Melinda Ryan
Town Planning & Co.

With more than 15 years’ professional experience spanning public and private sectors in areas of property and planning, Melinda influences positive project outcomes in the most complex of circumstances. Committed to leaving a positive impact on the people and environment she encounters, Melinda is community-minded and focused on developing a mutually beneficial network. Having led hundreds of planning projects across Victoria, Melinda has proven to be a strategic thinker and proficient negotiator.

Matthew Barker
Benchmark Heritage

Matthew Barker is an Archaeologist and Heritage Advisor with fifteen years of successful experience in cultural heritage management. Matthew is a director of Benchmark Heritage Management P/L who specialise in Aboriginal and European Heritage Management in Victoria.

Matthew thrives in the dynamic, constantly evolving, complex multi-stakeholder environment that is archaeology in 21st Century Victoria. A strong believer in the power of education and engagement to assist clients in their understanding of the importance of cultural heritage to understanding our connection to the past; to forming new relationships in the present and a future to be proud of. Matthew enjoys a good Netflix binge, long lunches on the Mornington Peninsula but can also be found on long bike rides on hilly country roads.