Guiding Environmental Success

Trusted Across Queensland and the Northern Territory for 18 Years

Our Approach

Austecology is a leading ecological consultancy, providing expert environmental assessments and ensuring compliance across Queensland and the Northern Territory.  We provide comprehensive support and guidance throughout the entire project lifecycle, from planning and design to ongoing operations, delivering tailored solutions for sustainable outcomes.

With deep expertise in detailed terrestrial fauna surveys and complex environmental compliance management, our team ensures successful outcomes for every project and delivery of solutions that are as practical as they are scientifically sound.

Trusted Expertise

With over 18 years of serving clients, Austecology is trusted across Queensland and the Northern Territory for delivering reliable, high-quality ecological outcomes. Our team combines expertise with a passion for achieving balanced environmental outcomes for all stakeholders.

Your Requirements, Our Focus

Every project presents a unique combination of ecological values and legislative implications. That’s why at Austecology, we understand the importance of a tailored approach that ensures comprehensive evaluation and alignment with regulatory expectations.

Focused on your specific requirements, we deliver balanced solutions that advance your project’s success.

Cutting Edge Technology

Leveraging cutting-edge technology, we continually refine our survey techniques to deliver more precise ecological assessments for our clients. From thermal drone surveys to passive acoustic monitoring, we enhance data accuracy and improve operational efficiency. Our commitment to applying the latest technology in our survey programs ensures our clients receive outcomes that exemplify industry excellence.

Our Services

Ecological Assessment

We deliver precise ecological assessments to guide your project to success, backed by extensive experience ensuring compliance with local and commonwealth regulations, preventing costly delays.

Our Services Include:

  • Ecological constraints analysis
  • Wildlife and habitat assessments
  • Surveys for threatened species
  • Habitat impact assessments

Conducting assessments for Water Mouse

Yellow-footed antechinus identified during survey

Waterbird counts

Planning and Management

At Austecology, we go beyond recording ecological values to develop project-appropriate management and planning outcomes. Our experience across diverse bioregions and industry sectors enables us to provide practical, robust strategies that meet regulatory requirements and ensure successful project implementation.

Services Offered:

  • Fauna habitat management strategies within Ecological Character Descriptions for Ramsar wetland sites.
  • Ecological planning guidance for local governments developing structure plans.
  • Biodiversity and threatened species management plans for designated development offsets.
  • Ecological management plans for open space allocations within urban development.
  • Regulatory reporting, including Significant Species Management Plans for migratory and threatened fauna.
  • Ecology components of Environment Management Plans required for statutory reporting.

Aerial waterbird surveys

Assessing Black-throated finch habitat

Planning waterbird surveys

Threatened and Migratory Species

Specializing in managing threatened and migratory species, we combine thorough biological understanding with practical impact mitigation strategies. With decades of experience, our team designs cost-effective, scientifically robust surveys that meet regulatory expectations and ensure ecological compliance.

Services Offered:

  • Target surveys for threatened terrestrial fauna
  • Surveys for migratory shorebirds and other migratory species
  • Habitat suitability and impact assessments
  • Habitat constraints analysis
  • EPBC Act assessment and approval processes
  • Preparation of environmental impact statements and environment management plans
  • Environmental offset delivery and monitoring plans
  • Development of species management plans

Ornamental snake identified during targeted survey

Koala identified during surveys for Lend Lease

Golden Tailed Gecko identified during targeted survey

Biodiversity Offset

Austecology ensures your development projects meet biodiversity offset requirements, from initial design to ongoing monitoring, helping you avoid costly delays. Our team delivers tailored strategies to counterbalance project impacts, ensuring compliance and ecological benchmarks are met.

Services Offered:

  • Baseline ecological assessments and ecological constraints analysis
  • Habitat suitability assessments and biodiversity surveys
  • Targeted surveys for threatened and migratory species
  • Preparation of wildlife management plans, including those for protected matters
  • Offset suitability assessments for candidate lands
  • Assessment of environmental co-benefits
  • Offset area management plans

Critically Endangered Arcadia Valley Velvet Gecko identified during offset monitoring for Santos

Squatter Pigeon identified during offset monitoring for Santos

Vulnerable Dunmal's Snake identified during offset monitoring for Santos

Expert Witness

When facing legal challenges regarding ecological compliance, our expert witness services and peer review provide the necessary support. Our principal wildlife ecologist, Lindsay Agnew, has extensive experience offering expert advice in court, specializing in threatened and migratory fauna, biodiversity, and wildlife habitat management. Our services ensure regulatory confidence through thorough technical analysis and robust peer reviews.

Services Offered:

  • Technical analysis of ecological constraints
  • Preparation of specialist technical reports
  • Mediation representation
  • Participation in joint experts meetings and reporting processes
  • Preparation of affidavits and statements of evidence
  • Provision of oral evidence in court
  • Peer review for due diligence assessments, management plan evaluations, and reviews of Environmental Impact Statements

Austecology director Lindsay Agnew

Delivering Tailored Environmental Solutions

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