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The Bald Hills Wind Farm near Walkerville in the Bass Coast region of Victoria, Australia

VicGrid’s 2025 Victorian Transmission Plan Draft Released

Learn what the VicGrid draft 2025 Victorian Transmission plan means for renewable energy in Victoria.

Celine Anderson_ Exploring Hydrogeological Controls in the Australian Alps

Exploring Hydrogeological Controls in the Australian Alps

Meet Celine Anderson, talented Hydrogeologist in Umwelt’s Water Services team and PhD candidate.

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Navigating Queensland’s Proposed New Renewable Energy Legislation

What you need to know about proposed changes to the planning and approvals framework for renewables.

Umwelt's Dr Sheridan Coakes and Piers Gillespie with Peter Sandman

Risk Communication

A refreshed consideration of the value of past theory and practice.

Girl standing in nature with sun beaming through

Nature Positive is Eco-Centric

A societal-level shift in how humans view the world, and how humans fit within the world.

Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), insectivorous diurnal marsupial, diet consists almost exclusively of termites. Small cute animal termit hunter in the Australian forest

The Relationship Between Offsets and Nature Positive

Activities to manage, maintain or enhance biodiversity on an offset site do not count as being nature positive.

Aerial view of Mollymook Beach, Shoalhaven, NSW, Australia

Defining Nature Positive

A global aspiration. A galvanizing catchcry.

Tasmanian Waratah (Telopea truncata)

Biodiversity and Nature

It’s Biodiversity Month and this is a time when people everywhere, especially ecologists, celebrate their favourite plant and animal species.

View from River Torrens in Adelaide, South Australia

EBS Ecology team joining Umwelt

Umwelt is delighted to announce that EBS, a leading ecological consulting firm in South Australia, has joined our team, effective from 1st July 2024.

Umwelt Social team member celebrating university graduation from the University of Newcastle

International Women’s Day 2024

The UN Women Australia theme for International Women’s Day (IWD) 2024 is Count Her In: Invest in Women. Accelerate Progress.

Outraged community illustration

To be or not to be? Community Engagement and Renewable Energy

There is no one size fits all approach to the development of social license, each community has its own characteristics, norms, needs, interests and concerns.

Coastcare Week 2023

Coastcare Week 2023

Coastcare week is an annual celebration held in the first week of December, when our thoughts are turning to a summer of saltwater swimming, surfing, beach picnics and fishing.