Koala habitat impacted by rising sea levels Coastal wildlife will face one of the most certain impacts of global warming; that of changing coastlines caused by sea-level rise. While not a coastline-dependent species, many of the recognised strongholds of the Koala occur in low elevation coastal areas. The Port Stephens population of the Koala was…
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Project case study: Minnamurra boardwalk Niche and Riparian Engineering were commissioned by Kiama Council to prepare a conceptual design of a 1.6km boardwalk from the southern part of Minnamurra River estuary adjacent to Riverside Drive to the northern road bridge. The boardwalk will improve pedestrian and cyclist access between Minnamurra and Kiama whilst achieving an…
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Earliest evidence of humans in Australia Niche heritage consultant Xavier Carah is an experienced field archaeologist, with particular skills in survey, excavation and community liaison for Indigenous cultural heritage projects. Queensland-based Xavier is the co-author of a new research article recently published in the journal Nature, Human occupation of northern Australia by 65,000 years ago.…
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Making a difference in Mudgee Watershed Landcare’s Green Day is an annual event for year five and six students from sixteen schools in Mudgee and the surrounding region. Now in its ninth year, Green Day 2017 will provide a record number of 625 kids with an opportunity to learn about the environment. Green Day includes…
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Project Update: Pacific Highway fauna monitoring The project Niche Environment and Heritage, in association with Bowditch Group and Hills Environmental, is currently engaged by Roads and Maritime Services in an 8 year contract for environmental services for the upgrade of the Pacific Highway between the Oxley Highway at Port Macquarie and Eungai. The Pacific Highway…
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Niche expands teams in Port Macquarie, Sydney, Brisbane Niche has welcomed seven new consultants to our team during the first half of 2017. Each of our new team members brings with them a unique set of skills and experience in their specialist field, adding strength to our team’s capacity to support our clients and their…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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Dr Radika Michniewicz joins Niche in Port Macquarie Dr Radika Michniewicz is a senior ecologist with 12 years of experience in providing ecological services in Australia and France. She has a varied background, from population studies of shingleback lizards in South Australia, stygofauna sampling in the Pilbara, to ecological studies in the French Pyrenees. Radika…
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