Peter Romey—Special Adviser

Peter Romey, Special Adviser and former Partner of GML Heritage, has more than 30 years’ experience in heritage conservation. He has worked in consultancy firms, government organisations and in private practice. Peter is now a Director of Romey.Knaggs Heritage, an independent heritage consultancy that cooperates closely with GML Heritage on a number of projects.

Peter specialises in the assessment and management of heritage buildings and places. He has provided strategic input and coordinated the development of heritage assessment reports for significant heritage sites such as CUB in Chippendale. He has also provided solutions for adaptive re-use proposals on both urban and rural sites.

He has been responsible for critical heritage input to the business case and environmental assessment stages of major infrastructure projects, including the North West Rail Link, CBD and South East Light Rail, and the Sydney Metro. Peter’s skills enable the innovative resolution of heritage issues and outcomes that realise operational objectives, and Qualifications he is regularly called upon to appear at the Land and Environment Court Elected Associate by the Royal Australian Institute as an expert witness. of Architects Peter is a member of the Tasmanian Heritage Council, the NSW Heritage Bachelor of Architecture, NSW Institute of Technology Council Approvals Committee and is on the Board of AusHeritage. Since 2011, he has presented a series of workshops intended to train local planners, architects and public servants in contemporary best practice management of heritage sites in George Town, Malaysia, and Kinmen, Taiwan.

Peter was previously the Director of Conservation and Infrastructure at the Port Arthur Historic Site in Tasmania. He has also held senior heritage posts at the City of Sydney, the NSW Heritage Branch and as an architect in private practice.

Key Experience Heritage Advice HMAS Penguin, Balmoral, Heritage Impact Conservation and Heritage Assessment and Heritage Advice—Client: Management Plans Common Ground Sustainable Housing Department of Defence, Australian Government. Project, Camperdown, Heritage Impact Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Museum Station, Sydney, Conservation Plan Statement, Archaeological Assessment Conservation Advice for Masterplan—Client: (Current)—Client: Transport for NSW. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. and Heritage Advice—Client: Grocon and Commonwealth Offices Building, Melbourne— Housing NSW. Former Carlton United Brewery Site (Central Client: Department of Finance and Deregulation. Park), Chippendale, Heritage Impact Commonwealth Bank, , HMAS Penguin, Balmoral, Heritage Statement and Heritage Advice—Client: Sydney, Due Diligence Advice—Client: Management Plan—Client: Department of Carlton and United Breweries (NSW). Savills Project Management. Defence, Australian Government. , Heritage Impact ANZ Bank, Martin Place—Client: Charter Sydney Harbour Bridge, Conservation Statement and Heritage Advice for Security Hall. Management Plan—Client: NSW Roads and Upgrade Works—Client: NSW Roads and WestConnex Road Traffic Authority. Traffic Authority. Revitalisation Project, Thematic History— Royal Tasmania Botanical Gardens, IKEA Development, Tempe, Heritage Impact Client: UrbanGrowth NSW. Conservation Management Plan—Client: Royal Statement, Archaeological Assessment and Intermodal Freight Terminal Project, Tasmania Botanical Gardens. Heritage Advice—Client: Valad Property Moorebank, Peer Review of European and Millers Point Properties, Sydney, Conservation Group. Aboriginal Heritage Impact Management Plans and Strategies—Client: Assessments—Client: Department of Newmarket Site, Randwick, Heritage NSW Department of Housing. Finance and Deregulation. Assessment and Heritage Advice—Client: Legion House, Sydney, Conservation REVY Site, Pyrmont, Heritage Impact William Inglis and Son. Management Plan—Client: Grocon. Statement and Heritage Advice—Client: , Heritage Impact Statement— Royal Randwick Racecourse, Specific Citta Property Group. Client: NSW Roads and Traffic Authority. Elements Conservation Plans—Client: Australian Jockey Club.

