EIANZ News

9 February 2024

A new chapter for the CEnvP Scheme

The Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand is making changes to underpin the delivery of our new Strategic Plan 2024-27.

2 November 2023

Welcoming our new Honorary Fellows

Announcing EIANZ's newest Honorary Fellows.

24 October 2023

Our newest EIANZ Honorary Life Member

Announcing EIANZ's newest Honorary Life Member.

24 October 2023

EIANZ 2023 Merit Awards

The EIANZ Merit Awards recognise members and practitioners who have made an outstanding contribution to the Institute and the environment profession. Congratulations to this year’s winners!

24 October 2023

New EIANZ Fellows appointed

The EIANZ Board is pleased to announce the appointment of six new Fellows to the Institute.

10 August 2023

Travel grants for students and early career professionals! | Opportunity to attend the EIANZ 2023 Annual Conference

The theme for this year's conference is Leading the wave of change | Aratakina te ngaru o te huringa and will focus on topics such as:

Leading legislation: What the RMA and EPBC Act reforms mean in practice
Waves in our freshwater: improving stewardship of freshwaters
Just how vulnerable are our cities? And how do we make them more resilient?
Incorporating indigenous environmental practice: the way of the future?
Making the best of sustainable design in a circular economy
The conundrum of contaminated land and sediments
Ecological Integrity and effective conservation measures to address decline in biodiversity
Transformative environmental leadership for Impact Assessment in the Pacific region
Hastening action on climate change to reduce emissions to net zero

Further information and how to register for the conference can be found here →

The grants can be used to cover any combination of flights, conference tickets, conference events, accommodation, meals, and non-alcoholic drinks. The grant will be to the value of $1,000 (AUD) per recipient. Recipients will be required to produce all receipts related to their expenditures. Applicants can apply from any region across both Australia and New Zealand.

Eligibility:

Applicants for the Annual Conference Travel Grant must meet the following eligibility criteria:

All applicants must be an EIANZ member during the application and the Annual Conference periods.
All applicants must be current Student Members, or Associate Members who have not worked in the environmental industry for more than five years (by the end of the calendar year).

Applications for the travel grant will close on Monday 21 August 2023, with successful applicants announced on Friday 25 August 2023.

4 August 2023

EIANZ's statement on the proposed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice

Ahead of the 2023 referendum on proposed changes to Australia’s Constitution, the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ) confirms that we support the proposed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.

30 June 2023

NAIDOC Week (2-9 July 2023)

The EIANZ would like to advise all members that the annual NAIDOC Week celebrations start this Sunday 2 July and run until Sunday 9 July 2023. The theme this year is For Our Elders to pay homage to First Nations Elders. There are several ways that EIANZ members can get involved during NAIDOC Week, including accessing education resources, attending local events and supporting First Nations artists and creatives.

25 May 2023

National Reconciliation Week (27 May- 3 June 2023)

The Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ) wishes to promote National Reconciliation Week (NRW) starting on Saturday 27 May and ending on Saturday 3 June. EIANZ encourages all our members and their colleagues to participate in NRW activities in their local area.

11 May 2023

2023 Federal Budget: Summary for members

5 May 2023

Output from the EIANZ 2022 Impact Assessment Symposium: Getting on the front foot in a changing world

21 April 2023

EIANZ's submission to the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Act Review

21 April 2023

EIANZ's submission on the draft Principles to guide recognition on OECMs in Australia

Read the Institute's submission and find out about the draft Principles

30 March 2023

EIANZ's statement on IPCC AR6

30 March 2023

EIANZ welcomes announcement on the amendments to the Safeguard Mechanism

2 March 2023

EIANZ submits response to Nature Repair Market Bill - Exposure Draft

2 March 2023

EIANZ submits response to draft Natural Built and Environment Act

1 February 2023

EIANZ responds to Australian Treasury's climate-related financial disclosure consultation paper

EIANZ has submitted a response to the Australian Treasury's climate-related financial disclosure consultation paper. This response was prepared by the Institute's Climate Change Special Interest Section in consultation with the Environmental Accounting Special Interest Section.

30 January 2023

Australasian Journal of Environmental Management | New issue out now

The latest issue of AJEM is out now

4 November 2022

Our newest EIANZ Honorary Life Members

3 November 2022

EIANZ 2022 Annual Conference | Reflections

28 October 2022

New EIANZ Fellows appointed

The EIANZ Board is pleased to announce the appointment of four new Fellows to the Institute.

