JESS BINET
Heritage Advisor
heritage.support@
karlka.com.au
JESS BINET
Heritage Advisor
heritage.support@
karlka.com.au
Jess is originally from Sydney but moved to WA for work and fell in love with the Pilbara and is excited to learn more about the history of the Nyiyaparli community and get to know the Nyiyaparli members!
As the Heritage Advisor with KNAC she’ll be helping the heritage team to protect Nyiyaparli heritage by performing research, due diligence assessments, and aiding the implementation of heritage surveys and consultations.
She is an archaeologist and anthropologist and has been involved in heritage surveys throughout WA. She previously worked in a museum cataloguing artefacts, at a university as a research assistant, and has been part of archaeological excavations investigating Aboriginal and colonial material in Sydney, and Iron Age IIB material in Israel.
Courtney Culley
Heritage Advisor
courtney.culley@
karlka.com.au
Courtney joins KNAC as a Heritage Advisor, helping the team to protect Nyiyaparli heritage. She is looking forward to returning to her consulting roots in Western Australia, where she gained a wealth of knowledge from working throughout the Pilbara and Burrup Peninsula.
Courtney is an archaeologist with over eight years of experience working throughout Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, the Northern Territory and Western Australia. She has been involved in an array of heritage projects from large scale renewable developments, mining and Defence projects.
Prior to her Heritage Advisor role at KNAC, she completed her MPhil at the University of Queensland and the Max Planck Institute of Human History, Jena, Germany in late 2021. Her work focused on using ZooMS (Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry) to investigate the introduction of domesticates to island eastern Africa.
Outside of work Courtney enjoys baking and exploring new places (both domestically and abroad).
ANGELIQUE COOK
Heritage Services Implementation Coordinator
hio@karlka.com.au
Angelique grew up in Cape Town, South Africa and now is based in Hedland where she works as the KNAC Heritage & Environment Governance Coordinator.
She coordinates daily heritage services operations with the support of Heritage Administration staff and working in collaboration with the KNAC Cultural Advisor and other key Heritage Services staff. Additionally, she is working towards drafting implementation plans and processes to support KNAC Heritage Services functionality and responsibilities.
She has a Bachelor’s degree in Internal Auditing and worked as a risk-based Internal Auditor for 8 years in South Africa. In recent years since moving to Australia she has added to her skill base by taking on numerous administration roles including Senior Governance Advisor and Senior Risk and Audit Advisor at the Town of Port Hedland.
FAITHE DRUMMOND
Heritage Services Logistics Officer
heritage.admin@karlka.com.au
Originally from Karratha, Faithe is now based in Hedland, started in April 2024 and is employed at KNAC as the Heritage Services Logistics Officer.
Her role includes coordinating schedules for KNAC representatives working on mine sites and organising medicals and the onboarding process for them in addition to arranging all the travel and accommodation needs for those out on surveys.
SUSAN DALGLEISH
Data and Records Officer
susan.dalgleish@karlka.com.au
Susan joined KNAC in December 2024 as the Data and Records Officer with the Heritage Services team.
As a Cultural Heritage Professional with a background in Heritage, History, Archives and Research, she joins us with significant experience for this important role. Starting her career as a librarian she has been working as a Heritage Consultant before joining us at KNAC.
Feeling a strong connection to nature and the land, she is passionate about the protection and conservation of cultural landscapes and heritage places.
LEONARD MICHAEL STREAM
Cultural Advisor
Streamy is a senior Nyiyaparli man and has worked with KNAC for more than 10 years in various roles across the Corporation.
As Cultural Advisor, Streamy plays a key role in supporting the Heritage Services team in the nomination of KNAC Representatives for heritage field engagements and providing cultural advice to ensure engagements are undertaken culturally safe. He also engages with other teams across the Corporation to provide supporting cultural advice.
JASON ANTHONY SENIOR
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