Major Infrastructure Projects Western Express Program and City Relief Expert Witness Line, Sydney, Heritage Advice—Client: Sydney CBD and South East Light Rail Transport for NSW. 106–108 Redfern Street, Redfern (NSW Land Project, Heritage Impact Assessment and Sydney Metro Network Stage 2 (Central to and Environment Court)—Client: Colin Biggers Heritage Advice—Client: Parsons Westmead), Heritage Advice—Client: Sydney and Paisley, for Mr Randolph Griffiths. Brinckerhoff. Metro Authority. 10 Victory Street, Clovelly (NSW Land and North West Rail Link, Sydney, Heritage Sydney Metro Network Stage 1 (Rozelle to Environment Court)—Client: Marsdens Law Impact Assessment and Heritage Advice— Central), Heritage Advice—Client: Sydney Group, for Randwick City Council. Client: AECOM Capital. Metro Authority. 40 Marcel Avenue, Randwick (NSW Land and WestConnex Project Stage 1B, M4 East, 2 Cove Street, Birchgrove (NSW Land and Environment Court)—Client: Marsdens Law Sydney, Heritage Impact Assessment and Environment Court)—Client: Marsdens Law Group, for Randwick City Council. Heritage Advice (Current)—Client: AECOM Group, for Gary and Desiree Feine. 232 Macquarie Street, Hobart (Tasmanian Capital. 173–177 David Road, Castle Hill (NSW Land Resource Management and Planning Appeal Canberra Capital Metro Project, and Environment Court)—Client: Storey and Tribunal)—Client: Hobart City Council. Preliminary Heritage Assessment and Gough, for Hornsby Shire Council. Pasadena Hotel, Church Point (NSW Land and Heritage Advice—Client: Parsons 12 York Street, Oatlands (NSW Land and Environment Court)—Client: Brook Worthington, Brinckerhoff. Environment Court)—Client: DLA Phillips Fox, Boston Blythe Fleming. Parramatta–Epping Rail Link Preliminary for Parramatta City Council. Yarralumla Brickworks, Canberra (ACT Civil Scoping Study, Heritage Advice—Client: 12–28 , Summer Hill (NSW and Administrative Tribunal—Preliminary Transport for NSW. Land and Environment Court)—Client: HWL Opinion)—Client: Clayton Utz. Ebsworth Lawyers, for Prouds Jewellers Pty Ltd. 119–212 Queen Street, Woollahra (NSW Land and Environment Court—Preliminary Opinion)—Client: Luise Elsing. 1 Lawrence Road, Kenthurst (NSW Land and Environment Court)—Client: Hills Shire Council. Industry Involvement

Employment Professional Honorary Positions Affiliations/Memberships Partner, GML Heritage, 2008–Present. Member, Tasmanian Heritage Council. Senior Associate and Team Manager, GML Australia ICOMOS (International Council on Member, Tasmanian Heritage Council Works and Heritage, 2006–2008. Monuments and Sites). Approvals Committee. Director, Conservation and Infrastructure, AusHeritage. Vice Chair and Board Member, AusHeritage. Port Arthur Historic Site, 1999–2006. National Trust of Australia (NSW). Member, University of Sydney Master of Heritage Area Manager, Heritage, Council of City of Conservation Advisory Committee. Sydney, 1992–1999. Convenor, Historic Environment Editorial Senior Heritage Architect, Heritage Branch, Committee (Journal of International Council on NSW Department of Planning, 1989–1992. Monuments and Sites [Australia]). Principal (sole practitioner), Peter Romey, Former Vice President, International Council on Architect, 1987–1989. Monuments and Sites (Australia). Project Architect, Schwager Brooks and Former Member, Australian Institute of Architects, Partners, Conybeare Morrison and Partners, Adaptive Re-use Guidelines Committee. Devine Erby Mazlin, 1975–1987. Former Member, NSW Heritage Council Archaeological Advisory Committee. Former Member, National Trust (NSW) Architectural Advisory Committee. Convenor, Islands of Vanishment Conference, Port Arthur, 2002. Convenor, International Council on Monuments and Sites (Australia) Annual Conference, Loving it to Death: Sustainable Tourism at Heritage Places Conference, Port Arthur, 2004.