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As Queensland’s premier Environmental Offset Property Management Specialist, Ausecology regularly designs and implements property-wide bush fire management strategies for its clients. A key tool in a property wide bush fire management strategy is a prescribed burn. Prescribed burns are routinely used by Ausecology as a land management tool to both improve and protect fauna habitat and protect clients’ assets from

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How to treat an outbreak of a prohibited invasive weed that can’t be accessed by land? Ausecology knew it was time to get creative!

On the 7th of November, Niche (Niche Environment and Heritage Pty Ltd) announced it has completed the acquisition of Ausecology (Ausecology Pty Ltd). Ausecology will now operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Niche. Commenting on the acquisition of Ausecology, Niche’s Managing Director Ian Rollins, said, “We are pleased to have completed this process and to now have Ausecology as

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Today Ausecology (Ausecology Pty Ltd) announces it has entered into a binding share sale and purchase agreement with Niche (Niche Environment and Heritage Pty Ltd).  Announcing the acquisition of Ausecology, Niche’s Managing Director Ian Rollins, said: “Niche is one of Australia’s largest privately owned consultancies with nature, biodiversity and heritage as primary core services. The acquisition of Ausecology enhances Niche’s capacity and

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Ausecology Pty Ltd recently conducted a number of prescribed ecological burns in central Queensland. These burns were carried out on behalf of our clients as part of offset management services we provide. Ecological burns aim to reduce fuel loads on the ground layer and restore grasses in areas where shrub layers have thickened due to a lack of fire or due to the

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The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) have awarded Ausecology the Inland Rail QLD Biodiversity Offset Site Delivery Program. Inland Rail is the largest freight rail infrastructure project in Australia spanning more than 1,700 km making it one of the most significant infrastructure projects in the world. Once complete, the rail will better link businesses, farmers and producers to national and

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The pipelines have been installed and are now operational and Ausecology’s focus in central Queensland has transitioned to delivering long term rehabilitation and environmental offset obligations, as required under state and federal Environmental Approvals. Most recently, this work has included offsetting the endangered species Cycas megacarpa. Ausecology has been involved with C. megacarpa for over five years. We have undertaken

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In preparation for an elevated bushfire risk this season, Ausecology been busy conducting hazard reduction burns in order to minimise fire risk to ecological values contained within the offset properties we manage. The burns were planned and controlled by Ausecology personnel with training and experience in rural fire management. Ausecology undertook all planning and preparation for the burns, including manual and mechanical firebreak construction, fuel

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Ausecology has been engaged by North East Business Park to undertake offset property management services over 40 ha on a property just south of Rosewood, Queensland. This property has a very significant stand of Melaleuca irbyana (swamp tea tree) growing on it, which is listed as a critically endangered ecological community under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act and

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Over the past 18 months, Ausecology has been working with Lendlease on the Gateway Upgrade North project and the Kingsford Smith Drive upgrade, both in Brisbane. Ausecology undertook the pre-clearance ecology surveys for both projects and has been providing fauna spotter catcher services during the construction works. During this 18 month period, the Ausecology fauna spotter catcher team has encountered

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