Last week, Niche and SJA hosted a short webinar for our clients entitled Uncovering heritage, presented by Ben Clifton, Senior Project Manager at SJA, and Jamie Reeves, Managing Director and Heritage Consultant at Niche. Watch the recorded session below to learn three key tips for successfully managing heritage programs to save time and cost. To find…
Heritage consultant Dr Xavier Carah provides an update on some of the historical artefacts uncovered during excavations for Queensland Rail beneath the 108-year-old building at Shorncliffe station. To find out more about this project, read our case study, and to find out how we can support your project with heritage management advice, contact us or…
Niche Environment and Heritage has joined Local Buy, the procurement scheme servicing local, state and federal government, government-owned corporations, universities and not-for-profit organisations in Queensland. As a prequalified supplier under the Engineering and Environmental Consultancy Services contract, Niche can provide specialist services to Local Buy clients at any stage of the project cycle, from concept through to completion. “For more than 10 years, our Queensland team has provided high quality environmental and heritage consulting services to a range of government clients including Queensland Rail, Department for Transport and…
Cairo is a botanist and biodiversity offsetting specialist who has been part of Niche’s NSW ecology consulting team for more than three years. Before working as a consultant, Cairo spent 8 years in biological and ecological research within university and private institutions. “Having sampled both consulting and research roles, I found that there’s a wider…
As we continue to respond to COVID-19, our focus remains on caring for our team and their families, our clients, and our communities. We have systems in place to empower our team to keep themselves and others safe by making conservative decisions. And we have a robust business continuity plan that provides a framework to reduce…
Due to a strong pipeline of interesting work for our growing client base across the state, Niche’s Queensland consulting team is expanding and we are excited to announce the appointment of Stewart Armstrong. Stewart is a registered architect and is passionate about the conservation, adaptation, interpretation and promotion of heritage places, and the design of…
Bridget has worked as a heritage professional for over 15 years, and provides high quality and accurate advise to her clients through combining her methodical approach to work with high level skills in archaeology, ethnography, heritage management and community liaison. Bridget has extensive experience in the linear infrastructure project sector, having worked as a cultural heritage advisor for the Department of Transport and Main Roads. She joined our growing Queensland consulting team in June 2020. Bridget grew…
Matthew Richardson, Niche director and botanist, provides an update on the review… Background The Commonwealth Minister for the Environment appointed Professor Graeme Samuel AC to conduct the Independent Review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) in October 2019. In June this year Professor Samuel delivered the interim report and its…
Marika is an archaeologist specialising in stone artefact analysis. She has over eight years of experience conducting archaeological field research and lithic analyses for both the research and cultural resource management sectors. Her archaeological studies and fieldwork had taken her on adventures across Western Australia, Canada and South Africa. Although Marika joined Niche less…
Niche Environment and Heritage Pty Ltd (Niche) are continuing to progress the Biodiversity Consultancy Services component of the NSW Wild Dog Fence Extension Project, with measures put in place to ensure the safety of local landholders, community members and staff. The project, which was a key 2019 election commitment by the NSW Government, will see the NSW Border Wild Dog Fence…
The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) have awarded Niche Environment and Heritage Pty Ltd (Niche) the Inland Rail NSW Biodiversity Offset Site Identification Program. The award of this multi-million dollar works package will result in the Niche biodiversity team working alongside ARTC’s team for several years to identify and assess sites across NSW that may…
Anne-marie has more than a decade’s experience in environmental management and compliance, and a strong focus on delivering the best possible outcomes for her clients, their projects, and our environment. Anne-marie describes her typical working day as part of our Queensland environmental team. 9.00 am Our virtual weekly meetings are a chance for the whole…