Planning Fact Sheet 3 – Planning laws and Aboriginal culture and heritage

This Fact Sheet provides information about planning laws and policies in NSW and their impact on the protection of Aboriginal culture and heritage. It is one of a series of Planning Fact Sheets which have been developed for Local Aboriginal Land Councils (LALCs) and the Aboriginal community by the NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC).

Acknowledgement

We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of the lands where we work as well as across the lands we travel through. We also acknowledge our Elders past, present and emerging.

Artwork Credit: Craig Cromelin, from a painting he did titled, "4 favourite fishing holes". It is a snippet of his growing years on the Lachlan River, featuring yabby, turtle, fish and family.

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