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Main Supporting Studies

13GENERAL REFERENCES

Attenbrow, Val 2002, Sydney’s Aboriginal Past, Investigating theArchaeological and Historical Records, UNSW Press, Sydney

Christopher Hallam & Associates Pty Ltd September 2002, TransportPlanning Review of Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Lands

MG Planning July 2002, Planning Context Report – Harbour TrustLands

WOOLWICH DOCK AND PARKLANDS

ADI Services September 1995, Site Assessment Report for Morts DockWoolwich

Australian Property Group September 1990, History, Assessment ofCultural Significance and Recommendations for Conservation

DC Research Economic & Social Geographers September 1990, History,Assessment of Cultural Significance & Recommendations forConservation

EGIS, Woodward-Clyde Cockatoo Island Characterisation Report

Edward Higginbotham & Associates March 2000, Conservation Planfor Woolwich Dry Dock and the Horse Paddock

GIS Environmental Consultants December 2002, Draft Flora and FaunaSurvey – Woolwich Dock and Parklands

Lehany, Michael December 1997, Cultural Landscape Assessment: AReport for the Department of Defence Commonwealth of Australia

PPK Environment & Infrastructure November 2001, Site ServicesSurvey-Woolwich Dock

Woodward Clyde December 1996, Woolwich Dock Geotechnical Study,Contamination Assessment and Remediation Strategy

Woodward Clyde January 1999, Defence Land Woolwich, Phase IIAssessment and Remediation Options

Woodward Clyde July 1997, Woolwich Dock Phase 1 Assessment andSampling Strategy Report

Woodward Clyde May 1997, Woolwich Dock Draft GeotechnicalAssessment

COCKATOO ISLAND

CH2MHill August 1993, Chemical Profile – Hazards of Mercury in theEnvironment, Cockatoo Island Contamination Study, For AustralianGovernment Solicitor (Report: CH2MCI/CP-01)

CH2MHill August 1993, Preliminary Hazard Assessment, CockatooIsland Contamination Study, for Australian Government Solicitor,(Report: CH2MCI/HA-01)

CH2MHill December 1993, Remediation Cost Estimate Report, forAustralian Government Solicitor, (Volumes 1 and 2)

CH2MHill January 1995, Remedial Concept Report, for AustralianGovernment Solicitor

CH2Mhill November 1993, Risk Assessment Report, for AustralianGovernment Solicitor

GIS Environmental Consultants December 2002, Draft Flora and FaunaSurvey – Cockatoo Island

Godden Mackay Logan May 1997, Cockatoo Island ConservationManagement Plan

PPK Environment & Infrastructure November 2001, Site ServicesSurvey-Cockatoo Island

Woodward-Clyde/ CMPS&F/ Coffey Partners October 1998, CockatooIsland Environmental Characterisation. Volumes 1,2,3,4 & 5, forDepartment of Defence

SNAPPER ISLAND

Clive Lucas Stapleton and Partners 2001, Snapper Island, SydneyHarbour Preliminary Heritage Study

Dascem Holdings Pty Ltd March 2000, Environmental Audit andManagement Plan

PPK Environment & Infrastructure November 2001, Site ServicesSurvey-Snapper Island

MIDDLE HEAD GEORGES HEIGHTS AND CHOWDER BAY

Conacher Travers Environmental Consultants December 2002, DraftFlora Study of Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Land and NationalParks and Wildlife Service Land at Middle Head / Georges Heights

Conacher Travers Environmental Consultants May 2001,Comprehensive Fauna Survey of Interim Sydney Harbour FederationTrust and Department of Defence Land at Georges Heights andMiddle Head

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Dallas, Mary November 1995, Middle Head Management StrategyStudy – Aboriginal sites

Godden Mackay Logan December 1998, Heritage Assessment –Georges Heights and Middle Head Defence Site

Hibbs & Associates June 2002, Final Report, Hazardous MaterialsSurvey, 30 Terminal Regiment, Georges Heights NSW (Hibbs Ref.S2768-1)

The National Trust October 1992, Georges Heights Bushland Surveyand Regeneration Plan for Department of Defence

McNamara Soder Associates May 1987, Georges Heights & ChowderBay Conservation Plan

PPK Environment & Infrastructure November 2001, Site ServicesSurvey-Middle Head

PPK Environment and Infrastructure April 1999, Final Draft Stage 1Preliminary Contamination and Geotechnical Assessment, MiddleHead, Georges Heights, Chowder Bay and Mosman Defence Sites(PPK ref. 58K191A\PR_1649)

