HLA-Envirosciences Pty Limited ABN 34 060 204 702
ADELAIDE GPO Box 11052 Adelaide SA 5001 Tel 08 8104 8300 Fax 08 8104 8399 adelaide@hla-enviro.com.au BRISBANE Level 1, 57 Berwick Street Fortitude Valley QLD 4006 PO Box 720 Fortitude Valley QLD 4006 Tel 07 3606 8900 Fax 07 3606 8999 brisbane@hla-enviro.com.au CANBERRA Unit 3, 6 Kennedy Street Kingston ACT 2604 Tel 02 6260 7411 Fax 02 02 6260 8075 canberra@hla-enviro.com.au DARWIN Suite 3, 17-19 Lindsay Street Darwin NT 0800 GPO Box 3175 Darwin NT 0801 Tel 08 8981 2698 Fax 08 8981 4565 darwin@hla-enviro.com.au MACKAY Suite 6, 12 Grendon Street North Mackay QLD 4740 PO Box 3263 North Mackay QLD 4740 Tel 07 4953 0866 Fax 07 4953 0868 mackay@hla-enviro.com.au MELBOURNE 46 Clarendon Street South Melbourne 3205 Tel 03 8699 2199 Fax 03 8699 2122 melbourne@hla-enviro.com.au NEWCASTLE 18 Warabrook Boulevarde Warabrook NSW 2304 PO Box 73 HRMC NSW 2310 Tel 02 4968 0044 Fax 02 4968 0005 newcastle@hla-enviro.com.au SINGLETON St Patrick's Commercial Centre Queen Street Singleton NSW 2330 Tel 02 6571 2822 Fax 02 6571 2959 singleton@hla-enviro.com.au
sustainable solutions
SYDNEY Level 5, 828 Pacific Highway Gordon NSW 2072 PO Box 726 Pymble NSW 2073 Tel 02 8484 8999 Fax 02 8484 8989 sydney@hla-enviro.com.au
HLA www.hla-enviro.com.au
“Ecological, economic, social and cultural sustainability are the four pillars of wisdom for the 21st century ” D. YENCKEN, D. WILKINSON
Vic Department of Education & Training
YOUR ASSURANCE
Eraring Energy
Ok Tedi Mining
AAPT
Ergon Energy
OneSteel
Abbott Tout
Ferrier Hodgson
Orica
Agricultural Equity Investments
GrainCorp Operations
Pasminco
Gypsum Australia
Anglo Coal (Drayton Management)
HSBC Asset Management
Paynter Dixon Constructions
Arnott's
Hume City Council
Phillips Fox
Arup
Port Kembla Gateway
Austral Bricks
Hunter Area Health Service
Victorian Government Property Group
Australand
Hunter Water
PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal
VicTrack
Australia Meat Holdings
Hydro Aluminium
Probuild
WA Department of Industry and Resources
Australia Post
Hyrock Illawarra Coke
Proctor & Gamble Australia
Walfertan Processors
Australian Demolition Services Australian Rail Track Corporation
Inghams Enterprises
Qld Department of Natural Resources and Mines
Westminster Development
Incitec Pivot Insultech Group
Peak Gold Mines
Vic Department of Infrastructure Vic Department of Sustainability and Environment VicRoads
Wambo Coal
Weston Aluminium
International Power
Qld Main Roads Department
Bendigo Mining
KAEFER Integrated Services
QM Properties
Woolworths
Bindaree Beef
Queensland Rail
Xstrata Coal
Least Waste
Boeing Australia
RailCorp
Yallourn Energy
Leda Holdings
Boral
Ravensworth Operations
Zinifex
Liddell Coal Operations
Bovis Lend Lease
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Lithgow City Council
Redbank Power
Brady Group
Macquarie Generation
Brisbane City Council
Macquarie Goodman
Regional Land Management Corporation
Burnett Water
Mirvac
Resolve FM
Caltex Australia
Mitchell Shire Council
Shell
Cape Flattery Silica Mines
Mobil Oil Australia
Simsmetal
Mornington Peninsula Shire
Singleton Shire Council
Barclay Mowlem Bartter Enterprises
Cargill Cement Australia Centennial Coal
Mount Thorley Warkworth
City of Greater Bendigo
Multiplex
Clayton Utz
Muswellbrook Shire Council
Clough Coal & Allied Coles Myer Collex Corrs Chambers Westgarth Country Energy CPG Developments CSR Cumnock No 1 Colliery
Speciality Coal
Network Geotechnics
Spotless Services Australia
New England Area Health Service
Stockland
Newcastle City Council Northparkes Mines
NSW Department of Education and Training
Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal
NSW Department of Environment and Conservation
Department of Defence Department of the Environment and Heritage Drayton Coal Energex Energy Australia Enerserve Enertrade EPA Queensland
South Pacific Tyres
National Gallery of Victoria
Dairy Farmers Australian Co-operative
Delta Demolitions
South Gippsland Shire Council Southern Pacific Petroleum
Cuposa
Delfin
Smorgon Steel
National Ceramic Industries Australia
NSW Department of Commerce
Defence Maintenance Management
SITA Environmental Solutions
