Ecological Assessment

Curriculum Vitae – Greg Ford




Selected Project Experience

Bat echolocation call interpretation                      Local Government
Greg processes up to 250,000 bat call sequence            Ecological Audit of Balonne Shire Reserves
files per year from around 100 separate surveys           (Qld Murray-Darling Committee & Balonne Shire
conducted by a wide range of clients. He                  Council; 2011)
specialises in zero-crossing analysis using the
AnalookW software developed for the Anabat                Vegetation     management    planning      for
system, but also has capabilities in full-spectrum        Toowoomba Regional Planning Scheme
analysis of data collected with the SM2BAT.               (Conics for Toowoomba Regional Council, 2009)

Bat call interpretation projects cover most of            Mining/Gas
eastern Australia, with a focus on the major
                                                          Alpha coal project supplementary EIS
resource development regions of Queensland:
                                                          (Austecology for Waratah Coal) – supplementary
the Surat, Bowen and Galilee basins (coal/CSG);
                                                          fauna survey and targeted threatened species
northwest minerals province (Mt Isa-Cloncurry
                                                          assessments
region); and Cape York bauxite projects. Other
major projects come from the Sydney basin,
                                                          Felton Clean Coal Demonstration Project EIS
central-west and Hunter regions of NSW; the
                                                          (Conics for Ambre Energy Ltd; 2008-2009)
major coastal development areas of north-east
                                                          Design, implement and manage flora and fauna
NSW and south-east Qld; and wind-farm
                                                          impact assessment for EIS.
development sites from the Atherton Tableland
to southern Qld, south-west NSW and Victoria.
                                                          Rehabilitation Monitoring - Wilkie Creek Coal
                                                          Mine (Conics for Peabody Wilkie Creek Pty Ltd;
Major clients include: GHD, RPS, URS, AECOM,
                                                          2009)
AARC, Ecological Survey & Management,
Ecosure, Cumberland Ecology, University of
                                                          Weed and pest animal surveys - Surat Basin
New England, Central Qld University and the
Australian Museum.                                        tenements (Conics for QGC; 2009)

Bat survey, monitoring & management                       Essential Infrastructure
                                                          Wyaralong Dam Vegetation Management,
Microbat roost management for residential
                                                          Monitoring and Reporting Plan (Tree Crop
and commercial buildings (Rio Tinto Alcan,
                                                          Technologies Pty Ltd for SEQWater; 2011)
Weipa; 2012)
Roost investigation and development of species
                                                          Western Downs Transmission Line EIS
management plans for eviction and alternative
roost site establishment                                  (Conics for Powerlink; 2009)
                                                          Flora and fauna assessments and preferred
Threatened bat monitoring, Gold Coast                     alignment review
Airport (Ecosure Pty Ltd; 2010)
                                                          Bowenville-Jondaryan optic fibre installation
Bat monitoring for compliance with approvals
granted under NSW environmental legislation               (Conics for Ergon Energy; 2010)
                                                          Threatened species and ecological community
Microbat roosts in school buildings (Qld Dept.            survey and preferred alignment review.
Education & Training; ongoing since 2009)
                                                          Braemar to Kumbarilla Transmission Line
Assess bat colony characteristics, develop roost
management plans and monitor management                   (Conics for Powerlink; 2009)
outcomes.                                                 Ecological    constraints    assessment and
                                                          alignment options review
Pilney Reserve Flying-fox Camp (Conics for
                                                          Westlink Power Project EIS (Conics for
Ipswich City Council; 2008)
                                                          Westlink Pty Ltd; 2008-09)
Assess conservation significance and develop
impact mitigation recommendations.                        Preliminary ecological assessment and potential
                                                          threat mitigation recommendations




                                                 29/10/2012