Project snapshots
Section 38 Referral
Referral of a mining project under Section 38 of the EP Act due to triggering of DEMIRS Administrative Agreement proximities to townsites and conservation reserves. Referral included greenhouse gas accounting estimates.
Native Vegetation Clearing Permit
We have secured permits for a number of clients to undertake native vegetation clearing on their projects under Part V of the EP Act, including negotiating flexible, practical permit conditions.
Site Secondment Support
Astill Consultants provided long term resourcing support to a major client in the midwest, including site environmental leadership, strategy, monitoring and compliance reporting.
Mining Proposal (Greenfields)
We worked with a client to secure approval for a greenfields mining project with complex environmental factors influencing the design, including heritage, hydrological and acid rock drainage constraints.
Annual Environmental Report
We undertook an assessment of the rehabilitation status of mining landforms and prepared the associated annual environmental report to meet statutory reporting requirements.
Site Secondment Support
We provided long term (> 1 year) environmental secondment support for a construction project, assisting the Client with environmental approvals compliance (i.e. monitoring, reporting etc.)
Programme of Work (PoW) Rehabilitation Report
We assessed the rehabilitation status of exploration disturbances approved under PoW instruments and prepared PoW rehabilitation reports in accordance with statutory requirements.
Hydrocarbon Management Review
A Client engaged us to undertake a review of their hydrocarbon management practices and provide recommendations to achieve consistency with regulation, standards and industry best practice.
Preliminary Site Investigation (PSI)
We undertook a PSI for a site that was classified as “Possibly contaminated – investigation required” under the Contaminated Sites Act 2003, and achieved a favourable reclassification to “Decontaminated”.
Borrow Pit Rehabilitation Assessment
We assessed the baseline rehabilitation performance of a series of borrow pits to ensure conformance to contractual design parameters, as well as identifying areas for improvement.
Environmental Compliance Register
To ensure a Client’s environmental commitments and conditions were understood, we reviewed all applicable approval instruments and compiled a legal compliance register summarising all requirements.
Community Management Plan
We assisted a Client with managing the community impacts of a new mining project, including stakeholder identification and mapping, coordination with key stakeholders, and community information seminars.
Malleefowl Mound Reconnaissance
In accordance with clearing permit conditions we undertook a reconnaissance survey of a broad area to be cleared for mine development to identify any active Malleefowl mounds to be protected from clearing.
Native Vegetation Clearing Supervision
We have supervised the clearing of native vegetation including managing earthworks contractors, demarcating areas to be avoided, spotting and relocating native fauna and managing dust emissions.
Works Approval / Licence Amendment
We secured approval for mine dewatering and other activities which trigger “prescribed premises” status under Part V of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 and require a works approval application.