Research ecologist Matthew Stanton is an expert on Koala ecology and management, with 26 years’ experience in researching the ecology of Australian vertebrate fauna, particularly in regards to habitat requirements and relationships of forest fauna and threatened species. Matthew is the co-author of a new research paper, published this month in the online journal Ecology […]

Once again, Niche Environment and Heritage will be showing support for our clients in the mining industry at the annual Health, Safety, Environment and Community conference. The event is organised by NSW Mining and brings together the key policy experts and decision makers to talk about the operational and regulatory challenges and issues in key […]

The project Niche Environment and Heritage, in association with Bowditch Group and Hills Environmental, is currently engaged by Roads and Maritime Services in an 8 year contract for environmental services for the upgrade of the Pacific Highway between the Oxley Highway at Port Macquarie and Eungai.  The Pacific Highway upgrade is one of the largest […]

Niche is pleased to announce that heritage architect Ameera Mahmood has joined the team. Ameera is a registered architect in the State of NSW with 16 years of postgraduate experience. Ameera has previously worked in the private sector and has gained broad project experience including building conservation, adaptive re-use of heritage buildings, planning, design and […]

Niche has welcomed seven new consultants to our team during the first half of 2017. Each of our new team members brings with them a unique set of skills and experience in their specialist field, adding strength to our team’s capacity to support our clients and their projects. Ecologists Dr Radika Michniewicz and Jodie Danvers […]

Niche’s heritage team leader Renée Regal is a specialist in Aboriginal archaeology, community consultation and NSW heritage regulation. Drawing on her many years of experience, Renée offers the following advice for completing a compliant Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Assessment with community consultation. Community consultation will take 5 to 6 months to complete at a minimum, so […]

The latest addition to Niche’s expanding multidisciplinary consulting team in NSW is botanist Dr Cairo Forrest, who joins the Sydney head office. Cairo is an experienced ecological consultant and research scientist with particular expertise in terrestrial vegetation, threatened species survey and long term biodiversity monitoring programs. Cairo’s PhD focused on five threatened Acacia species of […]

Niche Environment and Heritage recently welcomed archaeologist Xavier Carah to the heritage consulting team in Queensland. Xavier has five years of professional experience, gained as a consultant in the private sector and for the University of Queensland’s Cultural Heritage Unit. He has experience with both Indigenous and non-Indigenous heritage for major infrastructure and development projects. […]

Niche’s aquatic ecology team has the specialist skills required to ensure your project meets its environmental obligations and consent requirements. We partner with engineering firms, planners, developers, mine operators, utility providers and government on projects encompassing freshwater, marine, estuarine, coastal, temperate and tropical reef and deep-water ecosystems. Our goal is to develop innovative solutions to […]

Significant changes to the way projects are assessed and offset In 2016, the NSW Government introduced the Biodiversity Conservation Act (BC Act) and Local Land Services Amendment Act (LLSA Act). This new legislation repeals the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995, the Nature Conservation Trust Act 2001 and parts of the National Parks and Wildlife Act […]