The author - Ray Mjadwesch

Director of the  
New Environmental Assessment Team Pty Ltd
trading as Mjadwesch Environmental Service Support 

Consulting Ecologist   

Qualifications

BAppSci - Environmental Technology (1992)
Scientific Investigation Licence (NPWA Section 132 lic. Flora/Fauna Surveys)
Animal Research Authority (NSW Dept Industry & Investment)
Animal Care & Ethics Committee Certificate of Approval (NSW DII)
Statement of Attainment in Spatial Information Services 
Driving licence class C and R; 4WD and Defensive Driving Certificates
Senior First Aid Certificate
Public Liability Insurance 
Professional Indemnity Insurance 
Workers Compensation
Expert member: Purple Copper Butterfly (Paralucia spinifera) Recovery Team 
Member: Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (MEIANZ)
Certified Environmental Practitioner (CEnvP 2012)
Rail Industry Safety Inducted (exp 2014)

Mission Statement 

As a Certified Environmental Practitioner Ray is committed to ensuring:

• Exacting standards in assessment & reporting inform all conservation, development planning & environmental management decisions. 
  
• The integrity of the natural environment is placed ahead of any sectional, private or personal interest.  
• All legislative requirements will be met.
  
• Communication with stakeholders, clients & partners will be clear & timely.

Firearm & Tranquilliser Firearm Licensed  (Animal Welfare & Management)

Current Projects  at Sept 2012
Review & analysis of Queensland kangaroo survey data & methodology
Book Chapter - Green Criminology: The ethics of Consulting - where does environmental crime begin?
The Purple Copper Butterfly in Marrangaroo Nature Reserve - Lidsdale (OEH-NPWS)
Community Engagement in the PCB Recovery Program - Central Tablelands (The Flannery Centre)
Fire Management Plan: Cadia Valley Operations (Mining Leases) - Cadia Valley (Newcrest)
Landscape Function Analysis: Trekelano/Osbourne Rehabilitation - Mt Isa (Ivanhoe)

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Report Title (client)

DRAFT Fire Management Plan: Cadia Valley Operations: 6,000ha rural holdings – Cadia Valley (Newcrest) 
Power Line Refurbishment: Impacts on GBMWHA – Jenolan Caves Reserve (Essential Energy) 
Flora / Fauna Impact Assessment: Single Dwelling Application – Little Hartley  
Capertee Heliport: Continued Operations #2- Capertee
DRAFT Fire Management Plan: 6,000ha Rural Holdings ­ – Cadia Valley (Newcrest)
Capertee Heliport s.96 Modification: Continued Operations - Capertee (Lilley)
Purple Copper Butterfly Advice: Exploratory Drilling - Sunny Corner (Argent Minerals)
Fauna Survey: Wyrrabalong National Park - The Entrance (OEH - NPWS)
White Rock Road: Conservation Program Review - Bathurst (Bathurst Regional Council)
Purple Copper Butterfly Impact Assessment; GWH –Mt Victoria to Lithgow (SKM / RTA)
Bushfire Risk Assessment + SFPP Addendum – Lowther (individual)
Expert Review of Temperate Highland Peat Swamp EPBCA EEC Listing - (DSEWPC)
Cultural Heritage Assessment (Natural Resources) – Mount Panorama (BLALC)
Nomination to List the Large Macropods as Threatened Species under the EPBCA 1999
DRAFT Fire Management Plan: Ashleigh Park – Panuara (Newcrest)
Purple Copper Butterfly Survey; GWH –Mt Victoria to Lithgow (SKM / RTA)
DRAFT Fire Management Plan: Ashleigh Park – Panuara (Newcrest)
DRAFT PCB Impact Assessment; GWH – Mt Victoria to Lithgow (SKM / RTA)
Abercrombie MR54: Harm Minimisation Program – Abercrombie (RTA)

