Meet Lisa Trueman

Portrait of Lisa Trueman

Image courtesy of Extent Heritage, NSW.

A Short Biography

Lisa Trueman is a heritage consultant with over 30 years’ experience in built heritage conservation, including 15 years as a heritage adviser in local government. Lisa specialises in providing design advice and statutory guidance to local and state government agencies and private developers in order to facilitate outcomes based on heritage best practice.

Lisa has extensive knowledge of conservation practice and heritage legislation at both local and state level. She has worked on numerous local government heritage studies and reviews and provided advice on, and assessment of, the heritage impact of proposed works to heritage listed places for state and local government agencies and private developers.

She has over 20 years’ experience as an independent expert witness on heritage issues in the Land and Environment Court of NSW (LEC). Her LEC expertise includes facilitation of Section 34 agreements and provision of evidence

Lisa is a member of numerous committees and panels advising local, state and federal government agencies on heritage and planning matters.

More about Lisa

Committees and Panels

  • Member, State Heritage Register Committee of the NSW Heritage Council, 2021–2024

  • Member, Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Community Advisory Committee 2022–2025

  • Member, Inner West Local Planning Panel, 2021–2024

  • Member, Burwood Local Planning Panel, 2021–2024

  • Member, Penrith Local Planning Panel, 2023 - 2024

  • Member, Lane Cove Local Planning Panel, 2023 - 24

  • Member, Heritage Advisory Panel of the NSW Heritage Council, 2020–2021

Professional background

  • Director, Lisa Trueman Heritage Advisor, 2021 – present

  • Principal Heritage Advisor, Extent Heritage, May 2022- present

  • Senior Associate, GML Heritage, 2017– 2022

  • Conservation Planner, North Sydney Council, 2008–2017

  • Heritage Planner, Manly Council, 2007–2008

  • Heritage Advisor, Hornsby Council, 2002–2004

Professional affiliations

  • Associate Member, Australian Institute of Architects

  • Member, Planning Institute of Australia (Allied Professional 95352)

  • Member, Australia ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) (Full International)

Awards

  • Morton Herman Prize for Building Conservation, University of Sydney, 1990

Balmain, NSW - A Lisa Trueman Heritage Advisor Project Area