Edward East is the founder and director of Compass Heritage Services. Edward holds a Bachelor of Archaeology, a Post-Graduate Diploma in Arts (Classics & Archaeology), and a Master of Arts (Archaeology). Edwards Master’s thesis involved utilising a suite of satellite imagery and GIS software types to remotely map archaeology sites, with aspects of this research published in academic journals. He has studied Australian Aboriginal archaeology and cultural heritage management extensively. 

Edward has a great depth of experience in Australian cultural heritage and built heritage management. He has directed large scale projects in the mining, urban development, infrastructure, and land management sectors. He has long term experience in consulting and advising a diverse range of stakeholders and commercial clients. Over his career Edward has managed Aboriginal cultural heritage focused projects across Western Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria. In an international context he has worked on commercial archaeology projects in Kuwait, the United Kingdom and Papua New Guinea. Edward is an Associate Member of the Australian Association of Consulting Archaeologists (AACAI) and is the current state representative for Victoria. He is also a fully qualified ‘heritage advisor’ meeting all the requirements of the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006.

• Bachelor of Archaeology, La Trobe University.
• Post-Graduate Diploma Arts (Archaeology), The University of Melbourne 
• Master of Arts (Archaeology), The University of Durham.

Leigh Painter has worked across Victoria as a consultant archaeologist since 2017 and has worked as a project manager for large-scale excavations associated with CHMPs as well as large scale salvage excavations. He is skilled in survey and excavation techniques, identification of landscape sensitivity and artefact analysis. Leigh has authored over 40 CHMPs within Victoria, both in metropolitan and regional environments. He is also a fully qualified ‘heritage advisor’ meeting all the requirements of the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006. Leigh’s formal qualifications include: 



• Bachelor of Archaeology (Honours), La Trobe University.
  

Jake Osborne is a current postgraduate student at the University of Melbourne and member of the Australian Archaeological Association. Having completed two undergraduate degrees at the institution in 2012 and 2020, Jake is currently completing an Honours year in Archaeology. 

Since 2018, Jake has been involved as an archaeologist with the Tel es-Safi/Gath archaeological project in Israel whilst also working in digital heritage management with the Melbourne-based company Lithodomos VR. Jake has worked as an archaeological assistant on fieldwork associated with cultural heritage management plans across Victoria. 



• Bachelor of Arts (Honours) – The University of Melbourne.