Michael Nicholls 
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Locally extinct for over half a century, the platypus is officially breeding again in Sydney’s Royal National Park. Scientists have confirmed the reintroduced population has expanded to at least 20 healthy individuals.
Congratulations to the team at AECOM Australia on securing the contract to lead the extensive site characterisation studies for Western Australia’s 25 billion dollar Henderson Defence Precinct. A 127 million dollar federal planning and feasibility commitment will fund this initia
🗑️ Greater Sydney is on track to run out of landfill capacity by 2030, but the pathway to alternative waste infrastructure just became significantly harder. The NSW Environment Protection Authority has released its new Energy from Waste Technical Note.
Congratulations to the Jacobs and Stantec joint venture on being selected to deliver Greater Western Water’s major five-year infrastructure programme in Victoria. The capital delivery programme covers a footprint of 3,700 square kilometres in Melbourne’s fastest-growing corridor.
🌱 One parcel of land, two distinct environmental revenue streams. The federal government has registered the second project under the Nature Repair Market on a cattle grazing property in the New South Wales Northern Rivers region.
🗺️ A single regional map could soon determine whether your next major project requires federal environmental approval. The Australian and Queensland Governments have launched public consultation on the nation’s first pilot Bioregional Guidance Plans.
🔬 “Rodents didn’t just affect a few iconic species, they reshaped ecological relationships across the island.”
Professor Nathan Lo from the University of Sydney highlights a fundamental truth about ecological restoration that every land developer and environmental manager should note.
💰 Landowners signing a NSW Biodiversity Stewardship Agreement must now pay Capital Gains Tax before they even sell a single credit. The Australian Taxation Office has finalised two rulings, CR 2026/15 and CR 2026/16.
⚖️ “This is the largest legal claim ever brought by the Commonwealth.”
The Federal Government has announced a significant legal action in the Federal Court of Australia against multinational giant 3M.
🤝 $110.6 million is about to reshape the evidence base for environmental approvals across Australia. The Federal Government has officially confirmed Phase 3 of the National Environmental Science Program.