About
Highly qualified and experienced heritage managers
About us
Comber Consultants has provided best practice end-to-end archaeological and multidisciplinary heritage management solutions for over 30 years. We continue to be leaders in the field and were the first heritage consultants with a certified integrated management system. This is your assurance that Comber Consultants is committed to excellence and quality in the provision of our award-winning services.
Our core team members are:
Dr Jillian Comber, BA (JCU), Litt.B. (ANU), P.C.Arb (Uni of Adelaide), PhD (Uni of Sydney), Cert IV TAE, M.AACAI, M.ICOMOS, JP
Director
Archaeologist/Heritage Consultant
Mediator/Arbitrator
Adjunct research Fellow, Flinders University
Dr Jillian Comber, the Director of Comber Consultants Pty Ltd, is an Archaeologist experienced in all aspects of Cultural Heritage Management including consulting, government and academia. She is qualified and experienced in Aboriginal and Historical archaeology and Cultural Heritage Management, including Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal (Historic) archaeological survey, significance assessment and the provision of management recommendations; preparation of Conservation Management Plans and Statements of Heritage Impact. She has taught at James Cook University, Canberra University, UTS Kuringai Campus and within the TAFE system. Jillian has developed and taught specific university courses for Aboriginal students in archaeology.
Jillian is a qualified and experienced Mediator and Arbitrator. She has extensive experience in Aboriginal consultation in accordance with the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Consultation Guidelines for Proponents 2010
and has developed sound working relationships with Aboriginal organisations in New South Wales. She also has experience as an expert witness.
Jillian is a full member of the Australian Association of Consulting Archaeologists, the Australasian Society for Historical Archaeologists, Australian Archaeological Association, the Australasian Institute of Maritime Archaeology, the International Council on Monuments and Sites and the Australian Institute of Training and Development (AITD). She is an Adjunct Research Fellow with Flinders University, SA and was appointed as a Justice of the Peace in May 2010.
David Nutley, Grad.DipMarit.Arch (Curtin Uni), Grad.Dip Aboriginal Ed (Townsville CAE), MBEnv (UNSW), M Marit Arch (Flinders Uni), M.ICOMOS
Director
Archaeologist/Heritage Consultant
Adjunct Research Fellow, Flinders University
David Nutley is an archaeologist and cultural heritage manager with extensive experience in government, consulting and academia. He is a qualified maritime archaeologist and occupational diver and experienced in Maritime, Aboriginal and Historical archaeology and Cultural Heritage Management. This includes archaeological survey, excavation, significance assessment and the provision of management recommendations, preparation of Conservation Management Plans and Statements of Heritage Impact. His skills set includes photography, photogrammetry and GIS mapping.
David is an Adjunct Research Fellow at Flinders University, (where his primary research area is in predictive modelling of inundated Indigenous sites around Australia). He is a former Vice President of the ICOMOS International Committee on Underwater Cultural Heritage and a former-President of the Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology (AIMA). He continues to serve on the AIMA Editorial Committee. He is on the Membership Committee of the Australian Association of Consulting Archaeologists. David is also a member of the Australasian Society for Historical Archaeologists, Australian Archaeological Association and the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS).
David established the New South Wales State Government program for managing underwater cultural heritage in 1988. His subsequent experience includes numerous field surveys, underwater site excavations, the development of management plans, preparation of nominations for the State Heritage Register and web site development.
David specialised in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education prior to his archaeological career. In addition to teaching experience he was, for six years, Coordinator of the Townsville based Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Centre serving high schools throughout north Queensland. During this time he also served as a part-time lecturer and tutor in the education faculty at James Cook University.
Key publications:
- Co-editor of ICOMOS Heritage at Risk - Special Edition: "Underwater Cultural Heritage at Risk: Managing Natural and Human Impacts"
- Co-editor of UNESCO Manual for Activities directed at Underwater Cultural Heritage Guidelines to the Annex of the UNESCO 2001 Convention.
Lindsay Walker, BA (Newcastle Uni), Dip.IM-Lib. (UNSW), RSA/Cambridge CTEFLA, MIS Records and Archives Management (Charles Sturt) , AALIA, ASAAM, JP
Manager – Archaeological Information Systems
Librarian | Archivist | Auditor
Lindsay Walker is the Manager of our Archaeological Information Systems. He has worked in educational, academic and industry settings in the roles of teacher, librarian, archivist and Quality Systems auditor.
Lindsay is a member of the Australian Library Information Association (ALIA) and Australian Society of Archivists (ASA). He is also a qualified Quality Systems Auditor. He ensures that Comber Consultants complies with stringent International Management System Standards.
Lindsay is a specialist in academic research and digital archiving.