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park management decision-making and also be used for interpretation programs.

    6.1.13    Support participation of the Council in programs to conserve Indigenous languages.

    6.1.14    Identify Booderee clearly as Aboriginal land via signposting, interpretive material and activities.

    6.1.15    Continue to support the Junior Ranger Program.

    6.2           Aboriginal sites of significance

Aim
    * Through working with traditional owners, Aboriginal sites of significance are identified, protected and maintained.

Background
There are several kinds of sites and places within the park that are especially significant to the traditional owners. These sites reflect and express Aboriginal cultural beliefs and practices.

Sites presently recorded in the park include tangible sites such as middens, axe grinding grooves and scarred trees and non-tangible (to non-Aboriginal people) places such as natural landscape features associated with creation stories, or places where bush foods were found.

Wreck Bay traditional owners recognise that the protection of sites and places is very important for the survival of culture and for meeting responsibilities for managing country.

The Jervis Bay Territory is Commonwealth Heritage listed in recognition of natural values and of Aboriginal sites of significance which demonstrate the historic and ongoing Aboriginal occupation of the park and changes in cultural practices over time.

During the life of the first plan, the park commissioned a report on the cultural sites of the Bherwerre Peninsula which included a database, site photographs and a status assessment (McKenzie 2003).

Issues
    * Cultural sites need to be protected from disturbance.

    * Cultural artefacts need to be kept and protected.

    * Agreed arrangements between the Council and the park for protecting sites, visitor access, recording, monitoring and managing cultural sites need further development.

    * An appropriate interpretive program is needed for park visitors in relation to sites and cultural landscape features.

    * Commonwealth Heritage values within the park need to be maintained.

Prescriptions

Policies

    6.2.1        Archaeological sites will be managed to preserve them from disturbance and only essential protection activities will be allowed.

    6.2.2        In accordance with the Lease, sacred sites, areas and things of significance to the traditional owners will be protected.

    6.2.3        Sites will not be actively interpreted without consultation with and approval of the traditional owners and only if the protection of the site can reasonably be guaranteed.

Actions

    6.2.4        Provide support to the traditional owners to develop the skills to manage the culture and cultural knowledge of Booderee.

    6.2.5        In consultation with the Council, Defence and other Territory landholders, establish a register of sites of Aboriginal significance, linked to the park's geographic information system. The register will include appropriate levels of access for security purposes. It will assist management in identifying sites during planning.

    6.2.6        Negotiate arrangements with the Council for a possible keeping place for protecting