Advisory
Land Management
Compliance
Expert support for project feasibility, negotiating conservation arrangements, and developing strategic conservation approaches that work for your specific situation and goals.
Compliance
Land Management
Compliance
Navigate complex biodiversity regulations with confidence. We ensure your projects meet all NSW and ACT requirements while minimising risk and administrative burden.
Land Management
Land Management
Land Management
Practical support for implementing conservation plans and requirements, from initial setup through ongoing management activities and monitoring protocols.
BioSteward - Automated compliance
Coming soon...
Our proprietary BioSteward platform will automate scheduling, documentation and reporting for conservation agreements.
Client Case Study - Ginninderry, ACT
Challenge
Ginninderry is one of Australia's most ambitious sustainable development projects, creating a community of 30,000 people spanning the ACT and NSW over its 30-year development timeline.
The development integrates a 596-hectare Conservation Corridor that protects threatened species, including Pink-tailed Worm Lizard, Box Gum Woodland, and Natural Temperate Grassland, requiring precise coordination between development activities and biodiversity conservation outcomes. Ginninderry requires sophisticated compliance management, including complex EPBC Act requirements, as well as state-level approvals.
Solution
Speargrass developed a comprehensive compliance framework featuring:
- An integrated compliance calendar to get ahead of responsibilities each year, and a proactive stakeholder engagement approach
- Risk assessment framework for Matters of National Environmental Significance to ensure management of future risks related to climate, ecological threats, and regulatory change
- Implementation strategy supporting the Ginninderry Conservation Trust's conservation mandate
Results
The strategy enables seamless compliance management for this groundbreaking project that balances urban development with biodiversity conservation. Speargrass is continuing to support Ginninderry, focussing on automating compliance tracking and reporting systems, reducing regulatory risk while advancing Australia's largest urban-integrated conservation initiative.
Learn more about Ginninderry at ginninderry.com and ginninderry.org.
