Conservation and Environment Centre
Caring for country in light of environmental challenges is high on out agenda, and we plan to do this by implementing several measures. We consider that the conservation and environmental centre, cultural centre and keeping place are very much culturally linked through natural resource management and preservation of cultural heritage artefacts and language.
Native provenance plantings are part of the many facetted learnings. In this case, the surrounds will facilitate learning about basic horticulture, environmental remediation and cultural issues to do with bush foods, medicines and colours for various objects.
The WSC aims to be carbon neutral and to this end will include recycled materials amongst its construction materials, plus the design will harvest rainwater, recycle grey water, and endeavour to produce enough energy to make money to put back into the grid through solar energy. We will also implement no-waste strategies including composting and native food production.
Barrick and the Claim Group have entered into a Cultural Heritage Management Plan (CHMP) that governs the management of Wiradjuri Condobolin cultural places both in the project area and over Wiradjuri Condobolin Country as a whole. This ensures that the Claim Group can exercise their custodial responsibilities for cultural heritage in the context of the project proceeding as planned.
Barrick and its contractors must comply with the CHMP and Barrick must use its best endeavours to get third parties who deal with Barrick in relation to the Project, to adopt the principles contained in the CHMP.
The Claim Group must set up a cultural heritage company to provide cultural heritage services to Barrick and other companies within Wiradjuri Condobolin Country. In the Ancillary Deed this is called the CH Company. Barrick is providing funds for this to occur. Once the CH Company has been set up, the Claim Group is responsible for ensuring that the CH Company is able to operate without further financial assistance from Barrick, except when Barrick enters into contracts with the CH Company to carry out cultural heritage services for Barrick.
Barrick recognises that information and objects derived from cultural heritage management activities are the cultural property of Wiradjuri Condobolin people.
Barrick and the Claim Group will negotiate an agreement about the offset conditions contained in the Section 90 Consent (Clause 8.6 Ancillary Deed). This will cover:
· a keeping place owned by the Wiradjuri Condobolin people;
· a regional cultural heritage study and the associated research and publication of a booklet;
· a survey to document the whereabouts of Wiradjuri Condobolin objects taken from Wiradjuri Condobolin country and support for their return.
