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To view the breadth of our services, please search our projects via the map below. You can search by type of project or location (LGA).

Location marks on the map are approximate. Projects involving Aboriginal archaeology and Aboriginal cultural heritage are not included in this map for cultural sensitivity reasons, but we have listed some of the Local Aboriginal Land Councils we have worked in.

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Our interactive map allows you to search the type of project or locations where Artefact have worked. 

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Follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram to see what our team here at Artefact Heritage and Environment are up to. We also like to share news from the fields of archaeology, history and heritage to promote the latest exciting developments in these areas.

Keep up to date with upcoming events, seminars and talks hosted by ourselves or our colleagues in the world of heritage.

OUR LATEST STORIES

There's always plenty happening with the team at Artefact so stay in the loop for all our latest news. 

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When you partner with Artefact, you’ll receive timely and accurate advice on how to integrate archaeology, heritage and environmental considerations into your project plans.

Artefact includes specialists across key fields of archaeology, heritage, environment, interpretation, architecture and history. More importantly, with 50 staff we can assemble a skilled in-house team targeted to your specific requirements.

HISTORICAL HERITAGE

As highly experienced project leaders, Artefact has been lead consultant on many major projects. Our planning and management systems ensure that projects are completed in a timely, professional manner, working in partnership with our clients.

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Since 2010 Artefact is proud to have worked on a diverse range of large and small-scale infrastructure and development projects.

During this time we have built-up extensive experience in a variety of sectors including rail, roads, power and renewables, health, greenfields development and urban renewal. 

Some of the more well-known projects we've been involved with include: Central Station Metro; Parramatta Light Rail; Sydney Metro City & Southwest; Wickham Transport Interchange; Northern Beaches Hospital; St Vincent’s Private Hospital; Concord Forensic Mental Health Unit; Sydney Harbour Bridge; The Northern Road Stages 1 & 2; Berry to Bomaderry Upgrade (Princes Highway); West Wyalong Solar Farm; and Wind Farm and Transmission Line projects in the Pilbara and Western NSW. 

With almost 50 staff, and offices in Sydney and Newcastle, we can assemble a skilled in-house team targeted to your specific requirements.

For a personal response to your heritage and environment needs, please ask how we can tailor an integrated solution to suit your plans, your timeline and your budget.

EXPERTS IN RAIL PROJECTS

Artefact have worked on almost all major rail infrastructure developments in NSW over the past decade. 

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OUR TEAM

Our proudest achievement is our team. We value their skills and talents, and we trust that you will too.

At Artefact we recruit staff who are passionate about the past, skilled in their disciplines and professional in their approach. We all understand the need to balance our rich local heritage with plans that shape the State’s future. These attributes contribute to a great team culture internally – and to exceptional advice and service for you. We support each other to make sure that our clients come first, which is why we have an industry-wide reputation for being responsive, innovative and authoritative.

SANDRA WALLACE, MANAGING DIRECTOR

Artefact was established in 2010 by Dr Sandra Wallace, who remains the company’s Managing Director.

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What ever your heritage project we are here to assist.

Country or city, desktop or fieldwork, we’ve covered most of New South Wales and ACT.

Our advice and services are customised to offer the best guidance on how you can proceed, whatever your project type.

We consult right across the scale from neighbourhood architectural practices to multinational developers. But don't take our word for it! Check out our testimonials from our clients. 

WHERE WE WORK

Our focus is across New South Wales and ACT.

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Acknowledgement of Country

Artefact acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional owners and custodians of the lands and waters of Australia.

We acknowledge the Gadigal and Wangal of Pirrama (Pyrmont) where our Sydney office is located, the Awabakal, Worimi and Wonnarua of the Hunter Region where our Mulubinba (Newcastle) office is located and the Wiradyuri of the Central West where our Bathurst office is located. 

We pay our respects to them, their culture and their Elders past and present. 

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OUR TEAM

 INDIVIDUALS WITH EXPERTISE

We look after our people and encourage individual strengths. Every staff member who joins Artefact receives personalised training and regular reviews for professional development. We also make sure that our team is cross-functional so that everyone can deliver key heritage and environment skills. The benefit for clients is our ability to respond rapidly and mobilise individuals with expertise to suit all project types.

