Applicant: Hickinbotham Developments South (Number 1) Pty Ltd
Project: Onkaparinga River Recreation Park Sunset Wetland
Application Area: The Application Area is approximately 9 hectares of former agricultural land bounded by Commercial Road and includes a portion of the Pingle Farm Track, and the Ngangkiparri (Onkaparinga) River, Port Noarlunga South.
Application Type: Sections 21, 23 and 29(1)(b)

The Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (Minister), who is responsible for the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988 (SA) (Act), has received an application for authorisations under the Act from Hickinbotham Developments South (Number 1) Pty Ltd (Applicant) to enable the construction of the Sunset Wetlands within the Onkaparinga River Recreational Reserve at Port Noarlunga South (Project).

Under the Act, authorisations under sections 21 and 23 are required to excavate land for the purposes of uncovering Aboriginal sites, objects and/or ancestral remains (together, heritage) and to damage, disturb and/or interfere with heritage. Further, authorisation under section 29(1)(b) has been sought to allow, should Traditional Owners support it, radiocarbon dating of heritage samples, as this would require their removal from the state to suitable testing facilities interstate or overseas.

About the Project

Ground-disturbing works are required to create a wetland within the Onkaparinga River Recreational Park to manage stormwater runoff from the new residential development ‘Sunset, Port Noarlunga South’. The current, mostly non-native, vegetation will be removed and earthworks undertaken to direct the water through the wetland. Ground disturbing works may include soil disposal, and soil and spoil relocation.  Boardwalks and seating will be built and the area planted with natives.

Known Aboriginal heritage

The Project intersects the Ngangkiparri (Onkaparinga River). The river’s waterway, flood plain, tidal and upper reaches have a high cultural and anthropological significance to Aboriginal people and are recorded as the Ngangkiparri Site Complex.

Aboriginal objects have been identified in two locations within the Application Area during a cultural heritage survey for the Project.

If granted, the authorisations would allow the Applicant (subject to conditions) to damage, disturb and/or interfere with Aboriginal heritage and to excavate land for the purposes of uncovering Aboriginal heritage.

Aboriginal heritage management

Hickinbotham Developments is developing a Cultural Heritage Management Plan with Kaurna representatives for managing known, as well as any discovered, Aboriginal heritage, which it will seek to be endorsed by the KYAC Board.

In addition to its own proposed management measures, the Applicant has committed to following AAR’s Aboriginal Heritage Discovery Protocols (PDF, 233.0 KB) if heritage is discovered during Project works and will incorporate these into its final CHMP. More information about the Applicant’s proposed heritage management measures is presented in the consultation information pack.

Consultation

Before granting any authorisation under the Act, section 13 requires the Minister (or his delegate in this case) to consult with Traditional Owners, the State Aboriginal Heritage Committee (Committee) and any Aboriginal parties that may have an interest in the matter.

See the following detailed information about this application - including maps and information provided by the Applicant:

Consultation Information Pack - Onkaparinga River Recreation Park Sunset Wetland (PDF, 3.1 MB)

Aboriginal Community Consultation Meeting

An Aboriginal Community consultation meeting about the application will be held for Traditional Owners and any other interested Aboriginal parties.

3:00 pm, Wednesday 24 June 2026
Neporendi Community Centre located at
13 McKinna Road, Christie Downs, SA.

For catering purposes, please RSVP to AAR as soon as possible.

Submissions

If you are a Traditional Owner or an interested Aboriginal party, please consider making a submission.

When making a submission, consider and respond to at least the following questions:

1. What are your views on this request for authorisations?
2. If the authorisations were granted, would you seek that the authorisations be conditioned in any way? Please provide example conditions.
3. What are your views on the project proceeding as proposed, including:
   • the impacts to the Aboriginal heritage that are proposed?
   • the proposed protection and management of Aboriginal heritage?
4. Do you have any other views you wish to share with the Minister before the application is decided?

Consultation closes on Friday 10 July 2026.

More information

RSVPs, all consultation feedback and/or requests for further information or to be notified once a decision has been made should be provided to:

AAR.HeritageSubmissions@sa.gov.au

Maggie Moy
Senior Heritage Officer
Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation (AAR)
Mail: GPO Box 464, ADELAIDE SA 5001
Email: AAR.HeritageSubmissions@sa.gov.au
Telephone: (08) 7424 6520

Susan Penfold
Senior Project Officer (Heritage), AAR
Mail: GPO Box 464, ADELAIDE SA 5001
Email: AAR.HeritageSubmissions@sa.gov.au
Telephone: (08) 7322 7984

Applicant: Urban Renewal Authority trading as Renewal SA
Project: Onkaparinga Heights Residential Development
Application Area: Partly vegetated and partly cropped land between Main South Road and Onkaparinga National Park that is approximately 67 hectares of the proposed 200-hectare Onkaparinga Heights suburb, approximately 25 km south of Adelaide, South Australia.
Application Type: Sections 21, 23 and 29(1)(b)

The Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (Minister), who is responsible for the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988 (SA) (Act), has received an application for authorisations under the Act from Renewal SA (Applicant) to enable the construction of a residential development at Onkaparinga Heights.

Under the Act, authorisations under sections 21 and 23 are required to excavate land for the purposes of uncovering Aboriginal sites, objects and/or ancestral remains (together, heritage) and to damage, disturb and/or interfere with heritage. Further, authorisation under section 29(1)(b) has been sought to allow, should Traditional Owners support it, radiocarbon dating of heritage samples, as this would require their removal from the state to suitable testing facilities interstate or overseas.

About the Project

Renewal SA and their Development Partner propose ground disturbing works to build 1000 homes plus associated infrastructure and landscaping at the new suburb of Onkaparinga Heights (Project).

Aboriginal heritage has been found within the Application Area. The ground disturbing works of this project have the potential to damage or uncover Aboriginal Heritage.

Known Aboriginal heritage

The Onkaparinga Heights Project is located close to Ngangkiparri (Onkaparinga River). The river’s waterway, flood plain, tidal and upper reaches have a high cultural and anthropological significance to Aboriginal people and are recorded as the Ngangkiparri Site Complex.

