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Completing an Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Assessment

Niche’s heritage team leader Renée Regal,a specialist in Aboriginal archaeology, community consultation and NSW heritage regulation, gives her advice on completing an Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Assessmen.. Community consultation will take 5 to 6 months to complete at a minimum, so make sure you start the process early to give community members sufficient time to comment…

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ecological consultant, sydney, ecology, environment

Botanist Dr Cairo Forrest joins Niche in Sydney

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…

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queensland, brisbane, heritage consultant, archaeologist

Archaeologist Xavier Carah joins Niche is Queensland

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.…

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Working in a marine, coastal or freshwater environment?

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…

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BELL FROG

NSW Biodiversity Conservation Reforms to commence

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…

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archaeology, heritage, archaeologist, niche, consultant

New heritage consultant for Niche

Niche Environment and Heritage is pleased to announce that Isabel Tickle has joined the heritage consulting team. Isabel is a recently graduated archaeologist with experience in Aboriginal and historical archaeology projects.  She has worked in Victoria and south-western New South Wales on research, as well as private and government projects. Isabel specialises in stone artefact…

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ecology, environment, research, fauna, flora, threatened species, assessment, ecologist

The ecology experts you can trust

Niche Environment and Heritage is a multidisciplinary consultancy specialising in ecology and biodiversity, and heritage management, environmental approvals and environmental offsetting.  Established in 2009, we have successfully delivered projects to clients across eastern Australia. Our 40-strong team includes ecologists, botanists, archaeologists and environmental engineers with a wealth of specialist knowledge derived from their research studies,…

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