27 October 2022

EIANZ 2022 Merit Awards

The EIANZ Merit Awards recognise members and practitioners who have made an outstanding contribution to the Institute and the environment profession. Congratulations to this year’s winners!

14 October 2022

Australasian Journal of Environmental Management | September 2022 edition

29 January 2021

EPBC Act Review | Final Report Released

The EIANZ welcomes the Australian Government's release of the EPBC Act Review's Final Report.

11 December 2020

Never Again

EIANZ welcomes the Committee of Northern Australia’s Interim Report to the Inquiry into the destruction of 46,000-year-old caves at the Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

27 November 2020

Congratulations to our 2020 Merit Award Winners

The EIANZ Merit Awards recognise members and practitioners who have made an outstanding contribution to the Institute and the environment profession.

16 January 2020

EIANZ Sustainability Policy & Action Plan

4 November 2019

Environment Institute calls for more action on climate change and stronger national environmental laws

18 October 2019

UCapture Partnership: Offsetting EIANZ's Carbon Footprint

EIANZ has partnered with UCapture to work towards offsetting the carbon footprint of our 2019 Annual Conference.

5 June 2019

World Environment Day

Today is World Environment Day and 2019’s theme is Clean Air. Air pollution affects people around the world. Many EIANZ members specialise in limiting and monitoring air pollution, informing policies ensuring the public aren’t exposed to harmful airborne toxins. Evidence-based work is crucial to securing the health of our planet and its people.

6 May 2019

ACIUCN: Starting the conversation on Australia's priorities for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework | A synthesis of views

On March 13 the ACIUCN met in Brisbane for a workshop on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. Views and ideas form the workshop were incorporated into a document titled: Starting the conversation on Australia's priorities for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: A synthesis of views

10 May 2018

How to Address Wicked Problems | Tu Kaha Conference Outcomes

Delegates at the 2017 Tu Kaha: Stand Tall in New Zealand conference have developed recommendations for addressing wicked environmental problems.

8 May 2018

Applications invited for the Qualifications Accreditation Scheme

EIANZ has established a scheme for the accreditation of qualifications in environmental science and environmental management and is now seeking applications for accreditation from universities.

4 May 2018

Open for consultation

Around Australia and New Zealand, there are many opportunities to have your say. We've compiled a list of some of them. (Updated 04/05/2018)

3 May 2018

Launch of 2019 IAIA Conference

EIANZ is the host organisation for the International Association for Impact Assessment 2109 conference, being held in Brisbane from 29 April to 2 May 2019.

5 April 2018

Retiring in the Himalayas

Simon Cavendish FEIANZ CEnvP shares how he has been using his environmental expertise in retirement and having the adventure of a lifetime along the way.

30 November 2017

EIANZ Scheme benefits the NRM sector

In a partnership to facilitate greater professional accreditation for landcare practitioners and more collaboration across organisations, South West Catchments Council and EIANZ worked together this year for a number of SWCC Management staff to gain accreditation through the Certified Environmental Practitioner Scheme. As a result, four staff are now fully accredited.

20 November 2017

Successful Flying Fox Forum held in Sydney

The follow-up to the successful 2016 Flying Fox forum was held in Sydney in late October. This years’ event attracted almost 100 delegates to a day of thought-provoking research updates, state updates and workshops.

17 November 2017

Congratulations to the 2017 Simon Molesworth recipient, Di Buchan

Di Buchan FEIANZ CEnvP, EIANZ Vice President - New Zealand, is the 2017 recipient of the Simon Molesworth Award. The Simon Molesworth Award recognises outstanding service to the Institute at an Institute-level and is the Institute's highest honour.

31 October 2017

Congratulations to this year's Merit Award winners

The 2017 Merit Award winners were announced at our Gala Dinner. Congratulations to the worthy winners

31 October 2017

Welcome to the new EIANZ Board

The results of this year’s election were declared at the EIANZ Annual General Meeting on 31 October 2017

27 October 2017

EIANZ's message to parties contesting the 2017 QLD election

The Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand has called on all parties contesting the Queensland government election to do more to facilitate better management of the environment, evidence-based decisions and the role of suitably qualified and experienced environmental practitioners.

