Meet the team: Keeley Hartzer, Natural Capital Associate
Keeley’s expertise spans diverse areas within the environmental sector, making her a versatile and valuable contributor.
Biodiversity in the boardroom
Niche is assisting organisations to assess their exposure to broader climate and nature-related risks, including loss of biodiversity.
What is a Cultural Heritage Management Plan (CHMP) and does your project require one?
Dr Justin Shiner, Heritage Manager and Rochelle Benstead, Senior Associate Heritage, explain Victoria’s CHMP regulations and how they apply to projects…
Navigating the Path to a Sustainable Future – Exploring the Intersections of Biodiversity Conservation, Carbon Offsetting, and Nature Restoration
As part of the Infrastructure Sustainability Council’s ISC Connect conference, Niche’s will host a “deep dive” panel discussion exploring three vital avenues towards a sustainable future: biodiversity conservation, carbon offsetting, and nature repair. Each approach plays a vital role, and this discussion aims to shed light on their merits, trade-offs, and collective impact.
Meet the team: Lauren Roach, Graduate Consultant- Heritage NSW
Meet the team: Lauren Roach, Graduate Consultant- Heritage, NSW Lauren is an archaeologist with a deep passion for preserving Aboriginal Australian rock art, particularly in the magnificent Blue Mountains region. She holds a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Advanced Studies, majoring in Archaeology and Ancient History, from the University of Sydney. Currently undertaking Honours in…
Navigating natural capital: from the boardroom to the ground
Opportunities to participate in natural capital markets also bring challenges. Niche offers keys to successfully navigating these emerging, illiquid, sometimes opaque markets.
Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)
Our Natural Capital specialists were engaged by a client in the resources sector to run a pilot program to test the draft framework for their operations in the Illawarra region of NSW.
Meet the team: Rochelle Bensted, Senior Associate – Heritage VIC
Rochelle, the new Senior Associate in our Victorian heritage team at Niche. With a strong background in Indigenous cultural heritage management and a genuine passion for preserving our rich heritage, Rochelle brings a wealth of experience and expertise to our team and clients.
Dr Morgan Disspain offers insights into the fishing practices of past Aboriginal inhabitants of Western NSW
Morgan is the primary author of a poster to be presented at the conference entitled Baarka/Darling Perch: Morphological and chemical analysis of archaeological otoliths from Western NSW. In the poster, Morgan describes how fish otoliths were recovered during archaeological excavations associated with the development of the Wentworth to Broken Hill Pipeline. The otoliths originated from a midden site, located on the floodplain of the Darling Anabranch to the north of Wentworth in New South Wales.
Assessing the NSW biodiversity offsets scheme
Based on over 20 years’ experience in biodiversity management in NSW, Niche experts conclude the NSW BOS offers a firm foundation for biodiversity conservation. There are opportunities to improve, but no need for wholesale change.
Cultural heritage expert Dr Justin Shiner joins Niche
Justin is a fully qualified ‘heritage advisor’ meeting all the requirements of the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006.
Project update: NSW Wild Dog Fence Extension 
“This project presents a unique challenge in the assessment of complex biodiversity issues, and has provided our team with some incredible remote survey opportunities, including aerial surveying over some extraordinary landscapes.”