Heritage Insight
Menu
AboutServicesProjectsTeamCareersContact

Heritage Insight acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we work and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture.

We pay our respects to Elders, past and present.

About us

Heritage Insight is a heritage consulting business founded in 2000 by David Rhodes, making us one of the most established heritage consultancies in Victoria.

Our aim in conducting cultural heritage assessments is to provide innovative products which meet the requirements of our clients and comply with national and international standards for best practice in cultural heritage management.
OUR MISSION

Heritage Insight’s aim is to provide timely, cost-effective and innovative heritage solutions for our clients, and to do this in a way that is clear and easy to understand.

Whether you are a first-time developer with no experience of the heritage landscape or a major player in the construction and development world, or anything in between, Heritage Insight will work collaboratively with you to achieve a positive result for your project.

find out more
In memoriam

David Rhodes

Heritage Insight
Founding Director
1958 – 2020
Read our tribute
Services

All Heritage Insight archaeological personnel are qualified archaeologists with experience in the conduct of heritage management projects for a diverse range of clients.

‍Each member of the team brings specialist knowledge and expertise. In addition, Heritage Insight has a long history of positive relationships with all the Aboriginal organisations with whom we work, as well as with all state heritage legislation authorities.

View all services ↓

Each member of the team brings specialist knowledge and expertise.
In addition, Heritage Insight has a long history of positive relationships with all the Aboriginal organisations with whom we work, as well as with all state heritage legislation authorities.

Aboriginal cultural Heritage services

We have considerable experience in consultation and negotiation with Aboriginal communities and strive to achieve an equitable balance between matters of cultural concern to Aboriginal Traditional Owners and positive outcomes for both heritage and development.

Cultural Heritage Management Plans

View ↓

Preliminary Aboriginal Heritage Tests (PAHT)

View ↓

Due Diligence Heritage Assessments

View ↓

Historical heritage services

Our expert team conduct a wide range of historical heritage and archaeological assessments, historic excavations and field surveys, assessment of historic built heritage, as well as the conservation of cultural material.

Archaeological Investigations

View ↓

Heritage Assessments

View ↓

Heritage Consents and Permits

View ↓
View all services ↓
Projects

Heritage Insight’s Aboriginal and historical teams conduct projects of many different types for our clients, from small scale residential developments to large scale Precinct Structure Plan assessments and everything in between.

Our team is experienced in working with a wide range of stakeholders to achieve these, including state and local government, developers, architects, planners, conservators and other professionals involved with the management of heritage places and objects.

select Projects

Cape Otway Lightstation Historic Heritage Permit and Excavation

view project ↓

Lyra Development, Beveridge

view project ↓

Bannockburn South East Precinct Structure Plan – Historic Heritage Assessment

view project ↓

Beyond the Valley Music Festival CHMP

view project ↓

Craigieburn Homestead Dry Stone Wall Management Plan

view project ↓

Cape Schanck Archaeological Field School

view project ↓
View all projects ↓

Our team

All Heritage Insight archaeological personnel are qualified archaeologists with experience in the conduct of heritage management projects for a diverse range of clients.

A portrait photograph of a woman with dark hair and eyes against a green corrugated metal background

Georgia Scully

Technical Archaeologist
Image of a smiling woman with mid-length dark hair and glasses against a brick background

Rista von Benecke

GIS Analyst
A portrait photograph of a man with long blond hair, reddish beard and dark blue eyes against a wooden fence background

David Crotty

Senior Archaeologist – Historical
A portrait photograph of a dark brown hair and eyes against a dark brick background

Monique Corbett

Project Archaeologist
A portrait photograph of a woman with blonde hair and blue against a green leafy background

Meg Dawkins

Technical Archaeologist
A portrait photograph of a man with a short dark beard and brown eyes against a dark corregated background

Peter Lamont

Technical Archaeologist
A portrait photograph of a man with brown hair and beard and blue eyes against a grated metal background

Andrew Morris

Executive Archaeologist
Image of a woman with long dark hair and yellow top against a brick background

Anna Cansdell

Business Manager
A portrait photograph of a woman with curly brown hair and brown eyes against a wooden fence background

Wendy Dolling

Executive Archaeologist – Historical
A photographic portrait of a woman with red hair against a green foliage background

Bianca Di Fazio

Director
A portrait photograph of a man wearing a beret with glasses and piercings against a red clay background

Simon Coxe

Senior Project Archaeologist
A portrait photograph of a woman with blond hair and green eyes against a black brick background

Grace McKenzie-McHarg

Project Archaeologist
A portrait photograph of a woman with brown hair and eyes against a weatherboard background

Tess Devlin

Project Archaeologist
A portrait photograph of a woman with long blond hair and fair eyes against a brick background

Katarina Audy

Archaeologist/GIS Manager
A portrait photograph of a man with hazel eyes with dark hair and beard hair against brick background

Noah Brett

Technical Archaeologist
A portrait photograph of a man with short dark grey hair and a beard against a metal background

Luke Falvey

Executive Archaeologist
A portrait photograph of a woman with blond hair and blue eyes against a red brick background

Shannah Anderson

Senior Project Archaeologist
Placeholder image

Jackie Donegan

Operations Manager
A portrait photograph of a woman with dark hair and eyes against a brick background

Lana Tranter-Edwards

Technical Archaeologist (Coordinator)
A portrait photograph of a man with dark hair, moustache and blue eyes against a brick background

Tom Fallon

Senior Project Archaeologist
A portrait photograph of a man with blue eyes and cropped hair against weatherboard background

Anthony Hamdorf

Senior Field & Technical Archaeologist
A portrait photograph of a woman with curly dark blond hair and brown eyes against a wooden fence background

Jessica Hardy

Senior Project Archaeologist
A portrait photograph of a woman with brown eyes and dark hair against brick background

Katerina Karanikas

Technical Archaeologist
A portrait photograph of a woman with dark curly hair, hazel eyes and nose ring against a green leafy background

Eleanor Riggall

Project Archaeologist
Meet our full Team ↓