28 August 2017

EIANZ's message to parties contesting the 2017 NZ election

The Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand has called on all parties contesting the central government election to adopt policies requiring that environmental impact assessments (EIAs) be signed off by certified professionals.

16 August 2017

Meet EIANZ WA member, Deb Cahill MEIANZ

Deb Cahill MEIANZ, Environment and Sustainability Officer at Rottnest Island, shares about her career and why she decided to join EIANZ.

19 July 2017

Members: ‘Opt in’ and connect through our new member directory

Our website now features a public member directory. The directory is a new way for you to connect with other members, build your professional networks and publicly profile your expertise. Update your details now to 'opt in'.

21 June 2017

Beyond SREs

Invertebrates have their place in environmental assessment and management.

2 June 2017

Successful climate change forum in Victoria

At an extremely well attended Victorian Division function on Climate Change on Wednesday night hosted by AECOM, an enthusiastic audience were updated on Victoria state government policy and associated program initiatives.

25 May 2017

The value of mentoring and networking

Daniel Lim MEIANZ shares his experience with mentoring as both a mentor and mentee. Dan is Chair of the EIANZ Students and Early Careers (SEC) Sub-committee in Victoria and a member of the Institute-wide SEC committee. He is an Environmental Scientist at AECOM.

22 May 2017

Reflections from the 2017 IAIA Conference

Several EIANZ members attended the 2017 International Association for Impact Assessment Conference in Montreal. They shared their observations and learnings with us following the conference.

8 May 2017

Thank you to our EIANZ volunteers

EIANZ would not exist without the ongoing commitment, dedication, passion and expertise of volunteers. This National Volunteer week, we are taking the opportunity to say thank you to all our volunteers in Australia and New Zealand: our Board, Advisory Council, Committee members, and others who volunteer their time and expertise with us.

30 March 2017

Meet WA Division member Adam Harman MEIANZ

Adam became a member because he recognised EIANZ as the peak body supporting environmental practitioners and wanted to play a role in engaging practitioners and leading best practice in Western Australia.

20 March 2017

Dealing with uncertainty in impact assessment

Impact assessment (IA) relies upon being able to predict changes that may occur to environmental and social systems, values and resources as the result of a proposed action. As these predictions may trigger significant decisions about a development proposal, including a decision about whether to proceed, the accuracy of these predictions is clearly important.

3 March 2017

Climate change action in Victoria

Last week the Legislative Council of the Victorian State Government passed the Climate Change Bill 2016 which makes Victoria the first state in Australia to legislate a net zero emissions target by 2050. Coinciding with this important development, ground breaking research was released about Victorians’ attitudes towards climate change.

10 February 2017

Celebrating women and girls in science

Ahead of International Day of Women and Girls in Science on the 11^th of February, we asked EIANZ Board Member, Carolyn Brumley MEIANZ CEnvP to reflect on her career as an environmental scientist.

2 February 2017

Doing the hard things in environmental science

Jon Womersley FEIANZ CEnvP reflects on the important and often esteemed role of science in our society.

30 January 2017

SIA and managing urban transport infrastructure projects

Lara Mottee MEIANZ, EIANZ NSW Committee Member, Environmental Scientist KBR and HDR Candidate Macquarie University, discusses how the Social Impact Assessment (SIA) practitioner can influence the long-term social success of urban transport infrastructure projects.

17 November 2016

2016 Students and Early Careers Congress a great success

Sophie Cowie MEIANZ, Chair of the Students and Early Career Committee, provides an overview this year's Students and Early Career Congress.

10 November 2016

Honorary Fellow and Life memberships awarded

At last week's Gala Dinner, Bill Haylock was awarded an Honorary Life Membership for outstanding contributions to the environment profession as demonstrated through his service to EIANZ and Barry Carbon was awarded an Honorary Fellow Membership for his outstanding contributions to the environment profession.

7 November 2016

Message from the President: November 2016

As we move toward the end of 2016, its timely to reflect on our achievements this year, and to start thinking about the year ahead.

4 November 2016

Congratulations to the 2016 Merit Award winners

EIANZ's Merit Awards were presented at our Gala Dinner in Brisbane last night. Congratulations to the winners.

2 November 2016

The New Zealand Chapter of the EIANZ: how did it all begin?

Ian Spellerberg, Honorary Fellow of EIANZ, provides an account of the 10 year journey to establish a professional association for environmental practitioners in New Zealand.

