Heritage

Heritage is often one of the most complex issues of any project, but has the potential to provide exceptional socio-economic benefits and interpretation that contribute to a company’s social license

The need to engage with community stakeholders and local Aboriginal community is typically on the critical path for any project. Heritage is protected in Australia by state, territory and Commonwealth legislation. With over a decade of company experience, built on the wider experience of our team, EMM understands the complexities and requirements of both historical and Aboriginal heritage and the critical importance it plays in the environmental assessment and project approval process; and increasingly implications of public perceptions for a project. We provide our clients with the tools to achieve their goals and preserve our past through data collection, interpretation and conservation. 

How we assist

Our team of experienced professionals provide practical, innovative and risk-based solutions for small-scale residential developments up to multi-billion infrastructure projects. With specialists comprised from a diverse blend of backgrounds from consulting, academia and public sector, we are knowledgeable in all relevant heritage legislation and processes across Australia, with expertise in state and Commonwealth requirements. Having been involved in some of the largest development projects in Australia, we have experience in the full spectrum of situations that may arise in cultural heritage management from pre-design concept inputs, assessments, approvals, post-approval mitigations, through to unexpected or unauthorized remediation.

Our services:
  • Aboriginal and historical heritage constraints reports
  • Aboriginal and historical due diligence assessments
  • Aboriginal cultural heritage assessments
  • Aboriginal community consultation
  • Aboriginal heritage management plans
  • Aboriginal Heritage Impact Permit applications
  • Aboriginal archaeological test excavation and salvage excavation
  • Connection to Country
  • Consultation strategies
  • Ground Penetrating Radar surveys
  • Cultural material analysis (stone artefacts, shell, bone)
  • Interpretation
  • Drone, digital recording and photogrammetry
  • Archaeological monitoring
  • Aboriginal heritage inductions, training
  • Technical review and expert advice
  • Rezoning and gateway input and advice
  • Permit applications, facilitation and negotiation
  • Historical and archaeological assessments
  • Conservation management plans
  • Archival recording reports
  • Research designs and archaeological excavation of historical sites
  • Photographic archival recording
  • Assessments of the built environment
  • Consultation workshops
  • Information workshops

Providing practical, innovative and risk-based solutions for small-scale residential developments to multi-billion infrastructure projects.

Having been involved in some of the largest development projects in Australia, we have experience in the full spectrum of situations that may arise in cultural heritage management from pre-design concept inputs, assessments, approvals, post-approval mitigations, through to unexpected or unauthorized remediation.

 

Meet our team

Get in touch