Aboriginal objects were found during Renewal SA’s Cultural Heritage Assessments undertaken for the Project.

Aboriginal heritage management

Renewal SA advise that an Onkaparinga Heights specific Cultural Heritage Management Plan (CHMP) will be co-developed between Renewal SA, the Development Partner, a qualified heritage consultant and Kaurna Yerta Aboriginal Corporation before activities commence.

In addition to its own proposed management measures, Renewal SA has committed to following AAR’s Aboriginal Heritage Discovery Protocols (PDF, 233.0 KB) and will be guided by AAR’s Heritage Impact Procedure (PDF, 284.8 KB) if heritage is discovered during Project works. More information about the Applicant’s proposed heritage management measures is presented in the consultation information pack.

Consultation

Before granting any authorisation under the Act, section 13 requires the Minister to consult with Traditional Owners, the State Aboriginal Heritage Committee (Committee) and any Aboriginal parties that may have an interest in the matter.

See the following detailed information about this application - including maps and information provided by the Applicant:

Consultation Information Pack - Onkaparinga Heights Residential Development - Renewal SA  (PDF, 2.8 MB)

Aboriginal Community Consultation Meeting

An Aboriginal Community consultation meeting about the application will be held for Traditional Owners and any other interested Aboriginal parties.

5.00pm, Wednesday 24 June 2026
Neporendi Community Centre
13 McKinna Road
Christie Downs SA

For catering purposes, please RSVP to AAR as soon as possible.

Submissions

If you are a Traditional Owner or an interested Aboriginal party, please consider making a submission.

When making a submission, consider and respond to at least the following questions:

1. What are your views on this request for authorisations?
2. If the authorisations were granted, would you seek that the authorisations be conditioned in any way? Please provide example conditions
3. What are your views on the project proceeding as proposed, including:
   • the impacts to Aboriginal heritage that are proposed, and/or
   • the proposed protection and management of Aboriginal heritage?
4. Do you have any other views you wish to share with the Minister before the application is decided?

Consultation closes on Friday 10 July 2026.

More information

RSVPs, all consultation feedback and/or requests for further information or to be notified once a decision has been made should be provided to:

AAR.HeritageSubmissions@sa.gov.au

Maggie Moy
Senior Project Officer (Heritage), AAR
Mail: GPO Box 464, ADELAIDE SA 5001
Email: AAR.HeritageSubmissions@sa.gov.au
Telephone: (08) 7424 6520

Susan Penfold
Senior Project Officer (Heritage), AAR
Mail: GPO Box 464, ADELAIDE SA 5001
Email: AAR.HeritageSubmissions@sa.gov.au
Telephone: (08) 7322 7984

Applicant: Maxwell Nominees Pty Ltd
Project: Residential development - 91 Batson Parade, Hindmarsh Island SA
Application Area: The Application Area is a privately owned allotment. The land is bounded to the south by Batson Parade, with adjoining residential properties on both the eastern and western sides. To the north, the land adjoins the Meeting of the Waters site, where the Goolwa Channel, the Murray River and the Coorong converge. 
Application Type: Sections 21 and 23 of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988 (SA) .

The Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (Minister), who is responsible for the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988 (SA) (Act), has received an application for authorisations under the Act from Maxwell Nominees Pty Ltd (Applicant) in relation to the proposed construction of a new house at 91 Batson Parade, Hindmarsh Island, SA 5214 (Project).

Maxwell Nominees seeks to excavate, remove and relocate Aboriginal remains that were discovered at the property during construction works in July 2025, as well as to excavate, remove and relocate any other discoveries of Aboriginal heritage during construction works, under the supervision of a qualified archaeologist, in consultation with Ngarrindjeri Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC (NAC).

Under the Act, authorisations under sections 21 and 23 are required to excavate land for the purposes of uncovering Aboriginal sites, objects and/or ancestral remains (together, heritage) and to damage, disturb and/or interfere with heritage.

About the Project

The construction of the house at 91 Batson Parade involves ground‑disturbing works within a portion of the Application Area including excavation for footings, the installation of two tanks, soil backfilling and other supporting works.

The Applicant has further committed to following AAR’s Aboriginal Heritage Discovery Protocols  (PDF, 219.3 KB) if heritage is discovered during Project works.

Aboriginal heritage

The region includes the culturally significant Meeting of the Waters site which includes the waters and submerged lands around Hindmarsh Island, Murray Mouth, the Goolwa Channel and the tidal reaches of nearby river and creeks.

Kumarangk (Hindmarsh Island) is also a significant Ngarrindjeri site known to contain many Aboriginal sites, including burials, middens and culturally sensitive landscapes.

Consultation

Before giving authorisation under the Act, section 13 requires the Minister to consult with Traditional Owners, the State Aboriginal Heritage Committee and any other Aboriginal parties that may have an interest in the matter.

See the following detailed information about this application, including maps and information provided by the Applicant:

Consultation Information Pack - 91 Batson Parade Hindmarsh Island (PDF, 4.1 MB).

Submissions

If you are a Traditional Owner or an interested Aboriginal party, please consider making a submission.

When making a submission, consider and respond to at least the following questions:

1. What are your views on this request for authorisations?
2. If the authorisations were granted, would you seek that the authorisations be conditioned in any way? Please provide example conditions.
3. What are your views on the project proceeding as proposed, including:
   • the impacts to Aboriginal heritage that are proposed, and/or
   • the proposed protection and management of Aboriginal heritage?
4. Do you have any other views you wish to share with the Minister before the application is decided?

Consultation closes on Monday 8 June 2026.

More information

To give your views, request further information or to be notified once a decision is made, please contact:

aar.heritagesubmissions@sa.gov.au
(08) 7424 6674

Joanne Fleer
A/ Principal Project Officer (Heritage)
Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Attorney-General's Department
GPO Box 464, ADELAIDE SA 5001

Applicant: Dr G Malone
Project: Construct private dwelling and associated infrastructure
Application Area: The Application Area consists of 2400 m² at 193 Branson Road, McLaren Vale SA 5171 (CT 5282/642 D41827 A50). The location is also known as Lot 50 Kanyanyapilla and Lot 50 Pethick Rd, McLaren Vale SA 5171.
Application Type: Sections 21 and 23

The Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (Minister), who is responsible for the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988 (SA) (Act), has received an application for authorisations under the Act from Dr G Malone (Applicant) to enable the construction of a private dwelling and associated infrastructure at 193 Branson Road, McLaren Vale SA 5171 (Project).

