Appointments register

These lists provide details of current auditors and accredited consigners appointed by EPA.

About auditors and consigners

Environmental auditors assess risks of harm to human health and the environment. They give independent advice on ways to improve processes and reduce pollution. Learn about the environmental audit system
Accredited consigners are appointed professionals with approval from EPA to lawfully manage specific types of waste. Learn about the role accredited consigners perform in waste management

Environmental Auditor appointments - 2023

Apply now to become an environmental auditor

Want to play a key role in supporting appropriate land use in Victoria and prevent harm to the environment?
Applications are now open for qualified individuals to become an environmental auditor in the contaminated land category. Environmental auditors are independent and do not work for EPA. They are engaged by business, industry and government to carry out statutory duties under the Environment Protection Act 2017, including:

Conducting preliminary risk screen assessments and environmental audits
Preparing preliminary risk screen assessment statements and reports
Preparing environmental audit statements and reports
Performing any function consulted on by an environmental auditor under relevant legislation.

Application requirements and process

We are looking for auditors who have:

Relevant skills, expertise and qualifications
Experience in assessing, managing or remediating contaminated land
A sound knowledge of the Victorian legislative framework and auditing practices
A thorough understanding of the Environment Protection Act 2017 and associated statutory policies, regulations and guidelines.

Applicants must address the requirements set out in Environmental auditor guidelines for appointment and conduct (publication 865).

The application process has 3 stages:

Written application
Exam
Interview.

Applicants will need to be successful at each stage of the application process to be recommended for appointment.

Application fees

There is an application fee of $2,252.87. The fee is due when submitting the application.
You will have the option to:

Pay immediately when submitting your application through the EPA portal
Receive a tax invoice and pay later.

EPA will not review any applications until the fee is paid.

Applicants who successfully proceed through the 3 stages will incur an additional fee of $8,156.54 before the appointment is made.

Appointments are for 3 years.

Unsuccessful applicants will not be entitled to a refund.

How to apply

To apply for appointment to the contaminated land category, complete the application form and submit it, along with the other required documents, at EPA portal.

To help with applications, we are offering 2 free online information sessions:

Please note that you will need to have the Teams app to attend the online sessions.

Wednesday 13 December 2023: 1pm to 4pm - Registerfor the session
January 2024: Date/time TBC.

Applications close Thursday 29 February 2024.

Industrial facilities category applications

Applications for the industrial facilities category will open in early 2024 and follow the same process.

The information session dates will follow.

Contact us

For more information on applying for either category, please contact Environmental Audit Coordinator Jahnu Russell at:

Email: EAappointments@epa.vic.gov.au
Phone: (03) 9695 2502.

