Join Nelson Wills of New Ground Environmental and Alex Steffan of Steffan Town Planning for an informative presentation on the Queensland Koala Planning Provisions. Discover how these provisions are currently being applied to environmental impact assessment and town planning processes in Queensland and learn about potential changes on the horizon, as outlined in the April 2023 Queensland Government report entitled Consultation Post Implementation Review: Improving South East Queensland's Koala Habitat Regulations.

Don't miss this opportunity to stay up-to-date on the latest developments in koala habitat protection and regulatory planning in Queensland.

This event will run off Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST). This event will be recorded and a link to the recording will be sent to all regsitered attendees.

Meet the speakers:

Nelson Wills | New Ground Environmental

Nelson Wills is the founder and Director of New Ground, an environmental planning consultancy. Nelson has over 22 years of both private and public sector experience in environmental assessment and project management. Nelson’s fields of interest include environmental approvals planning, impact assessment, flora and fauna assessment/management, bushfire management planning, environmental offsets strategy formulation and construction environmental management. Nelson has extensive experience in communicating with an array of stakeholders including government authorities, academics, developers and community groups and is active in industry groups: being a member of the UDIA’s Planning and Environmental Committee for over 14 years, a member the National Board of Management of the UDIA’s Envirodevelopment initiative since its commencement and a member of the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand’s Ecology Special Interest Committee.

Alex Steffan | Steffan Town Planning

Alex graduated from Griffith University in 2008 with a Bachelor of Urban and Environmental Planning, Alexander Steffan surprised his peers by starting my own private consulting town planning business. With a drive to succeed, Steffan Town Planning (STP) has since become one of the go-to town planning consultancies in Queensland and is now in its 15th year of operation with a team of 8. Through that time, Alexander has taken part in over 3500 development applications and advocates for achieving good planning outcomes for both his clients and the community.