Bones Knob Telecommunications Tower Niche recently provided both historical and Aboriginal cultural heritage advice and services on a project involving the installation of a telecommunications (Telstra) tower at Bones Knob, Tolga on the Atherton Tablelands. The tower will provide the communities around Tolga with improved internet and telecommunications connectivity (expected to be operational in late…
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Cross River Rail – Historical archaeology update Since 2018 Niche has provided archaeological services for the State government funded Cross River Rail project. Services include the preparation of detailed archaeological assessments, research designs, advice and archaeological investigations within the underground station precincts and associated areas. These works were guided by the Cross River Rail Archaeological…
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The opportunity! We are seeking a motivated Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Consultant to join our team, ideally someone with 2 or more years’ GIS post degree experience. The successful candidate would have an excellent understanding of GIS. This position can be located at any one of our offices including Parramatta or Wollongong in NSW or…
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The opportunity We are seeking a full-time Senior Heritage Consultant with expertise in Aboriginal cultural heritage management to join our growing Queensland-based cultural heritage team. With our flexible working model, you would combine working in either of our Sandgate (Brisbane) or Cairns physical offices, working from your home office, attending client offices, and undertaking field…
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As part of the Dendrobium Terrestrial Ecology Monitoring Program, our ecologists measure and monitor ecological values and indicators for Coastal Upland Swamps in the Sydney Basin Bioregion (Upland Swamps) listed as Endangered under the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (BC Act) and the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). “The Niche…
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The opportunity! We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Ecology Consultant to join our QLD Environment team. The role is responsible for providing technical ecological assessment, research and advice, contributing to project management, and conducting ecological field work. The successful candidate will ideally work from our Brisbane office though flexible working arrangement will also be…
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The opportunity We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Heritage Consultant to join our QLD Cultural Heritage team. The role is responsible for providing technical heritage consulting services, including fieldwork, Aboriginal community stakeholder, client liaison and technical advice. The successful candidate will ideally work from either our Brisbane or Cairns offices, though we have flexible…
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Displayed at Niche’s FNQ office in Cairns is the work of Aboriginal artist Bumi (Uncle Peter Hyde), Gimuy Walubara Yidinji People. The shield shows the ancestral area between Gordonvale and White Rock, Cairns. The pattern includes inspiration from the pattern of rainforest leaves and the freshwater fish bone. The raised section in the middle-painted black…
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The Anthropocene is a unit of geological time used to describe the period in which humans have had a demonstrable and measurable effect on the planet, its climate, and ecosystems. Niche is excited to announce our partnership with the University of Queensland in developing a world-leading research centre for the study of the Anthropocene. “It…
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Ben joined Niche’s NSW heritage team as Senior Heritage Consultant, bringing with him seven years of experience as an Aboriginal and historic heritage consultant, along with demonstrated experience consulting in the construction and mining sectors. Ben describes himself as an easy-going, positive and hardworking professional. He grew up in Newcastle, however, studied abroad in London…
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At Niche, we care about sustaining our environment and to demonstrate our commitment we are continuing to minimise the impact of our operations through offsetting our carbon emissions. “By measuring our organisation’s carbon footprint annually, we are able to understand the sources of our carbon emissions and explore ways to reduce them… “We’ve reduced our…
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Did you know the conservation status of the Koala within NSW, QLD and the ACT has recently changed from Vulnerable to Endangered under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act)? See the Commonwealth Government media release here. “The impact of prolonged drought, followed by the black summer bushfires, and the cumulative…
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