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Project: Environmental Site Assessment and Audit, Pound Rd Cranbourne
Project Owner/Client: Confidential
Services Provided: Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) and Statutory Audit,
Description: A 20 ha former market garden and grazing property was proposed for subdivision for residential housing. The project involved an integrated environmental site assessment and statutory audit in accordance with Part IXD of the Environment Protection Act 1970. The work involved a detailed Phase 1 ESA to ascertain the type and pattern of cropping and chemical use. A Phase 2 ESA was also undertaken using grid-based and targeted soil sampling and laboratory testing. A hydrogeological assessment was also undertaken to ascertain the protection status of groundwater at the site. An report was prepared combining the ESA and Audit and a Statement of Environmental Audit was issued. |
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Project: Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment, Abattoir, Daylesford
Project Owner/Client: Confidential
Services Provided: Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment, preliminary soil sampling & testing.
Description: As part of an environmental due diligence study for the acquisition of a pork abattoir. Work involved research into site history, site inspection, interview with site operators, and limited invasive investigations of soil quality. |
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Project: Environmental Site Assessment & Statutory Environmental Audit, Mill Park
Project Owner/Client: Boral Ltd
Services Provided: Environmental Site Assessment & Statutory Environmental Audit
Description: A former concrete batch plant at the site of a former Boral quarry proposed for s ubdivision as a residential development. The project involved an integrated environmental site assessment and statutory audit in accordance with Part IXD of the Environment Protection Act 1970. The work involved a detailed Phase 1 ESA to ascertain the type and pattern of contamination. A Phase 2 ESA was also undertaken using grid-based and targeted soil sampling, as well as validation of remediation works undertaken by the client, and laboratory testing. An report was prepared combining the ESA and Audit and a Certificate of Environmental Audit was issued. |
Project: Environmental Site Assessment & Audit, Box Hill
Project Owner/Client: Confidential
Services Provided: Environmental Site Assessment & Statutory Environmental Audit
Description: A former council depot was proposed for subdivision as a retirement village. The project involved an integrated environmental site assessment and statutory audit in accordance with Part IXD of the Environment Protection Act 1970. The work involved a detailed Phase 1 ESA to ascertain the type and pattern of contamination. A Phase 2 ESA was also undertaken using grid- based and targeted soil sampling and laboratory testing. A report was prepared combining the ESA and Audit and a Statement or Certificate of Environmental Audit to be issued. |
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Project: Lyndhurst Turf Farm
Project Owner/Client: Confidential
Services Provided: Environmental Site Assessment
Description: As more land is developed for residential housing, with an emphasis on access to the city, site contamination is commonly an issue. Even on a turf farm, such as this one, a range of potential sources for contamination must be identified and investigated. Twelve groundwater monitoring bores and 108 soil testing locations were used across the 54 ha site. The potential contaminant sources identified included the machinery workshop, above ground fuel storage, fertilizers and their storage, a dam taking reuse water from the nearby water treatment plant and old pumps. Contamination of the groundwater and soils are a major issue. Nitrates can readily migrate to the groundwater with the addition of fertilisers. Some naturally occurring elevated metal concentrations were also encountered. The investigation enabled both Council and EPA approval for the development which is now proceeding. |
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Project: Apartment Development, Port Melbourne
Project Owner/Client: Confidential
Services Provided: Environmental Site Assessment & Geotechnical Investigation
Description: Piper and Associates carried out an environmental assessment and geotechnical investigation for a multi-storey apartment development in Port Melbourne. This site required rezoning for residential use. The investigation involved soil and groundwater sampling and testing for both contamination and geotechnical properties. The investigation resulted in a Statement of Environmental Audit and construction is now underway. The Environmental Audit was achieved on time and within budget. One of the more interesting aspects of the design was the use of perimeter contiguous piles for the basement. |
Project: Bolivar Trade Waste Lagoons, SA
Project Owner/Client: EPA, SA
Services Provided: Review of Hydrogeological Assessment
Description: Expert review of assessments of the groundwater conditions in the vicinity of the former Bolivar Trade Waste Lagoons, SA |