While you're here, did you know that all Artefact team members are allocated time each month to work on social change projects that are important to them? Read about our purpose. 

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'Meet the Artefact team and discover our skills and experience. We’re looking forward to exploring with you how we can meet your needs.'

Dr Sandra Wallace, Founder and Managing Director
Sandra Wallace
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I have over 18 years of experience in cultural heritage management and archaeology. My expertise is across a range of areas including Aboriginal heritage, non-Aboriginal archaeology and built heritage. I specialise in strategic assessment and approvals advice for large infrastructure projects. I was recently a ...

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Anita Yousif
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Anita is a Technical Director at Artefact. Her expertise is in Australian historical archaeology and archaeological fieldwork and she has worked in various capacities (excavation director, project manager, site supervisor) on some iconic sites including the UNESCO World Heritage listed sites of Old Government House and Parramatta Park, Sydney Op...

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Carolyn MacLulich
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I am a Principal at Artefact Heritage, specialising in heritage interpretation. I have over 25 years’ experience developing interpretive plans, media and interpretive content across the heritage, environmental, scientific, archaeology and Indigenous sectors. I have prepared numerous Heritage Interpretation Strategies and Heritage Interpret...

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Clinton Jurd
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Clinton Jurd provides environmental impact assessment, environmental planning and environmental management and compliance services. Complimenting Artefact’s highly regarded and experienced multidisciplined heritage and interpretation team.Artefact offers a holistic environmental assessment, planning and management service to our valued c...

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Dr Iain Stuart
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Iain is a Principal at Artefact whose main role is to act as Excavation Director for excavations on historical sites run by Artefact as well as historical research, general heritage management and mentoring of Artefact staff.Iain is also President of the Royal Australian Historical Society and is a serving Board Member of the International Com...

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Jayden van Beek
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Jayden is a Principal at Artefact with expertise in Aboriginal and historical archaeology. He has experience in historical research, fieldwork techniques, survey and excavation, and has worked on a number of sites in Western Australia and Sydney including being Artefact project manager for the CBD and South East Light Rail (CSELR) project. ...

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Jenny Winnett
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Jenny has over 10 years’ professional experience in the management of historic heritage and archaeology in Australia and the United Kingdom.She specialises in historic (non-Aboriginal) heritage and is competent at undertaking an array of archaeological work including site assessments and Statements of Heritage Impact, excavation supervi...

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Joshua Symons
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I have 20 years of experience in archaeological and cultural heritage management in Australia and the UK. My experience includes preparation of heritage assessments, consultation with Aboriginal stakeholders, archaeological excavation, and management of large-scale heritage projects. My role as Technical Director involves working closely with th...

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Martin Edmunds
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As the General Manager of Artefact, I lead an exceptional team with a steadfast commitment to archaeology, heritage, the environment and social issues.Initiating impactful projects in the Northern Territory and NSW, I strive to enhance social benefits and employment opportunities for indigenous and non-indigenous communities.Armed with a Bac...

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Ryan Taddeucci
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I am the Aboriginal Heritage Team Leader here at Artefact and I have experience working in Aboriginal heritage, historic archaeology and cultural heritage management in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and Western Australia. I have extensive experience preparing archaeological technical reports and cultural herita...

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Samantha Higgs
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Samantha is the Team Leader of Artefact’s Country and Culture team. Her team includes Aboriginal cultural heritage officers and heritage specialists. As a group they have extensive experience in anthropology, archaeology and the museum and heritage interpretation sectors.The team engage with Local Aboriginal Land Councils, traditional kn...

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Scott MacArthur
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I am an Architect with over 25 years’ professional experience in heritage conservation and adaptive reuse of historic places, including the preparation of conservation management plans, conservation documentation and site superintendence. 

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Stephanie Moore
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I have worked in archaeology and heritage management for 8 years, predominantly in NSW and occasionally further afield. My role is to undertake historical archaeological assessments and excavation programs, working with the team lead and technical directors to manage projects and mentoring junior staff. Excavation is my favourite part of the job...

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Tony Barham
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I am a Principal at Artefact, specialising in geoarchaeology and landscape heritage interpretation.I have over 30 years’ experience working across archaeological excavations, heritage mitigation and impact assessments.My experience is international, with a common career thread of meshing interpretive community and environmental heritag...

