty Ltd) are the cultural
heritage advisors and authors of this plan. Andrea Murphy holds an Honours degree in
archaeology and has over twenty years’ experience in all facets of cultural heritage
management. Andrew Morris holds an Honours degree in archaeology and has seven
years’ experience in cultural heritage management (see Appendix 5).
There are no previously registered Aboriginal heritage places within the activity area, and
no Aboriginal cultural heritage places within 50m of the activity area boundaries.
There is one previously registered Aboriginal cultural heritage place within 200m of the
activity area boundary (stone artefact scatter VAHR7821-0854). There are no other
Aboriginal cultural heritage places within 500m of the activity area boundary.
There is no Registered Aboriginal Party (RAP) in relation to the activity area. A Notice of
Intent to Prepare a Cultural Heritage Management Plan (NOI) was submitted to the Office
of Aboriginal Affairs Victoria (OAAV) on 7th
November, 2014. The OAAV notified the
sponsor on 7th
November, 2014 that they have allocated this CHMP the number 13320
(Appendix 1).
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The Boonwurrung Foundation Limited (BWFL) and the Bunurong Land and Sea
Association Inc. (BLSA) hold current RAP applications which include the activity area. The
Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation held a previous RAP application that
included the activity area, however this was declined by the VAHC on 1st
September, 2011.
The OAAV considers all three groups to represent Traditional Owners in the region;
therefore both groups were consulted throughout the assessment.
This CHMP is a medium-sized activity as defined by the Aboriginal Heritage Regulations
2007, and comprises a desktop, standard and complex assessment.
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92 Elizabeth Avenue, Rosebud West. Residential Village and Developments – CHMP 13320
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2 ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION This CHMP has been prepared to cover the following activities:
a 2 lot village and wetland (Map 4a);
a 99 lot residential village and wetland (Map 4b); and ,
a residential village comprising of 163 dwellings wetland (Map 4c).
All of these options will be concentrated in the northern portion of the activity area.
Preliminary Concept Plans have been provided as Maps 4a - c. These Concept Plans are
subject to change and are dependent upon final approvals, and have been supplied for
illustrative purposes only. These plans are not to be considered a final design.
2 lot residential village (Map 4a)
The concept plan for the 2 lot residential village presents a 1 lot village over the northern
6.194ha (approx.) of the activity area. South of the residential development, two wetlands
will be constructed where the land falls away to a low swamp subject to seasonal
inundation. The residential development will comprise (but not be limited to) earthworks
and excavation for dwellings, surface and subsurface utilities, roads and footpaths. It is
considered that minor amendments to the Concept Plan presented in this CHMP, such as
relocation of road pavements and lot configuration and/or density, will not affect the
validity of this CHMP. If however, development of land south of the present village and
wetland footprint is to occur, then a new CHMP will be required for that activity.
99 lot residential village(Map 4b)
The concept plan for the 99 lot residential village presents a 98 lot village over the northern
6.194ha (approx.) of the activity area. South of the residential development, two wetlands
will be constructed where the land falls away to a low swamp subject to seasonal
inundation. The residential development will comprise (but not be limited to) earthworks
and excavation for dwellings, surface and subsurface utilities, roads and footpaths. It is
considered that minor amendments to the Concept Plan presented in this CHMP, such as
relocation of road pavements and lot configuration and/or density, will not affect the
validity of this CHMP. If however, development of land south of the present village and
wetland footprint is to occur, then a new CHMP will be required for that activity.
Residential village comprising 163 dwellings (Map 4c)
The concept plan for the residential village comprising 163 dwellings presents a 162 lot
village over the northern 6.194ha (approx.) of the activity area. South of the residential
development, two wetlands will be constructed where the land falls away to a low swamp
subject to seasonal inundation. The residential development will comprise (but not be
limited to) earthworks and excavation for dwellings, surface and subsurface utilities, roads
and footpaths. It is considered that minor amendments to the Concept Plan presented in
this CHMP, such as relocation of road pavements and lot configuration and/or density, will
not affect the validity of this CHMP. If however, development of land south of the present
village and wetland footprint is to occur, then a new CHMP will be required for that activity.