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Project: Environmental Audit, Royal Melbourne Showgrounds
Project Owner/Client: Multiplex)
Services Provided: Statutory Environmental Audit
Description: Anthony Lane of was engaged as environmental auditor to provide advice and undertake a statutory audit for the redevelopment of the showgrounds site. The project involved a complex staged approach to assessment and management of fill and soil contaminated by generations of construction and demolition works at the site. An innovative approach to on-site management including a Site Management Plan rendered the site suitable for use. |
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Project: Pentridge Village Certificate of Environmental Audit
Project Owner/Client: Pentridge Village Pty Ltd
Services Provided: Environmental Audit
Description: The former Pentridge jail site (45 ha) located in Coburg is being developed as a mixed use commercial, residential (low and high density) and recreational precinct. The site contains many heritage listed old buildings that will be incorporated into the new development. During its use as a prison, a number of industrial operations took place and residual contamination must be managed within the context of the new development. Anthony Lane of Lane Consulting is conducted staged environmental audits which would certify the site as appropriate to their proposed uses CoEA and SoEA have been issued for a number of sections at the site. |
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Project: Environmental Audits, Springthorpe Estate, Vic
Project Owner/Client: Urban Pacific/Macquarie Bank
Services Provided: Statutory Environmental Audit
Description: Anthony Lane of was engaged as environmental auditor to undertake multiple statutory environmental audits (13 Stages) at the award-winning residential development. The site included the formerly the Mont Park Psychiatric Hospital. The project involved stages comprising mainly “greenfield” areas and also more challenging areas including a former landfill. The latter was remediated and a high quality wetland environment progressively established. |
Project: Southland Shopping Centre, Statutory Environmental Audits
Project Owner/Client: Westfield Design & Construction
Services Provided: Certificate of Environmental Audit
Description: Anthony Lane provided a Statutory Environmental Audit to undertake a audit of 4.718 ha site to be developed as part of a multi million dollar extension to the Southland Shopping Centre, The site was a former industrial manufacturing site and required extensive remediation to render the site suitable for use. A Statement of Environmental Audit was issued for the site. |
Project: Telstra Statutory Environmental Audit Program
Project Owner/Client: Telstra Corporation Ltd
Services Provided: Environmental Audits
Description: An Environmental Audit for contaminated land was requested by the client for a number (approx 20) of sites to allow rezoning for more sensitive use and ultimately the sale of the sites. The sites generally form a portion of a Telstra telephone exchange. |
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Project: Environmental Audit, Geelong Cement Factory Closure
Project Owner/Client: Geelong Cement (Adelaide Brighton)
Services Provided: Environmental Audit
Description: Closure and re-development of a 100 ha site in Geelong. A complex industrial heritage requiring detailed assessments of soil and groundwater contamination. Audit process tailored to fit the sequence of site decommissioning and proposed development. |
Project: Site Audit Pesticide Plant - North Adelaide, SA
Project Owner/Client: Incitec Pivot Ltd
Services Provided: Statutory Site Audit
Description: The former pesticide manufacturing plant situated north of Adelaide is currently undergoing remediation of the soil and groundwater. Anthony Lane is currently auditing the process throughout that period before issuing a Site Audit Report when the contamination status of the soil and groundwater is satisfactory. |
Project: Erskine House- Cerificate of Environmental Audit
Project Owner/Client: Erskine House Pty Ltd
Services Provided: Environmental Audit
Description: Erskine House has proposed a development to upgrade and expand its facilities at the hotel and conference centre in Lorne. Anthony Lane was commissioned to undertake the Environmental Audit. A Certificate of Environmental Audit was issued. |
Project: Site Audit former manufacturing site, Croydon Park, SA
Project Owner/Client: Rugby Holdings P/L (UK)
Services Provided: Site Environmental Audit
Description: Anthony Lane of Lane Consulting was engaged as environmental auditor at a former Croydon Park site. The site has previously been used to manufacture timber and aluminium doors and windows. The audit was completed using a CUTEP-style outcome including a management plan for residual groundwater contamination. |
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Project: Hydrogeological Assessment, Proposed Landfill, Tuerong, Vic
Project Owner/Client: Rockleigh Waste
Services Provided: Hydrogeological Assessment and Concept Design for landfill layout.