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Alex Gaffikin
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Alex has worked in the field of interpretation for over 18 years now, across museums and heritage sites in the UK and Australia. Her role is to manage heritage interpretation projects; looking for exciting and diverse ways to engage the public with their past. Previously she's worked at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney, Historic...

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Charlotte Simons
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Charlotte has worked on a diverse range of conservation projects encompassing landmark commercial buildings, iconic infrastructure items, heritage listed residential properties, parks and heritage conservation areas. Her professional experience has involved places of local, state, national and world significance. She has expertise in the prepara...

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Elizabeth Bonshek
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At Artefact Liz works with colleagues to identify evidence of Aboriginal heritage in the in the ground and on the landscape, and develop strategies of preserving or mitigating damage to identified cultural heritage. This involves carrying out research, not only from the “desktop” but crucially through site visits so that the nature o...

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Jennifer Castaldi
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Jennifer is experienced in built heritage conservation in urban and regional contexts. She provides expert advice for the management, conservation, stabilisation and adaptive reuse of structures and assets.

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Juanita Kwok
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Juanita's a Heritage Consultant based in Artefact’s Bathurst office. Having moved to live in the Central West over 15 years ago, she has a particular interest in rural and regional history and heritage. She brings her skills as a professional historian and my experience working on heritage assessments and interpretation plans to complement...

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Rebecca Bryant
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Sabrina Roesner
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Sabrina works as Senior Heritage Consultant in Artefact’s Interpretation Team, focusing on the preparation of Heritage Interpretation and Public Art strategies and plans, as well as the development of unique and tailored interpretive concepts, designs and solutions for places and objects of heritage significance. She works and liaises with...

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Sarah-Jane Zammit
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My mission is to be our historic fabric’s champion, ensuring our built heritage is protected for future generations, because it is a precious repository of memory, evidence of the past.  My background is in architecture and cultural heritage management, I have over ten years’ experience and have worked on a variety of proje...

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Stephen Gapps
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I am an historian committed to bringing the Frontier Wars (1788-1930) into broader public recognition as Australia’s First Wars. I have published two award winning books The Sydney Wars 1788-1817 (NewSouth, 2018) and Gudyarra – The First Wiradyuri War of Resistance, The Bathurst War 1822-1...

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Amy Weidlich
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Amy is Artefact's Social Activism Manager and leads Purpose teamwork which activates our organisations social values.

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Amanda Bie Wojcik
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Amanda works in Artefact's Historical Archaeology team as a Graduate Heritage Consultant and archaeologist. Sydney’s history is one of my passions, and I love getting to work directly with uncovering its past, present and preparing for its future. I get to write reports for clients, research historical backgrounds on sites and then actuall...

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Eleutério Sousa (Luther)
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Luther is a Heritage Consultant in the Aboriginal Heritage Team. He has over 10 years’ experience in the heritage industry having worked on sites around the world. Most prominently, Luther was employed as an archaeologist with Golder Associates in southern Ontario, Canada. In this role he managed cultural resource projects involving late w...

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Hannah Matagia
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Hannah is an Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Officer working in Artefact's Country and Culture Team.

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Jonathan Bennett
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As a Project Support Officer, I assist Artefact’s Project Managers and their teams with the delivery of quality heritage outputs. This involves project maintenance from beginning to end, efficient staff scheduling, and often involves thinking outside the box given the inherent diversity of projects.

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Kieran Murray
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I am an Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Officer here at Artefact working on various projects within the Aboriginal heritage team.My roles include preparing a rage of heritage assessment reports, conducting background research, and undertaking fieldwork activities such as surveys, monitoring and excavation.

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Kristen Tola
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Kristen is a Heritage Consultant at Artefact and based in the Hunter Region, working across Aboriginal and Historical heritage projects.She has 2 years of experience in heritage consulting and over 15 years of professional experience in the museums and government sector in NSW, with experience in a range of cultural heritage practices, includi...

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Shameera Arangil
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I am a qualified accountant with over 15 years of professional experience in financial, analytical and management accounting in a range of industries such as non-for-profit, federal and commercial sectors. As the Finance manager for Artefact, I am responsible for the day-to-day running of the finance functions, preparation of financial, manageme...

