Astrebla specialises in providing seamless professional botanical support to ecological consulting companies across Australasia.
Simon has extensive experience working across northern Australia, New South Wales and Papua New Guinea for a range of clients, including
- Mining and gas companies (Hancock Prospecting, Adani, Chinalco, Centennial Coal, Linc Energy, Origin Energy, Sonoma Coal, Interoil)
- Infrastructure developers (Seafarms Group, Ratch Australia, Dyno Nobel, Port of Townsville)
- Linear infrastructure service providers (Powerlink Queensland, Energex/Ergon, Jemena, United Utilities, Main Roads)
- Government agencies and departments (Gladstone Port Authority, Department of Infrastructure and Planning, Department of Natural Resources and Water)
- Private developers (KUR-World, Family Islands Operations, McCamley Woods Yeppoon Development group, Devine Insight Group, Queensland Property and Investment).
He has led and participated in numerous major field trips to remote locations over 30 years of working in the bush, and can provide valuable, experienced support to your team both in and out of the field.
Simon has undertaken numerous four-wheel drive training courses and mine site inductions and has a thorough understanding of the workplace health and safety requirements of the modern workplace. In particular, he is experienced in delivering incident-free remote area ecological investigations to a high safety standard.
He has a current Queensland Standard 11 and Coal Board medical clearance (required to work on a coal mine in Queensland), and an Order 43 medical clearance to work on NSW coal mines, and is a recognised ‘suitably qualified person’ under the Queensland Flora Survey Guideline – Protected Plants.