Nomination to List the Large Macropods as Threatened Species under the TSCA 1995
Abercrombie MR54 REF: Addendum­ – Abercrombie (RTA)
Flora / Fauna Impact Assessment: Keswick Estate – Dubbo (Dubbo City Council)
DRAFT Fire Management Plan: Black Rock Range – Panuara (Newcrest)
Review of Kangaroo Management Plan and Shooting Program – NMIT Eden Park (ASK)
Incident Report: P. queenslandica Mendooran Rail Corridor – Mendooran (Agile / ARTC)
Nomination to list Caladenia attenuata as ENDANGERED under the TSCA 1995
Vegetation of the Stony Creek Addition to ENR – Eusdale NR (OEH-NPWS Bathurst)
Vegetation of the Mt Horrible Addition to WNR – Mt Horrible (OEH-NPWS Bathurst)
Threatened Species Database Summary Report – Bathurst Region (BRC)
Purple Copper Butterfly Management Plans (11) - Bathurst Region (OEH-NPWS)
Flora / Fauna / Habitat Assessment; Maiyingu marragu – Lidsdale (MAC Pty Ltd)
Frog Assessment; Bradwardine Extension – Bathurst (BRC)
Sustainability Management Plan: The Flannery Centre – Bathurst (SkillSet)
Oberon / Burraga 33kVA Corridor Maintenance Program – Oberon (Country Energy)
Bloomfield Habitat Assessment – Orange (Agile Arbour)
EMP: Central / South-west Ranges Rail Corridor – Central NSW (Agile Arbor)
Flora Survey: Jenolan Additions to Kanangra-Boyd NP - Jenolan (DECCW-NPWS)
Diuris aequalis: Powerline Easement Maintenance Program – Gurnang (Country Energy)

Osbourne Mine Rehabilitation: Landscape Function Analysis – Mt Isa (Barrick Gold)
Trekelano Mine Rehabilitation: Landscape Function Analysis – Mt Isa (Barrick Gold)
Buttercup Double-tail: Mapping Distribution at Broughtons – Taralga (Lachlan CMA)
Flora/Fauna Impact Assessment: Powerline Easement – Jenolan Caves (Country Energy)
Flora/Fauna Impact Assessment: 2 Lot Subdivision – Wattle Flat (Todd)
Fauna Survey: Gerara Additions to Ledknapper NR – Engonnia (DECCW-NPWS)
Curlybark Wattle - Lesser Known Sites, Survey & Management­ - LCMA (LCMA)
Buttercup Doubletail - Lesser Known Sites, Survey & Management­ - LCMA (LCMA)
Mossgiel Daisy - Lesser Known Sites, Survey & Management - LCMA (LCMA)
Lanky Buttons; Lesser Known Sites, Survey & Management­ - LCMA (LCMA)
Interim EMP: Central Ranges Rail Corridor – Central NSW (Agile Arbor)
REF Chifley Bends Road Widening – Bells Line of Road, Lithgow (RTA)
Threatened Species of the Bathurst Region: Database Update - Bathurst LGA (BRC)

Statement of Evidence; Bathurst Threatened Species – Meadow Flat 
Ecologists Report: Lake Cowal Vegetation Clearance Protocol­ – Lake Cowal (Barrick)
REF Summit Redevelopment (Walking Tracks) – Mount Canobolas SRA (DECC-NPWS)
Flora/Fauna Impact Assessment: 8 Lot Subdivision – Kanimbla 
Lawson Park River Red Gum Removal; Harm Minimisation – Mudgee (MWRC)
Borenore Caves Vegetation Assessment II­ – Borenore KCA (DECC-NPWS)
White Rock Road; Flora Survey & Conservation Management Plan – White Rock (BRC)
Fauna Survey of Jenolan Additions to Kanangra-Boyd NP – Jenolan (DECC-NPWS)
SH18 2008 Purple Copper Butterfly (larvae) Monitoring­ – Lidsdale (RTA)
Vegetation Survey & Monitoring of PCB Sites ­ - Central West (DECC-NPWS)
River Red Gums of Lawson Park; Their Ecological Significance – Mudgee (MWRC)
Koala Management Plan for Single Dwelling Application – Cow Flat 

