Dr. Alex Parmington holds a PhD in Archaeology and has over 15 years of experience in Cultural Heritage Management and archaeological research, both in Australia and Central America. He has authored numerous technical reports and contributed to academic journals and organizations, including Popular Archaeology, the Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes de Guatemala, the Instituto de Antropología e Historia de Guatemala, the Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Mexicon, the National Institute of Culture and History in Belize, Excavations, Surveys and Heritage Management in Victoria, and Cambridge University Press.

Alex has extensive experience working directly with Aboriginal communities in Australia, where he has served as a Heritage Advisor and held executive management roles in Aboriginal Corporations and heritage consultancies. Notably, he spent 11 years as Heritage Manager and later as CEO of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation. More recently, he has worked as Heritage Manager at the Taungurung Land and Waters Council Aboriginal Corporation and as an Associate Director at a large consultancy firm. Additionally, he holds a position as a Research Associate (Hon.) in the Archaeology Program at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia.

Throughout his career, Alex has led and participated in numerous projects focused on evaluating, protecting, and promoting Indigenous cultural heritage values, particularly in Victoria. His work frequently involves extensive collaboration with Indigenous communities and stakeholders across the region.

A key component of Alex’s work is facilitating consultations with Traditional Owners to incorporate Indigenous cultural values and traditional practices into land management methodologies and urban planning. His efforts have directly influenced precinct structure planning, ensuring the protection of Indigenous cultural heritage before and during the preparations of Cultural Heritage Management Plans (CHMPs).

With both office and field-based experience, Alex has managed and supervised teams on culturally sensitive projects. His involvement in archaeological research and engagements with Traditional Owners has helped protect Indigenous cultural heritage sites and objects in Victoria. He is adept at negotiating on behalf of public and private sector clients, as well as Traditional Owners organisations, to ensure the incorporation of robust conditions in CHMPs, Reconciliation Action Plans, and Memorandums of Understanding. Additionally, he has supported archival research in collaboration with Traditional Owners and provided expert reports and advice to Traditional Owner corporations, government regulators, land management agencies, and private sector entities.

Alex is a fully qualified ‘heritage advisor’ meeting all the requirements of the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006.

Ciana graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in 2020, specialising in Ancient World Studies. Her thesis explored the ethical implications of working with human remains in archaeology, focusing on southeast First Nations perspectives and examples.

Ciana also holds a Master of Professional Archaeology from La Trobe University (2022), which included the completion of a thesis regarding the built history of Sydney Street, Kilmore. Her research provided a new database of information regarding every first known building constructed along Sydney Street, with the aim of providing additional context for future heritage projects by identifying patterns in the reasons for these buildings’ demolitions over time. 

Ciana has strong research experience and has been nominated for several awards in the history and cultural heritage sector, including the University of Melbourne’s International Museums and Collections Award.

Ciana is a fully qualified Heritage Advisor as specified by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006.

Callum is a GIS professional and data management expert who specialises in digital data management with a focus on data provenance and re-use.

Callum holds a Bachelor of Science majoring in Astrophysics and Geophysics from the Australian National University, a Graduate Diploma in Information and Knowledge Management from Monash University, and a Master of Business Information Systems (Research) from Monash University specialising in archives and record keeping. His research focused on the communication of information needs between data creators, holders, and users.

He has particular experience curating large-scale spatial datasets for local, national, and international projects.

Bruce completed a Bachelor’s in Archaeology from La Trobe University, Melbourne, in 2010. Bruce has been involved in Indigenous archaeology for thirteen years, with field experience in Western Australia, Victoria and Papua New Guinea.

Bruce has worked as a traditional owner liaison and archaeologist in Western Australia since 2011 for large resource companies. He has also supervised and worked on many small to large projects in Victoria. He has experience in archaeological surveys, excavations, data collating, GIS mapping, drone mapping, site recording , report writing and all the essential skills required in the field.

Amy holds a Bachelor of Archaeology from Flinders University and Honours in Combined Classical Studies from the University of Adelaide. Since 2011, Amy has been working as an Indigenous and historic archaeologist in South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia, and New South Wales. 

Amy is experienced in Aboriginal community consultation, remote survey and excavation, GIS mapping and reporting. Her clients have included Aboriginal groups; heritage architects; Commonwealth, State and local government departments; construction, mining and resource companies and public utilities.

Amy was previously employed as a Senior Heritage Officer for the South Australian Department of Premier and Cabinet, Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation. Prior to this she spent many years in consulting across remote Australia, predominantly in South Australia and Western Australia.

Alanah is currently in the end stages of a Masters of Archaeology and Heritage Management at Flinders University. Using geoarchaeological techniques, her thesis investigated the sedimentary properties of a rock shelter in South Africa to identify the climate mechanisms that affected the formation of the site over a period of <150 ka.

Alanah’s field experience has focused mainly on excavation in rock shelters of archaeological value in the Pilbara, Western Australia. She has experience in artefact analysis and cataloguing of complex artefact assemblages, as well as other survey work. 

Anika completed her degree in Archaeology at Flinders University in 2017, majoring in Indigenous and Australian Studies. She is currently undertaking her Masters in Archaeology and Heritage management. Since completing her degree Anika has worked in remote locations across the country including the Northern Territory, South Australia, and Western Australia. During her time in the field, she has participated in aa range of projects, undertaking surveys, excavations, salvage, artefact analysis and report writing.