From Monday 21 July to Friday 25 July JWS Research will be conducting a phone survey on behalf of Council to seek feedback on a proposal to introduce a waste charge.
Monash Council acknowledges the Traditional Owners of this land, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong People, and recognises their continuing connection to the land and waterways. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging and extend this to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.
On July 1 2021, new boundary variations in relation to Registered Aboriginal Parties (RAPs) were put into effect by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council (VAHC).
Monash Council acknowledges that we are on the traditional land of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation.
A searchable map of the new RAP boundaries is now available at: https://achris.vic.gov.au/weave/wca.html
To find the relevant RAP for the area where you live, work and play, enter a specific address in the top right-hand corner.
To find out more about registered Aboriginal Parties see: Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council
The following is a comprehensive examination of Aboriginal Heritage and Culture in the Monash region.
This report is a desktop study of the Aboriginal cultural heritage values within the City of Monash and has been commissioned by Monash Council.
The background information provided in the following section includes the environmental and historical background of the study area and surrounding region.
The information used to establish pre-settlement Aboriginal spatial organisation is mostly based on observations made by Europeans during the initial period of Contact and subsequent settlement of the study area region.
The first European to view the Dandenong Ranges was Mathew Flinders in 1802 as he landed at Port Phillip Bay and surveyed the land from atop Arthur's Seat. During his short stay during this trip Flinders encountered members of the Boon wurrung Tribe.
As with most parts of Australia, the study area would have been well known, if not utilised, by Aboriginal people for at least the past 30,000 years.
The following is a summary of the Victorian Cultural Heritage Legislation as provided by Aboriginal Victoria.
The following is a summary of terms for further clarification.