Flora & Fauna Survey; Boundary Road Reserve – Bathurst (BBRLG)
BRR Ecological Burn Vegetation Monitoring; Interim Report – Bathurst (BRRLG)
Anabat Analysis – Bemax Snapper (Western Research Institute)
Threatened Species of the Bathurst Region; A Database – Bathurst LGA (BRC)
REF Roadworks MR54 ­– Abercrombie (BRC)
SH18 PCB (Paralucia spinifera) Management; EM&R V9 No2 100-109 – Lidsdale (RTA)
Bushfire Protection Plan (extension); Hill End Lodge – Hill End 
Roadside Conservation Assessment - Burrendong Way & Cobborah Rd (Wellington SC)
Borenore Caves Vegetation Assessment­ – Borenore KCA (DECC-NPWS)

F/F Impact Assessment for 1 Lot Excision & Development – Bridle Track 
Bushfire Protection Plan; Residential Development ­– Bridle Track 
F/F IA for 2 Lot Subdivision & KMP – Wolgan Valley 
F/F IA for 12 Lot Subdivision & KMP – Hill End 
Single Dwelling Application IA Advice – Yetholme 
F/F IA for 5 Lot Subdivision­ – Bridle Track 
Ledknapper Nature Reserve Fauna Survey – Enngonia (DECC-NPWS)
Bushfire Protection Plan; Residential Development – South West Rocks 
REF; Roadworks MR54 – Lower Wiagdon (BRC)
IA & KMP for SDA – Fosters Valley 
IA & KMP for SDA – Rockley Mount 
F/F Survey of Grassy Woodlands - Central West & Tablelands­ (DECC-NPWS)

SH Lidsdale Realignment PCB (P. spinifera) Monitoring 2006 – Lidsdale (RTA)
Heliport Capertee EIS V2.1 – Capertee 
3 Lot Residential Subdivision Proposal – Bugong 
Biometric Assessment of “Sandy Wells” Grasslands – Coonabarabran (Ecotrades)
Single Dwelling Application IA Advice – Duramana 
Brooke-Moore Reserve Flora Survey­ – Bathurst (BRC)
Flora / Fauna IA; 31 Lot Res. Subdivision – Bathurst 
Single Dwelling Application IA Advice – Yetholme 
“The Springs” Koala Management Plan – Fosters Valley 
Flora / Fauna Impact Assessment; Rural Residential Subdivision – Edith 
Single Dwelling Application IA Advice – Yetholme 
Single Dwelling Application IA Advice  – Hill End 
SH Lidsdale Realignment PCB (P. spinifera) 2005 Monitoring – Lidsdale (RTA)
Single Dwelling Application IA Advice – Turondale 
Single Dwelling Application IA Advice – Wisemans Creek 

Single Dwelling Application IA Advice – Rockley 
Preliminary Flora / Fauna IA – Kandos (Austera)
Single Dwelling Application IA Advice – Fosters Valley 
Single Dwelling Application IA Advice  – Yetholme 
“Wave Hill” Clearing Offset Plan­ – Cumnock 
Single Dwelling Application Purple Copper Butterfly IA Advice – Yetholme 
Bushfire Protection Plan­; Residential Development – Peel 
Flora / Fauna Impact Assessment; Rural Residential Subdivision – Cowra 
Integrated Property Management Plan for Limestone Quarry – Cow Flat (OMYA)
Fauna Survey­ - Snake Rock Aboriginal Area – Euchabil (DECC-NPWS)
SH18 Lidsdale Realignment Purple Copper Butterfly Project Report – Lidsdale (RTA)
Fauna Survey of Mount Evernden VCA­ – Cow Flat 
Bushfire Protection Plan for Residential Subdivision  – ADI Lithgow (Kann-Finch)
“Sandy Wells” Property Assessment & Management Plan – Coonabarabran (NCT)
Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Heliport – Capertee 

Threatened Species Assessment for Lower Jordan Creek – Bathurst (Wintergroup)
Ploughmans Creek, its Nature & Significance – Orange 
PCB Assessment for Residential Subdivision – Lithgow (Kann-Finch)
Lidsdale Realignment Purple Copper Butterfly Management Plan – Lidsdale (RTA)
Landscape Plan for RTA Lidsdale Realignment­ – Lidsdale (CVA)
BPP for Motel Development – Hill End 
Boundary Road Reserve Fire Management Plan  - Bathurst (BRR Landcare Group)
Pre-start Monitoring (Kultarr) – Girilambone (Tritton Resources Limited)
Conservation Assessment of 13 TSRs – Central Tablelands (RLPB)
Conservation Assessment of Portions 101 & 117  – Gemalla (TFRDG)

