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• 21 May 2026

  Webinar | NSW DPHI Social Impact Assessment guideline – Updated requirements

  Hosted by DPHI and supported by EIANZ, this webinar will provide EIANZ members with an overview of the March 2026 refinement to the Social Impact Assessment (SIA) Guideline. The primary goal of this webinar, is to deliver a practical and engaging session that helps SIA practitioners apply current requirements with confidence.

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• 22 May 2026

  Webinar | Their Disclaimer: Building a Free, Prior and Informed Consent Form for Heritage Practice

  Free, prior and informed consent is more than a procedural step. It is the foundation of ethical heritage practice. This webinar takes a practical look at how consent can be built into everyday fieldwork in a way that is clear, respectful and genuinely centred on Knowledge Holders. Drawing on real-world experience, it will explore how better consent tools can help close the gap between policy and practice and support more transparent, accountable, and culturally safe heritage work.
  Join us for this insightful webinar presented by the team at Virtus Heritage, who will take attendees through the journey of why they built their Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) Form and how.

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• Tues 26 May, Thurs 28 May, Tues 2 Jun & Thurs 4 Jun at 12:00pm - 3:30pm (AEST)

  Online workshop | Streamline and clarify your professional documents: Tools for stronger argument and clearer writing | Workshop 57

  Many people feel that professional documents, including the demanding ones for Impact Assessment (IA) or Assessment of Environmental Effects in New Zealand, are overly long, complex and filled with unnecessary details. Many suggest that better-written documents would help. That idea isn’t wrong, but it isn’t enough. Because you can’t write clearly if you don’t have something clear to say. And many professionals, who can master data and analysis, struggle with converting their observations into useful conclusions and recommendations.

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• 26 May 2026

  Webinar | Mentoring Skills 101 - Progress and Purpose in Your Mentoring Partnership

  Explore strategies to strengthen connection, clarify purpose, and move forward with renewed intention, ensuring their mentoring relationships continue to grow and deliver lasting impact.

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• 28 May 2026

  Online ethics Masterclass | Managing wicked problems for senior practitioners | Masterclass 1

  Explore how senior practitioners can recognise, unpack and respond to complex ethical challenges using practical case studies, ethical frameworks and power dynamics.

  This Masterclass draws on the lived experiences of senior practitioners, breaks these down using both ethical and power frameworks, and provides participants with comprehensive management strategies to respond to and prevent the wicked problems.

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• 28 May 2026

  Webinar | South Australia's Biodiversity Act 2025 - Implementation Overview

  South Australia’s Biodiversity Act 2025 marks a major shift in how biodiversity will be protected, managed and regulated across the state. As implementation begins, environmental practitioners, government agencies, consultants and land managers will need to understand what is changing, when it will happen and where they can help shape the details.

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• 3 June 2026

  Webinar | Introduction to Cultural Heritage and Native Title in the context of Environmental Practice

  Build your understanding of Indigenous cultural heritage, Native Title and Traditional Owner engagement, and how these areas relate to environmental studies and assessments.

  Join us for this insightful webinar presented by Julie Keane, MEIANZ and CEnvP (IA), who will provide an introduction to Indigenous cultural heritage and Native Title, and most importantly, engagement with Traditional Owners, as part of environmental practice.

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• Thurs 4 June, Thurs 11 June, Thurs 18 June, Thurs 25 June & Thurs 9 July

  Online Workshop | Artificial Intelligence: AI Readiness for Leaders | Workshop 1

  Build the confidence and practical readiness to lead AI adoption across your organisation, with a focus on strategy, risk, ethics and implementation.

  The program is designed to help leaders move from uncertainty and broad interest to practical readiness, strategic confidence and informed action. Participants will explore what AI readiness looks like in practice, where the real organisational risks and opportunities sit, and how to lead implementation in a way that is ethical, manageable and commercially sound.

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• Mon 8 June, Mon 15 June, Mon 22 June & Mon 29 June at 12:00pm - 2:30pm (AEST)

  Online workshop | Artificial Intelligence: Black Belt training | Workshop 12

  The Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand is proud to present a series of interactive online workshops on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Whether you're just starting or ready to scale AI use, this course will guide participants through the practical steps of applying AI more extensively in your daily work.

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• 11 June 2026 NSW

  NSW | Enviro Drinks - June 2026

  Enviro Drinks is back this June 2026 and held across four locations in NSW: Sydney CBD, Armidale, Illawarra and Newcastle. Join us for a casual evening, connect with others in the industry and build new friendships.

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• 30 June 2026

  Webinar | Scoping Baseline Biological Surveys

  Scoping a biological baseline survey can make or break the quality and usefulness of your outcomes. This practical webinar unpacks how scoping differs between environmental impact assessment and management planning, and shows you how to design surveys that are genuinely fit for purpose. Ideal for early-career practitioners or those new to biological survey work in WA, this session will give you a clear, structured approach you can apply immediately.

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• Wed 22 July, Fri 24 July, Wed 29 July & Fri 31 July 2026

  Online workshop | Environmental Leadership: Tools they don't teach - Increasing your impact as an environmental professional | Workshop 8

  Ordinary leadership training isn't designed for environmental professionals. We face unique challenges - from navigating complex stakeholder dynamics to driving systems change while managing scientific uncertainty. Environmental leadership demands resilience, the ability to perceive and respond to interconnected factors, and skills to hold organisations accountable while safeguarding the wellbeing of species and ecosystems.

  This program fills the gap. Rather than learning generic leadership theory, you'll be guided by an environmental leadership expert and learn to use tools specifically designed for environmental professionals working in complex, high-stakes contexts.

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• Tues 4 August 2026 to Thurs 6 August 2026

  National Biodiversity Offsets Conference 4.0 | Nature Positive by 2030: Integrity, Restoration and Net Gain in Action

  Australia's premier forum on biodiversity offsets returns for its fourth iteration. Under the theme Nature Positive by 2030: Integrity, Restoration and Net Gain in Action, this three-day conference brings together policymakers, regulators, practitioners and academics to explore how offsets can deliver genuine ecological outcomes – and to inform the path toward a nature-positive future.

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• 3-4 September 2026

  EIANZ 2026 Impact Assessment Symposium

  Explore what Australia’s national environmental law reforms mean for impact assessment practice, and how implementation can drive better environmental outcomes across jurisdictions.
  
  The Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand's Impact Assessment Special Interest Section is proud to present its 2026 Symposium with the theme: Seizing the opportunity: Delivering better outcomes from regulatory reform.

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