CONTEXT 001 · JERVIS BAY, NSW
We bring cultural knowledge, community authority and archaeological science together at the outset, so heritage work is respectful, rigorous and useful to everyone responsible for the outcome.
FIG. 01 · SYNTHETIC TERRAIN, GENERATED IN-BROWSER. NOT A PLACE.
CONTEXT 002 · DATUM LEDGER · STANDING PLOTTED AGAINST PUBLIC RECORD
Freeman & Marx — Supply Nation Registered
CONTEXT 003 · TWO PROFILES · ONE SHARED REFERENCE
Who we are
Freeman & Marx is a Supply Nation Registered Indigenous business — an archaeology, Aboriginal cultural heritage and environmental consultancy based at Jervis Bay on the NSW South Coast. We work across Australia with Aboriginal communities, government agencies, infrastructure proponents, consultancies and developers responsible for protecting the environment and Aboriginal cultural heritage.
Cultural authority & research depth
A Traditional Owner of Wreck Bay in Booderee National Park, with formal training in environmental science and archaeological research, and decades of cultural heritage, governance, land management and interpretation work.
Delivery expertise & project management
Peter pairs archaeological fieldwork, excavation and site recording with two decades of business ownership, client service and project management. He also brings long engagement with Wreck Bay community and Country.
As a specialist consultancy, clients deal directly with the people doing and managing the work. Where a project needs additional expertise, we assemble a project team with archaeologists, scientists and other heritage professionals.
CONTEXT 004 · CAPABILITIES · THREE PASSES FROM ONE REFERENCE
Capabilities
Cultural authority establishes the reference before any measurement is taken. Everything we do is recorded against that reference as the work proceeds.
PASS A · MEASURED FROM DATUM
Cultural authority, community engagement and consultation that support statutory process and community accountability.
Consultation coordinated end to end on behalf of proponents and project teams — in NSW, from Registered Aboriginal Party identification and registration through notifications, methodology consultation, submissions and close-out — with consultation registers kept throughout.
Outcome A defensible consultation record.
Cultural interpretation, exhibition and education content, cultural awareness training, and on-Country programs.
Outcome Knowledge that survives the project.
Field documentation, environmental observations and practical support for environmental and cultural land-management programs, working alongside Aboriginal ranger groups, land managers and project teams.
Outcome Community-led management of Country, supported in the field.
PASS B · MEASURED FROM DATUM
Rigorous archaeological fieldwork, research, analysis and documentation that build a reliable evidence base for heritage decisions.
Archaeological field survey, test and salvage excavation, stratigraphic recording, site photography and spatial documentation — as a complete fieldwork program or as additional field capacity within an established team.
Outcome A measured record you can act on.
Identification, analysis and documentation of stone artefacts and other cultural material, with appropriate handling and care protocols.
Outcome Material understood in context and properly catalogued.
Non-invasive recording and research on rock art and shelter sites, including collaboration with scientific specialists.
Outcome Sites recorded without being harmed.
PASS C · MEASURED FROM DATUM
Practical heritage management and statutory documentation that turn cultural authority and archaeological evidence into clear project outcomes.
Cultural heritage assessment, significance assessment and management planning focused on practical, defensible outcomes.
Outcome Obligations made explicit.
Due diligence assessments under the NSW Due Diligence Code of Practice for the Protection of Aboriginal Objects, Aboriginal cultural heritage assessment reports (ACHARs), Aboriginal heritage impact permit (AHIP) application support, Aboriginal cultural heritage management plans, monitoring and post-fieldwork reports.
Outcome Documentation that stands on the record.
Monitoring during construction and ground-disturbing works: site inspections, heritage protection measures, unexpected-finds response and compliance reporting as works progress.
Outcome Approved requirements implemented on the ground.
Defined work packages and additional specialist capacity for archaeological, environmental and multidisciplinary consultancies, delivered as a specialist subcontractor with clear documentation and accountability.
Outcome Extra capacity without losing the record.
CONTEXT 005 · METHOD · THREE FIXED POINTS DETERMINE A POSITION
Working the right way
Right-way (or two-way) science gives equal value to Indigenous knowledge and Western scientific method. The method requires mutual respect, shared responsibility and a shared stake in the result, with cultural knowledge shaping the work from the outset.
In practice, that changes three things on every project: who helps set the research questions, how cultural knowledge is governed and protected, and who benefits from what is found.
CONTEXT 006 · READINGS · WHAT THE METHOD RETURNS TO A CLIENT
What this means for you
READING 01
Cultural knowledge helps shape the work from the beginning.
READING 02
Fieldwork, recording and assessment are designed to produce practical, defensible information.
READING 03
Recommendations recognise statutory requirements, cultural responsibilities and project realities.
READING 04
Archaeological capability is paired with extensive business ownership, stakeholder coordination and client service experience.
PARTNER RECORD · GRANSOLAR GROUP · READINGS 01–04 IN THE FIELD
Freeman & Marx undertake the archaeological assessments on Gransolar Group’s project, and hold the ongoing engagement with the project’s Registered Aboriginal Parties that runs alongside them.
This is READING 01–04 on live work: the cultural obligation and the project requirement met by one piece of work, so neither arrives late to correct the other. Gransolar describes the approach as professional and collaborative.
Gransolar Group mark reproduced by permission
CONTEXT 007 · PERSONNEL RECORDS · TWO SHEETS, EQUAL WEIGHT
Our people
Director · Cultural authority, research and heritage leadership
Clive Freeman is a Traditional Owner of Wreck Bay in Booderee National Park on the NSW South Coast. Public Australian Government biographies describe him as deeply connected to Yuin Country, with Eora and Wiradjuri heritage through his family.
Director · Archaeology, cultural heritage and project delivery
Born on Dharawal Country in Wollongong and living at Wreck Bay for much of the past decade, Peter has worked in archaeological fieldwork and Aboriginal cultural heritage across NSW since 2018, alongside more than twenty years of business ownership and project management.
CONTEXT 008 · SPECIFICATION · NO ANIMATION BY DESIGN
Company snapshot
CONTEXT 009 · ENQUIRY SHEET · BASE OF SECTION
Contact
The earlier we are involved, the more we can do for the heritage outcome and your program.