As your ecological consultancy, we identify potential risks early, advise on strategic approaches to approvals, and provide ecological impact expertise that transmission lines and major infrastructure demand.
Powerlines
Pipelines
Roads & Rail
Water Infrastructure
Expert Witness Capability
EPBC Referrals
Infrastructure Project Lifecycle
1
Feasibility & Design Consultation
What we do
Preliminary survey with broad-scale mapping and desktop assessment to identify vegetation, threatened species, and significant habitat early.
Deliverables
Letter report or full assessment outlining risks and constraints.
2
EES & Environmental Assessment
What we do
Native vegetation, flora, and fauna assessment. EES documentation if triggers are identified. Offset site evaluation if required.
Deliverables
Environmental Assessment reports, EES documentation, and offset site evaluation.
3
Expert Advice & Approvals
What we do
Management plan preparation or advisory support. For large projects with in-house teams, we develop specialist ecological input. For smaller projects, we write the full 5-10 year plan.
Specialist searches for threatened fauna species and systematic habitat surveys tailored to your site's ecology and regulatory requirements. Required when threatened fauna is known or likely on or near your site.
Specialist searches for threatened plant species and systematic vegetation surveys tailored to your site's ecology and regulatory requirements. Required when threatened flora is known or likely on or near your site, or when offset requirements need to be calculated.
Formal documentation submitted to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water to determine if your project requires Commonwealth environmental assessment. Essential when you need certainty about Commonwealth requirements before proceeding, or when impacts to listed species/communities are likely.
Long-term strategic frameworks for managing vegetation, habitat, and ecological values across your site post-development, often linked to offset requirements or conservation covenants. Required when offset obligations exist, or when ongoing habitat management is a condition of approval.
We prepare formal expert statements that satisfy court/tribunal requirements and withstand cross-examination. Required when your project faces formal challenge at VCAT, planning panel, or court.
Strategic design of site layout, vegetation, and habitat connectivity that optimises ecological values while meeting project objectives. Needed when design decisions can enhance biodiversity, improve habitat connectivity, or create distinctive ecological character.
We prepare formal expert statements that satisfy court/tribunal requirements and withstand cross-examination. Required when your project faces formal challenge at VCAT, planning panel, or court.
Our Projects
North East Link Project
Nature Advisory provided expert ecological peer review, field verification, and regulatory guidance for the North East Link Project, ensuring robust biodiversity assessment and compliance under State and Commonwealth legislation.