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Final and precise depths of cut and fill, and founding depths of drainage pipelines, are
dependent on final engineering designs and cannot be provided here. However, it is
anticipated that such activities will impact upon any former buried land surfaces to a
maximum of 2m depth. It is anticipated that wetland construction will impact upon any
former buried land surfaces to a maximum of 2m depth.
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3 EXTENT OF THE ACTIVITY AREA
The activity area is located at 92 Elizabeth Avenue, Rosebud West (Lot B on PS401415), in
the local government authority of Mornington Peninsula Shire (Parish: Wannaeue). The
activity area is bound by Residential development to the north and east, Elizabeth Avenue
to the northeast, Hiscock Road to the south and former landfill to the west (Map 1). The
total activity area measures 29.9ha, however development will only occur in the northern
7ha (approx.)(Maps 4a-c).
The activity area comprises land which falls from approximately 8m ASL in the north to
approximately 4m ASL in the south. A significant drop in height occurs in the north of the
activity area, with the majority of the activity area south of the northern rises comprising a
flat swamp lying at 4-5m ASL (Map 3a-b). The swamp has largely been drained via a drain
known as Chinaman’s Creek Drain which runs north – south on the eastern boundary and
through the centre of the study area. This channel does not necessary reflect the pre-
contact alignment of this creek. The construction of the drain on the eastern boundary of
the activity area has resulted in a large levee bank within the study area. There are very few
trees across the property and most are recent exotic and some native regrowth.
Salient features of the activity area include (Map 2):
Sand dunes in the north of the activity area;
Tootgarook Swamp in the south of the activity area;
Chinaman’s Creek Drain running north-south on the eastern boundary and through
the centre of the activity area;
Moderate to steeply graded slopes between the two landforms;
A shallow drain (Chinaman’s Creek) running between Elizabeth Avenue and the
southwest corner; and,
Post and wire fencing.
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4 DOCUMENTATION OF CONSULTATION
4. 1 Consultation in Relation to the Assessment
The Boonwurrung Foundation Limited (BWFL) and the Bunurong Land and Sea
Association Inc. (BLSA) hold current RAP applications which include the activity area. The
Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation held a previous RAP application that
included the activity area, however this was declined by the VAHC on 1st
September, 2011.
The VAHC considers all three groups to represent Traditional Owners in the region;
therefore both groups were consulted throughout the assessment.
The BWFL, BLCAC and BLSA and were provided with the results of the assessment and
draft management recommendations, and invited to provide comment (Correspondence
Log - Appendix 6).
4. 2 Participation in the Conduct of the Assessment Persons listed below participated in the preparation of this plan in the following capacities:
Andrea Murphy (principal, Archaeology At Tardis Pty Ltd): project management and
report editing;
Andrew Morris (archaeologist, Archaeology At Tardis Pty Ltd): project
archaeologist, survey, sub-surface testing supervisor and report writing;
Karen Kapteinis & Aaron Dalla-Vecchia (archaeologists, Archaeology At Tardis Pty
Ltd): standard and complex assessments;
Karen Kapteinis (geomorphologist, Archaeology At Tardis Pty Ltd): complex
assessment;
Marbee Williams (BWFL) field representative – standard and complex assessments.
Archaeology At Tardis Pty Ltd key personnel (project managers and supervisors)
qualifications and experience are detailed in Appendix 5.
4. 3 Consultation in Relation to the Recommendations A draft of the management recommendations for this CHMP was provided to the BWFL,
BLCAC and BLSA for comment (Appendix 6 – Correspondence Log). At the time of report
finalisation no responses have been received.
4. 4 Summary of Outcomes of Consultation As a result of consultation undertaken as part of this CHMP, the following outcomes were
achieved:
Marbee Williams (BWFL) participated in the field assessments for this CHMP;
Response to Draft Recommendations not received from BWFL, BLCAC or BLSA.
