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When you partner with Artefact, you’ll receive timely and accurate advice on how to integrate archaeology and heritage considerations into your project plans.
Artefact includes specialists across key fields of archaeology and heritage. More importantly, with 30 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.
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.
UrbanGrowth NSW purchased the former Newcastle and Suburban Co-operative Society Limited, known to generations of locals as ‘The Store’. Located in Wickham, Newcastle, UrbanGrowth’s plan was develop this historic site into a multi-million-dollar precinct and transport interchange. Accomplishing this goal in the centre of one of Australia’s most historic cities required thoughtful assessment of both Aboriginal and historical heritage.
As overall project managers, GHD Group commissioned Artefact to produce a suite of integrated heritage assessments. These included a statement of heritage impact, an Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Assessment Report, an Aboriginal archaeological survey report, a salvage strategy and a Heritage Interpretation Strategy. The most exciting initiative came when Artefact was commissioned to develop content for interpretation elements including reinstatement of salvaged elements, art pieces, interpretive seating and pathways and an online oral history project to gather stories about The Store from the local community.
Design and construction for the site was awarded to Doma Group, whose plans included office towers, a carpark, commercial and public spaces, plus a major bus interchange.
Artefact partnered with the designers to develop the interpretive elements in plazas and foyers and with the University of Newcastle to deliver The Store Oral History Project. The overwhelming community participation and positive responses helped smooth local responses to the development. Newcastle’s new Bus Interchange opened in July 2020, while the commercial building is scheduled for imminent completion.
'Thank you again for the time and effort you put into the Store Oral History Project. It was a great project and it was (and is) much appreciated by the local community. Carolyn’s passion for this project really shone through.'
Danna MacLeod
Development Project Manager
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