NSW Department of Mineral Resources NSW Department of Planning NSW Roads and Traffic Authority NT Department of Planning and Infrastructure NT Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts NT Power and Water Corporation
Sweetpea Corporation Sydney Gas Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority Sydney Olympic Park Authority Sydney Ports Corporation Sydney Water Corporation Thiess Tomago Aluminium Tonkin & Taylor TransGrid Transpacific Industries Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation Ulan Coal Mines United Collieries United Group Vercorp
Wollongong City Council
A L H
if you are seeking a company to provide you with sustainable solutions we have the formula!
a successful formula!
These days your organisation is being challenged
One of the distinctive aspects of HLA’s service capability is
to perform. Optimising processes and streamlining
that we provide services that are relevant during any phase
management systems both help, but it doesn’t
of the project cycle. Whether it’s practical hands-on
end there…
fieldwork or high-level corporate advice, our teams are
Employees and the broader community have increasing
committed to service excellence.
expectations of the safety and quality of their living
As background, HLA was established in Newcastle in 1973.
and working environments. It is your ability to meet
Since then, it has grown to become one of Australia’s
these expectations that will determine the long-term
leading employee owned, environmental and health &
sustainability of your organisation and projects.
safety services firms. Now when you employ HLA, you
To assist clients in meeting this goal, HLA-Envirosciences
gain access to an organisation with a national network
Pty Limited (HLA) provides a broad range of services in
of internal resources and external strategic alliances.
environmental, OHS and natural resource management.
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TEAMWORK AND COLLABORATION
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This network brings you the capabilities of over 350
We believe that, by drawing upon our network of
personnel who can be called on to provide project
professional resources, we have the capability and focus
assistance anywhere from the remote outback to the CBD.
to bring you the best teams. This focus is encapsulated
Service delivery is a core value within the firm. Our project
in the opening line of the company’s vision statement:
managers are trained to plan, execute and complete projects on time and within budget. To us, high quality service is achieved only when you feel there has been a genuine focus on your bottom line. In the end, HLA recognises that our success is dependent on you having the right teams for your projects.
“HLA WILL BE THE WINNING TEAM FOR OUR CLIENTS, STAFF AND THE ENVIRONMENT.”
natural resources
At HLA, we believe one of the fundamental steps towards
ECOLOGICAL STUDIES are increasingly important in the
Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD) is the thorough
identification of opportunities and constraints to a wide
appreciation and accounting of natural capital (biodiversity,
range of developments and activities. To provide services
fresh water, clean air etc.). If you are responsible for
in this area, HLA employs a number of specialists, including
managing activities with impacts on our natural
flora & fauna assessment experts. Our specialists provide a
environment, HLA offers a range of services to help
range of services including the identification and monitoring
you in achieving your ESD goals.
of threatened species and development of habitat
WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT at HLA encompasses
management plans.
not only the monitoring and managing of existing surface
SPATIAL DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALISATION is fast
and groundwater resources but also the use and re-use of
becoming one of the most important tools for facilitating
extracted supplies. In this area, HLA offers staff with
natural resource management. HLA’s in-house database
extensive experience in projects involving optimisation of
and GIS experts have provided valuable input to
water resource potential.
contaminated land and groundwater studies and a variety of land-use management projects.