Under the Act, authorisations under sections 21 and 23 are required to excavate land for the purposes of uncovering Aboriginal sites, objects and/or ancestral remains (together, heritage) and to damage, disturb and/or interfere with heritage.

About the Project

The Project is a single-story dwelling and associated infrastructure such as rainwater tanks and a septic system. Ground disturbance will occur across approximately 250m² of the 2,400m² Application Area. The Application Area is former agricultural land, its current use described as a ‘private, bi-cultural, ecological and cultural regeneration project’. Further information about the current and intended use of the broader property is available on the Applicant’s website: lot50kanyanyapilla.com/.

Aboriginal heritage

The Application Area intersects an Aboriginal archaeological site. Further details about the site and the Aboriginal heritage within the surrounding area can be found in AAR’s Consultation Information Pack (PDF, 2.2 MB).

Aboriginal heritage management

The Applicant states that he intends to engage with Traditional Owners through the Kaurna Yerta Aboriginal Corporation (KYAC) RNTBC. The Applicant has written to KYAC advising of the application and invite KYAC representatives who may wish to inspect and visit the Application Area to do so. The Applicant has also engaged a heritage consultant to oversee and monitor all ground disturbance.

If the authorisation is granted the Applicant will be required to follow AAR’s Aboriginal Heritage Discovery Protocols, if heritage is discovered during Project works.

More information about the Project, the heritage and the Applicant’s proposed heritage management measures is provided in the Consultation information pack. (PDF, 2.2 MB)

Consultation

Before granting any authorisation under the Act, section 13 requires the Minister to consult with Traditional Owners, the State Aboriginal Heritage Committee (Committee) and any Aboriginal parties that may have an interest in the matter.

Submissions

If you are a Traditional Owner or an interested Aboriginal party, please consider making a submission.

When making a submission, consider and respond to at least the following questions:

1. Should the authorisations sought by the Applicant be granted? Why or why not?
2. If the authorisations are granted, what conditions (if any) should be imposed on them?
3. Will the Project provide you with any direct or indirect benefits (e.g. cultural, financial or personal)?
4. Are there any other matters the Minister should consider when deciding this application?

Consultation closed Monday 2nd March 2026.

How your submission will be used

All submissions will be forwarded to the Applicant in full for his response, unless you request that any cultural information be kept confidential.

AAR will accommodate such requests where it can. However, procedural fairness may require that the Applicant be provided with as much information as possible to respond. AAR will discuss with you any request you may make for your submission to be considered on a confidential basis.

Once the consultation period has closed, submissions and the Applicant’s responses to them will be provided to the Committee, and the Committee’s advice will then be sought.

All submissions, the Applicant’s responses to them, the Committee’s advice and AAR’s recommendations will be forwarded to the Minister to assist the Minister to decide the application

More information

To give your views. request further information or to be notified once a decision is made, please contact:

AAR.heritagesubmissions@sa.gov.au
(08) 8363 8622

Joanne Fleer
A/Principal Project Officer (Heritage)
Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation
GPO Box 464, ADELAIDE SA 5001

Applicant: NBN Co Ltd
Project: Goolwa and Hindmarsh Island NBN Upgrade
Application Area: Goolwa, Goolwa South, Goolwa Beach and Hindmarsh Island in South Australia.
Application Type: Sections 21 and 23

The Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (Minister), who is responsible for the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988 (SA) (Act), has received an application for authorisations under sections 21 and 23 of the Act from NBN Co Ltd (Applicant). The Applicant seeks to undertake ground disturbing works associated with upgrades to the National Broadband Network (NBN) at Hindmarsh Island, Goolwa and surrounds (Project). The application areas comprise three separate areas intersecting Goolwa, Goolwa South, Goolwa Beach and/or Hindmarsh Island (Application Areas).

Enerven Energy Infrastructure Pty Ltd (Enerven) will undertake civil works associated with this Project on behalf of the Applicant.

Under the Act, authorisations under sections 21 and 23 are required to excavate land for the purposes of uncovering Aboriginal sites, objects and/or ancestral remains (together, heritage) and to damage, disturb and/or interfere with heritage.

About the Project

The Project will involve ground disturbing works to excavate and/or upgrade pits and dig trenches to lay underground conduit to protect and route new electrical wiring.

Aboriginal heritage

The Application Areas intersect known Aboriginal heritage including the Meeting of the Waters and Kumarangk (Hindmarsh Island), both significant Ngarrindjeri anthropological sites. Seven other archaeological and burial sites also intersect the Application Areas. Impacts to two archaeological sites will occur as part of the Project, with works occurring in proximity to other known sites. If granted, the authorisations would allow the Applicant (subject to conditions) to excavate land to uncover, damage, disturb and/or interfere with Aboriginal heritage to facilitate the Project.

Aboriginal heritage management

The Applicant states that it, and Enerven on its behalf, will deliver the Project inclusively in consultation with NAC. The Applicant has engaged heritage consultancy firm, Stenhouse Heritage, to provide a heritage survey and to assist with managing heritage within the Application Areas.

The Applicant has committed to following AAR’s Aboriginal Heritage Discovery Protocols (PDF, 219.3 KB), and utilising Stenhouse Heritage’s methodology for archaeological excavation, if the Minister decides to grant the authorisations and heritage is discovered during Project works.

More information about the Project, Aboriginal heritage intersecting the application area and the Applicant’s proposed heritage management measures is included in the Consultation Information Pack (PDF, 3.3 MB).

Consultation

Before granting any authorisation under the Act, section 13 requires the Minister to consult with Traditional Owners, the State Aboriginal Heritage Committee and any other Aboriginal parties that may have an interest in the matter.

Aboriginal Community Consultation Meeting

An Aboriginal Community Consultation Meeting was held for Traditional Owners and any other interested Aboriginal people and organisations on Wednesday 26 November 2025 at CLLMM Research Centre, Level 1, 92 Barrage Rd, Goolwa.

