Where the work has shaped decisions.
A selection of engagements where senior social advice, independent review or expert evidence helped shape the decision, the approval or the community outcome that followed - across renewables, resources, infrastructure and government.
Richmond SIMP - Powerlink CopperString 2032
Delivery of the Richmond Social Impact Management Plan for Powerlink's CopperString 2032 transmission project - one of Australia's largest electricity infrastructure projects, requiring approval by the Queensland Office of the Coordinator-General under demanding regulatory and community expectations.
Read case studyMacIntyre Wind Farm Precinct - Social Impact Assessment
The MacIntyre Wind Farm Precinct is one of Australia's largest wind energy developments - two wind farms contributing over 1,000 MW to the national grid across southern Queensland. As part of Queensland's renewable energy transition, the project raised significant questions about workforce capacity, housing pressures and community benefit in a rural region unaccustomed to a construction workforce at this scale.
Read case studyMackenzie River Solar Farm & BESS
BSR is developing a 450 MW solar farm plus 350 MW BESS near Middlemount - a mining-influenced region already carrying a functional housing shortage, long childcare waitlists, constrained services and workforce transience. A 30-month construction with a peak workforce of up to 400 threatened to intensify those pressures; workforce accommodation and procurement models would determine whether project spend benefited Middlemount or bypassed it entirely.
Read case studyNew Cobar Complex - rebuilding community trust
Peak Gold Mines proposed combining existing underground mining at New Cobar, Chesney and Jubilee with new workings at Great Cobar and Gladstone - inside a regional mining town facing population decline and low trust in the operator. Rotational workforce housing had created community tension; residents were worried about lead contamination from a proposed ventilation rise given awareness of historic contamination in a comparable region; and a long-running blasting complaint from a nearby landholder remained unresolved despite technical studies.
Read case studyEnsham Residual Void Project - closure by co-design
Ensham Mine, an open-cut and underground coal operation 35 km east of Emerald, needed to assess three residual void management options - landform development, flood mitigation, and backfilling - each with different implications for flooding, water quality, agriculture, post-mining land use, nearby landholders and long-term community risk. The challenge was not simply to communicate a preferred technical solution, but to establish a transparent process where community knowledge could genuinely influence option assessment and engineering design.
Read case studyGunlake Quarry Continuation Project - SIA
Gunlake proposed extending quarry operations to meet growing NSW infrastructure demand - up to 4.2 million tonnes of quarry products transported annually, 24-hour operations Monday to Saturday, and a 30-year operational lifespan. Assessment needed to satisfy NSW DPIE requirements while addressing community concerns about traffic noise, road safety along the Primary Transport Route, and long-term impact on the surrounding regional community.
Read case studyWoodlawn Advanced Energy Recovery Centre - SIA
Veolia proposed the Woodlawn Advanced Energy Recovery Centre - a facility to recover energy from up to 380,000 tonnes of residual waste annually and generate up to 30 MW of electricity. The SIA had to weigh regional employment and renewable energy benefits against community concerns about air quality, amenity and cumulative impact from the existing Woodlawn Eco Precinct.
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