Between February & April 2019 Jabree conducted a preliminary survey of the proposed Transport & Main Roads Upgrade of the Pacific Motorway between Varsity Lakes & Tugun. One area that was identified as having sub-surface potential was Site D – Oyster Creek . Site D is a ridge above Oyster Creek in the suburb of…
Author: Liam McCure
Significant Cultural Heritage material at Albert River
In 2018 Jabree was engaged by Logan Water Infrastructure Alliance to perform an Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Assessment for a pipeline being constructed in Bahrs Scrub. This is the second stage of the subsurface assessment, with the first being focused along Windaroo Creek while this one investigated along Albert River and was undertaken in 2019. Over…
Windaroo Creek holds significant Cultural Heritage
In 2018 Jabree Ltd was engaged by Logan Water Infrastructure Alliance to undertake an Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Assessment for a pipeline construction in Bahrs Scrub. After an initial assessment in October Jabree concluded that two separate subsurface investigations were necessary and proceeded with these during 2019, the first investigation is detailed here. The first stage…
Review of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003
On 23 May 2019, The Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships (DATSIP) announced a review of the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 (Qld) and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Heritage Act 2003 (Qld). The Consultation Paper released by DATSIP advised that the review would examine whether the legislation: is still operating as intended is…
The connectedness of cultural sites at Coomera
Within the Coomera region there have been multiple sites identified as having cultural significance. Two of these sites, the Oaky Creek Ridge artefact scatter and the Coomera State High school knapping floor, have been linked together through the presence of a unique material that has been identified at both sites. The Oaky Creek Ridge artefact…
