Your heritage partners

What better way to celebrate the first anniversary of our Cairns office than by attending an awards ceremony with longstanding FNQ-based clients and colleagues!

Our award-winning team has expertise in heritage and conservation that doesn’t end when we leave the office or complete a site visit.

Congratulations to AHS Senior Heritage Consultant Julia Pritchard and her husband Ben Pritchard who are celebrating the birth of Louie Gino Pritchard!

Bunya to the Bay is an award-winning educational experience grounded in Aboriginal culture and heritage that follows the Brisbane River from the source to the sea.

Australian Heritage Specialists is seeking a Senior Heritage Consultant / Historian to join our dynamic team based in Brisbane’s CBD.

Australian Heritage Specialists Managing Director, Benjamin Gall, recently shared some insights for buyers entering the heritage property market.

Identifying talented graduates and developing their skills through mentorship and ‘on the job’ training is a key element of AHS’s strategy for recruitment and business growth.

Meet Senior Heritage Consultant and Historian, Julia Pritchard, who has been a key member of the AHS team since she joined the business in January 2018

The industry-leading technical expertise of Australian Heritage Specialists (AHS) Managing Director Benjamin Gall and Senior Advisor Ann Wallin was recently called upon at a Federal Parliament hearing in Canberra.

  Our new Cairns office is now open! Located in the commercial precinct of The Pier, pictured above, it’s in the heart of the best address in town right on the Esplanade and next to the stunning Marlin Marina. The new addition reflects our increased regional focus, with a significant portion of our work stretching […]

Australian Heritage Specialists (AHS) has been in demand to provide expert commentary on what it would it take to bring Brisbane’s historic mansion, Lamb House, back to its former glory. ABC TV interviewed AHS Managing Director Benjamin Gall, pictured above, on the potential for restoration and redevelopment of what is one of Queensland’s most significant […]

AHS has expanded, and we have uncovered some of the State’s brightest new talents in the incredibly competitive field of heritage consultancy during our recent recruitment program. With a record 85 highly skilled candidates vying for our unique 12-month graduate program, we’re delighted to announce Damien Wood and Samantha Stephens have secured two part-time positions […]

How often have you heard the expression – “If these four walls could talk’’? Well, sometimes they can! It’s surprising how much fascinating information you can unearth when you look into the history of a building – from private homes to public places. Often it’s the fascinating stories behind these buildings – what’s gone inside […]

Community funding is driving an increase in renewable energy projects across Australia and the trend is set to continue in 2019, with Australian Heritage Specialists at the forefront of programs including wind and solar farm developments. Statistics show 2017 was the most productive year to-date for the renewable energy industry and 2018 is tipped to […]

One of Queensland’s last remaining churches with a cemetery attached, Pioneers’ Chapel on Wynnum Road at Tingalpa, is celebrating its 150th anniversary this weekend. Now a popular Brisbane wedding and special events venue, the chapel was consecrated on October 27, 1868 but the “bush cathedral” was demolished by a cyclone in 1886. The present chapel […]

Members of the Australian Heritage Specialists team are taking their appreciation for Brisbane heritage beyond the office, with staff regularly volunteering their time and expertise to take part in heritage awareness events and support organisations throughout the city. AHS Historian and Heritage Consultant Dr Gemmia Burden and Archaeologist Owen Budd are both volunteering at this […]

Australian Heritage Specialists Principal Consultant Benjamin Gall was a guest speaker at the closing ceremony of this year’s award-winning Bunya to the Bay Eco Adventure at Brisbane’s Newstead House on Friday, August 10. AHS are proud to be a Corporate Sponsor of the biennial program which sees students in Years 11 and 12 take part […]

Hundreds of participants in this year’s Brisbane Oxfam Trailwalker event on June 22-24 received a special welcome to Jinibara country by Elders of the Jinibara People Aboriginal Corporation (JPAC). The Welcome to Country was facilitated by Australian Heritage Specialists (AHS) on behalf of Oxfam, with Uncle Noel Blair and Aunty Edna Van Hemman welcoming walkers […]

Rockhampton restoration project recognised at National Trust QLD Awards A crucial restoration and conservation project that has given Rockhampton’s landmark Archer Park Rail Museum a new lease on life has received special recognition at the coveted National Trust Queensland Heritage Awards. Delivered by Australian Heritage Specialists (AHS) for Rockhampton Regional Council, the project received a […]

AHS is proud to have played a small part in history when the Queen’s Baton Relay passed through Kilcoy in the lead-up to the 2018 Commonwealth Games. AHS arranged for Uncle Noel Blair, Elder at Jinibara People Aboriginal Corporation, to give the Welcome to Country at Kilcoy’s Queen’s Baton Relay Community Celebrations on behalf of […]