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  • The Nature Repair Market, national voluntary biodiversity marketing, has released its first methodology; Replanting Native Forest and Woodland Ecosystems. In this blog, we’ll be answering some common questions around what the method covers, eligibili

    NatureAdvisory
    16 July, 2025

  • Paved but disconnected: green spaces like this offer little value to pollinators.

    Joanna Forsyth
    15 July, 2025

  • When the sun goes down, bats take flight — and their echolocation calls carry valuable data about not just the species but also the way in which they utilise the landscape. Bat call analysis might sound niche, but it also plays a vital role in...

    Joanna Forsyth
    01 July, 2025

  • By Bernard O’Callaghan The Victorian Government has provided clearer guidance around the consideration of biodiversity and key species in the development of renewable energy projects in the state. Nature Advisory was glad to be involved in various co

    Bernard O’Callaghan
    23 June, 2025

  • By Andrew Lewis The Nature Repair Market is Australia’s first national, legislated biodiversity market. It aims to incentivise actions that restore and protect Australia’s environment, allowing individuals and organisations to invest in project

    Andrew Lewis
    13 May, 2025

  •   On December 13, 2024, The Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) opened the public consultation period for the Draft Handbook for the development of renewable energy in Victoria and Discussion Paper: A better approach to

    NatureAdvisory
    07 February, 2025

  • In November 2024, Nature Advisory began marine fauna surveys at a proposed offshore wind farm site in Bass Strait. The site is being developed by Orsted to provide 2.8 GW of renewable electricity by the early 2030s. Over the next two years, Nature Ad

    NatureAdvisory
    10 January, 2025

  • After several years’ incubation, the Draft Victorian Brolga assessment and mitigation standards for wind energy facility permit applications have finally hatched and have been placed on public exhibition until 18th December 2020. The new Guidelines a

    NatureAdvisory
    17 November, 2020

  • Our Managing Director, Brett Lane, was recently invited to present to the Association of Land Development Engineers on Commonwealth, state and local biodiversity regulations that affect the planning and execution of development projects in Victoria.&

    NatureAdvisory
    28 September, 2020

  • As a Melbourne-based company, Nature Advisory has had to adapt several times to the changing progress of the Covid-19 epidemic in Victoria and elsewhere. We place the highest priority on the health, well being and safety of our staff and our clients,

    NatureAdvisory
    21 August, 2020

  • The EPBC Act was created and implemented in 1999 to protect Australia’s biodiversity and heritage, consistent with its international environmental treaty obligations. The act lists for protection threatened species, communities and critical habitat,

    NatureAdvisory
    06 August, 2020

  • The rapidly changing Coronavirus situation is changing the way we all operate. This notice describes how Nature Advisory is addressing this threat so we continue to provide effective, efficient and timely service to all our clients. Nature Advisory t

    NatureAdvisory
    23 March, 2020

  • The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC Act) Melbourne Strategic Assessment (MSA) was first implemented in 2010. It provided for the streamlined approval of development in Melbourne’s Growth Corridors by effectively pre-app

    NatureAdvisory
    17 March, 2020

  • Happy New Year! 2020 is off to a great start! Nature Advisory enters the New Year with seven new staff. We have more expert zoologists and more experienced botanists than ever before so that we can book in field work much sooner and produce high...

    NatureAdvisory
    19 February, 2020

  • Nature Advisory has undertaken a review of its operations and estimated its carbon footprint. This includes flights, motor vehicle kilometres and office power usage. To ensure that we offset our impact on the atmosphere, we have surrendered 53 tonnes

    NatureAdvisory
    03 February, 2020

  • Nature Advisory has grown rapidly and our work is in high demand. We have employed new staff, developed new systems, and streamlined our ability to deliver high quality work within tight timelines. Part of our commitment to clients is that we deliver

    NatureAdvisory
    30 September, 2019

  • A team from Nature Advisory (BL&A) was engaged to develop a conservation management plan for Southern Brown Bandicoot on a 7.4Ha parcel of land in Garfield, Victoria. This plan was requested by Cardinia Shire Council and the Department of Primary

    NatureAdvisory
    27 August, 2019

  • Nature Advisory leads Australia in developing and delivering bird and bat Adaptive Management Plans (BBAMPs) for wind farms. With certified sniffer dog Kitty joining our expert team, we’re setting new standards in accuracy, ethics, and environmental

    NatureAdvisory
    22 July, 2019

  • Brett Lane & Associates has changed its name to Nature Advisory Brett Lane and Associates has been delivering high quality ecological research and management advice to clients for over 20 years. In recognition of recent and planned changes, the c

    NatureAdvisory
    01 July, 2019