Research Manager

Shane is a Dharawal and Dhungutti man from the La Perouse Aboriginal community and has an unbroken connection to Coastal Sydney through his ancestors, John Sims and Lucy Lyons. Shane holds a doctorate from the University of New South Wales for his research in microbiology and molecular biology of bacteria and fungi that live within medicinal plants of Gamay (Botany Bay). He has worked as a Cultural Heritage Officer for the La Perouse Local Aboriginal Land Council, protecting and managing cultural heritage sites of Coastal Sydney.

Shane has also been a continuous representative and co-chair of CABAH’s Indigenous Advisory Committee. Shane is a post-doctoral researcher in cultural landscapes of Coastal Sydney and the impact of both climate and development in an urban setting.