Submissions

If you are a Traditional Owner or an interested Aboriginal party, please consider making a submission.

When making a submission, consider and respond to at least the following questions:

1. Should the authorisations sought by the Applicant be granted? Why or why not?
2. If the authorisations are granted, what conditions (if any) should be imposed on them?
3. Will the Project provide you with any direct or indirect benefits (e.g. cultural, financial or personal)?
4. Are there any other matters the Minister should consider when deciding this application?

Consultation closed on Friday 19 December 2025.

How your submission will be used

Consultees may request AAR to keep any cultural information in their submission confidential.

Where possible AAR will accommodate that request; however, procedural fairness considerations may require that the Applicant be provided with a right of response to information that is relevant (or at least so much of the information as is relevant).

Otherwise, all submissions will be forwarded to the Applicant in full for comment. Once the consultation period has closed, consultee submissions and the Applicant’s comments about them will then be forwarded to the Committee, and the Committee’s advice will then be sought.

AAR will collate all submissions, the Applicant’s responses to them, the Committee’s advice, and its own recommendations to the Minister to assist the Minister to make a final decision about the application.

More information

All consultation feedback and/or requests for further information and/or to be notified once a decision has been made should be directed to:

Joanne Fleer
A/Principal Project Officer (Heritage)

AAR Mail: GPO Box 464, ADELAIDE SA 5001
Email: aar.heritagesubmissions@sa.gov.au
Phone: (08) 8363 8622

Applicant: Neoen Australia Pty Ltd
Project:  Goyder North Wind Farm
Application area: An area of land comprising around 17,700 ha in South Australia’s Goyder region
Application Type:  Sections 21 and 23

The Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (Minister), who is responsible for the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988 (SA) (Act), has received an application for authorisations under sections 21 and 23 of the Act from Neoen Australia Pty Ltd (Applicant) in relation to its Goyder North Wind Farm Project.

About the Project

The Applicant proposes to construct a large-scale wind farm and battery storage facility known as the Goyder North Wind Farm Project (Project) within an area of land comprising approximately 17,700 ha located north of Burra, in South Australia’s Goyder region.

The Project would involve ground disturbing works and other supporting works within the application area to enable the construction of up to 99 wind turbines; two battery storage facilities and substations; and an approximately 48 km long overhead transmission line.

Aboriginal heritage

AAR holds records for four Aboriginal sites within the application area. AAR is also aware of four additional areas described as cultural heritage sites in a report prepared following an anthropological heritage survey with Traditional Owners in March 2024.

Section 21 makes it an offence to excavate land for the purpose of uncovering Aboriginal sites, objects or remains (together, heritage). Section 23 of the Act makes it an offence to damage, disturb and/or interfere with Aboriginal heritage without authorisation from the Minister.

As the Project would potentially involve ground-disturbing works that may impact, or require excavation of, heritage, the Applicant has sought authorisations under sections 21 and 23 of the Act.

Proposed heritage management

The Applicant has committed to implementing avoidance areas around the eight known heritage locations and developing Cultural Heritage Management Plans with Traditional Owners to ensure the appropriate management of Aboriginal heritage during the Project. The Applicant has further committed to following AAR’s Aboriginal Heritage Discovery Protocols (PDF, 219.3 KB) if heritage is discovered during Project works.

More information about the Project, Aboriginal heritage intersecting the application area and the Applicant’s proposed heritage management measures is included in the Consultation Information Pack (PDF, 6.9 MB).

Further information from the Applicant

The Applicant has also prepared a detailed Project Description(PDF, 3.3 MB) in relation to its application for authorisations under the Act. Traditional Owners and interested Aboriginal parties may contact AAR to request a hardcopy of the Applicant’s Project Description.

For a detailed overview of the Applicant’s Goyder Renewables Zone, see: www.goyderenergy.com.au

Information about specialist reports undertaken by the Applicant in relation to the Project are available on the Applicant’s website.

Consultation and submissions

Before considering whether to grant the authorisations, section 13 requires the Minister to first consult with the State Aboriginal Heritage Committee, Traditional Owners, and any other Aboriginal parties he thinks may have an interest in the matter.

Aboriginal Community Consultation Meeting

An Aboriginal Community Consultation Meeting was held for Traditional Owners and any other interested Aboriginal people and organisations. It took place on the 8th of September 2025, at the Mawson Lakes Hotel.

Submissions

If you are a Traditional Owner or an interested Aboriginal party, please consider making a submission.

When making a submission, please consider and respond to at least the following questions:

1. Should the authorisations sought by the Applicant be granted? Why or why not?
2. If the authorisations are granted, what conditions (if any) should be imposed on them?
3. Will the Project provide you with any direct or indirect benefits (e.g. cultural, financial or personal)?
4. Are there any other matters the Minister should consider when deciding this application?

Consultation closed on Thursday 2 October 2025.

How your submission will be used

Consultees may request AAR to keep any cultural information in their submission confidential.

Where possible AAR will accommodate that request; however, procedural fairness considerations may require that the Applicant be provided with a right of response to information that is relevant (or at least so much of the information as is relevant).

Otherwise, all submissions will be forwarded to the Applicant in full for comment. Once the consultation period has closed, consultee submissions and the Applicant’s comments about them will then be forwarded to the Committee, and the Committee’s advice will then be sought.

AAR will collate all submissions, the Applicant’s responses to them, the Committee’s advice, and its own recommendations to the Minister to assist the Minister to make a final decision about the application.

More information

To provide a submission and/or request further information, or for requests to be notified once a decision has been made, please contact:

aar.heritagesubmissions@sa.gov.au
(08) 8429 9419

Peter Kapiris
Acting Principal Project Officer (Heritage), AAR
GPO Box 464, ADELAIDE SA 5001

Applicant: Department of the Premier and Cabinet
Project:  North Adelaide Golf Course Redevelopment
Application area: The land comprising most of Park 1 Pirltawardli/ Possum Park and Park 27A John E Brown Park in the Adelaide Park Lands bounded by the Karrawirra Pari (River Torrens).
Application Type:  Sections 21 and 23

The Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (Minister), who is responsible for the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988 (SA) (Act), has received an application for authorisations under sections 21 and 23 of the Act from the Department of the Premier and Cabinet (DPC) (Applicant) to redevelop the North Adelaide Golf Course, situated in the Adelaide Park Lands and adjacent to the Karrawirra Pari (River Torrens) (the Project).

