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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 1114 asked in the Legislative Council on 15 October 2020 by Hon Robin Chapple

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

ABORIGINAL HERITAGE — ANCESTRAL OWL STONE — RED HILL QUARRY

1114. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the minister representing the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs:

I refer to Owl Stone, or Boyay Gogomat, at Red Hill on the Hanson quarry lease in Gidgegannup, and the lands associated with that development.

(1) Is the Department of Aboriginal Affairs presently aware of any heritage or cultural sites within the Hanson quarry?

(2) Can the minister provide a history of the heritage status of the area, including dates of changes to those statuses?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided by the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs.

(1) Madam President, this part of the answer lists the name, the site and the site number. I ask that it be incorporated into Hansard.

Leave granted.

The following material was incorporated —

(1) The heritage places on the Hanson quarry land parcel are as follows.

          Herne Hill Ochre (Aboriginal site ID 3433)

          Darling Range (Stored Data ID 3188)

          Ancestral Owl Stone (Aboriginal site ID 26057)

          Widarchi Spot 1 (Aboriginal site ID) 27110)

          Widarchi Spot 2 (Aboriginal site ID 27111)

          Gumbargorra (Aboriginal site ID 27112)

          Susannah Brook (Whole Extent) (Aboriginal site ID 640)

          Lizard Trap–Red Hill (Lodged Place ID 27108)

          White Ochre Source–Red Hill (Stored Data place ID 27109)

          Red Hill Rockshelter (Stored Data place ID 24125)

          Red Hill Camp (grinding bases 1–5) (Stored Data place ID 27113)

 

(2) The honourable member will need to provide clarification of the specific area and time period for which information about the heritage status is sought.