Description: Rockleigh operates a stone and clay quarry at Tuerong. The eastern half of the former quarry pit is occupied by the Devilbend Landfill operated by another company. Rockleigh propose to develop their portion of the quarry as a Sold Inert Landfill and a Resource Recovery Centre (for which a Planning Permit had been obtained). A hydrogeological assessment was undertaken by Lane Consulting to ascertain the impact from the existing landfill as well as define the baseline conditions at eh proposed landfill. Concept designs for the proposed landfill were prepared by Piper & Associates. |
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Project: Hydrogeological Assessment, Proposed Landfill, Cranbourne, Vic
Project Owner/Client: Stevensons Bros. Industries
Services Provided: Hydrogeological Assessment for landfill
Description: A hydrogeological assessment of the site of a rock quarry proposed as a Solid Inert Landfill. Work involved drilling and installing several multiple level groundwater monitoring bores; hydraulic testing to obtain aquifer properties; sampling and testing of groundwater to define background conditions. |
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Project Type: Landfill Tumut, Environmental Audit Program
Project Owner/Client: Bellettes Waste
Services Provided: Periodic environmental Audit of landfill NSW
Description: The landfill located at Gilmore near Tumut in NSW receives an
estimated 4,300 tonnes of non-putrescible solid waste annually. At this input rate the landfill does not require an EPA licence however its operation must comply with its council approved operating plan and with appropriate environmental legislation. Lane Consulting developed a landfill compliance and performance auditing program in response to the planning consent issued by Tumut Shire Council, implemented site audits at 6 months intervals and initiated a revised monitoring program to include surface water and groundwater. A revised waste segregation system was implemented as a result of the audits. In 2006 Lane Piper was engaged to manage the application process for obtaining an EPA licence for an expanded landfill. |
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Project: Inkerman Landfill, SA
Project Owner/Client: EPA SA
Services Provided: Lane Consulting was engaged (in association with Piper & Associates) to undertake an independent audit of the compliance of the landfill with aspect of the consent/licence. The audit involved inspection and requirements for geotechnical testing of the leachate drainage layer material provided and already placed in the first cell of a recently opened landfill site. This involved a range of sampling and testing (particle size distribution) of the leachate drainage layer material by the owners consultants, detailed data review and provision of a detailed audit report.
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Project: Niddrie Quarry Landfill Appeal Groundwater Advice
Project Owner/Client: Moonee Valley City Council
Services Provided: Expert testimony at the VCAT in relation to councils denial of development application for a landfill
Description: Anthony Lane provided expert testimony at the VCAT in relation to council's denial of development application for a proposed landfill. The landfill was to accept contaminated soil as well as solid inert waste. |
Project Type: Landfill Gas Study, Walter Gait Reserve
Project Owner/Client: Kingston City Council
Services Provided: Landfill gas investigation and risk review, Cheltenham
Description: Lane Consulting was engaged by Kingston City Council (KCC) following a landfill gas incident at the Walter Galt Reserve. Lane Consulting was requested to investigate the incident, to evaluate the risks and provide advice on the management of the issue. The incident involved the spontaneous and short-lived emission of a gaseous material from a small area. This report outlines the facts about the incident, and undertook independent investigations at the site. It evaluated the cause of the problem and analysed the potential public safety risks involved. Advice is provided on the options for management of the risks in the short and long term. |
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Project: Fallon Street Albury, Due Dilligence Audit
Project Owner/Client: Synnot and Wilkinson
Services Provided: Review and Report on environmental risk aspects of the Fallon Street site at termination of the lease
Description: Lane Consulting were commissioned by Addisons to provide an opinion on the contamination status of a site owned by Dairy Farmers. Dairy Farmers had occupied the site until 1992 with a cheese making operation at the site. More recently a foam making business had occupied the site. The study was commissioned to ascertain the responsibility for various contaminating or potentially contaminating articles on site. Lane Consulting inspected the site and provided an expert opinion on the implications of the contamination. The status of the site was documented by a report and photographs. |
Project: Renison Mine Tasmania, Environmental Due Diligence
Project Owner/Client: Synnot & Wilkinson/Murchison Untd
Services Provided: Environmental Due Diligence
Description: Specialist advice was given by Lane Consulting to the Environmental Due Diligence team to assess environmental liabilities as art of the acquisition by Murchison Utd of the Renison Mine. |
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Project: UST at South Australian Schools
Project Owner/Client: Dept of Admin Services
Services Provided: Audit of underground storage tanks in South Australian schools
Description: The Department of Education in South Australia embarked on a project of removal of underground storage tanks (USTs) used for storage of heating oil. Lane Consulting was commissioned by the department to review the program to ensure it was meeting with best practice, complying to regulatory guidelines while being undertaken in the most cost effective manner. Lane Consulting reviewed a number of soil and groundwater assessments and tank pulls that had already been conducted. The program was reviewed and a strategic plan developed that systematically assessed the nature and extent of the leaking UST issues; developed an appropriate risk assessment framework for prioritisation of action plans and developed a program of UST management (investigation, source reduction/removal, remediation and/or on-going monitoring and management) with periodic review of performance. |
