ACHM provides ongoing cultural heritage advice and statutory assessment services to Goulburn‑Murray Water, supporting a diverse program of water infrastructure works across northern Victoria.
Through our long‑standing partnership, we help ensure GMW projects progress efficiently, safely, and in full compliance with the Aboriginal Heritage Act and all relevant regulatory requirements.
Our team has supported major infrastructure upgrades across the region, including significant contributions to the GMW Connections Project—Victoria’s largest irrigation modernisation initiative—delivering key cultural heritage inputs that underpin major water‑saving outcomes.
We have undertaken comprehensive due diligence assessments for works such as the Hayes Road Lake Boga upgrade and the Boort–Kerang Road culvert replacement, and we have completed more than 30 CHMPs for GMW. These include landmark projects such as the 450‑kilometre Mitiamo Stock and Domestic Pipeline and the technically challenging Box Creek regulator replacement at Ghow (Kow) Swamp.
ACHM also provides early‑stage cultural heritage input for proposed pipeline alignments—such as the Nine Mile Creek Macorna WEP pipelines—giving project teams clear guidance on CHMP triggers, exemptions and approvals pathways from the outset.
By combining rigorous assessment, strong regulatory understanding and close collaboration with GMW engineers and project managers, ACHM supports the delivery of water infrastructure projects that are efficient, culturally responsible, and aligned with the expectations of Traditional Owners and statutory authorities.
