Environmental Approvals and Nature Impact

If we want to build faster, smarter, and more sustainably, we need to start with better planning and better decisions underpinned by better policy.

Matthew Uidam Managing Director, Earth and Environment, WSP

Matthew Uidam Managing Director, Earth and Environment, WSP

Keynote 
The Hon. Susan Close
Minister for Climate, Environment and Water, Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, SA

Panelist
Benjamin Zammitt
Executive Director, Regulation & Compliance, Department of Energy & Mining

Panelist
Tim Dobson
Managing Director, Magnetite Mines

Panelist
Jeremy Hill
Partner, MinterEllison

Facilitator
Matthew Uidam
Managing Director, Earth and Environment, WSP

Panelist
Lisien Loan
Director, Conservation and Wildlife, SA Department for Environment and Water

Panelist
Laura Meredith
Environmental Manager, Torrens to Darlington Project (T2D)

Panelist
Dr Fiona Simon
Chief Executive Officer, Australian Hydrogen Council

Insights

Valuing what matters – Factoring in nature and biodiversity

We spoke to WSP’s Alex Cockerill, National Executive – Ecology, and Kanya Raj, Senior Economist – Infrastructure Advisory, about how to recognise, measure, and protect the value of nature.

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Tackling the two top challenges in major project delivery

Mining projects have always been complex, but the race to accelerate critical minerals projects in order to meet renewable energy targets is putting the sector under increasing pressure.

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Learning from Country for a water-resilient future

With a growing population and a changing climate, we have a real opportunity to learn from Traditional Owners in managing our water resources for a sustainable and resilient future.

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Projects

EnergyConnect

Essential to ensuring security and reliability of the grid to support increasing renewable energy connections, the new EnergyConnect transmission line will link New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria and would assist in transporting energy from the South-West Renewable Energy Zone to major demand centres.

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Land iQ

The Department of Planning, Housing, and Infrastructure, working with its partners WSP and Giraffe has developed a world first, whole of government spatial tool to transform planning and pre-development processes.

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Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone

For Australia to achieve net zero, the National Electricity Market (NEM) must transform. To fill the gap as coal-fired generation progressively retires, renewable energy zones (REZs) have been identified as hubs for new generation, storage and transmission infrastructure.

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Connect with our experts

Matthew Uidam

Managing Director, Earth & Environment

Australia

Andrew Boys

Director, Defence

Australia

Bronte Nixon

Technical Executive - Environment & Planning

Australia

John Ebbs

Project Director

Australia

Victor Cantone

Director - Clients & Growth, Water

Australia

Ana Guzman

Regional Executive, Transport & Geotechnical and Tunnels, SA

Australia

Shifani Sood

Associate Principal, Infrastructure Advisory

Australia

Damien Cutcliffe

Director, Products, Clients and Growth - Digital

Australia

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