Please pack enough clothing, medication and personal items for the full time you will be away.

Clothing & Footwear

• Work clothes suitable for hot outdoor conditions

• Long work pants

• Long-sleeved shirts

• Closed-in shoes or work boots

• Plenty of socks and underwear

• Hat

• Casual clothes for after work

• Comfortable shoes or thongs for around the accommodation

• Light jumper or jacket for evenings and early mornings

• Sleepwear

Personal Items

• Toiletries – toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, soap/body wash etc.

• Towel

• Sunglasses

• Water bottle

• Any other personal items you need while away

Medication

Bring any regular medication you need to take.

Please make sure you have enough medication for the entire time you are away.

Any medication required while participating in the JBAC Junior Ranger Program should be provided and managed in accordance with the arrangements already in place with JBAC staff.

Phone & Electronics

• Mobile phone

• Phone charger

• Power bank, if you have one

• Headphones or earbuds, if wanted

Other

• Small backpack or day bag

• Dirty-clothes/laundry bag

• Any snacks you particularly like

• Medicare card/details, if available

• A book or something to do during downtime

For a life-threatening emergency, call:

000

Ask for Police, Fire or Ambulance as required.

If it is safe to do so, also notify the JBAC Field Lead immediately.

Broome Hospital: (08) 9194 2222

Derby Hospital: (08) 9193 3214

Key Contacts

• Kylie Gibson | CEO – JBAC | 0407 494 903

• Suzie Jess | Heritage Programs Coordinator | 0417 078 608

• Mary-Lou Chulung | Senior Ranger | 0484 047 711

• Sara Marques | Project Administrator | 0460 306 137

Important

If you become unwell, injured, separated from the group or have any safety concerns:

STOP what you are doing and contact the JBAC Field Lead.

Do not leave the survey area or travel away from the group without advising the Field Lead.

Heritage surveys can involve long periods outdoors, walking over uneven ground and working in hot conditions.

While in the field:

• Drink water regularly

• Wear appropriate clothing, hat and closed-in footwear

• Use sunscreen

• Take rest breaks when required

• Stay with your allocated survey group

• Be aware of vehicles, machinery and uneven terrain

• Watch for snakes and other wildlife

• Tell someone immediately if you feel unwell

• Follow all site and JBAC safety instructions

• Participate in daily pre-starts and field briefings

Look after yourself and look after each other.

If something does not feel safe, stop and speak up.

During a heritage survey you may encounter cultural material, archaeological features or places of cultural significance.

This could include:

• Stone artefacts or stone tool material

• Flakes and worked stone

• Grinding stones or grinding areas

• Shell or midden material

• Modified or culturally significant trees

• Rock shelters or cultural features

• Historic material associated with Aboriginal occupation

• Cultural places identified by Traditional Owners

• Other material or features that may have cultural or heritage significance

You do not need to decide whether something is an artefact.

If you are unsure – STOP and ask.

If Something is Found

STOP → DON'T TOUCH → PROTECT → NOTIFY

If potential Aboriginal cultural material, a culturally significant place, archaeological feature or other unexpected heritage information is encountered:

1. STOP activity in the immediate area.

2. Do not touch, move, collect or disturb the material.

3. Keep vehicles, machinery and unnecessary people away.

4. Establish a temporary exclusion area where appropriate.

5. Notify the JBAC Field Lead and relevant Traditional Owners.

6. Record only information that you are authorised to record.

7. Obtain appropriate heritage advice before proceeding.

Work must not recommence in the affected area until the required cultural, contractual and legal processes have been completed and JBAC has confirmed the field direction.

Click here to download a field identification guide.

Do not assume that everything encountered during a heritage survey can be photographed or recorded.

Before taking photographs, videos, GPS coordinates or other records:

ASK FIRST.

Follow the direction of Traditional Owners, the JBAC Field Lead and the heritage specialist.

Some places, objects, stories or cultural information may be restricted, culturally sensitive or confidential.

Do not:

• Share survey photographs on social media

• Send survey photographs to people outside the survey team

• Photograph culturally sensitive material without permission

• Share GPS coordinates or locations

• Upload survey information to personal cloud storage or other platforms unless authorised

• Distribute heritage information or survey documents without JBAC approval

Cultural information shared during the survey must be treated respectfully and confidentially.

Traditional Owners participating in surveys bring cultural knowledge, authority and connection to Country.

Everyone participating in a JBAC survey is expected to:

• Listen to and respect Traditional Owner direction

• Respect cultural protocols

• Keep cultural information confidential

• Ask before photographing or recording

• Stay within the allocated survey area

• Respect avoidance and exclusion areas

• Never remove cultural material from Country

• Speak up if something may have cultural significance

When in doubt – STOP and ASK.

Protecting Country and cultural heritage is everyone's responsibility.