Section 21 makes it an offence to excavate land for the purpose of uncovering Aboriginal sites, objects or remains (together, Aboriginal heritage). Section 23 of the Act makes it an offence to damage, disturb and/or interfere with Aboriginal heritage without authorisation from the Minister.

About the project

The Project involves ground disturbing works within the Application Area to redevelop and expand amenities at the North Adelaide Golf Course, including the construction of associated infrastructure, facilities and services.

Known Aboriginal heritage

The application area is known to intersect Aboriginal heritage, including the Karrawirra Pari (River Torrens) and an historic Aboriginal site.

There is potential for subsurface Aboriginal heritage to be discovered during ground-disturbing Project works.

If granted, the authorisations would allow the Applicant (subject to conditions) to damage, disturb and/or interfere with Aboriginal heritage and to excavate land for the purposes of uncovering Aboriginal heritage.

Updated heritage information - 30 July 2025

The Consultation Information Pack (CIP) (PDF, 4.5 MB) has been amended on page 13 to include a summary of a cultural heritage assessment undertaken in 2023 by heritage consultancy firm Neale Draper & Associates, in consultation with Kaurna representatives, over part of the application area. This report has recently become available to AAR. The report concludes, based on historical records and reports relevant to the area (summarised in the CIP), that:

...the southern end of the North Adelaide PAR 3 golf course probably retains a substantial archaeological record of traditional Kaurna use as a large-scale camping and ceremonial precinct, with a high probability of traditional burials occurring within 1.5m depth of the natural land surface.

Consultation and submissions

Before considering whether to grant the authorisations, section 13 requires the Minister to first consult with the State Aboriginal Heritage Committee, Traditional Owners, and any other Aboriginal parties he thinks may have an interest in the matter.

More detail about the application and the Project, including updated heritage information, can be found in the Consultation Information Pack (PDF, 4.5 MB).

The Applicant has committed to developing a Cultural Heritage Management Plan to help manage any potential heritage discoveries and impacts throughout the Project. The Applicant has further committed to following AAR’s Aboriginal Heritage Discovery Protocols (PDF, 219.3 KB) if heritage is discovered during Project works.

Aboriginal Community Consultation Meeting

A meeting was held for Traditional Owners and any other interested Aboriginal parties and organisations on Saturday 19 July 2025 at Mawson Lakes Hotel.

Submissions

If you are a Traditional Owner or an interested Aboriginal party, please consider making a submission.

When making a submission, please consider and respond to at least the following questions:

1. Should the authorisations sought by the Applicant be granted? Why or why not?
2. If the authorisations are granted, what conditions (if any) should be imposed on them?
3. Will the Project provide you with any direct or indirect benefits (e.g. cultural, financial or personal)?
4. Are there any other matters the Minister should consider when deciding this application?

Consultation was extended and closed on Thursday 21 August 2025. 

The Consultation Information Pack was amended on pages 18 and 19 accordingly.

How your submission will be used

Consultees may request AAR to keep any cultural information in their submission confidential.

Where possible AAR will accommodate that request; however, procedural fairness considerations may require that the Applicant be provided with a right of response to information that is relevant (or at least so much of the information as is relevant).

Otherwise, all submissions will be forwarded to the Applicant in full for comment. Once the consultation period has closed, consultee submissions and the Applicant’s comments about them will then be forwarded to the Committee, and the Committee’s advice will then be sought.

AAR will collate all submissions, the Applicant’s responses to them, the Committee’s advice, and its own recommendations to the Minister to assist the Minister to make a final decision about the application.

More information

To provide a submission and/or request further information, or for requests to be notified once a decision has been made, please contact:

aar.heritagesubmissions@sa.gov.au
(08) 8363 8622

Joanne Fleer
Senior Project Officer (Heritage)
Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation
GPO Box 464, ADELAIDE SA 5001

Applicant: Department for Environment and Water
Project:  Establishing baseline data for the conservation of Koonalda Cave
Application area: The underground area of Koonalda Cave, located on the Nullarbor Plain, limited to the extent shown and described in the Consultation Information Pack (PDF, 2.4 MB).
Application Type:  Section 23

The Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (Minister), who is responsible for the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988 (SA) (Act), has received an application for authorisation under section 23 of the Act from the Department for Environment and Water (DEW) (Applicant) to undertake digital recording, laser scanning, climate monitoring and water quality sampling (activities) inside Koonalda Cave (Project), a highly significant Aboriginal site for Mirning Custodians and Aboriginal peoples of the Far West Coast.

Section 23 of the Act makes it an offence to damage, disturb and/or interfere with Aboriginal heritage without authorisation from the Minister.

About the project

Koonalda Cave is within the Nullarbor Wilderness Protection Area, on land managed by the Applicant with advice from the Nullarbor Parks Advisory Committee (NPAC). NPAC comprises Mirning members nominated by Far West Coast Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC (FWCAC), as well as employees of the Applicant.

The Applicant plans to engage appropriately skilled and qualified practitioners through an Expression of Interest (EOI) process to capture baseline data about the cave. The data collected will record the current condition of artwork inside the cave, test the quality of the water and record humidity levels and temperature inside the cave. The activities are supported by, and align with, the Koonalda Cave Conservation Management Plan (CMP) that was finalised in early 2025, in partnership with NPAC, with input from FWCAC, the Mirning Council of Elders and Far West Coast Aboriginal people.

Known Aboriginal heritage

Koonalda Cave is an Aboriginal site of high significance to Mirning custodians and other Far West Coast Aboriginal people. The site is a determined Aboriginal site under the Act, as well as being recognised and protected under Commonwealth law, for its outstanding heritage values.