Contaminated land auditors

Name	Company	Contact details	Appointment category
Adrian Hall	Adrian Hall & Associates GPO Box 2305 Adelaide SA 5001	adrian@esheres.com 0457 516 329	Contaminated land
Alex Blount	WSP Australia Pty Ltd Level 11, 567 Collins Street Melbourne, 3000	alex.blount@wsp.com 03 8862 3798 0407 879 097	Contaminated land
Alyson Macdonald	Australian Environmental Auditors 21 1 Ricketts Road Mount Waverley Vic 3149	amacdonald@envaud.com.au 8542 7500	Contaminated land
Amanda Lee	Sage Environmental Services PO Box 4057 Balgowlah Heights NSW 2093	amanda.lee@sageenvironmentalservices.com.au 0417755407	Contaminated land
Andrew Lau	Jbs&G Australia P/L Level 5, 10–16 Queen Street Melbourne Vic 3000	alau@jbsg.com.au 03 9642 0599	Contaminated land
Andrew Nunn	Jbs&G Australia P/L Level 5, 10–16 Queen Street Melbourne Vic 3000	anunn@jbsg.com.au 03 9642 0599	Contaminated land
Anthony Lane	SLR Consulting Australia P/L Level 11, 176 Wellington Parade East Melbourne Vic 3002	alane@slrconsulting.com 03 9249 9400	Contaminated land
Brad Simmons	Jacobs Group [Melb] Level 11, 452 Flinders Street Melbourne Vic 3000	brad.simmons1@jacobs.com 0432742279	Contaminated land
Bryden Tiddy	Tetra Tech Coffey Pty Ltd Level 1, 23 West Fyans Street Newtown Vic 3220	bryden.tiddy@tetratech.com 03 9290 7000	Contaminated land
Charlie Barber	Australian Environmental Auditors Suite 21, 1 Ricketts Road Mount Waverley Vic 3149	cbarber@envaud.com.au 0418247375	Contaminated land
Christian Wallis	CDM Smith Australia P/L Unit 1 Level 1 30 Wangaratta St Richmond Vic 3121	wallisc@cdmsmith.com 0414 696 833	Contaminated land
Craig Barker	c/o Ground Consulting P/L 257 Paluma Road Woodwark, QLD, 4802	craig@groundconsulting.com.au 0402 779 004	Contaminated land
Darren Bennetts	Bluesphere Environmental P/L 115A Ferras Street South Melbourne Vic 3205	dbennetts@bluesphere-enviro.com.au 0417156055	Contaminated land
Darryl Strudwick	Aecom Australia P/L Tower Two Level 10, 727 Collins Street Melbourne Vic 3008	darryl.strudwick@aecom.com 03 9653 8988	Contaminated land
David Lam	Tetra Tech Coffey Pty Ltd Level 11, 2 Riverside Quay Southbank, VIC 3006	david.lam@tetratech.com 03 9290 7000	Contaminated land
David Nunn	Aaa Environmental P/L Townhouse 8 153 La Trobe Street Melbourne Vic 3000	david@aaaenvironmental.com.au 0407 526 074	Contaminated land
Doug Ahearne	Senversa P/L Level 6, 15 William Street Melbourne Vic 3000	doug.ahearne@senversa.com.au (03) 9606 0070	Contaminated land
Fouad Abo	GHD P/L BHP Billiton Centre Level 8, 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Vic 3000	fouad.abo@ghd.com 03 8687 8191	Contaminated land
Geoffrey Byrne	Niboi Consulting P/L PO Box 2212 Templestowe Lower Vic 3107	geoff.byrne@niboi.com.au 0432751104	Contaminated land Industrial facilities Natural resources
Jean-Paul Pearce	Australian Environmental Auditors Unit 2, 181 Halifax Street Adelaide SA 5000	jppearce@envaud.com.au 08 8223 3488	Contaminated land
Joe Duran	WSP Australia Pty Ltd Level 11, 567 Collins Street Melbourne, 3000	joe.duran@wsp.com 03 8862 3785 0498 376 104	Contaminated land
John Piper	Senversa P/L Level 6 15 William St Melbourne Vic 3000	john.piper@senversa.com.au 03 9606 0070	Contaminated land
John Throssell	GHD P/L Level 8, 180 Lonsdale St Melbourne Vic 3000	john.throssell@ghd.com 03 8687 8658	Contaminated land
Jonathan Medd	WSP Australia Pty Ltd Level 11, 567 Collins Street Melbourne, 3000	jonathan.medd@wsp.com 03 8862 3555 0417 710 044	Contaminated land Industrial facilities
Jonathan Thom	Nation Partners Level 3, 75–77 Flinders Lane Melbourne Vic 3000	jthom@nationpartners.com.au 0448977540	Contaminated land
Ken Mival	Ehs-Support PO Box 2057 Hazeldene Vic 3658	ken.mival@ehs-support.com 0408 060 045	Contaminated land
Kristi Hanson	Senversa P/L Level 6, 15 William Street Melbourne Vic 3000	kristi.hanson@senversa.com.au 03 9606 0070	Contaminated land
Kevin Masterton	Australian Environmental Auditors 21 1 Ricketts Road Mount Waverley Vic 3149	kmasterton@envaud.com.au 0458 388 987	Contaminated land
Michael Charge	Senversa P/L Level 6, 15 William Street Melbourne Vic 3000	michael.charge@senversa.com.au 03 9606 0070	Contaminated land
Michael Rehfisch	Senversa P/L Level 6, 15 William Street Melbourne Vic 3000	michael.rehfisch@senversa.com.au 03 9606 0070	Contaminated land
Michael Seignior	Bluesphere Environmental P/L 113 Ferrars Street South Melbourne Vic 3205	mseignior@bluesphere-enviro.com.au 0417 289 589	Contaminated land
Mark Stuckey	Environmental Earth Sciences P/L Level 1, 98 Maribyrnong Street Footscray Vic 3011	mstuckey@eesigroup.com 03 9687 1666	Contaminated land
Nicholas Owen	Australian Environmental Auditors Suite 21, 1 Ricketts Road Mt Waverley Vic 3149	nowen@envaud.com.au 03 8542 7500	Contaminated land
Patrick Clarke	Arup Wurundjeri Woiwurrung Country Sky Park, One Melbourne Quarter, 699 Collins Street, Docklands, VIC, 3008, Australia	patrick.clarke@arup.com 0416 154 619	Contaminated land
Paul Fridell	Environmental Resources Management PO Box 266 Docklands Vic 3005	paul.fridell@erm.com 96968011	Contaminated land
Paul Moritz	Douglas Partners P/L PO Box 5051 South Melbourne Vic 3205	paul.moritz@douglaspartners.com.au 03 9673 3500	Contaminated land
Peter Beck	GHD P/L BHP Billiton Centre Level 8, 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Vic 3000	peter.beck@ghd.com 03 8687 8643	Contaminated land
Peter Mirkov	Peraco P/L Suite 314, 737 Burwood Road Hawthorn East Vic 3123	peter.mirkov@peraco.com.au (3) 9882 9752	Contaminated land
Peter Nadebaum	GHD P/L BHP Billiton Centre Level 8, 180 Lonsdale St Melbourne Vic 3000	peter.nadebaum@ghd.com 03 8687 8967	Contaminated land Industrial facilities
Peter Ramsay	Peter J. Ramsay & Associates P/L Level 10, 222 Kings Way South Melbourne Vic 3205	peter.ramsay@pjra.com.au 03 9690 0522	Contaminated land Industrial facilities
Philip Bayne	SLR Consulting Australia P/L Level 11, 176 Wellington Parade East Melbourne Vic 3002	pbayne@slrconsulting.com 03 9249 9478	Contaminated land
Philip Mulvey	Glaeba (03) P/L Level 1, 98 Maribyrnong Street Footscray Vic 3011	pmulvey@eesigroup.com 03 9687 1666	Contaminated land
Robyn Madsen	GHD P/L BHP Billiton Centre Level 8, 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Vic 3000	robyn.madsen@ghd.com 03 8687 8982	Contaminated land
Roger Parker	WSP Australia Pty Ltd Level 11, 567 Collins Street Melbourne, 3000	roger.parker@wsp.com 03 8862 3560 0414 381 416	Contaminated land
Sally Bonham	Vic Audits PO Box 525 Bentleigh East Vic 3165	sally.bonham@vicaudits.com.au 0405 192 478	Contaminated land
Stephen Cambridge	Pivot Environmental 77 Aberdeen Street Newtown Vic 3220	stephen.cambridge@pivotenvironmental.com.au 0400 349 009	Contaminated land
Steve Bos	Prensa P/L PO Box 6058 Hawthorn West Vic 3122	steve.bos@prensa.com.au (03) 9508 0100	Contaminated land
Steven Kirsanovs	Kirsa Environmental P/L PO Box 1243 Unley SA 5061	stevek@kirsaenv.com.au 0412 944 411	Contaminated land
Tasos Katopodis	GHD P/L Level 15, 133 Castlereagh Street Sydney NSW 2000	tasos.katopodis@ghd.com 02 9239 7400	Contaminated land
Timothy Russell	Maple Auditing PO Box 7095 Upper Ferntree Gully Vic 3165	tim@mapleauditing.com.au 0428 556 060	Contaminated land
Todd Mitchell	Aecom Australia P/L Tower Two Level 10, 727 Collins Street Melbourne Vic 3008	todd.mitchell@aecom.com 03 9653 8010	Contaminated land
Tony Hill	Senversa P/L Level 6, 15 William Street Melbourne Vic 3000	tony.hill@senversa.com.au 0423 286 341	Contaminated land
Warren Pump	Salient Geoenvironmental Consulting Pty PO Box 515 Camberwell Vic 3124	warren@salientplus.com 0419 209 690	Contaminated land

