Hayes Environmental Information

Hayes Environmental provides the following services to clients throughout NSW: survey and identification of native flora and fauna, including targeted searches for species listed as threatened on the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 (TSC Act) and/or on the Commonwealth Environment Protection & Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act); identification of biodiversity constraints and opportunities; assessment of the impact of development proposals upon threatened species, populations and ecological communities listed on the TSC Act pursuant to Section 5A of the NSW Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979 (the 'eight-part test'); preparation of Species Impact Statements; advice with regard to the need for referral of proposed actions to the Commonwealth Minister for Environment and Heritage under the EPBC Act; assessment under various State Environmental Planning Policies (SEPP'S) preparation of plans of management for threatened species, such as the Koala Phascolarctos cinereus , and Land Snail Meridolum corneovirens ; preparation of bushland management plans; preparation of Vegetation Management Plans as required by DIPNR; co-ordination of small and large scale revegetation and/or regeneration projects; provision of expert evidence in the NSW Land & Environment Court; tree surveys/arborist reports; and weed audits.