Blue Sense Consulting brings strong experience to the strategic planning and evaluation field. With skilled team of collaborators. We support you to get the job done, from strategy development, project design and evaluation, facilitation and engagement to tackling the big issues like climate change planning and assessing the economic impact of NRM solutions. For more about what we do, see about.
Recent projects include:
- Technical feasibility of eradication and control options for introduced vertebrate pests and weeds at Wilsons Promontory National Park Client: Parks Victoria (in partnership with Natural Decisions and the University of Melbourne)
- East Gippsland Far East Eden Strategy Client: Parks Victoria (in partnership with Natural Decisions)
- East Gippsland Regional NRM Plan Client: East Gippsland CMA
- West Gippsland Regional Catchment Management Strategy Client: West Gippsland CMA
- Environmental Water Action Plan Review Client: Melbourne Water (as part of the Streamology and Associates team)
- Project Planning, Design and Development – Powlett River Integrated Catchment Management Project Client: West Gippsland CMA (in partnership with Natural Decisions)
- Development of a River Murray Channel Five-year Monitoring Plan Client: Commonwealth Environmental Water Office (in partnership with Jennifer Hale, Shane Brooks and Enzo Guarino)
- Evaluation of the Enhancing Biodiversity at the Bunurong Coastal Landscape project Client: South Gippsland Landcare Network (in partnership with WhiteWater Consultancy)
- Glenelg Estuary and Discovery Bay Ramsar Site: Review of Management Effectiveness Monitoring Client: Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority (in partnership with Jennifer Hale)
- Overarching Framework for water quality monitoring in Port Phillip & Westernport: Client DELWP
- Indigenous Partnerships & Participation Project Evaluation Client: West Gippsland CMA
- West Gippsland Spartina Management Plan Client: West Gippsland CMA
- Coastal Management Plan Review Client: Great Ocean Road Coast Committee (in partnership with Coastal Planning)
- MERI plan and support for Coastal Management Plan renewal Client: Barwon Coast
- MERI framework and plans for Victorian Ramsar sites Client: DELWP (in partnership with Jennifer Hale, Shane Brooks and ESS)
- Riparian Benefit:Cost Scoring Tool trial application Client: DELWP (in partnership with Natural Decisions)
- Waterway management on-ground works review Client: West Gippsland CMA
- Queensland Reef Water Quality Program Evaluation Client: Office of the Great Barrier Reef (part of a team with Natural Decisions and Eberhard Consulting)
- Lake Wellington Land and Water Management Plan Client: West Gippsland CMA (part of a team led by Jacobs)
- Scoping a Ramsar site MERI Framework for Victoria Client: DELWP
- INFFER analysis for feral cat eradication on French Island (Victoria) Client: Port Phillip and Westernport CMA (in partnership with Natural Decisions)
- Providence Ponds and Perry River Project design and prioritisation Client: West Gippsland CMA (in partnership with Natural Decisions)
- Waterway project delivery review framework Client: West Gippsland CMA
- Estuaries low flow fact sheets Client: Corangamite CMA (part of a team led by Alluvium)
- Project prioritisation using INFFER for the Waikato and Waipa River Restoration Strategy Client: Waikato River Authority (part of a team led by Natural Decisions)
- Healthy Waterways Strategy strategic advice Client: Melbourne Water
- Strategy and System Support Client: EcoProjects Australia