Great Lakes Council and Department of Lands, together with the Karuah Local Aboriginal Land Council and the Department of Environment and Conservation, completed protection works last week for an Aboriginal site on Yacaaba Sandspit.

The site is significant to Aboriginal people and the wider community, being part of Australia's long history of Aboriginal occupation.

Mayor of Great Lakes, Clr John Chadban said the conservation works will help ensure that this important site is better protected while enabling people to continue to access Yacaaba Headland and use the area, including the beaches.

"Aboriginal elders monitored and provided advice on the suitability of the protection works for the midden site, which had become exposed by impacts of recreational use and wind erosion," Clr Chadban said.

"Material has been used to 'seal' the surface, then sand and brush-matting laid on top to prevent wind erosion and encourage vegetation establishment over the site," he said.

The site has high heritage significance to the local Aboriginal community because it is part of their heritage and demonstrates their long history of use of the area.

There are many sites along the Myall Coast that provide evidence they have been occupied by Aboriginal people for thousands of years.

Dark Point Aboriginal Place, to the north in Myall Lakes National Park, recognises this association and provides protection of similar Aboriginal sites.

The Dark Point area is a popular destination for tourists and school groups.

"A really simple way for people to avoid disturbing this important site is to remain outside the designated area when accessing the Yacaaba Sandspit," Clr Chadban said.