Industrial facility auditors

Name	Company	Contact details	Appointment category
Anthony Kortegast	Tonkin & Taylor P/L PO Box 5305 South Melbourne Vic 3205	tkortegast@tonkintaylor.com.au 03 9863 8686	Industrial facilities
Brian Eva	Eva & Associates P/L PO Box 2163 East Malvern Vic 3145	brian_eva@evaandassociates.com.au 03 9822 3454	Industrial facilities
Bruce Dawson	WSP Australia Pty Ltd Level 11, 567 Collins Street Melbourne, 3000	bruce.dawson@wsp.com 03 8862 3774 0401 714 823	Industrial facilities
David Spink	Arup Australia Pty Ltd, 699 Collins St Docklands Vic 3008	david.spink@arup.com 0427 177 988	Industrial facilities
Doris Pallozzi	KPMG Tower Two, Collins Square 727 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3008	dpallozzi@kpmg.com.au 03 9288 6171	Industrial facilities
Geoffrey Byrne	Niboi Consulting P/L PO Box 2212 Templestowe Lower Vic 3107	geoff.byrne@niboi.com.au 0432751104	Contaminated land Industrial facilities Natural resources
John Nolan	Nolan Consulting P/L 31 Knox Drive Barwon Heads Vic 3227	john.nolan@nolan-consulting.com.au 0410 099 314	Industrial facilities Natural resources
Jonathan Medd	WSP Australia Pty Ltd Level 11, 567 Collins Street Melbourne, 3000	jonathan.medd@wsp.com 03 8862 3555 0417 710 044	Contaminated land Industrial facilities
Peter Nadebaum	GHD P/L BHP Billiton Centre Level 8, 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Vic 3000	peter.nadebaum@ghd.com 03 8687 8967	Contaminated land Industrial facilities
Peter Ramsay	Peter J. Ramsay & Associates P/L Level 10, 222 Kings Way South Melbourne Vic 3205	peter.ramsay@pjra.com.au 03 9690 0522	Contaminated land Industrial facilities
Rohan Ash	Smec Australia P/L PO Box 23027 Docklands Vic 8012	rohan.ash@smec.com 03 9514 1664	Industrial facilities
Stephen Jenkins	Envirorisk Management P/L PO Box 183 Lara Vic 3212	sjenkins@envirorisk.com.au 03 5282 3773	Industrial facilities
Suanna Harvey	Senversa P/L Level 6, 15 William Street Melbourne Vic 3000	suanna.harvey@senversa.com.au 0438 577 025	Industrial facilities
Wajahat (Waji) Bajwa	Bajwa EnviroConsult P/L Suite 66, 283 Glen Huntly Road Elsternwick Vic 3185	wajahat.bajwa@beconsult.com.au 03 9589 1050	Industrial facilities