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WETLAND MANAGEMENT
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Natural resources Water resource management Ecological studies Flora & fauna assessment Spatial data analysis and visualisation Land rehabilitation Environmental planning and strategic advice Environmental impact assessment Environmental and health & safety monitoring
LAND REHABILITATION is essential for the long-term
Case Study: Wader bird habitat and water quality
maintenance and restoration of biodiversity in many of our
management, QM Properties
stressed landscapes. Our rehabilitation professionals have
Bribie Island is a large sand island located in south
experience in planning and undertaking works such as:
east Queensland. HLA personnel have a long history
• Erosion control;
of involvement on the island assisting with a variety
• Revegetation; and
of environmental planning and management issues.
• Land management.
In particular, HLA’s approaches to wader bird habitats
HLA rehabilitation teams have undertaken projects for many types of industries, mining operations and linear infrastructure developments.
and surface and groundwater quality management have been crucial to environmentally sustainable property development. In recognition of the unique approaches adopted, HLA and our client QM Properties have received both the 2002 and 2004 UDIA Consultants Excellence Award and the 2001 Prime Minister’s Award for Community Business Partnership.
infrastructure
When you are given the responsibility for managing
ENVIRONMENTAL AND OHS MANAGEMENT PLANS
impacts associated with large-scale infrastructure, the
AND SYSTEMS allow systematic management of an
importance of getting the right solutions becomes critical.
organisation’s responsibilities and risks. HLA’s specialists
By offering experienced personnel with solid backgrounds
provide the following services:
in infrastructure projects, HLA can help you determine
• Environmental and OHS management systems
the best solutions. We build teams that can manage environmental and health & safety issues in the planning, construction or long-term maintenance phases. Some of our key infrastructure services include: ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND STRATEGIC ADVICE is integral to the securing of development consent for any major project. By carefully evaluating and discussing the project scope and its associated statutory obligations, HLA assists clients by preparing EIAs and obtaining approvals in a cost effective and timely manner.
development and implementation in accordance with Australian and international standards; • Developing environmental and OHS management plans for projects and activities; and • HAZOP, CHAZOP and HAZAN studies.
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IMPACT ASSESSMENT
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Infrastructure Environmental planning and strategic advice Environmental and OHS management plans and systems Environmental and health & safety monitoring Archaeological and heritage services Environmental impact assessment Water resource management Waste management Contaminated site management Spatial data analysis and visualisation Land rehabilitation Workplace training & education
ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH & SAFETY
Case Study: Eastern Gas Pipeline Project,
MONITORING is now an essential component of all major
Duke Energy International
infrastructure developments. With our involvement in a
HLA was commissioned to provide a range of
number of high profile projects such as the Homebush Bay
environmental services for the construction of a 795 km
Olympics site, HLA has the depth of expertise to ensure
gas pipeline between Victoria and NSW. These services
your monitoring program is compliant and efficient.
ranged from baseline surveys and rehabilitation planning at
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES are provided by HLA for
project onset through to land restoration and revegetation
sites with Indigenous and non-Indigenous issues. These
management after construction of the pipeline. Pro-active
services may range from the field survey, excavation and
stakeholder management approaches involved close liaison
management of Aboriginal sites to the development of
with landowners, community groups and a number of
archaeological management plans for industrial areas.
regulatory authorities. At project handover, HLA personnel provided safety, cultural and environmental training to Duke Energy maintenance staff.
facilities
If you are responsible for managing the external impacts of
HERITAGE MANAGEMENT services are provided by HLA
facilities, HLA offers a range of environmental and health &
using an in-house group of specialists who can carry out
safety services.
works such as heritage assessments and development of
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS (EIAs)
conservation management plans.
represent one of the most important steps in the
WASTE MANAGEMENT is one of the more challenging
permitting of many projects. Having performed some of
issues facing contemporary society. Recognising this, HLA
Australia’s first EIAs in the 1970s, HLA has grown to
offers in-house waste management experts who can
become a leading practitioner in this area.
provide assistance in the following areas:
COMPLIANCE AUDITS AND MONITORING are widely used
• Waste minimisation;
to confirm the public health risk, safety and environmental
• Waste re-use and recycling (including green organics);
performance of many projects and facilities. Through the
• Management of residual wastes; and
provision of advanced air, water and acoustic monitoring,
• Landfills.
modelling and audit services, HLA allows clients to assess and meet their regulatory and due diligence requirements.
