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Pressure to manage the impacts of developments on our natural resources is growing. GHD offers practical solutions to protect biodiversity and provide economic and social stability to accelerate compliance and drive competitive advantage.

GHD Environment team has earned a reputation for excellence by offering integrated, practical and innovative solutions to all levels of government, authorities and private organisations.

We draw on the skills of engineers, scientists, auditors and planners to deliver services in a number of critical areas:

  • Air and noise management
  • Climate change
  • Community/stakeholder consultation as part of our social sustainability services
  • Contaminated site assessment and remediation
  • Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) and approvals
  • Environmental Management System (EMS) and audits
  • Natural resource management  
  • Spatial sciences 
  • Sustainability
  • Waste management
  • Water sciences
  • Expert witness and due diligence services

GHD's own EMS is certified to International Standard ISO 14001 by NATA Certification Services International.

For further information, contact:

Christine Wyatt
Tel: +61 3 8687 8473
Mobile: +61 4 19 346 578
Email: Christine Wyatt

Bega Bypass

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In May 2009, the Labor Member for Eden-Monaro, Mike Kelly MP, announced that GHD would partner with the RTA for the Concept and Detailed Design of the HW1 Princes Highway Bega Bypass.  Since then work on the design, geotechnical investigation and review of environmental factors for the bypass has progressed significantly, with documentation for construction tender having been completed.

The project includes 3.6 km of two lane rural highway, three bridges connecting communities with the Bega township, four reinforced soil retaining walls and three intersections.  The purposes of the project are to accommodate B-Double movements and to create the potential for reduced crash rates in the area by creating better transport pathways for local communities and highway users.

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Developing a Sustainability Integration Strategy

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GHD was engaged to develop a strategy for the New Zealand Ministry of the Environment (MfE) to facilitate the integration of sustainability into local government procurement.

Local government in New Zealand has a significant impact on the economy, contributing 3.5 percent of GDP and employing around 40,000 people.

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Ecolibrium AWT facility at Jacks Gully

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The EcolibriumTM Mixed Waste Treatment Facility in south-west Sydney is a key sustainability initiative from WSN Environmental Solutions (WSN). WSN is a major operator of waste management infrastructure in Sydney, Australia. The plant will utilise proprietary waste processing technology from an overseas technology provider, Arrow Ecology, to convert 90,000 tonnes of municipal waste produced each year into energy, recyclable resources and soil enhancement products. In doing so, approximately 70 percent of the waste received at the gate will be diverted from landfill and 2MW of renewable energy will be generated.

GHD’s engineering staff worked on improvements to the site layout, and designed the major buildings and site infrastructure to integrate the specialist waste processing equipment (checking it met local standards). Working closely with WSN and Arrow Ecology staff, GHD assisted with procurement of key plant items, such as the biological plant tanks and the biogas power plant. GHD also had a key role in the tendering of the main civil, mechanical and electrical services contracts.

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Environment Approval quarantine waste

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GHD was commissioned by the Mackay Port Authority in Queensland to provide consulting services for the proposed quarantine waste incinerator at Mackay Port.

The services include the initial feasibility study, site selection assessment and the development approval application (with the supporting site-based management plan).

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Environmental Appraisal for Transport for London

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In December 2007, Colin Buchanan was commissioned by Transport for London (TfL) to undertake a Scheme Identification Study for Henly’s Corner, the signal-controlled junction of the A406 North Circular and the A598 (Regents Park and Finchley roads) in the London borough of Barnet. 

This signalised junction is usually heavily congested during peak hours and has a history of serious and fatal accidents.

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Integrated Solid Waste Management Planning

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Delaware County, New York. As part of Delaware County’s goal to continue to utilise their existing landfill site, they embarked on extensive efforts to re-define their solid waste management goals and objectives. In order to do so, the County assembled a team of planning specialists who focused on centralised and integrated solid waste management and watershed planning issues.

As part of the overall strategy to fully utilise the existing landfill property, GHD successfully identified a solution to continue development of solid waste disposal and processing facilities at the County’s Solid Waste Management Center that satisfied environmental, regulatory, and watershed management standards. These efforts included: solid waste management planning; development of aggressive recycling and landfill diversion strategies; integration of multiple town transfer stations; biosolids management; wetlands evaluation; landfill siting study and permitting; landfill design and construction services; and municipal solid waste (MSW) co-composting facility development.

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Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, has experienced some of the country’s largest recorded earthquakes. Wellington City Council is taking steps to prepare the city for another large quake.

Recently acquired seismic data suggests that Wellington is at risk from a much larger earthquake than originally thought when many of its buildings were constructed and therefore new building standards have been announced. This has resulted in building owners in Wellington, including Wellington City Council itself, being given notice that their buildings, which had previously passed the old standards, are now below par according to this new seismic data – and they have 10 years or so to seismically strengthen their buildings or they will no longer be habitable.

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SRLE Roofing Project

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A GHD project team from our Wollongong office has been working with Wingecarribee Shire Council to provide engineering support to assist in the delivery of the Southern Regional Livestock Exchange (SRLE) roofing project located in Moss Vale, NSW.

The AUD4.8 million project incorporated a number of environmental initiatives including thermal insulation, solar panels, and a rainwater harvesting and re-use system that is expected to save 1.8 million litres of water annually.

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Pavement Engineering
Sustainability
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Water Sciences

Christine Wyatt

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Christine has more than 26 years of experience in urban and environmental planning throughout Australia and New Zealand in both the private and public sector. She is widely recognised and respected for her leadership in several major environmental assessment projects of national and international significance in a broad range of market sectors, including the Victorian Desalination, Frankston Bypass, Port Phillip Channel Deepening, Bass Gas and Maryvale Mine Development to name a few.

 

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