PPK Environment and Infrastructure April 2001, Final Draft Stage 2Detailed Contamination Assessment, Middle Head, Georges Heights,Chowder Bay and Mosman Defence Sites (PPK ref. 58K191D\PR_3268)

PPK Environment and Infrastructure May 2001, Summary Report,Stage 2 Detailed Contamination Assessment, Middle Head, GeorgesHeights, Chowder Bay and Mosman Defence Sites (PPK ref.58K191E\PR_3617)

FORMER SCHOOL OF ARTILLERY, NORTH HEAD

Brayshaw, Helen. June 1996, School of Artillery North Head AboriginalHeritage

Clouston, September 1996, North Head Planning Strategy – Draft

Darwala-lia February 2001, The Community Approach to RecordingAboriginal Heritage – A Case Study at North Head, Sydney HarbourNational Park

Peter Freeman Pty Ltd and McLaren, Peter. August 2000, North HeadDefence Property, Sydney – Heritage Assessment

PPK Environment & Infrastructure November 2001, Site ServicesSurvey-North Head

FORMER MARINE BIOLOGICAL STATION

Brian McDonald Architect Pty Ltd December 1986, Conservation Planfor Former Biological Station 31 Pacific Street, Watsons Bay

Eric Martin & Associates January 2002, 31 Pacific Street Watsons Bay(Former Marine Biological Station) Conservation and ManagementPlan

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MACQUARIE L IGHTSTATION

Australian Construction Services June 1993, Macquarie LightstationVaucluse, NSW Plan of Management

Clive Lucas Stapleton and Partners June 2001, Macquarie LightstationOld South Head Road, Vaucluse, NSW, 2030 Revised ConservationManagement Plan

DASCEM Holdings February 2002, Stage 1 Environmental Assessment,Macquarie Lightstation, Old South Head Rd, Vaucluse, for TheDepartment of Finance and Administration – Property ManagementBranch

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Glossary & Acronyms

10 TerminalArmy transport depot. Formerlylocated on Middle Head,Mosman, now Trust land site (see‘Trust Land Site’)

30 TerminalArmy transport depot. Formerlylocated on Georges Heights,Mosman, now Trust land site (see‘Trust Land Site’)

8th Br igade HQLocated at Cross Street, Mosman.Formerly used by Defence formilitary exercises. Now a Trustland site (see ‘Trust Land Site’)

ActionAction has the same meaning asthat in Section 523 of theEnvironment Protection &Biodiversity Conservation Act1999

Affected Counci lCouncils established under theLocal Government Act 1993 inwhose area Trust Lands(mentioned in schedules 1 and 2of the Trust Act) and HarbourLand Sites are situated, ie.Hunters Hill, Manly, Mosman andWoollahra Councils. Canada Bayand Leichhardt Councils arerecognised as having an interestin the planning of Cockatoo andSnapper Islands

AHC ActAustralian Heritage CommissionAct is the Commonwealth legisla-tion dealing with culturalheritage matters

AHUAustralian ‘Army History Unit’

AMSAAustralian Maritime SafetyAuthority

ANZECCAustralian and New ZealandEnvironment and ConservationCouncil

AquaticLiving in or on water, orconcerning water

Archaeological Rel icsAn object kept for its age orhistoric interest and associationwith the past

ARMCANZAgriculture and ResourceManagement Council ofAustralia and New Zealand

ASOPAAustralian School of PacificAdministration. Formerly locatedon Middle Head, Mosman, nowTrust land site (see ‘Trust LandSite’)

AtmosphericExisting in the atmosphere

Austral ian NaturalHeritage CharterSets out standards and principlesto guide the conservation ofplaces of natural significance

BackgroundThe condition already present inan area before the commence-ment of a specific activity

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BenchingThe natural cutting and forma-tion of the geology into a‘bench-like’ formation

Bioconservat ionProtection of biodiversity andbiological elements

Biodivers ityThe variability among livingorganisms from all sources(including terrestrial (landbased), marine and other aquaticecosystems and the ecologicalecosystems and the ecologicalcomplexes of which they arepart) and includes: (a) diversitywithin species and betweenspecies and (b) diversity ofecosystems (EP&BC Act)

Burra CharterThe authorative guidelines forthe conservation and manage-ment of places of cultural signif-icance

CACCommunity Advisory Committee

CaissonA boatlike structure used to seala dry dock so that water can bepumped out and maintenanceand repair work carried out onships

CatchmentThe entire land area from whichwater (e.g. rainfall) drains to aspecific watercourse or water-body

Chowder BayFormerly the Submarine MiningDepot, which sits on a knoll notvisible from the heads, nowHarbour Trust Lands

CMPConservation Management Plan

CO2

Carbon dioxide

Cockatoo Is landLies at the junction of theParramatta and Lane Cove Rivers.Two dry docks lie nose to noseon the island’s flat lower level.

