Subsidence Advisory NSW approves Niche Niche Environment and Heritage is proud to have been approved as a prequalified service provider to Subsidence Advisory NSW. The state government’s Subsidence Advisory NSW supports communities living in areas where there is the possibility of mine subsidence, which is defined as the movement of the ground that can occur…
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Supporting plant conservation in Australia Niche Environment and Heritage is proud to support the Australian Network for Plant Conservation (ANPC). Niche has recently become a member of this not for profit organisation, which aims to promote and develop plant conservation in Australia. ANPC’s activities include training courses, publication of current research and plant conservation techniques…
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Project Kermit: Niche says no to single use plastics Like many things, Project Kermit grew out of a conversation at a dinner table. A lively discussion around the problems with single use plastic, particularly in ocean environments, got us all talking about how each of us work to reduce our use of plastics in our…
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NSW mining industry’s biggest event of the year Niche Environment and Heritage is proud to sponsor NSW Mining’s Health, Safety, Environment and Community (HSEC) Conference and Awards – the NSW mining industry’s biggest event of the year. The theme of the conference this year is “Share, Innovate, Succeed,” and the event brings together policy experts…
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Early settlers to be recognised at Ravenswood Niche Environment and Heritage was engaged by Carpentaria Gold to undertake the scientific excavation of historical gravesites at the original cemetery site at Ravenswood, in north Queensland, after the location of the cemetery was established during heritage assessments for the proposed Ravenswood Gold Mine Expansion Project. The cemetery…
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Portland Cement Works Conservation Management Portland Cement Works is a state significant heritage site located in the town of Portland, in the NSW Central Tablelands. The landowners, AWJ Civil, are proposing to sensitively re-develop the site to adaptively re-use the existing buildings as well as building new structures to offer commercial, residential and recreational opportunities.…
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Ensuring Koalas have a home Our team of accredited environmental offsetting experts and ecological consultants developed and implemented a project plan for client South 32 Illawarra Coal to establish the Appin West BioBank site on their 85 hectare property at Wilton, NSW. To find out more, read South 32’s update Ensuring Koalas have a home,…
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Niche grows ecological consulting team in NSW 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…
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Aboriginal timeline “Information gathered will help provide a timeline of Aboriginal occupation from Wentworth to Broken Hill.” Our cultural heritage work along 270km of WaterNSW’s Wentworth to Broken Hill pipeline made the local newspaper recently. Originally published the Barrier Daily Truth, Friday 8 June 2018, you can read the full story here.
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New vegetation management laws in Queensland 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 know about. Four key changes that could affect your project…
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Connecting nature, connecting people 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…
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Appin West BioBank Site 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…
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