At Niche, we take immense pride in our commitment to supporting and celebrating the extraordinary heritage of the First Nations people and we are proud to be developing our Reflect RAP with Reconciliation Australia.
Keeley’s expertise spans diverse areas within the environmental sector, making her a versatile and valuable contributor.
Meet the team: Lauren Roach, Graduate Consultant- Heritage, NSW Lauren is an archaeologist with a deep passion for preserving Aboriginal Australian rock art, particularly in the magnificent Blue Mountains region. She holds a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Advanced Studies, majoring in Archaeology and Ancient History, from the University of Sydney. Currently undertaking Honours in…
Morgan is the primary author of a poster to be presented at the conference entitled Baarka/Darling Perch: Morphological and chemical analysis of archaeological otoliths from Western NSW. In the poster, Morgan describes how fish otoliths were recovered during archaeological excavations associated with the development of the Wentworth to Broken Hill Pipeline. The otoliths originated from a midden site, located on the floodplain of the Darling Anabranch to the north of Wentworth in New South Wales.
Australian cultural heritage expert Dr Justin Shiner discusses the importance of intangible values in cultural heritage management.
Justin is a fully qualified ‘heritage advisor’ meeting all the requirements of the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006.
“This project presents a unique challenge in the assessment of complex biodiversity issues, and has provided our team with some incredible remote survey opportunities, including aerial surveying over some extraordinary landscapes.”
“Niche has provided a high quality standard of consultancy and reporting to support the B2N Project and the Kabi Kabi First Nations People. The application of their expertise to the local context and sensitive approach to cultural heritage matters has greatly assisted TMR in maintaining positive community relationships.”
Niche is proud to be supporting the Queensland Energy Conference and will be represented at the event by Managing Director Ian Rollins, Commercial Director Lawrence Smith, and Queensland Discipline Manager – Heritage, Jill Reid.
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As we approach the end of another working year, we’d like to express our sincere appreciation to our clients, business partners and friends for your continued support.
Niche’s involvement in the project included providing an Aboriginal Objects Due Diligence assessment; Flora and Fauna Assessment; and a Review of Environmental Factors.