Project Agreement Negotiations
Secretariat Services
Cultural Heritage Management
Navigating Governance
ESG Alignment
We are Agreement Hub
Trusted by Australia’s leading mining, infrastructure and renewables companies to secure their social licence to operate on country while strengthening their reputation with investors.
Outcomes focussed, the experienced team at Agreement Hub cut through the noise and deliver results without delay. Taking a commercial approach, Agreement Hub leads land access negotiations that deliver substantial benefits to companies and Traditional Owners alike.
Services
Project Agreement Negotiations
Experts in finding the middle ground in a way that aligns industry and Traditional Owners.
Decades of experience has taught us that agreements can, and should, be reached within six negotiation meetings. To assist our clients achieve this, we provide the following services:
commercial advice
negotiation strategies
‘Key Messaging’ strategies
secretariat services
leading negotiations
project management of related approvals
Services
Cultural Heritage Management
With over 20 years of experience in cultural heritage, we know how to get the management of cultural heritage right.
We assist our clients across a broad range of cultural heritage management services:
Negotiating heritage protection agreements
Coordinating heritage surveys
Preparing Cultural Heritage Management plans and board level policies
Preparing databases that manage survey reports and agreement information
Bringing heritage management into the 21st Century with advanced geofencing technology
Software service
Survey Hub
Agreement Hub, together with our friends at Solaris Software, has developed Survey Hub — a web application designed to help Aboriginal Corporations efficiently manage heritage survey requests.
Survey Hub is provided free of charge to Aboriginal Corporations as our way of giving back to an industry we value and are proud to support.
The platform was developed to reduce the administrative burden and fragmented communication that can arise when coordinating heritage surveys between mining companies and Prescribed Body Corporates (PBCs).
Managing survey requests can involve lengthy email chains, inconsistent or incomplete information, multiple documents and limited visibility over the status of requests. This can make coordination unnecessarily time-consuming for heritage teams, proponents and other stakeholders.
Survey Hub simplifies this process by providing a single, centralised platform where heritage survey requests can be submitted, managed and tracked from initial request through to completion.
How Survey Hub helps
Centralised request management — Keep heritage survey notices, supporting documents and correspondence together in one secure location.
Standardised request forms — Ensure applicants provide the information required by Aboriginal Corporations through structured and consistent submission forms.
Real-time progress updates — Keep applicants informed through notifications and clear status updates as their survey request progresses.
Operational reporting — Give heritage teams greater visibility through dashboards and reports highlighting outstanding requests, upcoming work and matters requiring attention.
Designed with confidentiality in mind
Importantly, Survey Hub is an administrative workflow tool only and does not collect or store heritage Site information.
Survey Hub is operated separately from Agreement Hub, with its own dedicated and secure environment. Information within Survey Hub remains confidential and is accessible only to authorised users.
Interested in seeing Survey Hub?
If Survey Hub could assist your organisation, please contact our team to arrange a demonstration account and see the platform in action.
We can also assist with:
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Most companies want to contribute to their local communities in a meaningful way, the reality is at times their efforts may not stand up to governance scrutiny and could have unintended consequences. This is where experience is key. We guide companies through potential governance issues and lay the foundations for productive working relationships with Traditional Owners.
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We partner with Aboriginal Corporations to re-build underperforming businesses by reforming processes to make them easy to manage, profitable entities which provide Aboriginal employment and training.
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We work with clients to align their stated values and objectives with actions on the ground. We start with the board and leadership team and then implement change throughout the organisation, to ensure our clients “walk the talk” and avoid any perception of bluewashing.
Our Team
Kellie Hill
Founder & Director
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With a reputation for being able to cut through the noise and get deals done, Kel gains the support of Traditional Owner stakeholders to secure shareholder return. She is an advisor and thought leader in the areas of project agreement negotiations, cultural heritage management, ESG alignment and navigating governance.
Beginning her career in the mid-90's Kel has led more than 100 major land access negotiations delivering substantial benefits to industry clients and Traditional Owners alike. She is trusted by both sides of the table to reach meaningful agreements.
Kel is currently advising company CEO's, boards and leadership teams to deliver products and solutions focussing on the social and governance aspects of ESG.
A mother of a son with special needs, Kel is an advocate for awareness and inclusion.
Industry Recognition
2025 40 Under 40 Judge
2020 Independent Director Yamatji Nation Trustee Selection Committee for Department of Premier and Cabinet
2017 - 2020 Australian Executor Trustees, Advisory Board
2018 Graduate Certificate Corporate Sustainability, NYU Stern
2016 Company Directors Course, AICD
2011 - 2015 Board of Association of Mining and Exploration Companie as well as Chairing the Aboriginal Affairs Committee
2010 Independent Director Eastern Guruma Charitable Trust
2010 40 Under 40 winner
2009 Telstra Business Awards finalist
2009 Telstra Business Women's Awards finalist
2006 LLB, Murdoch University (but does not practice as a lawyer)
Our Associates
The team at Agreement Hub has strong industry experience in the areas of community engagement, project agreement implementation, building strong relationships with Traditional Owners, strategy development and implementation.
We have a strong network of associates who support our clients across multiple disciplines, including: anthropology, archaeology, geographic information system mapping, and community relations, as well as communications, business and legal advisors.
Insights
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