Protecting Rock Holes in the Gawler Ranges

The claim group has held workshops to develop a database system to meet their needs and aspirations for cultural information storage and management. The group has also worked with other stakeholders in the SAAL NRM Board and staff of the State Government (Aboriginal Heritage Branch) to ensure that their database compliments and is consistent with existing ecological and cultural databases.

This will allow for information to be transferred to and from the Gawler Ranges database and other information management systems such as those managed by the Aboriginal Heritage Branch, SA Museum and State Records. Importantly the database is designed to

be user friendly and to be self managed by the claimants. The project and the partnership are important to the protection of Aboriginal heritage and to the exercise of native title rights and interests. In January 2010, SANTS also submitted a competitive application to the Commonwealth under the Caring for our Country program. It is hoped that the rock-hole project will continue through 2011 as a result.