BPP for Residential Development of Lot 12 DP 245688­ – Billywillinga 
Purple Copper Butterfly (P. spinifera) Monitoring Report – Bathurst / Oberon (NPWS)
BPP for Subdivision of Portion 203 & Pt Portion 210­  - Yetholme
SOEE for 3 Lot Subdivision of Portion 203 & Pt Portion 210 – Yetholme 
Threatened Species IA­ for 9 Lot Subdivision of Lot 1 DP 881 700 - Cow Flat
Baseline Fauna Survey & Habitat Assessment - Belgravia (U Syd & Belgravia)
Draft REF for Proposed Campgrounds - Turon National Park (NPWS)
BPP for Proposed Rural Residential Subdivision – Billywillinga 
BPP for Proposed Residential Development – Limekilns 
Walking Track Post-fire Restoration Assessment – Blue Mountains (CVA & BMCC)
REF for Road Widening, MR 54 Mount Wiagdon – Wattle Flat  (Evans Shire Council)
BPP for Residential Lot 2, Georges Plains Road - Perthville 
F/F Survey & IA for Proposed Rural Subdivision – Limekilns 
BPP for Residential Lot 10, Evans Plains Road – Dunkeld 
Addendum to Eulomogo Overtaking Lanes REF - Eulomogo (Terra Consulting)

BPP Lot 15 Peregrine Rd - Billywillinga 
Vegetation Supplement for BPP  - Gemalla 
Draft REF for Camping Grounds Upgrade – BM & Wollemi National Parks (NPWS)
Draft REF for Goobang NP Fire Control Line Rehabilitation – Goobang NP (NPWS)
Fauna Survey & Habitat Assessment “Yarrawa” – Cowra (University of Sydney)
Draft REF for Clarke Street Bore pipeline to German Town Tanks – Hill End (NPWS)
Nomination to List Subsidence from Longwall Mining as a KTP under the TSCA 1995
Draft REF for NPWS WS Sewage pipeline to Hill End Mains – Hill End (NPWS)
Year 1 Report on Post Subsidence Monitoring – Newnes Plateau (Springvale Coal)

Draft REF for Bald Hill Mine Proposed Infrastructure Upgrade – Hill End HS (NPWS)
Draft REF for Proposed Stormwater Drain Remedial Works - Hill End HS (NPWS)
F/F Survey & Impact Assessment, residential development ADI – Lithgow (ADI)
PoM for PCB, Subdivision Pt 230 – Yetholme (Tablelands Surveying)
Environmental Review for Dewatering Plant 408 - Newnes Plateau (Springvale Coal)
Preliminary Report on Subsidence Monitoring - Newnes Plateau (Springvale Coal)
Draft REF for Ruby Creek Mine Rehabilitation - Blue Mountains NP (NPWS)
Expert Witness Report: F/F IA at Spring Gully - Ulan (EPA vs Ulan Coal)
Purple Copper Butterfly (P. spinifera) Larvae & Ant Survey (NPWS)
Environmental Review for Exploratory Drilling – Newnes Plateau (Springvale Coal)
Draft REF Proposed Clarke Street Bore - Hill End Historic Site (NPWS)
Mount Werong Biodiversity Survey – Blue Mountains NP (NPWS)
8 Part Test for the Purple Copper (P. spinifera) – Yetholme (Tablelands Surveying)

Purple Copper (P. spinifera) Survey and Population Monitoring (NPWS)
F/F Survey & IA for Dewatering Plant - Baal Bone Gap (Baal Bone Colliery)
The Three Sisters Rehabilitation Plan – Katoomba (NPWS)
F/F Survey for Fourth Crossing Upgrade REF – Mullion Range SRA (NPWS)
F/F Survey & IA for Residential Subdivision – Cowra (Abacus Planning)
F/F Survey & IA for Dairy Feedlot – Balranald (Mid-state Planning)
F/F Survey & IA for CSU Campus – Dubbo (Central West Environmental Service)

