Lithgow rounded by Nature Steeped in History CITY COUNCIL Notice for Registration of Interest Lithgow City Council (Council) are considering options to reinstate a permanent solution for road access to the Wolgan Valley, NSW (the Project). The Project may pass through Maiyingu Marragu (Blackfellows Hand) Aboriginal Place and may be the subject of Aboriginal Heritage Impact Permit (AHIP) applications made under section 90A of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974. Council proposes to carry out consultation with Aboriginal communities in accordance with the Aboriginal cultural heritage consultation requirements for proponents 2010 (Heritage NSW). Information obtained from the consultation process may be used to inform an Aboriginal cultural values assessment and/or in the preparation of AHIP applications and will assist Heritage NSW in the consideration and determination of the AHIP applications. Council invites Aboriginal groups and/or Aboriginal people who hold cultural knowledge relevant to cultural values of the area and/ or determining the significance of Aboriginal objects and/or places within and adjacent to Maiyingu Marragu (Blackfellows Hand) Aboriginal Place in the Wolgan Valley (including Wolgan Gap) to register their interest in participating in a process of community consultation. Interest should be registered with the contact shown below. Jonathan Edgecombe Director Infrastructure and Economy Lithgow City Council Email: wolgan.reconstruction@lithgow.nsw.gov.au The closing date for registration is 3 February 2025. Please be advised that in accordance with Heritage NSW requirements, we are required to record the names and contact details of each Aboriginal person who has registered an interest in this project and provide a copy of that record to the relevant Heritage NSW office and Local Aboriginal Land Council. If you are registering your interest, please let us know if you do not want your details forwarded to these organisations. Lithgow rounded by Nature Steeped in History CITY COUNCIL Notice for Registration of Interest Lithgow City Council ( Council ) are considering options to reinstate a permanent solution for road access to the Wolgan Valley , NSW ( the Project ) . The Project may pass through Maiyingu Marragu ( Blackfellows Hand ) Aboriginal Place and may be the subject of Aboriginal Heritage Impact Permit ( AHIP ) applications made under section 90A of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974. Council proposes to carry out consultation with Aboriginal communities in accordance with the Aboriginal cultural heritage consultation requirements for proponents 2010 ( Heritage NSW ) . Information obtained from the consultation process may be used to inform an Aboriginal cultural values assessment and / or in the preparation of AHIP applications and will assist Heritage NSW in the consideration and determination of the AHIP applications . Council invites Aboriginal groups and / or Aboriginal people who hold cultural knowledge relevant to cultural values of the area and / or determining the significance of Aboriginal objects and / or places within and adjacent to Maiyingu Marragu ( Blackfellows Hand ) Aboriginal Place in the Wolgan Valley ( including Wolgan Gap ) to register their interest in participating in a process of community consultation . Interest should be registered with the contact shown below . Jonathan Edgecombe Director Infrastructure and Economy Lithgow City Council Email : wolgan.reconstruction@lithgow.nsw.gov.au The closing date for registration is 3 February 2025 . Please be advised that in accordance with Heritage NSW requirements , we are required to record the names and contact details of each Aboriginal person who has registered an interest in this project and provide a copy of that record to the relevant Heritage NSW office and Local Aboriginal Land Council . If you are registering your interest , please let us know if you do not want your details forwarded to these organisations .