The Registered Aboriginal Party (RAP) for Yaloak South is the Wathaurung Aboriginal Corporation (Wadawurrung).

As the RAP, they are the decision-makers in regards to the management of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage within their boundaries. Development of the CHMP, salvage activities, and training are all completed in partnership with the RAP.

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Pacific Hydro is committed to preserving cultural heritage at the project site through staff training, assessment, and ongoing management in accordance with the Cultural Heritage Management Plan (CHMP). The project’s CHMP was completed in partnership with the Registered Aboriginal Party, the Wathaurung Aboriginal Corporation (Wadawurrung).

The CHMP is a written report that outlines the results of the cultural heritage assessment and recommendations for measures to be taken before, during and after construction to manage and protect Aboriginal cultural heritage in the project area.

An Aboriginal cultural heritage salvage has been undertaken on site in accordance with the approved CHMP.

For Yaloak South Wind Farm, this involves a surface salvage of artefacts over the entire Activity Area, and a mechanical salvage over an area approximately 30m x 10m.

The surface salvage was conducted on foot while the mechanical salvage requires the excavation of topsoil to a depth of approximately 30cm and use of a mechanical sieve to collect sub-surface artefacts.

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Acknowledgement

Pacific Hydro acknowledges and respects the Wadawurrung people, traditional owners of the land at the Yaloak South Wind Farm Project.

The traditional boundaries of the Wadawurrung extend south-west from the Werribee River to Aireys Inlet and north-west towards Ballarat; including the Parwan and Moorabool Valleys. This is the extent of the Wadawurrung RAP area.

Indigenous people have inhabited this region for over 25,000 years. The Parwan Valley’s escarpment was a focus of occupation in the past and is of significance to the Traditional Owners.

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Artefacts

Hundreds of artefacts have been collected from the salvage operation, mainly quartz and silcrete flakes used as small cutting tools. Silcrete is a hard and resistant material widely used by Aboriginal people for

stone tool manufacture. It was a tradable commodity and can be found in areas that have no silcrete at all. It was used by Indigenous people in a similar way to European use of flint.

Other recovered artefacts include the the sharp-edged waste material left over when a stone tool is created, which is called debitage.

About Pacific Hydro

Founded in Australia in 1992, Pacific Hydro is a global owner, operator and developer of renewable energy assets.

Pacific Hydro is owned by State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) through State Power Investment Overseas Co. Ltd of China (SPIC Overseas).