McDonald, Hales and Associates Pty Ltd, established in 1988, is a social and organisational research and planning consultancy firm. The company provides a range of research, evaluation, and training consultancy services through a multi-disciplinary team of consultants with backgrounds in Historical and Prehistoric Archaeology, Anthropology, and Sociology.
Aboriginal and historical heritage services offered by McDonald, Hales and Associates Pty Ltd include:
The company has specialist consultants who are qualified to conduct Aboriginal and European heritage studies including site surveys, significance assessment and the production of reports suitable for incorporation into environmental review and management plans. We specialise in developing Cultural Resource Management plans suitable for implementation at all administrative levels. Our consultants are familiar with the requirements of the Aboriginal Heritage Act (1972-1980) and the Heritage of Western Australia Act (1990) and the Native Title Act Cwth (1993). The firm's consultants are affiliated with the relevant professional bodies. The firm has carried out numerous heritage consultancies both for public (Federal and State) and for private sector developers in the Pilbara, Kimberley, Goldfields Southwest, and Metropolitan area. Our work has encompassed research of both a project specific and regional scope, including both development oriented and planning studies. These studies include the Southern Forest Study, the Warren-Blackwood and Bunbury-Wellington planning studies and the Peel Regional Park Study. The firm has also developed expertise in the area of archaeological monitoring programmes on projects in the Perth Metropolitan Area, such as the City Northern Bypass and in various parts of the South-west.