Now a Trust land site (see ‘TrustLand Site’)

Concentrat ionThe amount of substance perunit mass or volume of themedium in which it occurs

Conservat ionAll the processes for lookingafter a place or site so as toretain its cultural significance

ContaminationThe condition of land or waterwhere any chemical substance orwaste has been added at abovebackground level, and repre-sents, or potentially represents,an adverse health or environ-mental impact

Cultural S ignif icanceAesthetic, historic, scientific,social or spiritual value for past,present or future generations

DCPDevelopment Control Plan,prepared by local or StateGovernment

EAEnvironment Australia, primaryagency in the CommonwealthDepartment of Environment andHeritage

Ecological ly SustainableDevelopmentDevelopment that aims to meetthe needs of the present commu-nity without compromising theecological processes on which lifedepends for the benefit offuture generations

EcologyThe science of the relationshipsbetween organisms and theirenvironment

EcosystemAn interdependent system ofinteracting plants, animals andother organisms together withnon-living (physical andchemical) components of theirsurrounds

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Endangered SpeciesThose plants and animal specieslikely to become extinct unlessaction is taken to remove orcontrol the factors that threatentheir survival

EnvironmentIncludes (a) ecosystems and theirconstituent parts, includingpeople and communities;(b) natural and physicalresources; (c) the qualities andcharacteristics of locations, placesand areas; and (d) the social,economic and cultural aspectsof a thing (EP&BC Act)

EMPEnvironmental Management Plan

EPAEnvironment ProtectionAuthority

EP&BC ActThe Environment Protection andBiodiversity Conservation Act isthe Commonwealth legislationdealing with environmentalmatters

ESDEcologically SustainableDevelopment

Former Marine BiologicalStat ionBuilt at the southern end ofCamp Cove in 1881. Now a Trustland site (see ‘Trust Land Site’)

Former School of Art i l lery Located on the plateau area ofNorth Head at the entrance toSydney Harbour. It has a signi-ficant history in the Defence ofSydney. This site is now aHarbour land (see Harbour Landabove)

Geoconservat ionProtection of geological forms

Geodivers ityThe range of geological forms ina place

GeoheritageThe history of the geology of anarea

GeologicalOrigin, history, and structure ofthe earth

GeomorphologicalConfiguration of landforms,pertaining to geological struc-ture

Georges HeightsLocated on the ridge separatingMiddle Harbour form SydneyHarbour of Middle Head Road,Mosman. Now a Trust land site(see ‘Trust Land Site’)

Goat PaddockPart of the Woolwich Dock site.Now a Trust land site (see ‘TrustLand Site’)

HabitatThe area or environment wherean organism or ecologicalcommunity normally lives oroccurs

Harbour Land SitesAny land in the Sydney Harbourregion irrespective of its owner-ship. In the case of Harbour LandSites the plan is not legallybinding but it has clear strategicvalue

Headquarters TrainingCommandLocated at Georges Heights offMiddle Head Road. Formerly theWorld War I hospital, now aTrust land site (see ‘Trust LandSite’)

Heritage – CulturalA term which encompassesAboriginal and post-contactarchaeological sites and materialremains such as buildings, infra-structure, landscaping, etc

Heritage – NaturalA term which encompassesecosystems, biodiversity andgeodiversity associated withnatural features

Horse PaddockLocated between WoolwichMarina and Clarkes PointReserve. Now a Trust land site(see ‘Trust Land Site’)

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HydrocarbonAny of numerous organiccompounds, such as benzene andmethane, that contain onlycarbon and hydrogen

HydrologySurface water and groundwaterand the interaction with earthmaterials

Inter im TrustPrior to the proclamation of theSHFT Act on September 20, 2001,the SHFT operated as an InterimTrust

I sthmusA narrow strip of landconnecting two larger massesof land

KPIKey Performance Indicator

LEPLocal Environment Plan –prepared by a Local Council

LPGLiquefied Petroleum Gas

Macquarie L ightstat ionNear the clifftop on Old SouthHead Road at Vaucluse it illumi-nates the entrance to SydneyHarbour. Now a Trust land site(see ‘Trust Land Site’)

