“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.”
“One of the key legacies of the project has been a collection of several thousand artefacts, including unique and rare items, providing a glimpse of life in Brisbane from the 1860s to early 1900s. This collection is being housed by the Queensland Museum for current and future research.”
Niche’s involvement in the project included providing an Aboriginal Objects Due Diligence assessment; Flora and Fauna Assessment; and a Review of Environmental Factors.
Bones Knob Telecommunications Tower Client: Wadjanbarra Tablelands Yidinji Aboriginal Corporation and Ventia Industry sector: Telecommunications Service: Aboriginal heritage management Location: Atherton Tablelands, Far North QLD The project The installation of a telecommunications (Telstra) tower at Bones Knob, Tolga on the Atherton Tablelands. The tower will provide the communities around Tolga with improved internet and telecommunications connectivity. The Telstra…
Cross River Rail – Historical archaeology update Client: CBGU JV/Pulse Industry sector: Transport infrastructure Service: Historical archaeologyLocation: Brisbane, QLD The project A large-scale, State government funded infrastructure project building an underground rail system linking North and South Brisbane. Four underground stations are being constructed – Dutton Park (Boggo Rd), Woolloongabba (old Landcentre and GoPrint site), Albert…
Cairns Western Arterial Road Upgrade Planning Client: Jacobs Groups (Australia) Pty Ltd Industry sector: Infrastructure – transport Service: Environmental and cultural heritage management Location: Cairns, Far North Qld The project To address congestion, improve road efficiency and access, enable better connectivity, and improve safety while meeting the future road transport demands within the Cairns region, the Queensland…
Fire Access and Fire Trail (FAFT) Program Client: NSW National Parks & Wildlife ServiceIndustry sector: Natural resource management, State governmentLocation: Illawarra, Murray-Riverina, Southern Ranges NSW Services: Review of Environmental Factors (REF), Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Assessment (ACHA) and Stakeholder Engagement, Biodiversity Assessment, Ecological Field Survey, Targeted Threatened Species Survey (Flora, Amphibian, Microbat), Aquatic/Riparian Assessment and GIS…
Bunya Mountains – Russell Park MTB Trails Client: Bligh Tanner on behalf of Western Downs Regional CouncilIndustry sector: Land development, Local government Service: Cultural heritage; Ecology and biodiversityLocation: Russell Park, Bunya Mountains, QLD The project Western Downs Regional Council (WDRC) is proposing to construct a network of mountain bike trails, day use areas and trail…
Warragamba Dam Raising – Aboriginal heritage Client: SMEC AustraliaProponent: WaterNSWIndustry sector: State government, Utilities Service: Aboriginal heritage managementLocation: Warragamba, NSW About the Warragamba Dam Raising project: From the WaterNSW Warragamba Dam Raising project website: “Major flooding can happen in the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley at any time. Extreme weather events often strike without warning, making it important…
Queen’s Wharf Brisbane – Heritage Architect Client: Destination Brisbane ConsortiumIndustry sector: Land development, State government Service: Heritage Architect design advice and certificationLocation: CBD Brisbane, QLD The project Queen’s Wharf Brisbane is an integrated resort development currently being constructed in the former Government precinct of Brisbane’s CBD. The $3.6 billion development is being delivered by Destination…
Parramatta Square – Archaeological excavations Client: Parramatta City CouncilIndustry sector: Urban development and renewalLocation: Parramatta, NSW Service: Aboriginal heritage management, archaeological excavation, analysis and reporting The project The $2.7 billion redevelopment of Parramatta Square is one of the largest urban transformation projects in the country and is central to Parramatta City Council’s vision to build…
Herston Quarter – Heritage Architect Client: Hutchinson Builders, Australian Unity, UrbisIndustry sector: Land development, state government Service: Heritage Architect design and construction advice and certificationLocation: Herston, Brisbane, QLD The project Australian Unity is delivering Herston Quarter, a mixed-use redevelopment project in Brisbane, Queensland. The $1.1 billion redevelopment includes the adaptive reuse of several iconic heritage…
