Areas of Specialty
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Cultural heritage including conservation management plans, cultural heritage studies and assessments
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Oral history
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Land tenure history
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Research and write commissioned histories of places and organisations
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Museum work including displays and interpretation
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Public speaking

Recent Awards
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2020 recipient of the Royal Historical Society of Qld and the Professional Historians Association (Qld) Medal for Distinction for Historical Research and Writing.
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2018 Highly Commended Circa Prize awarded by Professional Historians Association for Margaret Cook and Annabel Lloyd, “Unpacking a Legend”.
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2017 E. E. Pearse Prize, University of Queensland
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2015 Highly Commended Dr John McCulloch Memorial Prize, University of Queensland
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2012 Governor's Heritage Gold Award for Lappa-Mt Garnet Road Conservation Management Plan in association with Ivan McDonald Architects and Opus International.
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2012 Governor's Heritage Silver Award for Nudgee Junior College with Ivan McDonald Architects
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2012 Queensland Heritage Council Silver Award for Townsville Grammar School (School House) with Ivan McDonald Architects
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2011 Queensland Heritage Council Gold Award for Mt Spec Road Conservation Management Plan in association with Ivan McDonald Architects and Opus International.
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2011 National Trust Governor's Award (Silver) for Mt Maria Conservation Management Plan in association with Ivan McDonald Architects.
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2010 National Trust Governor's Award (Silver) for Burley Griffin Incinerator Conservation Management Plans in association with Ivan MacDonald Architects.
