“One of the key legacies of the project has been a collection of several thousand artefacts, including unique and rare items, providing a glimpse of life in Brisbane from the 1860s to early 1900s. This collection is being housed by the Queensland Museum for current and future research.”
Niche’s involvement in the project included providing an Aboriginal Objects Due Diligence assessment; Flora and Fauna Assessment; and a Review of Environmental Factors.
The project consisted of actions specified in the Flying Fox Camp Management Plan within the Kooloonbung Creek Nature Park.
Niche provided both environmental management and ecological services to provide environmental impact assessment regarding impacts to the local Flying Fox Camp. This included a Review of Environmental Factors and a Flora and Fauna Assessment.
We carried out terrestrial ecological assessments for this Queensland project, including ecological surveys, and targeted seasonal ecological surveys of the proposed area.
Bugeja Recycling – Resource Recovery and Transfer Facility Client: Bugeja Recycling Industry sector: Resource Recovery Service: Environmental Management and ApprovalsLocation: Cairns, North QLD The project Bugeja Earthmoving (sister company of Bugeja Recycling) currently operates a small mobile recycling facility in Cairns that specialises in the crushing, shredding and screening of local construction and demolition (C&D)…
Kuranda Range Road – Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Strategy Client: Jacobs (Australia) Pty Ltd and the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads Industry sector: Transport infrastructure Service: Environmental Management and ApprovalsLocation: Cairns/Kuranda, Far North QLD (Wet Tropics World Heritage Area) The project The project involved the design of an Intelligent Transport System (ITS) located…
Bones Knob Telecommunications Tower Client: Wadjanbarra Tablelands Yidinji Aboriginal Corporation and Ventia Industry sector: Telecommunications Service: Aboriginal heritage management Location: Atherton Tablelands, Far North QLD The project 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. The Telstra…
Cross River Rail – Historical archaeology update Client: CBGU JV/Pulse Industry sector: Transport infrastructure Service: Historical archaeologyLocation: Brisbane, QLD The project A large-scale, State government funded infrastructure project building an underground rail system linking North and South Brisbane. Four underground stations are being constructed – Dutton Park (Boggo Rd), Woolloongabba (old Landcentre and GoPrint site), Albert…
Dendrobium Terrestrial Ecology Monitoring Program – GIS Client: South32Industry sector: Mining Service: Ecology and biodiversity, GISLocation: Appin, NSW The project 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…
Cairns Western Arterial Road Upgrade Planning Client: Jacobs Groups (Australia) Pty Ltd Industry sector: Infrastructure – transport Service: Environmental and cultural heritage management Location: Cairns, Far North Qld The project To address congestion, improve road efficiency and access, enable better connectivity, and improve safety while meeting the future road transport demands within the Cairns region, the Queensland…
Fire Access and Fire Trail (FAFT) Program Client: NSW National Parks & Wildlife ServiceIndustry sector: Natural resource management, State governmentLocation: Illawarra, Murray-Riverina, Southern Ranges NSW Services: Review of Environmental Factors (REF), Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Assessment (ACHA) and Stakeholder Engagement, Biodiversity Assessment, Ecological Field Survey, Targeted Threatened Species Survey (Flora, Amphibian, Microbat), Aquatic/Riparian Assessment and GIS…
Bunya Mountains – Russell Park MTB Trails Client: Bligh Tanner on behalf of Western Downs Regional CouncilIndustry sector: Land development, Local government Service: Cultural heritage; Ecology and biodiversityLocation: Russell Park, Bunya Mountains, QLD The project Western Downs Regional Council (WDRC) is proposing to construct a network of mountain bike trails, day use areas and trail…