Project (Client)

Environmental adviser to Bathurst Local Aboriginal Land Council
Environmental adviser to Charles Sturt University Environment Committee
Bush Foods in School Gardens – presentation (Charles Sturt University, Kelso High School & Corenne)
Field Ecologist; Landscape Function Analysis, Namadgi NP ACT (DNA Consulting)
Field Ecologist; Vegetation & Ecological Values Survey of TSRs of the Central West (North West Ecological Services)
Field Ecologist; Vegetation Clearance Protocols for Lake Cowal Gold Project (WRI & Barrick Gold)
Part time guest lecturer/tutor/assessor in Habitat Management (RMAS 1507) with Charles Sturt University -Orange 
Field Ecologist; Fauna Survey Snapper Mineral Sands Project (WRI)
Field Ecologist; Fauna Survey Black Rock Ridge; Cadia Conservation Offset (WRI)
Adviser to OEH-EPA/DSEWPC investigation into subsidence impacts on the Newnes Plateau
Adviser to NSW Scientific Committee on subsidence as a key threatening process
Team leader with Conservation Volunteers Australia, including volunteer supervision in bush rehabilitation & other conservation projects
Volunteer co-ordinator of Nightstalk Surveys, involving NPWS & the public of the Central Tablelands in a national nocturnal fauna survey
Volunteer scientific co-ordinator of NPA Biodiversity Survey of the Wheeler Creek catchment (Beacon Hill)
Volunteer and contract casual TO with NSW NPWS. Projects have included:
Targeted Purple Copper Butterfly survey of Marrangaroo NP, with NPWS & the Australian Insect Study Group
Purple Copper Butterfly site inspections including pre-burn inspections for early instar grazing at Bald Hill Creek in Winburndale Nature Reserve
Vegetation survey field assistant & data collation for NPWS Parks and Reserves at Boginderra Hills, Copperhania, Dapper, Eugowra, Evans Crown, Girralang, Goobang, Mount Canobolas, Mullion Range, Wambool and Winburndale (community descriptions and quadrat surveys, post fire vegetation monitoring, PATN database arrangement, compilation of NPWS Bathurst & Zone (Dubbo) herbariums from voucher specimens)
Threatened Species Recovery Plan operations for the Purple Copper Butterfly (P. spinifera) (surveys, vegetation surveys, site descriptions, population mapping and monitoring, site rehabilitation, volunteer recruitment and supervision), Regent Honeyeater (Xanthomyza phrygia) and Turquoise Parrot (Neophema pulchella) (habitat rehabilitation, volunteer recruitment and supervision)
Mapping contracts (Wolabler fire spread – Commissioners Report 1998, GPS MCSRA fire/walking trails, NPWS Central West Ops Room Fire Maps (park boundaries / fire advantages)
Hazard Reductions (fuel assessment & vegetation community descriptions, weather monitoring, operations nominated First Aid Officer)

Workshops/Seminars/Conferences

Bathurst Environmental Community Round Table – Charles Sturt University, April 2012
SEH Bioregion Vegetation; Expert Panel Workshop – DECCW-RBG (Bathurst) September 2010
Bathurst BDS Issues Community Workshop – BRC (Bathurst) August 2010
Climate Change Vulnerabilities Expert Panel Workshop – HNCMA (Katoomba) August 2010
Biodiversity & Conservation Symposium – Australian Entomological Society (Darwin) Sept 2009
Animal Rescue & Immediate Care Course – WIRES March 2008 (WIRES member 2008-2011)
Introduction to Biobanking – DECC November 2007
Swamp Ecology & Restoration – BMCC October 2007
Climate Change Conference – BRC January 2007
The Yellow-bellied Glider in Baulkham Hills Shire, and Climate Change – BHSC 2006
Biodiversity, Remnant Vegetation & Soil Health – Greening Australia 2004
Blue Mountains Water Skink Survey (Community Program) – NPWS 2001
Management of Evans Crown NR (Community Consultation) – NPWS 2001
Bat Conservation in Derelict Mines – NPWS November 2000
Conserving Grassy Woodlands – University of Sydney March 2000
Action Plan for Australian Butterflies – Environment Australia December 1999

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