Victorian Heritage Services Directory

C.O.M.E.N.T. is a specialist heritage conservation company combining international conservation expertise with extensive practical experience in the conservation, repair and management of historic buildings, structures, objects and significant heritage fabric.

Led by Principal Heritage Conservators Jura Stanek and Thomas Schreier, the company brings more than six decades of combined experience across Australia and Europe.

C.O.M.E.N.T. provides heritage advisory, specialist conservation and project delivery services, including condition assessments, building investigations, conservation reports, maintenance strategies, method statements, project management, site supervision and quality assurance.

Our conservation work encompasses stone, brick, terracotta, timber, traditional lime render, metals and architectural sculpture. We focus on retaining original fabric wherever possible, using compatible materials, traditional craftsmanship and internationally recognised conservation principles.

C.O.M.E.N.T. works across residential, commercial and institutional heritage, religious buildings, monuments and memorials, heritage precincts, and public and community assets.

Professional Affiliations / Qualifications

Jura Stanek – Principal Heritage Conservator | Director

Qualifications & Areas of Study

  • Master of Arts – Fine Arts, History of Arts and Architecture, Academy of Fine Arts, Prague
  • Specialist studies in Classical Sculpture
  • Heritage Conservation Methodologies
  • Diploma in Sculpture
  • Certificate in Stonemasonry

Professional Training & Licences

  • White Card
  • Working at Heights
  • EWP Licence
  • High Risk Work Licence
  • Working with Children Check
  • Asbestos awareness course
  • Silica awareness course
  • Welding course

Thomas Schreier – Principal Heritage Conservator | Director

Professional Affiliation

  • Member, ICOMOS

Qualifications & Areas of Study

  • Master of Arts in Conservation and Restoration – Scuola di Restauro, Villa Manin di Passariano, Italy
  • Formal scientific training in conservation and restoration
  • Specialist experience in conservation of historic murals and render
  • Professional heritage conservation experience in Italy, France and Switzerland
  • Specialist knowledge of natural stone, brick, masonry, terracotta, lime mortars, architectural sculpture, monuments and historic finishes
C.O.M.E.N.T. Pty Ltd

Jura Stanek

4 Gordon St., Newport, 3015

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