20 October 2016

The early years of the Institute

Tor Hundloe, EIANZ founding President and Life Member, shares with us his recollections of the early years of the Institute and how it grew and established itself with an academic journal.

29 September 2016

Ever wondered how EIANZ came to be?

Ever wondered how EIANZ came to be? It all started from a discussion between two mates while sharing a car trip. Tor Hundloe, EIANZ Life Member and first President told the story while visiting Central Office last week.

16 September 2016

Changes to your Journal subscription

We have listened to your feedback and as a result, we are introducing changes to journal subscriptions. In keeping with our environmental values, your journal subscription will now be provided as an online subscription.

12 July 2016

EIANZ recognised as a Climate Adaptation Champion

EIANZ was honoured to be acknowledged as a Climate Adaptation Champion for 2015-16 by the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) for our Learning to Adapt program.

6 July 2016

Environmental Practitioner - July 2016

Read the July issue of the Environmental Practitioner for all the latest EIANZ news.

5 July 2016

Valuing your EIANZ membership

EIANZ President, Michael Chilcott, reflects on the value of membership and provides an update on recent activities.

1 July 2016

AJEM Editor's tip: Finding academic literature

Helen Ross, AJEM editor, shares some tips for members writing for the journal who may not have access to a library.

1 June 2016

EIANZ's message to all parties contesting the 2016 Federal Election

The EIANZ has called on all parties contesting the 2016 Federal election to adopt policies requiring that environmental impact assessments (EIAs) be signed off by certified professionals.

31 May 2016

A new EIANZ Fellow for New Zealand - Dr Judith Roper-Lindsay

The New Zealand Chapter congratulates Judith Roper-Lindsay, the Chapter's newest EIANZ Fellow.

16 May 2016

Dr Judith Roper-Lindsay awarded Fellow membership

Congratulations to Dr Judith Roper-Lindsay, an independent ecological consultant based in North Canterbury, who was recently awarded Fellow membership of the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand.

29 April 2016

A Step Closer: NZ Chapter Newsletter - April 2016

Read the April edition of the new look A Step Closer - New Zealand Chapter newsletter.

11 March 2016

Improving the budget and funding of national protected areas

The United Nations Development Programme recently launched a Guide to Improving the Budget and Funding of National Protected Area Systems.

1 March 2016

Message from the President - March 2016

Michael Chilcott FEIANZ CEnvP, EIANZ President, shares with members what's on the horizon and what the challenges are for the Insitute.

1 March 2016

Environmental Practitioner: March 2016

Read the March issue of the Environmental Practitioner for all the latest EIANZ news.

4 February 2016

New year message from the EIANZ President to members

Although the year is young, your Institute has been busy over the past few months.

20 November 2015

Environmental Practitioner: November 2015

Read the November issue of the Environmental Practitioner for all the latest EIANZ news.

11 November 2015

Learning to Adapt continues to deliver

Learning to Adapt is EIANZ's climate change adaptation professional development program. In response to climate change risks it is building adaptive capacity amongst environmental professionals.

9 November 2015

EIANZ Conference Declaration 2015

Through a sequence of interactive sessions delegates at EIANZ's 2015 Annual Conference were asked to identify a statement of issues, actions and priorities for the development of good practice environmental management to inform debate and discussion within the Institute and the wider community. The Declaration that follows emerged from these statements.

4 November 2015

A student's perspective on challenging the status quo

Stephanie Hing, recipient of a student scholarship to attend the EIANZ Conference, shares what she learnt and her thoughts on the experience.

30 October 2015

Congratulations to the EIANZ 2015 Merit Award winners

The EIANZ Merit Awards were presented at our Annual Conference Gala Dinner on 29 October 2015. Congratulations to this year's recipients.

30 October 2015

EIANZ presented with award for Ecological Impact Assessment Guidelines

The Resource Management Law Association presented EIANZ with the RMLA Documentation Award 2015 for the publication ‘Ecological Impact Assessment: EIANZ Guidelines for use in New Zealand’.

30 October 2015

New EIANZ Board announced at Annual General Meeting

The outcome of the 2015 EIANZ Board elections was announced at the Institute's Annual General Meeting on 30 October 2015.

