CAPABILITY STATEMENT Earthsea Pty Ltd

Earthsea Pty Ltd is a well-established community relations and cultural

heritage consultancy that have founded an impeccable reputation on

delivering quality assured and economic outcomes in the areas of project

management, cultural heritage management, archaeology, stakeholder

relationship development and Indigenous workforce participation.

Earthsea’s principle consultants, Richard Woolfe and Ben Keys, offer a

refreshingly practical approach to ensure ‘more is achieved for less’ and

follow the doctrine that every problem has a workable solution.

Established in 2005, Earthsea has provided services throughout many

remote and regional centres, with a strong focus on central and northern

Australian contexts. Major clients include, NT and Qld Government,

Department of Defence (Mt Bundey and Kangaroo Flat), Rio Tinto Alcan

Gove, Rio Tinto Weipa, Cape Alumina, Cameco Australia, Rum Jungle

Resources, Territory Iron, Northern Land Council, and Central Land

Council.

Regardless of your project requirements, working with either Richard or

Ben will feel like a natural extension to your organisation.

Earthsea currently operate out of Darwin, Brisbane and Adelaide.

2015

CONTACT:

Richard Woolfe M: 0439 722 438

Ben Keys M: 0400 056 860

Darwin: PO Box 1242, Darwin, NT 0801

Adelaide: Parkside, SA 5063

Brisbane: PO Box 351, The Gap, Qld 4061

W: www.earthsea.com.au E: info@earthsea.com.au

ABN: 18130222650 ACN: 130222650

PROJECT AND STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT

The following services offered are specifically suited to projects with existing or potentially complex stakeholder, regulatory compliance or community interests. Services include:

Management or supervisory requirements of projects for short-term campaigns or human resourcing gaps.

Contractor management and reviews.

Confirmation of project objectives, limits and required outcomes.

Evaluating project costs.

Independent review of high-level regulatory approval documents (i.e. Mine Management Plans, Cultural Heritage Management Plans etc.).

Stakeholder identification and land access negotiations.

Social risk identification, prioritisation and management.

Assessment of the quality of relationships and the identification of growth elements to improve relationships.

Development and management of community engagement strategies.

Acting as the Company or Community representative in stakeholder discussions and negotiations.

Development of inclusive strategies and plans for maximising Indigenous workforce participation.

CULTURAL HERITAGE MANAGEMENT

The following cultural heritage management services are offered:

Strategic planning and development of regulatory documents such as Cultural Heritage Management Plans, disturbance approvals (NT), and related internal procedures, including, training packages, guidelines and company inductions.

Cultural heritage/archaeological surveys or related management requirements at any location in Australia, irrespective of duration or remoteness (Aboriginal and historical).

Excavations of sites, test pitting and analysis of cultural materials, including: Aboriginal artefacts, rock art and historical objects.

Rock Art recording and management.

Providing advice for legislative compliance, survey requirements, community consultation, remote logistics, heritage agreements, data management and artefact curation.

Indigenous community consultation including mapping sites of significance in the Aboriginal tradition.

Due diligence assessments, reviews, and heritage predictability modelling, which are particularly beneficial in the pre-feasibility stage or pre-purchase phases of projects or developments.

GIS Software: mapping can be produced in MapInfo Professional® GIS and ArcGIS products yet data can be provided to clients in any common format. Where possible every opportunity will be used as a social capital platform to foster stronger relationships between stakeholders.

Services & Capability

TRAINING

The following training and mentoring options can be provided to your management

teams, field staff or contractors at any location.

Cultural heritage management and cultural awareness.

Stakeholder engagement (including Indigenous stakeholders).

Community relations development and stakeholder conflict resolution.

Indigenous workforce participation enhancement.

Practical, ‘hands on’ courses and field based training in GPS, GIS and mappingsoftware.

HISTORICAL RESEARCH

Provide quality historical research and documentation to government andbusiness to facilitate decision making in the heritage management area; and

Quality assessment of heritage significance using current heritage assessment

criteria or by negotiation with native title parties.

Since 2005, Richard and Ben are proud to have delivered services to Industry and

Communities that have ensured lasting stakeholder relationships and successful

outcomes to a vast number of projects. A few of these key achievements include:

Completion of over 100 projects across WA, QLD, NT, SA and Vic.

