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Heritage services in North West Queensland.

Trench excavation on a wind-farm construction corridor

We support projects across North West Queensland with Aboriginal cultural heritage, historical and built heritage, archaeology and heritage planning. Mine sites and road corridors in the North West cross country with Aboriginal cultural heritage and historical mining places around Mount Isa and Cloncurry.

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Services in North West Queensland

Choose a service to see what is included, or talk to us about combining them.

Archival recording

Photographic and measured records before a place is altered or removed.

Maritime heritage

Shipwrecks, jetties and foreshore places assessed for coastal projects.

Coverage across North West Queensland

We support work such as:

  • Mining, processing and haul road works around Mount Isa and Cloncurry
  • Transmission and energy corridors
  • Barkly and Flinders Highway works
  • Station, fencing and water infrastructure
  • Council roads, floodways and town works
  • Sites around Mount Isa
  • Sites around Cloncurry
  • Sites around Julia Creek
  • Sites around Richmond
  • Sites around Camooweal
  • Sites around Dajarra
  • Sites around Boulia

Tell us about the job.

Send the site, the work program and any approval or agreement conditions. We will confirm the scope, crew and price before anything is booked.

  • Site location and footprint
  • Proposed dates and work program
  • Approval conditions, agreements and existing plans

Heritage law in Queensland

Aboriginal cultural heritage is protected under the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 and the Torres Strait Islander Cultural Heritage Act 2003. Anyone carrying out an activity has a cultural heritage duty of care to take all reasonable and practicable measures to ensure the activity does not harm Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage. Historical heritage is managed under the Queensland Heritage Act 1992.

World, National and Commonwealth Heritage places, including those listed for natural values, are protected under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, and shipwrecks and other underwater heritage under the Underwater Cultural Heritage Act 2018. Local heritage is managed through council planning schemes. Project approvals and agreements may add further conditions, and we check them for each job.

Heritage in North West Queensland

Mine sites and road corridors in the North West cross country with Aboriginal cultural heritage and historical mining places around Mount Isa and Cloncurry.

Frequently asked questions

Do you have people available in North West Queensland?

Send the site, dates and scope. We confirm availability, travel and inductions before agreeing a start date.

Which heritage laws apply in Queensland?

Aboriginal cultural heritage is protected under the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 and the Torres Strait Islander Cultural Heritage Act 2003. Anyone carrying out an activity has a cultural heritage duty of care to take all reasonable and practicable measures to ensure the activity does not harm Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage. Historic places and archaeology are protected under the Queensland Heritage Act 1992. Commonwealth laws cover World and National Heritage places and shipwrecks.

Can you cover Aboriginal and historic heritage on the same job?

Yes. Many projects book Aboriginal and historic heritage surveys, monitoring, built heritage advice and site inductions together under one quote, which keeps travel and reporting costs down.