Consultation and submissions

Prior to any authorisation being granted under the Act, section 13 requires the Minister to consider the views of the State Aboriginal Heritage Committee, Traditional Owners, and any other interested Aboriginal parties. Written and verbal submissions are now invited if you meet these criteria.

AAR is available to speak to you over the phone or meet with you if you would like to talk about the application and/or provide a submission.

Please contact AAR if you would like to arrange a meeting with AAR and the Applicant to discuss the Application.

See the following detailed information about this application, as well as other information provided by the Applicant:

• Consultation Information Pack (PDF, 2.4 MB)(PDF)
• Flyer (PDF, 759.6 KB)(PDF)
• Koonalda Cave Conservation Management Plan(PDF, 1.9 MB)(PDF)
• Codes and Standards - Australian Speleological Federation

The Department for Environment and Water has committed to following AAR’s Aboriginal Heritage Discovery Protocols (PDF, 197.7 KB)(PDF) if heritage is discovered during Project works.

Submissions

If you are a Traditional Owner or an interested Aboriginal party, please consider making a submission.

When making a submission, consider and respond to the following questions:

1. Should the authorisation sought by the Applicant be granted? Why or why not?
2. If the authorisations is granted, what conditions (if any) should be imposed on it?
3. Will the Project provide you with any direct or indirect benefits (e.g. cultural, financial or personal)?
4. Are there any other matters the Minister should consider when deciding this application?

Consultation closed on Saturday 5 July 2025.

More information

Requests for feedback and/or requests for further information, or requests to be notified once a decision has been made, should be provided to:

AAR.CIR@sa.gov.au(external site)
(08) 8363 8622

Joanne Fleer
Senior Project Officer (Heritage)
Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation

Applicant:  Prof Amy Roberts

Application type: Sections 23 and 29(1)(b)

The Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (Minister), who is responsible for the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988 (SA) (Act), has received an application for authorisations under the Act from Prof Amy Roberts of Flinders University (Applicant) to conduct destructive and non-destructive scientific analyses on 30 Aboriginal objects held in the South Australian Museum’s (SAM’s) collections, originally collected from the Upper River Murray region between Morgan and the South Australian border (Research Project).

The objects include examples of wooden boomerangs, shields, dishes, spears and other items.

Under the Act, authorisation under section 23 of the Act is required to damage, disturb or interfere with any Aboriginal site, object or remains. Authorisation is also required under section 29(1)(b) of the Act to remove an Aboriginal object from the state.

About the project:

The current application forms part of a broader collaborative research project between Flinders University and the River Murray and Mallee Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC (RMMAC), with the cooperation of SAM. The broader project aims to better understand Australian Aboriginal ‘lifeways’ through a comprehensive study of fibre and wooden objects.

The Research Project seeks to satisfy the following four key aims:

• to determine how old the objects are
• to identify the types of wood used to create the objects
• to understand what the objects were used for
• to learn how the objects were manufactured/decorated.

Consultation:

Before considering whether to grant any authorisation under the Act, section 13 requires the Minister to consult with Traditional Owners, the State Aboriginal Heritage Committee and any other Aboriginal parties that may have an interest in the matter.

Detailed information about this application, including a list of the objects can be found in the consultation information pack (PDF, 338.3 KB).

Submissions:

If you are a Traditional Owner or an interested Aboriginal party, please consider making a submission.

When making a submission, consider and respond to the following questions:

1. Should the authorisations sought by the Applicant be granted? Why or why not?
2. If the authorisations are granted, what conditions (if any) should be imposed on them?
3. Will the Research Project provide you with any direct or indirect benefits (e.g. cultural, financial or personal)?
4. Are there any other matters the Minister should consider when deciding this application?

Consultation closed Monday 26 May 2025.

More information

Requests for feedback and/or requests for further information or to be notified once a decision has been made should be provided to:

AAR.CIR@sa.gov.au
(08) 8429 9419

Mr Peter Kapiris
Senior Project Officer (Heritage)
Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation
GPO Box 464, ADELAIDE SA 5001

The Consultation Information Pack was updated with Attachments 5 and 6, on 6 March 2026

Applicant: Walker Pastoral Pty Ltd
Project: Riverlea Development stormwater channels
Application Area:

There are two discrete Application Areas:

Application Area 1 includes a portion of CT 5868/778, the road reserve of Legoe Road between CT 5868/778 and CT 5399/96, a portion of CT 5399/96 and a portion of the road reserve of Carmelo Road.

Application Area 2 includes a portion CT 6286/790 running along an unmade road reserve of Beagle Hole Road, an unmade and unnamed road reserve as well as a small section of the Thompsons Creek channel.

Application Type:

Sections 21, 23 and 29(1)(b) of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988 (SA)

The Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (Minister), who is responsible for the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988 (SA) (Act), has received an application for authorisations under sections 21, 23 and 29(1)(b) of the Act from Walker Pastoral Pty Ltd (Applicant).

The Applicant seeks to undertake ground-disturbing works to construct stormwater management channels, and to carry out archaeological salvage works for any Aboriginal heritage that cannot be avoided by these works, as needed to facilitate this construction (Project).

Section 21 of the Act makes it an offence to excavate land for the purposes of uncovering Aboriginal sites, objects and remains (together, heritage) without the Minister’s authorisation, while section 23 of the Act makes it an offence to damage, disturb or interfere with Aboriginal heritage without the Minister’s authorisation. Section 29(1)(b) makes it an offence to remove an Aboriginal object from the State, without the Minister’s authorisation.

About the Project

The Project aims to manage flooding and stormwater across the Buckland Park Township development - now known as ‘Riverlea’ - in accordance with the Applicant’s flooding and stormwater mitigation strategy. The Project would involve the construction of a series of flooding and stormwater mitigation channels extending from Tippets Bridge Road in the north to the Thompson Creek Channel in the south.

For more information about the Applicant’s proposals for the construction of stormwater management infrastructure, please see the Applicant’s stormwater management plan (PDF, 26.8 MB).

To request a printed copy of this document contact AAR.

Background

The Applicant received separate authorisations under the Act on 9 October 2024.

Access a copy of the October 2024 instrument of authorisation (PDF, 20.5 MB)

Access a copy of the 2023 Consultation Information Pack (PDF, 11.5 MB)

The Project covers areas that are close to, and partly abut, the areas covered by the 9 October 2024 authorisations.

