To view the breadth of our services, please search our projects via the map below. You can search by type of project or location (LGA).
Location marks on the map are approximate. Projects involving Aboriginal archaeology and Aboriginal cultural heritage are not included in this map for cultural sensitivity reasons, but we have listed some of the Local Aboriginal Land Councils we have worked in.
Our interactive map allows you to search the type of project or locations where Artefact have worked.
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When you partner with Artefact, you’ll receive timely and accurate advice on how to integrate archaeology, heritage and environmental considerations into your project plans.
Artefact includes specialists across key fields of archaeology, heritage, environment, interpretation, architecture and history. More importantly, with 50 staff we can assemble a skilled in-house team targeted to your specific requirements.
HISTORICAL HERITAGE
As highly experienced project leaders, Artefact has been lead consultant on many major projects. Our planning and management systems ensure that projects are completed in a timely, professional manner, working in partnership with our clients.
Since 2010 Artefact is proud to have worked on a diverse range of large and small-scale infrastructure and development projects.
During this time we have built-up extensive experience in a variety of sectors including rail, roads, power and renewables, health, greenfields development and urban renewal.
Some of the more well-known projects we've been involved with include: Central Station Metro; Parramatta Light Rail; Sydney Metro City & Southwest; Wickham Transport Interchange; Northern Beaches Hospital; St Vincent’s Private Hospital; Concord Forensic Mental Health Unit; Sydney Harbour Bridge; The Northern Road Stages 1 & 2; Berry to Bomaderry Upgrade (Princes Highway); West Wyalong Solar Farm; and Wind Farm and Transmission Line projects in the Pilbara and Western NSW.
With almost 50 staff, and offices in Sydney and Newcastle, we can assemble a skilled in-house team targeted to your specific requirements.
For a personal response to your heritage and environment needs, please ask how we can tailor an integrated solution to suit your plans, your timeline and your budget.
Artefact have worked on almost all major rail infrastructure developments in NSW over the past decade.
Our proudest achievement is our team. We value their skills and talents, and we trust that you will too.
At Artefact we recruit staff who are passionate about the past, skilled in their disciplines and professional in their approach. We all understand the need to balance our rich local heritage with plans that shape the State’s future. These attributes contribute to a great team culture internally – and to exceptional advice and service for you. We support each other to make sure that our clients come first, which is why we have an industry-wide reputation for being responsive, innovative and authoritative.
SANDRA WALLACE, MANAGING DIRECTOR
Artefact was established in 2010 by Dr Sandra Wallace, who remains the company’s Managing Director.
What ever your heritage project we are here to assist.
Country or city, desktop or fieldwork, we’ve covered most of New South Wales and ACT.
Our advice and services are customised to offer the best guidance on how you can proceed, whatever your project type.
We consult right across the scale from neighbourhood architectural practices to multinational developers. But don't take our word for it! Check out our testimonials from our clients.
Our presence in the Central West means developers and government agencies can readily access our wide-range of archaeology, heritage and environmental services benefiting from our more than 14 years’ experience in heritage management expertise.
Artefact is proud to have worked on major projects in Bathurst and surrounds including:
- Airly Shale Mines Capertee Valley (National Parks and Wildlife Service)
Conservation Management Plan, Heritage Interpretation Plan - Bathurst Integrated Medical Centre (Zauner Group)
Aboriginal Heritage Assessments - Bathurst Railway Station Bridge (Jacobs)
Statement of Heritage Impacts - Jenolan Caves Road (Aurecon)
Statement of Heritage Impact - Mitchell Road Masterplan Orange (Captcha Group)
Aboriginal Heritage Assessment - Olinda Powerline Renewal (Endeavour Energy)
Aboriginal Heritage Assessment - Regional Rail (Transport for Tomorrow)
Heritage Assessments - Rocket Street Overbridge Bathurst (John Holland)
Statement of Heritage Impact - Rural and Regional Rail Interchange Project Orange (Transport for NSW)
Statement of Heritage Impact, Heritage Advice - Ten Tunnels Deviation Blue Mountains Route Clearance (Transport for NSW)
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Open for Business
We opened our office on Keppel Street with a gathering of business people, council members, Artefact staff, Community and members of local heritage organisations.
We were honoured to have Wiradyuri Elders Aunty Leanna, Uncle Bill and Uncle Jade welcome us to Country and offer a smoking ceremony.
At the event we announced plans to develop a practical training program for Aboriginal people who are interested in pursuing careers in the heritage industry and learning about heritage practices. The course is a partnership between Artefact Heritage and Environment and the Wiradyuri Traditional Owners Central West Aboriginal Corporation.
“The course is designed for members of Community who have traditional and local knowledge but not necessarily formal experience, training in the field, or an understanding of the legislative requirements that underpin professional heritage work. We hope the course might help to bridge this gap and provide additional career pathways for Aboriginal people of the Central West.”
