About Us
Chloe Wighton
- Managing Director
- Archaeologist
- Museologist
OUR STORY
Bila Group are independent specialist consultants in Aboriginal cultural heritage and archaeology, based in Sydney with capacity to service most of Australia. Our purpose is to responsibly share Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge. We advocate for our people to be treated as the primary sources of information about our culture.
We are 100% Aboriginal owned and operated. We engage a multidisciplinary team to deliver the best service for your project, we prioritise working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experts.
Let us help you better understand Aboriginal heritage, history and places.
What We Do
- ·We deliver practical and timely solutions that work for clients, communities and heritage.
- We have experience working in commercial and urban development, infrastructure, education, health, civic and cultural places, parks and gardens, government-owned properties, defence sites, and iconic destinations.
- We are adept in navigating a range of Aboriginal heritage approval pathways.
- We help our clients reimagine heritage across a wide range of places. As places change over time, we bring independent insights to mark their meanings today.
- Our consultants are ethical and committed to working in accordance with Dhawura Ngilan (Remembering Country) and other best practice guidelines.
Our Values
- We are committed to truth-telling and engaging with First Nations peoples. We are dedicated to understanding the values and meanings of historic places and the special attachments people have. We believe the past helps us to understand ourselves and offers all communities a richer experience of life.
- We are a business with a heart. Real relationships are the foundation of us. We are collaborative and collegial and the better for it. We believe communication works best when it’s inclusive and when we feel free to exchange ideas. Conserving, commemorating, and celebrating places for current and future generations really matters to us.
- We recognise there are many experiences of history and we value the diversity of people’s lived experience. We know that we might have different ideas, but we work together to find positive heritage solutions.
- Our people share a commitment to generating ideas and challenging conventional thinking to help our clients succeed.
We Acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land we work and live on, the Dharawal, Gadigal, Bidjigal and Cammeraygal peoples and pay respect to our Elders past and present
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