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 Project: Environmental Due Diligence, Melbourne Trains and Trams, Statutory Environmental Audits
Project Owner/Client: Serco Asia Pacific/SMeT Singapore
Services Provided: Environmental Audit of Council Depots in the Environmental Due Diligence review as part of the franchise bid team
Description: Lane Consulting, with associate Eva and Associates conducted a detailed environmental due diligence review of the assets of Melbourne's tram and train business as part of a bid for tram and train facilities. The work involved development of detailed database and the relevant mitigation measures. Environmental liability were costed as capital or operational expense and input to the bid's financial model. |
Project: Environmental Due Diligence - Entech
Project Owner/Client: Serco Asia Pacific
Services Provided: Pre acquisition environmental due diligence study
Description: Enetech have contracts with a number of companies amongst other activities, for the installation and maintenance of various infrastructures. Lane Consulting was commissioned to review the environmental aspects of the Enetech business for the purpose of advising Serco Asia Pacific (Serco) in their bid for this business. In their report Lane Consulting outlined potential environmental impacts and the regulatory requirements associated with these activities, and identify the range of costs associated with an appropriate environmental program. |
Project: Environmental Due Diligence - Coolangatta, Adelaide and Parafield Airports Airport Acquisition
Project Owner/Client: Synnot & Wilkinson/Adelaide Airports Ltd
Services Provided: Environmental Due Diligence
Description: Lane Consulting provided specialist advice to the environmental due diligence team to assess the scale of environmental liability at the airports. Also undertook detailed audits for tenants at Coolangatta. |
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Project: Environmental Audit, Allansford Dairy Factory
Project Owner/Client: Dairy Farmers Pty Ltd/Synnot & Wilkinson
Services Provided: Acquisition due diligence environmental audit Allansford Dairy Factory
Description: Lane Consulting contributed to a multi disciplined team to audit environmental performance in a large dairy processing plant as part of the post acquisition |
Project: Advice regarding new legislation affecting the mining industry
Project Owner/Client: Victorian Chamber of Mines
Services Provided: Advice on the impact that the proposed SEPP prevention and Managing Contaminated Land may have on the mining industry
Description: In 1998 EPA were developing a State Environment Protection Policy for the Prevention and Management of Contaminated Land. The mining industry were concerned about the effects this policy may have on their operations. As the industry representative, the Victorian Chamber of Mines commissioned Anthony Lane to review the draft SEPP from the perspective of the industry. The scope of the work included:-The current status of the regulations and guidelines for minerals enterprises and their environmental management, and in particular the rehabilitation obligations were reviewed. The review assessed the relevance of the issues of concern in the Draft SEPP to the life-cycle of a minerals project. Consultations were held with representatives of the mining industry selected by VCM, to ascertain their awareness and concerns. Consultations were held with representatives of both policy/management and operational arms of EPA and DNRE in relation to the possible ramifications of the SEPP for the mining industry. A policy impact assessment report was prepared for consideration by VCM. |
Project: EMS & Environmental Management Plan – Gas and Fuel
Project Owner/Client: Gas and Fuel Corporate/GASCOR
Services Provided: EMS and related environmental Management plans for 27
former gasworks sites in Victoria
Description: Lane Consulting provided a range of expert review tasks and facilitated training and upgrade of internal processes to improve the environmental management of residual risks from thecontinued ownership of various gas works site held by the state government. Work included the development of an EMS for Gas and Fuel contaminated land unit as well as EMPs for each of the 27 remaining sites. |
Project: RMIT/VPELA Environmental Training
Project Owner/Client: RMIT
Services Provided: Lecturer
Description: Development and delivery of lecture series in Environmental
Auditing and Environmental Management Systems in Mining,
EMS, Auditing in Land Development, (RMIT/VPELA). |
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Project: Landfill Environmental Management Plans (EIP) Stevensons Road Landfill, Cranbourne & Clayton Rd, Clayton Sth
Project Owner/Client: South Eastern Region Waste Management
Services provided: Environmental Management Plans and Environmental Improvement Plans
Description: Landfills receiving municipal solid waste (MSW) have numerous environmental and planning aspects that require careful management. To operate as a landfill, an EPA license is required, and a co ndition of this license is that the operator must have a Landfill Environmental Management Plan (LEMP) specifying operational and closure aspects of the landfill life cycle. Lane Consulting was engaged by SERWMG to assist them to develop and implement an appropriate LEMP. The LEMP addresses all significant aspects of environmental management necessary to satisfy the environmental management objectives including the regulatory compliance objectives. The LEMP therefore addresses:- Environmental pollution protection-Environmental planning and public health & safety -Acceptance of effluent to sewer. The LEMP also relates to the contracts established for operation of the landfill, and in particular a Quality Assured contract between the operator and the owner. The LEMP generally provides sufficient detail to provide guidance on the significance of issues; definition of the delegation of responsibility for managing issues and performing tasks; provisions of adequate technical guidance to achieve compliance; it also provides advice on sources of further guidance for managers interested in pursuing best practice in key aspects. The LEMP also specifies the closure, rehabilitation and re-use the land in a manner consistent with EPA policy and best practice, protecting environmental values and achieving realistic economic outcomes. |