30 September 2015

David Johnson awarded Fellow membership

Congratulations to David Johnson, environmental consultant and university lecturer, who was recently awarded Fellow membership of the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand.

14 September 2015

Suzanne Little awarded Fellow membership

Congratulations to long-standing member Suzanne Little of the New South Wales Division who was recently awarded Fellow Membership of the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand.

10 September 2015

Environmental impact assessment process under challenge

EIANZ has responded to an invitation from the Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee to make a submission to its inquiry into the proposed repeal of Section 487 of the EPBC Act.

10 September 2015

Fabian Sack awarded Fellow membership

Congratulations to Dr Fabian Sack, a thought leader in sustainability for over 20 years, who was recently awarded Fellow Membership of the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand.

3 September 2015

Roadshow promotes new Ecological Impact Assessment Guidelines

The New Zealand Chapter recently ran a national series to introduce the Ecological Impact Assessment Guidelines.

3 September 2015

New Zealand policy direction

Ian Boothroyd, NZ Chapter President, provides an outline of the national policy direction in New Zealand.

30 July 2015

Access the journal online

You can now access your subscription to the Australasian Journal of Environmental Management online. Full articles from all previous and current issues are available. Just log in and visit the 'Member Centre'.

30 July 2015

Membership update

June was EIANZ's busiest month with nearly 800 memberships due for renewal.

30 July 2015

Environmental Practitioner: July 2015

The new look Environmental Practitioner is available now. Read the July issue here.

9 July 2015

NSW EPA recognises CEnvP Contaminated Land Specialist certification

The NSW EPA recognises the Contaminated Land Specialist CEnvP certification, along with the Site Contamination Practitioners Australia Certification, as providing a thorough process for certifying contaminated land consultants.

20 May 2015

Supporting environmental practitioners and educators

EIANZ welcomes the Federal Opposition’s commitment to new investment and teaching in science and technology outlined by the opposition leader in his budget reply speech on 14 May 2015.

19 May 2015

Student prize winner

New South Wales Division congratulates Nick Whitelaw, recipient of the EIANZ NSW 2015 University of Wollongong Student Prize.

8 May 2015

EIANZ Board welcomes Dr Helen Monks

There was recently a call for expressions of interest in serving on the EIANZ Board in a casual vacancy that had been created by the resignation of Claire Gronow FEIANZ, CEnvP. Dr Helen Monks MEIANZ, CEnvP has been appointed to fill the position.

9 April 2015

Tips for new consultants

Zara Marais is a professional environmental scientist with AECOM’s Impact Assessment and Permitting team in Melbourne, Australia. Zara recently received the 2014 Tor Hundloe Award for Young Environmental Practitioner of the Year, which is awarded by the EIANZ for outstanding contributions to the environment profession by a young practitioner. Zara shares three tips for new consul

6 April 2015

Di Buchan awarded Fellow membership

The New Zealand Chapter congratulates Di Buchan on her recent award of Fellow Membership to the Institute, presented by Jon Womersley at the New Zealand Symposium.

3 April 2015

New Zealand Symposium 2015: Focusing on What Matters

A one day symposium in Wellington on 27 March focused on how we can achieve good environmental outcomes in these times of significant change to environmental policy and organisational structures.

5 March 2015

Impact of light pollution on turtles

A collaborative study between researchers from Pendoley Environmental, James Cook University and the Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, investigating the impacts of artificial light at night (ALAN) on flatback turtle hatchlings in a region of substantial industrial development, was published this month in the international journal ‘Wildlife Research’.

30 November 2014

CEnvP intake for Contaminated Land Specialists

The Certified Environmental Practitioner Scheme includes Contaminated Land as a specialist category.

7 November 2014

SEQ Division congratulates Claire Gronow on Mary Lou Morris Award

The South East Queensland Division congratulates Claire Gronow on winning the 2014 Mary Lou Morris Award for service to a Division of the EIANZ. Claire has been an invaluable part of the South East Queensland Division for over 10 years, leading, encouraging, mentoring and empowering committee members to grow the Division.

2 September 2013

SEQ 2013 - 2015 Strategic Plan and Annual Report

The SEQ Division's Strategy for 2013-2015 and 2012-13 Annual Report was available to members at their Annual General Meeting in August 2013.

30 November 2012

2012 SA Division Award Recepients

The SA Division Committee congratulates Alexandra Blood and Stewart Duncan on their recent awards.

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