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Facilities Environmental impact assessments Compliance audits and monitoring Heritage management Waste management Contaminated site management Environmental due diligence activities Environmental planning and strategic advice Water resource management Land rehabilitation Archaeological services Hazardous materials management Indoor air quality Workplace training & education Environmental and OHS management plans and systems
CONTAMINATED SITE MANAGEMENT has become
Case Study: Total Environmental Management,
a significant element of property transactions and
Camberwell Coal Mine
development. To assist clients in this area, HLA provides
Since 1997, HLA personnel have provided Camberwell
contaminated site auditing, assessment and remediation
Coal with specialist advice on all aspects of environmental
services. Our experienced staff ensure that the latest cost
management at its open cut coal mine in the Hunter Valley,
effective approaches (e.g. financial risk management) and
NSW. Monitoring systems have been established for air and
regulatory knowledge are applied to your projects.
water quality, blasting performance, acoustic impacts and
ENVIRONMENTAL DUE DILIGENCE is performed
meteorological conditions. Rehabilitation planning and
regularly by HLA for a variety of purposes including
implementation support is conducted to meet sustainable
international multi-site acquisitions and divestments.
landform objectives. A community liaison program is also managed by HLA and involves regular newsletters, complaints management and community consultation.
work place
Integral to the management of the constructed
particulates (e.g. asbestos, SMF), bacteria (e.g. Legionella sp.),
environment are health and safety issues associated with
gases, vapours and general “comfort� factors such as
the enclosed spaces that can occur. Providing optimal
temperature, illumination and humidity.
work and living environments in these spaces requires
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT is an issue
consideration of a wide variety of factors. To assist clients
frequently confronted during the redevelopment and
meet duty of care requirements associated with workplace
refurbishment of buildings and facilities. Ensuring the
environments, HLA offers a number of specialised services.
health and safety of all parties involved in such projects
INDOOR AIR QUALITY has become a significant
requires early assessment of materials now recognized for
occupational health & safety issue in recent years.
their health risks e.g. asbestos, lead and polychlorinated
HLA provides professional assessment and evaluation
biphenyls (PCBs). HLA employs trained and experienced
services for many parameters associated with equipment
staff to provide specialist services in hazardous materials
and human requirements including air flow rates, airborne
identification and management.
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RISK ASSESSMENT
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Work place Indoor air quality Hazardous materials management Workplace training & education Risk Management Environmental and OHS management plans and systems Waste management Compliance audits and monitoring
WORKPLACE TRAINING & EDUCATION is provided by
Case Study: Asbestos Remediation,
HLA using in-house VETAB accredited trainers and qualified
Confidential Client
senior personnel. Examples of training and education
In 2005, HLA completed the delivery of a single sourced
courses that can be delivered include:
asbestos remediation project for a confidential client in
• OHS legal framework;
Brisbane. The project involved HLA, as the head contractor
• Risk management;
providing a combination of project management,
• Hazardous materials;
occupational hygiene and laboratory services and
• Contractor OHS management;
remediation contracting services under one umbrella
• Environmental legislation;
contract.
• Application of ISO14000; and
The project required a total man-hour input of 14,000
• WorkCover accredited courses.
hours delivered within 30 calendar days and was delivered
In the provision of these or any other courses our staff
on-time and budget which guaranteed the client a return
facilitate knowledge transfer by interweaving practical
to work date which was critical for its on-going operation.
advice with tested examples.