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5 DESKTOP ASSESSMENT 5. 1 Search of the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Register (VAHR)
The VAHR was accessed on numerous occasions between 7th
November, 2014 and
submission of the CHMP.
There are no previously registered Aboriginal heritage places within the activity area, and
no Aboriginal cultural heritage places within 50m of the activity area boundaries.
There is one previously registered Aboriginal cultural heritage place within 200m of the
activity area boundary (stone artefact scatter VAHR7821-0854), comprising a single
silcrete flake in a subsurface context. There are no other Aboriginal cultural heritage places
within 500m of the activity area boundary.
There are nineteen Aboriginal cultural heritage places within 2000m of the activity area
boundary (Table 1).
Table 1 Previously Registered Aboriginal Heritage Places within 2000m of the Activity Area
There are nineteen Aboriginal cultural heritage places within the geographic region (2000m
of the activity area boundary) (Table 1, Appendix 2).
The majority of these places comprise Stone Artefact Scatters, typically containing low (or
unspecified) numbers of stone artefacts, and typically containing artefacts made from
silcrete, quartz and quartzite and flint. Shell middens are also a significant site type within
the geographic region, and these typically comprise shellfish from both the rocky and
sandy shorelines. These places are discussed in section 5.3.
VAHR # Site Type Site Contents (# of artefacts)
7821-0003 Artefact Scatter unspecified
7821-0357 Artefact Scatter 1 basalt axe
7821-0605 Artefact Scatter unspecified
7821-0610 Artefact Scatter 3 silcrete, 10 quartz, 1 basalt & 1 unspecified
7821-0611 Artefact Scatter 1 silcrete
7821-0612 Artefact Scatter 15 silcrete, 7 quartz, 1 quartzite, 16 flint/chert, 9 basalt
7821-0613 Artefact Scatter 1 quartz, 2 quartzite, 1 basalt
7821-0613 Shell Midden 5 species of rocky and sandy shore shellfish
7821-0614 Artefact Scatter 1 silcrete, 1 quartz, 1 quartzite
7821-0614 Shell Midden 4 species of rocky shore shellfish
7821-0709 Shell Midden 4 species of rocky and sandy shore shellfish
7821-0740 Artefact Scatter 1 quartzite
7821-0755 Shell Midden 2 species of rocky and sandy shore shellfish
7821-0756 Artefact Scatter 2 silcrete
7821-0793 Artefact Scatter 1 flint/chert
7821-0854 Artefact Scatter 1 silcrete
7821-0860 Artefact Scatter 2 silcrete, 4 quartz
7821-0861 Object Collection 4 silcrete
7821-0793 Object Collection 1 quartzite
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5. 2 The Geographic Region
The activity area is located in Rosebud West, approximately 60km south of Melbourne
(Map 1).
The distance to rich resource zones such as the coast line and large areas of swampland
is relevant to this assessment as it provides an indicator of potential Aboriginal
archaeological site-types, location and antiquity. For example, larger, denser, more
complex and important sites are generally located in close proximity to rich resources
zones in the region (e.g., Port Phillip Bay, Tootgarook Swamp). The activity area is located
along the northern fringe of the Tootgarook Swamp, and is less than 1.5km from the Port
Phillip Bay. Strategic values of the activity area are discussed further in Section 5.7.
The geographic region relevant to this investigation is land within 2km of the activity area
(Map 5). The majority of this region comprises the alluvial plains associated with the
Tooradin Swamp.
The prominent waterway within the geographic region is the Chinaman’s Creek, a
constructed drain which runs east of the original waterway and drains the Tootgarook
Swamp into the bay.
The landforms that typify the geographic region are:
Low foredunes associated with Port Phillip Bay coastal margin;
High density residential development and associated infrastructure on largely
levelled sandy coastal plain;
The large, drained Tootgarook Swamp and its margins; and,
The north east margin of “The Cups”.
The geographic region nominated is considered to contain a large enough sample of
landforms, features and associated cultural heritage in order to produce an Aboriginal
cultural heritage archaeological model.
For further detailed information on the landforms/geomorphology, geography and
environmental background of the geographic region refer to Section 5.6.