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EPS Employees attend Bat Conference in Western Sydney
June 2018EPS team members Alan Midgley and Kate Tierney recently attended the Sydney Bats: Hidden Treasures and Flying Icons conference at...
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EPS Values Employee Training and Development
June 2018EPS staff recently completed an internal Project Management training series. Spanning over several months, all staff co-presented and attended training...
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EPS Ecology team trials new Wildlife Cameras
May 2018Recently, the EPS ecology team has purchased two new wildlife cameras for use in field-based fauna studies. Typically, these cameras...
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EPS Team attend the Australian Property Institute’s Country Conference
May 2018EPS property team recently attended the Australian Property Institute’s Country Conference. The event was held in EPS’ backyard at Queens...
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Unlocking value potential with your neighbours
April 2018EPS acts as commercial advisors to a cohort of North Sydney apartment owners seeking to sell multiple adjoining strata apartment...
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Crudine Ridge Wind Farm Environmental Management Strategy
April 2018EPS recently completed the Environmental Management Strategy (EMS) for Crudine Ridge Wind Farm on behalf of CWP Renewables. The Crudine...
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Environmental Planning and Assessment Act Amendments
March 2018The Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 amendments came into effect on 1 March 2018. The updates are the biggest...
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EPS contributes to Saving our Species program to secure threatened plants and animals in the wild.
March 2018In 2015, the NSW Government pledged $100 million over five years to protect the state’s threatened species. As the relevant...
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Update on Biodiversity Offset Scheme Transition Arrangements and EPS Biodiversity Assessment Method Accredited Assessors
February 2018Last week the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) released a notification about commencement of the Biodiversity Offset Scheme...
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Legal Tech Summit Australia 2017
February 2018In November 2017, EPS employee, Kate Tierney attended the Legal Tech Summit held at the Westin in Sydney. The summit...
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EPS welcome new Director – Systems
February 2018EPS would like to introduce Sam Wilkin, our new Director – Systems. Sam recently joined EPS after spending the past...
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Sustaining our Country: Sustainable Development through Indigenous Knowledge’s and Practices
January 2018At the end of last year EPS attended a forum held by the University of Newcastle’s Wollotuka Institute and Veolia...
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Merry Christmas from EPS
December 2017The team at EPS would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a safe and happy holiday. Our office...
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Industry Masterclass – Effective Community Engagement Approaches for Large-scale Solar Projects
November 2017EPS consistent application of best-practice principles and approaches to community and stakeholder engagement have been recognised by industry and Government...
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Threatened Invertebrate Workshop
November 2017EPS Ecologist, Alan Midgley, recently attended a one-day threatened invertebrate workshop at the Australian Museum. The workshop was run by...
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EPS participates in Steptember to raise money for the Cerebral Palsy Alliance
October 2017EPS was one of the participating corporates in this year’s Steptember challenge. Run by Cerebral Palsy Alliance, the Steptember charity...
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Environmental Impact Assessment Improvement Project
September 2017EPS staff recently attended the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Improvement Project information sessions held by Department of Planning and Environment...
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New Biodiversity Legislation and Biodiversity Offset Requirements
September 2017The Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 came into force on the 25th August 2017 and changed the biodiversity assessment requirements in...
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State of the Newcastle Property Market
August 2017There is no denying that the Newcastle property market is heating up. With increasing pressures for first homebuyers to just...
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Metropolitan Planning Insights for Greater Newcastle Event
July 2017EPS team members Leonie Bryson, Ben Ellis and Kate Tierney recently attended an event held by the Department of Planning...
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