Hon Robin Chapple asks about the heritage status of the Owl Stone and other Aboriginal heritage sites within the Hanson quarry at Red Hill. The Minister provides a list of known sites and requests clarification on the specific area and time period for which heritage status information is sought.

AnsweredQoN 1114Legislative Council
Asked
15 October 2020
Portfolio
Aboriginal Affairs

QuestionView source ↗

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?

AnswerView source ↗

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.

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