Fiona Leslie (BSc BAHons, 2000) is a professional archaeologist who runs her own heritage consultancy, Mountains Heritage (MTS Heritage Pty Ltd), in the Blue Mountains. Over her 23-year career as a consulting archaeologist, Fiona has prepared numerous heritage assessments in NSW, Qld and Tasmania and, as a long-term resident of the Blue Mountains, has an intimate knowledge and appreciation of its history and heritage. Fiona’s interests include archaeological excavation and the history and archaeology of contact period sites in Australia. Through her identification, research and assessment of archaeological sites, Fiona aims to promote community connections and heritage conservation and celebrate heritage places through their interpretation. Fiona is recognised as an Excavation Director by the NSW Heritage Council for heritage items of local and State heritage significance. One of her more recent projects involved the supervision of a large-scale excavation at Victoria Barracks Sydney for Defence Housing Australia. Through this project, significant archaeological remains of the c1841 Officers’ privy, coal store and cellar were identified, conserved and interpreted in conjunction with the design and development of new Defence accommodation.