Yoursay Hornsby
The exhibition has now closed. Thanks you for your submissions.
The submissions are now being reviewed. Further consultation with the Hornsby Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Consultative Committee (HATSICC) will be undertaken at their next meeting in November and a report on submissions will be presented to Council at a meeting in early 2024.
The Draft Aboriginal Heritage Study is the third task to be completed under the Comprehensive Heritage Study program of works.
The study updates the previously prepared 1996 Aboriginal Heritage Study by conducting new research and community consultation, providing new information on known Aboriginal sites and places, a greater understanding of Aboriginal cultural heritage values and identifies processes for ongoing consultation and collaboration with Aboriginal people.
The study was undertaken in collaboration with the local community, local traditional owner groups, historical societies, the Hornsby Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Consultative Committee (HATSICC) and Hornsby Council Heritage Advisory Committee (HAC) throughout the course of the project.
Include new policies within the Hornsby DCP to outline the:
Encourage development applicants to follow the Heritage NSW policies, procedures and guidelines relating to Aboriginal heritage assessments
Follow Aboriginal heritage due diligence requirements for Council led activities and evaluate assessments submitted with development applications
Enable relevant Council staff access Aboriginal heritage guidelines and information
Add information to Section 10.7 planning certificates and Council’s website page about Aboriginal heritage requirements and Heritage NSW guidelines
Council to register previously unregistered sites and site updates found by staff or within the planning or undertaking of Council led activities
Develop and deliver a training program about Aboriginal heritage management procedures to all relevant staff
Update the heritage inventory sheets of 14 heritage listed items and archaeological sites to include Aboriginal heritage values. 10 Council owned and managed properties, 4 privately owned properties
List 2 new archaeological sites with Aboriginal heritage values as heritage items within the Hornsby LEP
Commence a new project to develop an Aboriginal heritage sensitivity map to refine the new heritage management system
Have a look through the draft Aboriginal Heritage Study and tell us what you think of the findings within the study and proposed recommendations.
The draft Aboriginal Heritage Study can also be viewed in hard copy at:
Submissions on the draft Aboriginal Heritage Study will be received from Friday 23 June until close of business, Friday 4 August 2023. Submissions can be made by:
Submissions close: Friday 4 August 2023.
In 2018, Council committed to undertake a Comprehensive Heritage Study to respond to the changing development context, demography and community expectations regarding the identification, policy and protection of Hornsby Shire’s heritage. The Comprehensive Heritage Study program commenced in October 2020 and involves numerous projects which are being undertaken over several years.
The Hornsby Thematic History (GML, 2021) was the first project to be finalised and endorsed by Council under the Comprehensive Heritage Study in October 2021. Five more studies are underway and are anticipated to be finalised in the second half of 2023.
To learn more about the Comprehensive Heritage Study program, please click on the buttons below.
If you are deaf, hard of hearing or have difficulty speaking or communicating, contact us through the National Relay Service.
Have questions or want to learn more about a project, contact us below:
| Phone | 02 9847 6666 |
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| hsc@hornsby.nsw.gov.au | |
| Website | www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au |
