Evelyn Craigie has joined Niche Environment and Heritage as a senior ecologist, based at our head office in Sydney. Evelyn has over 14 years’ professional experience and is an accredited BAM assessor under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016. Her qualifications include a master’s degree in Environmental Management and she is a member of the Ecological […]

Changes passed by the Queensland parliament on 3 May 2018 will affect a variety of aspects of vegetation management in the state. Lisa Carter, senior ecologist in Brisbane, summarises the key changes that project proponents and landholders need to be aware of: Four key changes that could affect your project More information on the new […]

Niche Environment and Heritage is proud to sponsor ANET 2018, the conference of the Australasian Network for Ecology and Transport. The theme of this year’s conference is “Connecting people, connecting nature” and delegates from government, industry, research and community groups will attend to share and discover the latest findings in environmentally-sensitive linear infrastructure research and […]

Niche was commissioned by South 32 Illawarra Coal to undertake a multi-stage project to establish the Appin West BioBank Site, under the NSW Government’s Biodiversity Banking and Offsets Scheme (BioBanking). “The establishment of the Appin West BioBank Site is an excellent result for South 32 Illawarra Coal and for conservation and I believe there will […]

Niche is proud to sponsor the 8th Annual Best Practice Ecological Rehabilitation of Mined Lands Conference, taking place in Newcastle on 12 April 2018. The event promotes the use of best-practice approaches in the management of rehabilitation of mined lands, and attracts more than 200 delegates from business, government and research organisations. Niche founding director […]

Niche has recently welcomed three new consultants to our growing team. Kristy Bennetts in Mudgee – a senior environmental engineer with over 15 years of experience working for local government, mining and consulting. Kristy has extensive knowledge and experience specifically in central and western NSW. Lucy Porter in Wollongong – a field ecologist with experience […]

Coastal wildlife will face one of the most certain impacts of global warming; that of changing coastlines caused by sea-level rise. While not a coastline-dependent species, many of the recognised strongholds of the Koala occur in low elevation coastal areas. The Port Stephens population of the Koala was once considered a stronghold for the species. […]

Niche and Riparian Engineering were commissioned by Kiama Council to prepare a conceptual design of a 1.6km boardwalk from the southern part of Minnamurra River estuary adjacent to Riverside Drive to the northern road bridge. The boardwalk will improve pedestrian and cyclist access between Minnamurra and Kiama whilst achieving an iconic tourist attraction for visitors, […]

Lucy Porter has recently joined Niche’s South Coast office as the latest addition to our growing multidisciplinary consulting team. Lucy graduated from the Australian National University with a first class honours degree majoring in zoology, geography, management and corporate responsibility. She has 2 years’ professional experience as a field ecologist and has worked on projects […]

Niche Environment and Heritage is proud to sponsor the Mine Subsidence Technological Society’s tenth conference, taking place from 5th to 7th November 2017 at Pokolbin, in the Hunter Valley, NSW. The theme of this year’s conference is Adaptive Innovation for Managing Challenges and the program includes presentations on the latest mine subsidence research, developments and […]