Rob Friend & Associates

Rob Friend & Associates Pty Ltd is a specialised environmental consultancy providing expert service and advice to State and Local Governments, private land owners, and land developers. As Director of RF&A, Rob Friend has over 30 years' experience working in natural area planning and management and has worked in both State and Local Government.

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What we do

Services

Vegetation Assessment, Mapping & Management Planning

Vegetation Survey and Assessment
Regional ecosystem assessment inclusion
Property Map of Assessable Vegetation and Map amendmentsEnvironmental Weed Identification, Assessment, Mapping and Management
Degraded Vegetation Communities Restoration Planning

Bushfire Hazard Assessment, Mapping and Management Planning

Strategic bushfire management planning for Local Government
Tactical bushfire management planning for State and Local Government and other land holders
Bushfire hazard mapping over a landscape, Local Government area or at a property scale
Response to planning schemes and state legislation and planning policies i.e. SPP1/03
Bushfire protection infrastructure assessment and planning

Development Applications

Land Management Plans for State Land Management Plans for Private Landholders
Open Space Management Plans for Local Government
Work with land developers from small, single lot to large multi-property land development and master planned developments
Expertise in conflict or risk resolution for developments and the requirements of the Vegetation Management Act 1999 and the Qld Coastal Management Plans as well as the Federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1997

Expert Witness

Restoration plans for degraded lands including riparian, terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems\Weed and Pest management plans
Case Appraisals, Mediation as well as providing evidence to the Court regarding bushfire and ecological matters
Walking track design, construction, and maintenance and is able to undertake an independent assessment on the layout, design and construction of a walking track to determine the hazards and risks
Expert advice for bushfire and general ecology to the Planning and Environment Court
GIS mapping of degraded areas or extent of distribution of pest species

Outdoor Recreation Planning

Strategic Recreational Track & Trails Planning
Individual Tracks and Trails Planning and Design
Risk Assessment and Management

Restoration ecology

Restoration plans for degraded lands including riparian, terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems\Weed and Pest management plans
GIS mapping of degraded areas or extent of distribution of pest species