HLA-Envirosciences Pty Limited ABN 34 060 204 702
ADELAIDE GPO Box 11052 Adelaide SA 5001 Tel 08 8104 8300 Fax 08 8104 8399 adelaide@hla-enviro.com.au BRISBANE Level 1, 57 Berwick Street Fortitude Valley QLD 4006 PO Box 720 Fortitude Valley QLD 4006 Tel 07 3606 8900 Fax 07 3606 8999 brisbane@hla-enviro.com.au CANBERRA Unit 3, 6 Kennedy Street Kingston ACT 2604 Tel 02 6260 7411 Fax 02 02 6260 8075 canberra@hla-enviro.com.au DARWIN Suite 3, 17-19 Lindsay Street Darwin NT 0800 GPO Box 3175 Darwin NT 0801 Tel 08 8981 2698 Fax 08 8981 4565 darwin@hla-enviro.com.au MACKAY Suite 6, 12 Grendon Street North Mackay QLD 4740 PO Box 3263 North Mackay QLD 4740 Tel 07 4953 0866 Fax 07 4953 0868 mackay@hla-enviro.com.au MELBOURNE 46 Clarendon Street South Melbourne 3205 Tel 03 8699 2199 Fax 03 8699 2122 melbourne@hla-enviro.com.au NEWCASTLE 18 Warabrook Boulevarde Warabrook NSW 2304 PO Box 73 HRMC NSW 2310 Tel 02 4968 0044 Fax 02 4968 0005 newcastle@hla-enviro.com.au SINGLETON St Patrick's Commercial Centre Queen Street Singleton NSW 2330 Tel 02 6571 2822 Fax 02 6571 2959 singleton@hla-enviro.com.au
sustainable solutions
SYDNEY Level 5, 828 Pacific Highway Gordon NSW 2072 PO Box 726 Pymble NSW 2073 Tel 02 8484 8999 Fax 02 8484 8989 sydney@hla-enviro.com.au
HLA www.hla-enviro.com.au
“Ecological, economic, social and cultural sustainability are the four pillars of wisdom for the 21st century ” D. YENCKEN, D. WILKINSON
HLA-Envirosciences Pty Limited ABN 34 060 204 702
ADELAIDE GPO Box 11052 Adelaide SA 5001 Tel 08 8104 8300 Fax 08 8104 8399 adelaide@hla-enviro.com.au BRISBANE Level 1, 57 Berwick Street Fortitude Valley QLD 4006 PO Box 720 Fortitude Valley QLD 4006 Tel 07 3606 8900 Fax 07 3606 8999 brisbane@hla-enviro.com.au CANBERRA Unit 3, 6 Kennedy Street Kingston ACT 2604 Tel 02 6260 7411 Fax 02 02 6260 8075 canberra@hla-enviro.com.au DARWIN Suite 3, 17-19 Lindsay Street Darwin NT 0800 GPO Box 3175 Darwin NT 0801 Tel 08 8981 2698 Fax 08 8981 4565 darwin@hla-enviro.com.au MACKAY Suite 6, 12 Grendon Street North Mackay QLD 4740 PO Box 3263 North Mackay QLD 4740 Tel 07 4953 0866 Fax 07 4953 0868 mackay@hla-enviro.com.au MELBOURNE 46 Clarendon Street South Melbourne 3205 Tel 03 8699 2199 Fax 03 8699 2122 melbourne@hla-enviro.com.au NEWCASTLE 18 Warabrook Boulevarde Warabrook NSW 2304 PO Box 73 HRMC NSW 2310 Tel 02 4968 0044 Fax 02 4968 0005 newcastle@hla-enviro.com.au SINGLETON St Patrick's Commercial Centre Queen Street Singleton NSW 2330 Tel 02 6571 2822 Fax 02 6571 2959 singleton@hla-enviro.com.au
sustainable solutions
SYDNEY Level 5, 828 Pacific Highway Gordon NSW 2072 PO Box 726 Pymble NSW 2073 Tel 02 8484 8999 Fax 02 8484 8989 sydney@hla-enviro.com.au
HLA www.hla-enviro.com.au
“Ecological, economic, social and cultural sustainability are the four pillars of wisdom for the 21st century ” D. YENCKEN, D. WILKINSON