Management PlanA Management Plan prepared inaccordance with Part II of thisplan

Middle HeadMiddle Head is at the end of theridge separating Middle Harbourfrom Sydney Harbour. Now aTrust land site (see ‘Trust LandSite’)

MoocooboolaAboriginal word for the junctionof the Lane Cove and ParramattaRivers

Natural S ignif icanceThe importance of ecosystems,biodiversity and geodiversity fortheir existence, value or forpresent or future generations in

terms of their aesthetic, scien-tific, social and life-support value

No 1 CommandosLocated at Georges Heightsbetween Rawson Park andGeorges Heights Oval. Now aTrust land site (see ‘Trust LandSite’)

North FortThe Royal Australian ArtilleryNational Museum located atNorth Head

NPWSNew South Wales National Parksand Wildlife Service

PAHsPolyaromatic hydrocarbons. PAHis the generic term for the groupof hydrocarbon compoundscontaining two or more benzenerings. The most significantsource of PAHs is via the simplecombustion or pyrolysis oforganic matter

PalaeontologicalThe forms of life existing inprehistoric or geologic times, asrepresented by the fossils ofplants, animals, and other organ-isms

PCBsPolychlorinated biphenyls. PCB isthe generic term given tomixtures of organic compoundsformed by the chlorination ofbiphenyls. Polychlorinatedbiphenyls vary in appearancefrom colourless, light mobilefluids to sticky resins and whitepowders

PhytophthoraA fungus that attacks the rootsof plants and trees, oftencausing them to die as they areunable to absorb sufficient waterand nutrients through theiraffected roots

Pleistocene-agedFrom 11 thousand to 2 millionyears ago

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Primary Contact Recreat ionSports such as swimming orsurfing in which the user comesinto frequent direct contact withwater, either as part of theactivity or accidentally

RAANMRoyal Australian ArtilleryNational Museum

Rehabi l i tat ionThe restoration of a landscapeand especially the vegetationfollowing its disturbance

Remediat ionRemoving the cause of contami-nation on the land, or dispersing,destroying, reducing, mitigatingor containing the contaminationon the land

REPRegional Environment Plan,prepared by planningNSW

RunoffRain that flows across theground as surface water

SanctuaryA place of refuge where theflora, fauna and geodiversity areprotected to enable visitors toappreciate the beauty of thearea

Sect ion 22 CommitteeA committee set up underSection 22 of the NSWEnvironmental Planning andAssessment Act (1979), toprovide advice to PlanningMinister

Sedimentat ionThe act or process of depositingsediment

SEPPState Environmental PlanningPolicy, prepared by planningNSW

SHFTSydney Harbour Federation Trust

Snapper Is landLocated next to Cockatoo Island.Formerly used for sea cadets andcurrently houses a collection of

naval artefacts and memorabilia.Now Trust land site (see ‘TrustLand Site’)

SOASchool of Artillery. The formerNorth Head Artillery Barracks inwhich the troops manning thefort were accommodated wasoccupied from 1945 as theSchool of Artillery

TBTTributyl tin, an anti fouling agentused to protect boat hulls

The ActThe Sydney Harbour FederationTrust Act (2001)

The MinisterThe Commonwealth Minister forEnvironment and Heritage

The PlanRefers to this Plan preparedunder Part 5 of the Trust Act

The TrustThe Sydney Harbour FederationTrust

The Trust ActThe Sydney Harbour FederationTrust Act (2001)

Threatened SpeciesA species considered likely to beat risk of becoming extinct orbecoming endangered, or is inimmediate danger of extinctionand identified in specified sched-ules in the Threatened SpeciesConservation Act 1995 or theEP&BC Act

Trust Land SiteLand that is either in the owner-ship of the Trust or land that hasbeen formally identified fortransfer to the Trust (in schedules1 and 2 of the Trust Act). In thecase of Trust Land Sites, anyCommonwealth body, includingthe Trust, must comply with theTrust’s plan when carrying outany activities on the land

TSCAThreatened Species ConservationAct 1995 is State legislation

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Urbanisat ionTo make urban in nature orcharacter

Woolwich DockLocated at Hunters Hill andextends for nearly three hundredmetres in length, cut directly intothe sandstone cliff face. Thedock is now a Harbour Trust site

Woolwich Dock andParklandsIncludes Woolwich Dock and theassociated Goat Paddock andHorse Paddock. Now a Trustland site (see ‘Trust Land Site’)

WQOsWater Quality Objectives asdefined in the ‘Australian andNew Zealand Guidelines forFresh and Marine Water Quality’(ANZECC & ARMCANZ 2000)

WW IWorld War One

WW I IWorld War Two