Blog & Insights

You have found a block of land that ticks every box - location, size, price. Then you pull up the planning certificate and see “environmental overlay” flagged across part or…

You have lodged a development application, and a few weeks later the assessing authority sends you a letter asking for more ecological information. This is an information request, and how…

Many Queensland properties have a regulated vegetation management map that controls what you can clear, where you can build, and what approvals you need. That state map is not locked…

Koala habitat assessment under SDAP State Code 25 is one of the most common ecological triggers for development in South East Queensland. But after more than a decade of preparing…

Download our free Fire Ant Management Plan template for Queensland development and earthworks projects. Covers biosecurity zone compliance, material movement controls, and record-keeping.

Two of SEQ’s biggest growth corridors are overhauling their planning schemes simultaneously. What developers need to watch in Moreton Bay and Sunshine Coast.

Brisbane City Council has opened consultation on City Plan amendments for Indooroopilly, Carindale, and Nundah. Increased density may trigger new ecology requirements.

The Ipswich City Plan 2025 commenced in July 2025, replacing the 20-year-old planning scheme. New overlays and assessment triggers - what developers need to know.

From July 2026, Nature Repair Market projects may be able to support EPBC Act offset obligations, an emerging opportunity for Queensland landowners and developers.

Queensland’s Environmental Offsets Framework is under major review for the first time in 12 years. Here’s what’s changing and what developers should watch for.