24/08/2025
GARG is proud to be part of the incredible initiative. Looking forward to working with all the partners on this project.
We’re proud to announce Flinders University will lead the newly funded Australian Research Council Training Centre for Advancing Archaeology in the Resources Sector, recently awarded $5 million through the Australian Research Council’s Industrial Transformation Research Program.
This innovative initiative, delivered in collaboration with The University of Queensland and Southern Cross University, will bring together Traditional Owners, resource companies, archaeologists, and cultural and heritage experts to:
✔️ train a new generation of cultural heritage professionals
✔️ create new approaches to safeguard Indigenous cultural heritage
✔️ advance sustainable, culturally-informed resource management
✔️ address the under-representation of Traditional Owners working in the cultural heritage management industry.
With support from major resource companies Rio Tinto, BHP, South32, Newmont Australia, and MMG Limited, and cultural heritage firms Terra Rosa Consulting, Australian Heritage Services and Niche Environment and Heritage, this Centre will set new benchmarks for responsible development and heritage protection.
The Centre’s three Traditional Owner Partner Organisations – the PKKP Aboriginal Corporation, Palyku-Jartayi Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC - PJAC and Yandruwandha Yawarrawarrka Traditional Land Owners – will also contribute their extensive knowledge.
Centre Director and Flinders University archaeologist Professor Liam Brady says, “the tension between mining operations and Traditional Owners around the protection and management of cultural heritage has a long history in Australia and globally. We urgently need new approaches to address this situation.”
Read more here 🔗 https://bit.ly/3HqEKlX
