Barrack Street Jetty 1 Replacement

Challenge

Barrack Street Jetty 1 in Western Australia was constructed in 1972 and has been in service for approximately 50 years. It is the only public jetty within the Barrack Square facility and a popular access point for recreational boaters. The jetty also provides services for the charter fleet operating out of Barrack Square.

Jetty 1 is deteriorating and needs to be replaced. The jetty site intersects with a Registered Aboriginal Cultural Heritage (ACH) site, Swan River, triggering the need for regulatory consent under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 to undertake the proposed works.

Solution

Element Advisory, now SLR, was engaged to undertake an initial Due Diligence Assessment. From this, our team determined that the project required an archaeological and ethnographic survey, through consultation with Elders, Traditional Owners, and Knowledge Holders for the purposes of a Section 18 application.

The team partnered with Snappy Gum Heritage Services and our Cultural Advisor for the project and followed the Noongar Standard Heritage Agreement process. The methodology was based on the Consultation Policy for Section 18 applications under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972.

Impact

The team worked with the client to undertake ACH consultation on a significant registered site and produced a consultation report, documenting the conditions and recommendations identified by the Whadjuk Traditional Owners, for future inclusion to support the Section 18 application. The final report for the client incorporated all aspects of the consultation and assessments undertaken: archaeological, ethnographic, historical, and identification of impacts of the proposed works.