AdAstra Heritage is a newly formed archaeological services partnership, committed towards integrity in providing solutions for your historical heritage compliance needs. Bourne of over 20 years of industry experience our team has specialised in leading a wide range of academic, regulatory and development related archaeological projects in Victoria, Tasmania, and other parts of Australia and overseas. We have access to the latest specialty skills in site recording, reporting, and artefact management, ensuring your projects are efficiently propelled to completion. We also have the ability to work with and draw on solid associations with heritage regulators and other professionals when additional expertise is required. If you seek advice or leadership from an independent and self-contained team, we are here for you.

Professional Affiliations / Qualifications

Zvonka Stanin, BA Hons (Archaeology) BA (Chinese)

With a background in academic research and excavation in the Middle East and Victoria, Zvonka has worked as a professional archaeological consultant in Australia for over 20 years. She has held leadership and senior roles within various heritage industry sectors, completing archaeological assessments for utility and service developments, council, Parks services, university and First Nation projects. Her involvement spans surveys, excavations, analysis, reporting and often – community engagement – on sites ranging from Goldrush residences at Mt. Alexander Diggings to urban allotments that, most recently, have included the former Carlton United Brewery 2, Melbourne Metro Tunnel excavations in Victoria, and the Macquarie Wharf redevelopment in Hobart.

Her ‘in-house’ expertise is in the archaeology of the overseas Chinese in Victoria and the study of remnants of 19th-century commerce and industry, including the printing, clothing, and shoe trades. She is dedicated to technical development in the industry – the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), photogrammetry, and LIDAR scanning – as a tool for improving your heritage compliance and interpretation experience.

Zvonka is a member of the Australian Archaeology Association and the Australian Society for Historical Archaeology. She has previously been part of the Heritage Victoria Artefact Catalogue Template Review Group, has provided archaeological/heritage advice to Heritage Tasmania and on behalf of the former Aboriginal Affairs Victoria at the time of the introduction of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006. She is also a Heritage Advisor under the Act (First Peoples – State Relations).

Cornelia de Rochefort, BA Hons (Archaeology) BSc (Botany & Soil Science)

Cornelia has worked as a professional archaeological consultant for the past 20 years, having worked on both historic and Aboriginal projects throughout Australia and overseas. She has undertaken numerous historic and Aboriginal heritage assessments throughout Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and Tasmania. Cornelia has worked within a broad range of industry sectors including mining and exploration, rail, road, utilities, and urban developments. She holds a diverse skill set including archaeological survey, excavation, and report production, and has developed a strong background in the fields of pedology and botany, with an interest in the application of scientific principles to the archaeological record.

Cornelia has extensive experience managing and assisting with large scale urban excavations and report productions and has been involved in several high profile and State significant excavations including, the Sydney Light Rail development, and more recently one of Victoria’s largest ever archaeological excavations, the Melbourne Metro Tunnel Project.

Cornelia is a member of the Australian Archaeology Association and the Australian Society for Historical Archaeology.