Examples of our expertise in project delivery

Agricultural Impact Assessment
Mining
Client: Iluka Resources Ltd
Location: Victoria
Project: Wimmera Mineral Sands Project
Scope: Comprehensive agricultural baseline and impact assessment for a proposed mineral sand and rare earths development in Western Victoria.
Challenges: Assessing impacts on local agriculture, water resources, and socio-economic factors addressing Client requirements and Victorian Government Technical Reference Group (TRG) expectations.
Method: Application of best-practice agricultural impact assessment guidelines and specialist input from expert agronomists
Outcome: Provided detailed recommendations to address potential impacts, incorporated detailed assessment of farm-level productivity, and addressed Client and Victorian government assessment requirements.
Agricultural Impact Assessment Peer Review
Infrastructure
Client: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (formerly DELWP)
Location: Victoria
Project: Western Renewables Link Project
Scope: Independent peer review of 3rd-party agricultural impact assessment
Challenges: Peer review against best-practice agricultural impact assessment in the absence of Victorian-specific guidelines
Method: Application of best-practice agricultural impact assessment guidelines and specialist input from expert agronomists
Outcome: Several review recommendations incorporated in 3rd-party consultant assessment


Agricultural Impact and Constraints Assessment
Strategic Land Use Planning
Client: Department of Planning and Environment (DPE)
Location: NSW
Project: Somersby Place Development Planning Study
Scope: Assess agricultural baseline setting and constraints to potential strategic change in land use zoning
Challenges: Schedule – limited timeline to complete assessment
Method: Desktop assessment and study area visual survey
Outcome: Detailed assessment provided on time and on budget
Statutory Rehabilitation Plan
Mining
Client: White Rock Minerals Ltd
Location: NSW
Project: Mt Carrington Mine
Scope: Detailed mine closure studies and statutory rehabilitation management plan addressing NSW Resource Regulator requirements
Challenges: Schedule – limited timeline to complete assessment and extensive technical challenges
Method: Project management of specialist study leads (groundwater, surface water, soil, geochemistry and landform design) with integrated findings forming basis of statutory Rehabilitation Plan
Outcome: Detailed assessment provided on time, on budget and with all NSW Resource Regulator requirements closed out


Preliminary Rehabilitation Constraints Assessment
Energy
Client: Snowy Hydro Ltd
Location: NSW
Project: Snowy 2.0
Scope: Preliminary rehabilitation constraints assessment for tunnel boring waste rock emplacements
Challenges: Complex and widely variable climate zones, ecological environments and risks
Method: Desktop assessment
Outcome: Development of site-specific rehabilitation strategies and technical specifications
Rehabilitation Strategy Supporting EIS
Energy
Client: OMPS Pty Ltd and Alinta Energy
Location: NSW
Project: Oven Mountain Pump Storage (Hydroelectric) Project
Scope: Rehabilitation strategy to support environmental impact statement (EIS)
Challenges: Complex and widely variable ecological environments and risks
Method: Desktop assessment informed by other technical studies (soil, geochemistry, water and ecology)
Outcome: Development of site-specific rehabilitation strategies based on first principles
