Areas of Cultural Heritage Sensitivity

Created 26/06/2025

Updated 02/08/2025

This version of the areas of the cultural heritage sensitivity dataset (ACHS) does not contain any attribute information.
This dataset contains a spatial representation of "Areas of Cultural Heritage Sensitivity" as specified in Division 3, Part 2 of the Aboriginal Heritage Regulations 2018. Areas of cultural heritage sensitivity are areas that are either known to contain, or are likely to contain Aboriginal cultural heritage places and objects. These areas, which include various landforms within Victoria, are defined in the Aboriginal Heritage Regulations 2018. This polygon dataset is a representation of those areas as defined in the Regulations. The polygon features within the dataset have been derived from several sources, including geological and hydrological data. Note: This dataset is based on the best available information and should be used in conjunction the information contained in Division 3, Part 2 of the Aboriginal Heritage Regulations 2018. This data is under active revision to improve the representation as better quality source data becomes available.

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Title Areas of Cultural Heritage Sensitivity
Language English
Licence Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/8227e4a6-59f0-4bc5-a948-1ecbcbd8a174
Remote Last Updated 30/07/2025
Contact Point
Department of Premier and Cabinet
contact@dpc.vic.gov.au
Reference Period 29/07/2025
Geospatial Coverage Victoria
Data Portal Victoria Government

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Victoria Government "Areas of Cultural Heritage Sensitivity". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/areas-of-cultural-heritage-sensitivity