Liesl is a biologist with over 25 years’ experience working for the WA State government within the environment portfolio. More recently Liesl has been an environmental consultant and is now the Environment Manager with Perth Airport.

She has a wide range of skills in environmental impact assessment including leading and managing assessments for native vegetation clearing and on behalf of the Environmental Protection Authority under Parts IV and V of the EP Act and managing controlled actions under the EPBC Act. Liesl has also worked as researcher, botanist, environmental consultant, and science knowledge leader in the areas of wastewater management, fisheries, agriculture and nature conservation.

Liesl join the EIANZ in 2023 to connect with practitioners and the key organisation for environmental impact assessment, allowing her to both maintain my knowledge of cutting edge thinking and influence practice.