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Meeting the FOGO Mandate – where to collaborate?
We were approached by the team at the North Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (NSROC) to assist them with a building a shared understanding for members Councils of how the councils of the region could collaborate to meet the NSW FOGO mandate in the timelines available. Building on strong NSROC work, this session was a chance for Executive and sustainability and waste leadership to jointly discuss options and areas of possible collaboration. What we did Created and deli
Aug 251 min read


Sea Level Rise science for adaptation and engineering needs.
The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) required a team to organise and facilitate a workshop...
Jul 41 min read


Summit: Buying in. Buying Back?
Value chain perspectives on closing the loop for Sydney’s food waste and recovery. We were approached by the team at the South Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils ( SSROC ) to assist them design and deliver a summit with Council, Industry (processors and others) and State Government participants in the organics management value chain. What we did Designed and delivered an in-person workshop with the SSROC team that met the goals of building a shared understanding about
Apr 171 min read


National Webinars - Uptake of Australian Rainfall and Runoff (ARR) Flooding Climate Change Considerations Guidance
The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water sought assistance to facilitate stakeholder workshops focused on improving uptake of updated Australian Rainfall and Runoff (ARR) Flooding Climate Change Considerations guidance across Australian jurisdictions. The project aimed to build on current guidance use by various jurisdictions and accelerate adoption through shared learning and collaboration. DCCEEW wanted a process online for each jurisdiction that
Apr 161 min read


Melbourne Water Healthy Waterways Strategy RLG Session
We were approached to work with the Region-wide Leadership Group (RLG) of the Healthy Waterways Strategy (a multi-agency group of...
Apr 11 min read


Alluvium Group Emerging Technical Leadership Program
We were approached by the leadership of the Alluvium Group to help design a leadership program for some of their emerging technical...
Mar 192 min read


Review of AS 4454-2012 – Australian Standard for Composts, Soil Conditioners and Mulches
In May 2021, as part of the National Soils Strategy, the Australian Government announced the Food Waste for Healthy Soils (FWHS)...
Jan 22 min read


SECCCA Enhancing Community Resilience to climate change
Funded by the Minderoo Foundation, the Enhancing Community Resilience Project aimed to prepare communities in the South East Councils...
May 24, 20241 min read


SAAFE CRC – Policy and Regulatory Advisory Group
Australia's Cooperative Research Centre for Solving Antimicrobial Resistance in Agribusiness, Food and Environments (SAAFE) has over 70...
Feb 23, 20241 min read


Heads of EPAs (HEPA) Science Action Plans
Building on the draft HEPA science action plans initially created via the Inaugural HEPA Science Symposium, the need was for further...
Feb 22, 20241 min read


Wildspotter - Inaugural Wildspotter Ambassador Program
Wild Spotter is a movement engaging and empowering the public to help find, map, and prevent invasive species in wilderness areas, wild...
Dec 8, 20231 min read


Great Barrier Reef Water & Catchment Science Consensus Statement
Working for I assisted with their crucial work supporting the creation of The Scientific Consensus Statement, which is part of The Reef...
Nov 25, 20231 min read


Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) – Expert Rapid Assessment Workshop
The Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report is produced every 5 years. The focus is on the Great Barrier Reef Region which includes the Great...
Oct 16, 20231 min read


Marine & Coastal NESP Hub Nature Based Solutions Symposium
In June 2023, researchers running the Living Shorelines project in the Marine & Coastal NESP Hub needed someone to assist with the design...
Jun 30, 20231 min read


Heads of EPAs (HEPA) Science Symposium
Working for EPA Victoria which was the Secretariat for the Heads of EPAs (HEPA), we helped them deliver the first ever...
May 27, 20231 min read


SECCCA Small Business Climate Adaptation Toolkit
South East Councils Climate Change Alliance (SECCCA) required support to engage with small to medium businesses (SMEs) in their region to pilot the creation of a Toolkit for Small Businesses to use to assist with climate adaptation. The project involved desktop analyses of the current situation for SMEs in the region, working collaboratively with four example SMEs from different sectors to understand their needs for climate adaptation, and develop the pilot Toolkit, with four
May 26, 20231 min read


Marine Estate Management Strategy (MEMS) - implementation improvement planning
As a part of a normal governance and continuous improvement process, the Marine Estate Management Authority (MEMA) in NSW required...
Dec 16, 20221 min read


TRPI Evaluation
Starting in 2018, TPRI – Totally Renewable Phillip Island is a successful community driven Not for Profit organisation promoting...
Oct 28, 20221 min read


PFAS Community Co-design Framework and Guidelines
Senior figures within the Australian Government working across multiple agencies with the National PFAS Taskforce wanted to understand...
Jul 23, 20211 min read


Marine National Facility Evaluation Stream 1
Following the release of a 10-year strategy for the Marine National Facility (aka the Research Vessel (RV) Investigator) to guide the use...
Jul 23, 20211 min read
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