Sam Higgs - Artefact Team Leader, Country & Culture
Archaeology
Steph Moore has worked in archaeology and heritage management for 8 years, predominantly in NSW. Her role is to undertake historical archaeological assessments and excavation programs, working with the team lead and technical directors to manage projects and mentoring junior staff.
She has a passion for Industrial Archaeology, particularly railway infrastructure, which she nurtures through her work on various professional associations. Steph is currently Secretary of the National Scientific Committee on Industrial Heritage (ICOMOS/TICCIH) and a General Member of the National Trust Industrial Heritage Committee.
“I am excited to have the opportunity to more closely explore the rich interlinked histories of the Central West. There are so many stories held in the landscapes, both natural and cultural, and I look forward to the opportunity to work with Community to tell those stories through our work."
Interpretation
Sabrina Rosener is a Senior Heritage Consultant in Artefact’s Interpretation Team, focusing on the preparation of Heritage Interpretation and Public Art strategies and plans, as well as the development of unique and tailored interpretive concepts, designs and solutions for places and objects of heritage significance.
She liaises with heritage specialists, Aboriginal and community stakeholders, artists, local and state government agencies, and corporate clients to enhance the public’s understanding and appreciation for heritage sites and to enable them to creatively explore the stories of heritage places through a range of engaging digital and physical media.
"Having spent the past 10 years living and working in the Blue Mountains and Lithgow, I am deeply passionate about this area and its distinct blend of cultural, environmental, and built heritage."
History
Dr Stephen Gapps is Artefact’s in-house historian and is committed to bringing the Frontier Wars (1788-1930) into broader public recognition as Australia’s First Wars.
He brings over 20 years’ experience in a wide range of areas and places of history – from sites of conflict and commemoration to riverways and sea lanes.
His award-winning book 'Gudyarra – The First Wiradyuri War of Resistance, The Bathurst War 1822-1824' was published by NewSouth in 2021.
"I understand the importance of the historians’ role in truth-telling and in fostering collaborative and shared understandings of the past.”
Insight
The latest member of the team is Dr Juanita Kwok who joins Artefact as a Heritage Consultant.
An expert in Chinese-Australian history in the Central West, Juanita brings over 20 years of experience to the team.
“It’s a great asset to Bathurst for Artefact to open an office in this city at the foot of Mt Panorama/Wahluu. As both a centre of Wiradyuri culture and the oldest European inland settlement in Australia, Bathurst is rich in history and heritage. I share Artefact’s passion for heritage and the environment and am delighted to join the team.”
Expertise
When you work with Artefact, you’ll also have the benefit of our broader team of over 50 in-house experts based across NSW.
In addition to our presence in Bathurst we also have offices in Sydney and Newcastle with our team members being well-known and respected in the NSW heritage sector.
On staff we have excavation directors, cultural heritage managers, environmental assessors, archaeologists, interpretation consultants and technical experts to ensure projects are delivered on time and on budget.
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Image: Artefact Managing Director Sandra Wallace (center) with Steph Moore and Sabrina Roesner outside the Bathurst Masonic Hall (1889) on Keppel Street.
Allyship
Artefact was proud to be an official sponsor and supporter of the Dhuluny Project in Bathurst (11-18 August 2024).
Dhuluny was a series of events commemorating the 200-year anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law on 14 August 1824 and the surrounding frontier wars.
"What happened in Bathurst in 1824 led to an unprecedented escalation of violence in Australian Frontier War history. The consequences to Wiradyuri people in the Bathurst region were widespread and devastating, and it is critical that we reflect on these shared histories that have been too often and for too long ignored."
Dr Stephen Gapps,
Historian and Adjunct Lecturer at Charles Sturt University
Image: L-R Wirribee Aunty Leanna Carr (Wiradyuri elder), Dr Stephen Gapps (Artefact Historian), and Jazz Money (Wiradyuri artist and poet) at the Wahluu (Mount Panorama) Dhuluny Corroboree.
"We’ve been fortunate to have worked on some really interesting projects in western NSW for a number of years so are looking forward to offering our clients the convenience of a local presence in the region. The feedback and support we’ve received so far from Community, business-owners and the local council has been wonderful and we’re really grateful to the people of Bathurst, Orange, Lithgow and surrounding areas for welcoming us.”
Dr Sandra Wallace,
Artefact Founder and Managing Director
Image: The Tremain Brothers Flour Mill on Keppel Street in Bathurst was built in 1854 and was originally operated by the Smith brothers as the Victoria Mill.
Artefact’s Central West office is conveniently located in the Bathurst CBD and offers a local point of contact for infrastructure, development and heritage projects in surrounding local government areas.
We're here to help
With over 14-years professional experience in Aboriginal and historical archaeology, Connecting with Country Reports, cultural values assessments, heritage interpretation, built environment, environmental assessments and cultural heritage management, Artefact is well-placed to take on your next project.
Artefact's Bathurst Office
4/112 Keppel Street, BATHURST NSW 2795
For a quote or more information please contact 02 9518 8411 or office@artefact.net.au.
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