Kilmore Sewer Project

ACHM prepared and delivered the Approved Cultural Heritage Management Plan and the salvage works for the Kilmore Sewer Project for Goulburn Valley Water, supporting the construction of a new sewer outfall through an archaeologically sensitive corridor along Kilmore Creek.

The project involved extensive consultation with Taungurung Land and Waters Council and detailed field investigations to identify, manage and protect Aboriginal cultural heritage.

ACHM’s work enabled the project to proceed in accordance with legislative requirements while responsibly managing heritage values within a highly constrained urban and creek‑side environment.

Kilmore Creek Masterplan

ACHM provided strategic cultural heritage input to the Kilmore masterplanning process for Mitchell Shire Council, supporting early‑stage planning in a historically and culturally layered regional township. Our role focused on identifying heritage considerations at a precinct scale and embedding those insights into the masterplan framework before detailed design and approvals commenced.
 
By addressing cultural heritage early, ACHM helped inform land‑use decisions, reduce downstream approval risk, and support a coordinated, long‑term planning outcome for Kilmore’s future growth.

Ballarat West Employment Zone

ACHM has supported Development Victoria on the delivery of the Ballarat West Employment Zone (BWEZ), a major 438‑hectare industrial and logistics precinct being developed to drive long‑term economic growth for the Ballarat region. The project is transforming surplus Crown land on Wadawurrung Country into a future‑focused hub for manufacturing, freight, construction and commercial activity.

Working in partnership with Development Victoria, the City of Ballarat and the Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation, ACHM has provided  ongoing cultural heritage guidance and approvals support across multiple stages of the precinct. Our work ensures that project planning and construction proceed in line with cultural heritage legislation, while respecting Wadawurrung cultural values and maintaining strong, transparent relationships with Traditional Owners.

Through our involvement, ACHM has helped Development Victoria deliver a precinct that balances economic opportunity with responsible, culturally informed land management.

Melton City Council

ACHM supports Melton City Council across multiple infrastructure programs, including road and transport upgrades such as the works associated with the Melton Highway corridor. Our role includes delivering Cultural Heritage Management Plans and due diligence assessments for council‑led upgrade projects in the region—ensuring cultural values are identified early, constraints are clearly mapped, and road design progresses with full statutory compliance.
 
Recent work with Melton City Council—including CHMPs for Middle Road Upgrade and associated shared‑path, recreation‑reserve and road‑upgrade projects—demonstrates ACHM’s capability in providing responsive, technically robust heritage advice that supports efficient program delivery in one of Victoria’s fastest‑growing municipalities.

Apollo Bay Harbour Redevelopment

ACHM were engaged by Colac Otway Shire to undertake Complex CHMP investigations of proposed foreshore redevelopment works at Apollo Bay harbour with Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation.

Stonehill Bacchus Marsh

ACHM have delivered the full cultural heritage management workflow for the 1,400-lot Stonehill residential development in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, completing the Cultural Heritage Management Plan and all subsequent salvage and artefact analysis requirements.

Our team undertook the CHMP assessments, coordinated salvage works, and later finalised the detailed post‑excavation program, including artefact analysis of approximately 50,000 stone artefacts.

North East Link Project

ACHM played a key role in the early works phase of Melbourne’s largest road project, the North East Link, working in partnership with CPB Contractors to deliver specialist cultural heritage services across the project’s complex urban footprint.

Between 2020 and 2021, ACHM was engaged to manage the archaeological compliance requirements essential to preparing the corridor for major construction. This included large‑scale archaeological salvage programs, detailed historic building assessments, and ongoing due diligence advice across a rolling program of early works activities.

The North East Link is being delivered by CPB Contractors as part of the Spark consortium, providing the primary package of three‑lane twin tunnels that will finally connect Melbourne’s freeway network. ACHM’s work ensured that heritage obligations were fully met during this critical preparatory phase, supporting CPB Contractors in navigating statutory requirements while enabling the project to proceed efficiently and responsibly.

By combining archaeological expertise with practical on‑site support, ACHM helped protect significant cultural and historical values while contributing to one of Victoria’s most important infrastructure initiatives.

Sandon Point

ACHM were briefed by Norton Rose on behalf of Anglican Retirement Villages to produce an expert report for a matter before the NSW Land and Environment Court. The matter concerned the nature and extent of a particular Aboriginal place within an area of land and the impact on development consent.

VicRoads Wallan-Kilmore Bypass

ACHM supported planning for the Wallan–Kilmore Bypass through the provision of specialist cultural heritage advice, drawing on our extensive experience in archaeological and ethnographic assessment across major infrastructure projects.
 
Our involvement focused on identifying and managing Aboriginal cultural heritage places within the proposed alignment, ensuring that early‑stage design and environmental approvals processes properly accounted for cultural values, site protection requirements, and legislative obligations under Victorian heritage law.
 
By applying the same rigorous methodologies we use across Australia—including systematic field survey, cultural values assessment, and clear, defensible reporting—ACHM helped ensure that decision‑makers had an accurate understanding of the cultural landscape, enabling a bypass design that balanced infrastructure needs with responsible protection of Aboriginal cultural heritage.

Broken Head Quarry

ACHM provided expert cultural heritage advice for the Broken Head Quarry project near Byron Bay, where Dr Shaun Canning appeared as an expert witness in the NSW Land and Environment Court to support the proposed rezoning of the quarry site.
 
Drawing on ACHM’s specialist archaeological and anthropological expertise, our involvement ensured the Court had a robust and evidence‑based understanding of the area’s cultural and heritage values.
 
This work demonstrated our capability in complex regulatory environments, where rigorous heritage assessments and clear expert testimony are essential to achieving balanced outcomes that respect cultural heritage while enabling responsible land use.