Appendix 4 - Flora Survey & Permit

                                Chelsea Karena Environmental
                                Scientist/Ecologist
                                Chelsea is an Environmental Scientist/Ecologist with Aurecon’s
                                Environment and Advisory team with experience in ecological assessments
                                including both desktop and field surveys. She has been with Aurecon for
                                4.5 years and has been involved in various ecological assessment projects
                                for Transport Network Reconstruction Program (TNRP) and Santos.
Qualifications
                                Chelsea has 4 years industry experience and has a Certification in the
Bachelor of Environmental
                                Regional Ecosystem Mapping and BioCondition Assessment
Science (Sustainable
                                Methodologies. Her specialist skills include ecology and environmental
Development), Griffith
University, 2010
                                assessments. Over the past 4 years, Chelsea has been involved in the
                                TNRP which includes extensive environmental risk assessments using
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                                desktop survey methods, cultural heritage surveys as well as on site
                                environmental auditing and compliance.
Apply First Aid & Perform CPR   More recently, Chelsea has commenced targeted flora and fauna
                                assessments and reporting for a wide range of projects in Queensland.
Certification in Regional
Ecosystem Mapping and
BioCondition Assessment
                                Project experience
Methodologies                   Gold Coast Airport Project 2018 – Queensland Airport Limited

Site Safety for Contaminated
                                ƒ Ecological field assessments, targeted flora and fauna surveys, habitat assessments,
                                    auditing of weed management
Land Consultants
                                Mt Nebo Road and Sir Samuel Griffith Road Safety Upgrade – Brisbane City Council
                                Ecological field assessment and reporting for environmental constraints
Specialisation
Ecology – Flora and Fauna       GLNG Project, Gas Transmission Pipeline – Santos
Assessments
                                ƒ   Ecological field assessments and targeted threatened species surveys, habitat mapping
                                    for threatened fauna species.
                                Transport Network Reconstruction Program (TNRP) – Department of Transport and
Years in industry
                                Main Roads (South West, North Coast and South Coast Regions)
4.5
                                ƒ   Environmental Assessments, review of Environmental Management Plan (EMPs),
                                    ecological field work and report writing, environmental pre and post construction audits,
                                    writing Cultural Heritage report s, writing Species Management Plans (SMPs), preparing
                                    Waterway Barrier Works Approvals (WWBW) for pre and post works, obtaining Native
                                    Title Approvals and Environmental Compliance.
                                Queensland Health– Department of Transport and Main Roads (DTMR)

                                ƒ   Ecological field assessments, targeted threatened species surveys for flora and fauna
                                    species, targeted Koala survey.
                                TrackStar Alliance Richlands to Springfield – Centenary Highway

                                ƒ    Ecological field assessments, targeted weed ecological assessment and proposed
                                     mitigation measures to controlled declared weed species.
                                Victoria Point Bus Stops Upgrade – DTMR and Translink

                                ƒ    Ecological field assessments, targeted threatened species surveys, habitat assessment
                                     for fauna values.
                                National Broadband Network Maaroom and Cootharaba- Telecommunications tower

                                ƒ    Obtaining background and desktop searches, ecological assessment and
                                     preparation/assistance in writing a Nature Conservation Act - Vegetation Clearing
                                     Report.