Developed and managed the largest cultural heritage project in the NT to date forTerritory Iron’s Frances Creek Mine Operation.

The first professionals to have been granted a Regional Heritage Permit (NT)which allowed Industry to directly negotiate the management of archaeologicalresources with Traditional Owners. This vastly streamlined regulatory approvaltimelines.

Developed, in partnership with the NLC, one of the most successful Indigenousemployment programs at a mine site in the NT. Bringing the Indigenousparticipation rate from ~6% to 20% within two years.

Provided policy advice to the NT Minister for the Environment and Heritage onmatters pertaining to heritage, planning and Aboriginal sacred sites.

Provided advice to Aboriginal people and communities on a range of social andeconomic issues to ensure balanced outcomes with industry;

INDUSTRY PARTNERS

Earthsea’s commitment to professional development sees us pleased to be an

industry partner with institutions such as, Flinders University, Department of

Archaeology.

QUALITY ASSURANCE

Earthsea adheres to a policy of constant self-improvement. We take all relationships

with clients and stakeholders very seriously and will endeavour to review any feedback

that may improve our operational procedures to better serve you.

Richard and Ben are members of the following professional organisations:

Australian Archaeological Association.

Australian Association of Consultant Archaeologists Inc.

Earthsea Pty Ltd maintains a $1 million professional indemnity and $20 million public

liability insurance policy.

Achievements & Experience

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Qualifications and Experience:

Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology and Paleoanthropologyfrom the University of New England (graduated with distinction).

Post Graduate Diploma in Geographic Information andSurvey (Archaeological Major) from Charles Darwin University.

Master of Arts (Heritage Management), University of New England.

Richard is an archaeological surveyor with 15 years’ experience as a heritage specialist in the Northern Territory and Queensland. Richard specialises in Indigenous and historical heritage survey and cultural heritage management planning, and is the Director of Earthsea Pty Ltd.

In addition, Richard has worked in a variety of positions in the heritage area including Heritage Coordinator for Territory Iron’s mining operations, Heritage Officer with Northern Territory Government, Acting Director of Heritage for the same office and Review Coordinator for the Northern Territory Government’s Review of the Heritage Conservation Act.

Richard has also authored numerous regulatory reports, a major public discussion paper on heritage and archaeology in the Northern Territory, and developed/delivered a major public consultation plan in the NT (Public review of the Heritage Conservation Act);

Qualifications and Experience:

Bachelor of Archaeology with Honours from Flinders University, SA.

Mine Supervisor S1 S2 S3.

Ben is a true all-rounder with 10 years’ experience in heritage management and community consultation (Indigenous, government agencies and NGOs), coupled with mine management, land access management, tenement management and aspects of environmental management such as mining compliance, acid mine drainage and fire management.

Most recently, Ben was engaged (until Care & Maintenance) as the Heritage and External Relations Manager and relieving Acting General Manager Operations for Territory Iron Pty Ltd.’s 1.8mt/pa mining operation. This placement included the responsibility of Government, Native Title and community relationships, Indigenous employment, cultural heritage, land access negotiations, and media liaison. Ben also managed special projects for the Company, the most notable being the BBC’s Top Gear mine site race that aired in 2015.

Ben has also been an author on several published academic journal articles and an invited speaker at a number of mining industry conferences in the Northern Territory.

In 2015 Ben’s service to the community was recognized through being honoured with a “Local Hero Award” on Australia Day by the Pine Creek, Victoria Daley Regional Council.

Consultant Profiles

RICHARD WOOLFE (Director Earth Sea Pty Ltd)

BEN KEYS

Schedule of Fees Earthsea bases their fees on those of the Australian Association of Consulting

Archaeologists with allowance for remote area work. This information can be found at

http://www.aacai.com.au/policies/feescale.html.

Rate: Where possible we offer a competitive pricing arrangement

Earthsea generally provides quotes on individual projects. The costing of these

projects will include project management from conception to finalisation, fieldwork,

reporting and post reporting advice and other costs as required (e.g. accommodation,

vehicles and travel, field equipment and employment costs for Traditional Owners).