Leah Tepper
Associate/Team Leader, Archaeology (Melbourne)
Leah is a heritage specialist and archaeologist and leads our archaeology team in Melbourne.
Her expertise lies in the preparation and delivery of cultural heritage management plans, cultural heritage due diligence assessments, salvage reports and heritage assessments. Leah is a listed Heritage Advisor under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 (Vic) and is passionate about community and stakeholder consultation and engagement. She also specialises in built heritage assessments and archival recordings.
Leah has over ten years’ experience in the cultural heritage industry in Australia. She has coordinated a variety of large and complex cultural heritage projects throughout Victoria. Leah has consulted with federal, state and local stakeholders, as well as private and commercial clients.
Leah has a excellent understanding of heritage legislation, particularly the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 and Heritage Act 2017 and the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
Leah has extensive experience with site surveys and assessments; hand and mechanical subsurface testing and salvage programs; Indigenous and historic artefact analysis; and recording of Indigenous places, historical sites and built sites. She specialises in contributing robust advice to masterplanning projects.
‘Heritage is about culture. Not only the things we want to keep, but a much deeper reflection of who we are and what we value in our lives and communities.’
Qualifications
Honours (First Class), La Trobe University
Bachelor of Archaeology, La Trobe University
Summer School in Building Conservation
Professional Affiliations
Member, Australia ICOMOS
Associate Member AACAI
Member, National Trust of Australia (Vic)