Natural resource auditors

Name	Company	Contact details	Appointment category
Craig Clifton	Jacobs Group (Australia) [Bendigo] PO Box 952 Bendigo Vic 3550	craig.clifton@jacobs.com 03 5444 1861	Natural resources
Geoffrey Byrne	Niboi Consulting P/L PO Box 2212 Templestowe Lower Vic 3107	geoff.byrne@niboi.com.au 0432751104	Contaminated land Industrial facilities Natural resources
John Nolan	Nolan Consulting P/L 31 Knox Drive Barwon Heads Vic 3227	john.nolan@nolan-consulting.com.au 0410 099 314	Industrial facilities Natural resources

Accredited consigners

Name	Company	ID number	Waste	Postcode/suburb
Andrew Gowans	Merton Consulting Pty Ltd.	EXT001293	Wastes not considered to be dangerous goods Soils Waste that may be considered to be dangerous goods under the Dangerous Goods Act and Regulations	3026
Andrew Jacob	Focus Environmental	EXT001155	Soils Waste that may be considered to be dangerous goods under the Dangerous Goods Act and Regulations	3058
Andrew Swann	Circular Resources Australia	EXT001127	Wastes not considered to be dangerous goods Soils Waste that may be considered to be dangerous goods under the Dangerous Goods Act and Regulations	3124
Bryan Dance	Nationwide Waste	EXT001153	Wastes not considered dangerous goods Soils Waste that may be considered to be dangerous goods under the Dangerous Goods Act and Regulations	3136
David Reddie	Hazrad Australia	EXT001134	Wastes not considered dangerous goods Waste that may be considered to be dangerous goods under the Dangerous Goods Act and Regulations	6965
Geordie McMillan	Stantec	EXT001103	Soils Waste that may be considered to be dangerous goods under the Dangerous Goods Act and Regulations	3136
Luke Collins	Edwards Environmental	EXT001367	Wastes not considered to be dangerous goods, Soils Waste that may be considered to be dangerous goods under the Dangerous Goods Act and Regulations.	3550
Matthew Philip Gibbs	Arcadis Australia Pacific Pty Ltd	EXT001307	Wastes not considered to be dangerous goods Soils Waste that may be considered to be dangerous goods under the Dangerous Goods Act and Regulations.	3000
Patrick Baldwin	DRC Environmental Pty Ltd	EXT001206	Soils Waste that may be considered to be dangerous goods under the Dangerous Goods Act and Regulations.	3102
Patrick Bryce	Enviropacific	EXT001129	Wastes not considered to be dangerous goods Soils Waste that may be considered to be dangerous goods under the Dangerous Goods Act and Regulations	3168
Roger Gibbs	Tetra Tech Coffey	EXT001253	Wastes not considered to be dangerous goods Soils Waste that may be considered to be dangerous goods under the Dangerous Goods Act and Regulations.	3006
Sasanka Thoguru	Certified Environmental Practitioner	EXT001307	Wastes not considered to be dangerous goods Soils Waste that may be considered to be dangerous goods under the Dangerous Goods Act and Regulations.	3024
Shane Stephens	Director, Samplescience Pty Ltd	EXT001284	Wastes not considered to be dangerous goods Soil	3083
Stephen Jenkins	Envirorisk Management P/L	EXT001102	Wastes that are not considered to be dangerous goods Soils Waste that may be considered to be dangerous goods under the Dangerous Goods Act and Regulations	3067
Tyson Clingan	Mackenzie Environmental	EXT001138	Soils Waste that may be considered to be dangerous goods under the Dangerous Goods Act and Regulations	3101