A further application for authorisations under the Act for the construction of the remainder of the Riverlea development (Precincts 3 and 4) has also been lodged with AAR. That application will be subject to a separate consultation process under the Act with Aboriginal parties in the future.

Aboriginal heritage

Two isolated discoveries of Aboriginal objects and two potential archaeological deposits (PADs) have been identified within the Application Areas (all falling within Application Area 1). The Applicant acknowledges that the risk of discovering further Aboriginal heritage in the Application Areas, including Aboriginal sites and potentially Aboriginal burials, is high.

The Applicant advises that it will engage heritage consultancy firm Austral Archaeology to conduct all heritage management activities relating to the Project, in consultation with KYAC and with participation of Kaurna representatives.

If authorised, the Project would involve salvaging (that is, the recording, excavation, collection, removing, and relocation) of any Aboriginal heritage that cannot be avoided by the Project.

More information about the Project, Aboriginal heritage and the Applicant’s proposed heritage management measures is included in the Consultation Information Pack (updated with attachments 5 and 6, on 6 March 2026) (PDF, 10.8 MB).

The Applicant has further committed to following AAR’s Aboriginal Heritage Discovery Protocols (PDF, 219.3 KB) if heritage is discovered during Project works.

Consultation

Before granting any authorisations under the Act, section 13 requires the Minister to consult with Traditional Owners, the State Aboriginal Heritage Committee (Committee) and any other Aboriginal parties that may have an interest in the matter.

Aboriginal Community Consultation Meeting

An Aboriginal Community consultation meeting was held for Traditional Owners and any other interested Aboriginal parties. It took place on Saturday 14 March 2026 at Tauondi Aboriginal College.

Submissions

If you are a Traditional Owner or an interested Aboriginal party, please consider making a submission.

When making a submission, consider and respond to at least the following questions:

1. Should the authorisations sought by the Applicant be granted? Why or why not?
2. If the authorisations are granted, what conditions (if any) should be imposed on them?
3. Will the Project provide you with any direct or indirect benefits (e.g. cultural, financial or personal)?
4. Are there any other matters the Minister should consider when deciding this application?

Consultation closed on Thursday 9 April 2026.

How your submission will be used

Consultees may request that AAR keep any cultural information in their submission confidential.

Where possible, AAR will accommodate that request; however, procedural fairness may require that the Applicant be provided with as much information as possible to respond. AAR will discuss with you any request you may make for your submission to be considered on a confidential basis.

Once the consultation period has closed, submissions and the Applicant’s responses to them will be provided to the Committee, and the Committee’s advice will then be sought.

All submissions, the Applicant’s responses to them, the Committee’s advice and AAR’s recommendations will be forwarded to the Minister to assist the Minister to decide the application.

More information

All consultation feedback and/or requests for further information and/or to be notified once a decision has been made should be directed to:

AAR.heritagesubmissions@sa.gov.au
(08) 7322 7821

Jeremy Sibbald
Project Officer (Heritage)
Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Attorney General’s Department
GPO Box 464, ADELAIDE SA 5001

Applicant: Adelaide Airport Ltd
Project: Adelaide Airport - Burbridge Park
Application Area: Approximately 11,300m² of Commonwealth land (CT 6074/574) [CT 6137/606 D49654 A50], bound by Vimy Avenue, Butler Boulevard and Sir Donald Bradman Drive.
Application Type: Sections 21 and 23 of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988 (SA)

The Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (Minister), who is responsible for the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988 (SA) (Act), has received an application for authorisations under sections 21 and 23 of the Act from Adelaide Airport Ltd (Applicant).

The Applicant seeks to carry out archaeological salvage works of Aboriginal heritage to facilitate the construction of a commercial/industrial warehouse retail development, including carparking and landscaping (Project).

As the Project will involve ground-disturbing works that will impact, and require excavation of, Aboriginal heritage, the Applicant has sought authorisations under sections 21 and 23 of the Act.

Section 21 of the Act makes it an offence to excavate land for the purposes of uncovering Aboriginal sites, objects and remains (together, heritage) without the Minister’s authorisation, while section 23 of the Act makes it an offence to damage, disturb or interfere with Aboriginal heritage without the Minister’s authorisation.

About the Project

The Project would involve construction of a commercial/industrial warehouse and retail development, which includes carparking and landscaping, on Adelaide Airport land within what is known as the Burbridge Business Park Precinct.

The Application Area includes the known Aboriginal heritage site 6628-4408, an archaeological artefact scatter. If authorised, the Applicant intends to excavate, remove, record and relocate (that is, archaeological salvage) site 6628-4408 prior to undertaking Project works.

Aboriginal heritage

The Applicant advises that it has engaged heritage consultancy firm Integrated Heritage Services (IHS) to develop appropriate methods for managing Aboriginal heritage during the Project.

IHS has developed, in consultation with Kaurna Traditional Owners, a Cultural Heritage Management Plan (CHMP) which has been endorsed by the Kaurna Yerta Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC (KYAC).

The CHMP includes provisions for the archaeological salvage of site 6628-4408 and any further heritage discoveries that cannot be preserved in situ.

All heritage salvage activities will be conducted in consultation with Traditional Owners and assisted by a qualified archaeologist.

More information about the Project, Aboriginal heritage within the Application Area and the Applicant’s proposed heritage management measures is included in the Consultation Information Pack (PDF, 1.7 MB).

The Applicant has further committed to following AAR’s Aboriginal Heritage Discovery Protocols (PDF, 219.3 KB) if heritage is discovered during Project works.

Consultation

Before granting any authorisations under the Act, section 13 requires the Minister to consult with Traditional Owners, the State Aboriginal Heritage Committee (Committee) and any other Aboriginal parties that may have an interest in the matter.

Aboriginal Community Consultation Meeting

An Aboriginal Community Consultation Meeting was held for Traditional Owners and any other interested Aboriginal people and organisations. It took place on 15 April 2026 at Yitpi Yartapuultiku.

Submissions

If you are a Traditional Owner or an interested Aboriginal party, please consider making a submission.