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Tina Asher
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My role as Administration Assistant is to offer support services to our team staff. This includes implementing administrative systems, procedures and policies and the monitoring of administrative projects on a daily basis.

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Alexander Priest
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With four years of diverse fieldwork experience, from Roman/Iberian archaeology in Portugal's Castello de Cuncos to sites across NSW, Alex has worked extensively in both Historical and Aboriginal archaeology.

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Beatrix Ye
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Beatrix is a Graduate Heritage Consultant working as part of Artefact's Aboriginal Archaeology team. She assists the team in conducting background research, report writing, and going on site for survey and excavation.

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Daniel Dompierre-Outridge
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Daniel is a Heritage Consultant in the Built Environment team at Artefact. Along with his teammates, he researches and writes reports that are designed to help readers understand the past, and make informed decisions in regards to their projects and developments. In this way, he hopes to assist in protecting our shared built heritage for future ...

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Jackson Pellow
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I am the Head of Marketing & Communications at Artefact. Involved in all sections of the business I ensure the work of our heritage, archaeological, interpretation and environmental specialists is amplified across our digital channels and beyond.I’m passionate about storytelling and bringing to life best-practise examples and case stud...

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Jonny Love
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I am an Archaeologist – Heritage Consultant here at Artefact and I specialise in archaeological research, fieldwork excavation, artefact interpretation, and report writing. Previously I worked internationally as a supervisor for the site of Khirbet al-Ra‘i, Israel. In addition, I have domestic archaeology experience on both historica...

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Katherine Douglas
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Katherine works as a graduate heritage consultant in the Aboriginal Heritage Team. Her role is to assist the team, facilitating reports and consultation with background research, field survey, excavation and artefact cataloguing.  Through her university honours she gained experience with spatial analysis, archival research, built survey and...

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Katrina Eckford
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Katrina is an Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Officer in Artefact's Country and Culture team helping with community engagement and consultation on behalf of Artefact's clients.

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Mike Douglas
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I have over 15 years of experience collecting, manipulating, and presenting a variety of geospatial data for public and private development projects throughout the United States.  I feel the clear presentation of data in a spatial context adds an additional level of clarity to its interpretation.  As they say, a picture is worth a thou...

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Nausheen Shehzad
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Nausheen looks after Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable to ensure they are processed according to deadlines and time Schedules. She researches and investigates discrepancies in invoices to ensure accuracy of charges and timely communicating the same to enhance relationships with our clients. She assists in streamlining the AR/AP process by...

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Sammuel Sammut
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Sammuel is a Heritage Consultant in Artefact's Aboriginal Cultural Heritage team, the purpose of his role is to assist with the recording and assessment of heritage sites. This includes conducting background research, performing site inspections and recordings, and aiding in the preparation of heritage reports for clients.

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Franklin Agukwe
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As Artefact's ICT Officer Frank is deeply passionate about the intersection of technology and the environment, which drives his enthusiasm for being part of the Artefact team. He provides IT support ensuring the seamless operation of computer systems, business applications, and Office 365 management. His responsibilities include troubleshooting ...

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Lily Hackett
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I am a Graduate Heritage Consultant at Artefact with the Indigenous Archaeology Team. My role involves background research for report writing, assisting in artefact analysis, and fieldwork involving excavation and field survey. My love lies in the practical side of archaeology getting my hands dirty and trekking through the bush while learning o...

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Rachel Baynes
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I'm the executive assistant for Managing Director, Dr Sandra Wallace, helping keep everything in the background organised so she can focus on the real job at hand.I have worked in many industries during my career including fitness, hospitality and agriculture so I have a very eclectic set of skills. I came to Artefact because I love connecting...

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Veronica A
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I started at Artefact as a temp but I liked the office so much I decided to stay! I am currently working in accounts receivable.

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HOLIDAY CLOSE
Our offices will be closed from Monday 23 Dec 2024 and will re-open on Monday 6 Jan 2025.
For unexpected finds and urgent project enquiries, please contact our Heritage Manager Stephanie Moore at stephanie.moore@artefact.net.au or call 0420 403 581.
For all other enquires please contact our General Manager Martin Edmunds at martin.edmunds@artefact.net.au or call 0404 877 490.
We wish you a peaceful holiday break and look forward to working with you in 2025.

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