Entries by Abbey

Future looks bright for renewable energy projects

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 […]

Tingalpa’s Pioneers’ Chapel celebrates 150 years

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 […]

Passion for history goes beyond business hours

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 […]

AHS sponsors innovative education program

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 […]

Oxfam trailwalkers given special welcome to country

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 […]

State recognition for Rockhampton project

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 assists Kilcoy leg of Queen’S Baton Relay

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 […]