When making a submission, consider and respond to the following questions:

1. What are your views on the authorisations the Applicant is seeking?
2. If the authorisations are given, would you seek that the authorisations be conditioned in any way? Please provide example conditions
3. What are your views on the Project proceeding as planned?
4. What are your views on the impacts to Aboriginal heritage that the Project currently proposes?
5. What are your views on the Applicant’s proposed protection and management of Aboriginal heritage should impacts to Aboriginal heritage be authorised?
6. Do you have any other views you wish to share with the Minister before they decide this application?

Consultation closed on Friday 1 May 2026

How your submission will be used

Consultees may request that AAR keep any cultural information in their submission confidential.

Where possible, AAR will accommodate that request; however, procedural fairness may require that the Applicant be provided with as much information as possible to respond. AAR will discuss with you any request you may make for your submission to be considered on a confidential basis.

Once the consultation period has closed, submissions and the Applicant’s responses to them will be provided to the Committee, and the Committee’s advice will then be sought.

All submissions, the Applicant’s responses to them, the Committee’s advice and AAR’s recommendations will be forwarded to the Minister to assist the Minister to decide the application.

More information

To give your views. request further information or to be notified once a decision is made, please contact:

aar.heritagesubmissions@sa.gov.au
(08) 7322 7821

Jeremy Sibbald
Senior Project Officer (Heritage)
Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Attorney General’s Department
GPO Box 464, ADELAIDE SA 5001

Applicant: Parafield Airport Ltd subsidiary of Adelaide Airport Ltd
Project: Parafield Airport - Airport Business Precinct
Application Area: Approximately 45,400m² of Commonwealth land (CT 6156/211) [CT6156/211 F114106 A15], bound by the railway corridor (near Parafield Gardens station) to the west, drainage/water bodies within the Runways Precinct of the Parafield Airport Estate to the south and east, and vacant undeveloped land to the north-east.
Application Type: Sections 21 and 23 of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988 (SA)

The Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (Minister), who is responsible for the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988 (SA) (Act), has received an application for authorisations under sections 21 and 23 of the Act from Parafield Airport Ltd (Applicant).

The Applicant seeks to carry out archaeological salvage works of Aboriginal heritage to facilitate the construction of multiple commercial/industrial warehouse developments, including carparking and landscaping (Project).

As the Project will involve ground-disturbing works that will impact, and require excavation of, Aboriginal heritage, the Applicant has sought authorisations under sections 21 and 23 of the Act.

Section 21 of the Act makes it an offence to excavate land for the purposes of uncovering Aboriginal sites, objects and remains (together, heritage) without the Minister’s authorisation, while section 23 of the Act makes it an offence to damage, disturb or interfere with Aboriginal heritage without the Minister’s authorisation.

About the Project

If authorised, the Project would involve ground disturbing works to excavate, record, remove and relocate (that is, archaeologically salvage) site 6628-4710, an archaeological artefact scatter.

Any further discoveries that cannot be preserved in situ will also be salvaged. All heritage salvage activities will be conducted in consultation with Traditional Owners and assisted by a qualified archaeologist.

Following this heritage salvage, the Project would then involve the construction of multiple, individually tenanted commercial/industrial warehouse developments, along with associated car parking, landscaping and stormwater infrastructure.

Aboriginal heritage

The Applicant advises that it has engaged heritage consultancy firm Integrated Heritage Services (IHS) to develop appropriate methods for managing Aboriginal heritage during the Project.

IHS has developed, in consultation with Kaurna Traditional Owners, a Cultural Heritage Management Plan (CHMP) for the Project, which contains provisions for the archaeological salvage of site 6628-4710 and any further heritage discoveries that cannot be preserved in situ.

This CHMP has been submitted to Kaurna Yerta Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC (KYAC) for endorsement. Under the CHMP, any heritage salvage will be conducted in consultation with Traditional Owners and assisted by a qualified archaeologist.

More information about the Project, Aboriginal heritage within the Application Area and the Applicant’s proposed heritage management measures is included in the Consultation Information Pack (PDF, 1.9 MB).

The Applicant has further committed to following AAR’s Aboriginal Heritage Discovery Protocols (PDF, 219.3 KB) if heritage is discovered during Project works.

Consultation

Before giving any authorisations under the Act, section 13 requires the Minister to consult with Traditional Owners, the State Aboriginal Heritage Committee (Committee) and any other Aboriginal parties that may have an interest in the matter.

Aboriginal Community Consultation Meeting

An Aboriginal Community Consultation Meeting was held for Traditional Owners and any other interested Aboriginal people and organisations. It took place on 15 April 2026 at Yitpi Yartapuultiku.

Submissions

If you are a Traditional Owner or an interested Aboriginal party, please consider making a submission.

When making a submission, consider and respond to the following questions:

1. What are your views on the authorisations the Applicant is seeking?
2. If the authorisations are given, would you seek that the authorisations be conditioned in any way? Please provide example conditions
3. What are your views on the Project proceeding as planned?
4. What are your views on the impacts to Aboriginal heritage that the Project currently proposes?
5. What are your views on the Applicant’s proposed protection and management of Aboriginal heritage should impacts to Aboriginal heritage be authorised?
6. Do you have any other views you wish to share with the Minister before they decide this application?

Consultation closed on Friday 1 May 2026.

How your submission will be used

Consultees may request that AAR keep any cultural information in their submission confidential.

Where possible, AAR will accommodate that request; however, procedural fairness may require that the Applicant be provided with as much information as possible to respond. AAR will discuss with you any request you may make for your submission to be considered on a confidential basis.

Once the consultation period has closed, submissions and the Applicant’s responses to them will be provided to the Committee, and the Committee’s advice will then be sought.

All submissions, the Applicant’s responses to them, the Committee’s advice and AAR’s recommendations will be forwarded to the Minister to assist the Minister to decide the application.

More information

To give your views, request further information or to be notified once a decision is made, please contact:

aar.heritagesubmissions@sa.gov.au
(08) 7322 7821

Jeremy Sibbald
Senior Project Officer (Heritage)
Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Attorney General’s Department
GPO Box 464, ADELAIDE SA 5001