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EIANZ - Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand EIANZ is Australasia's peak body for environmental practitioners.

In less than a month, the environmental profession comes together in Melbourne.The EIANZ 2026 Annual Conference will bri...
11/10/2026

In less than a month, the environmental profession comes together in Melbourne.

The EIANZ 2026 Annual Conference will bring environmental practitioners, regulators, researchers, and industry leaders together to tackle some of the biggest changes reshaping environmental practice across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

Under the theme Technology, Trust and Legislative Reform: Navigating the new environmental frontier, we’ll explore:

• environmental legislative reform
• technology and AI in environmental practice
• renewable energy and data infrastructure
• stakeholder and community trust
• First Nations partnerships and leadership
• restoration, net gain and regional planning
• ethics, governance and professional accountability
• modern pollution management

Join us at the W Hotel Melbourne from 11–13 November 2026 to examine what these changes mean for practitioners and where environmental practice goes next.

Registrations are open:
https://www.eianz.org/events/event/eianz-2026-annual-conference-technology-trust-and-legislative-reform-navigating-the-new-environmental-frontier



Thank you to our sponsors Beca, Marsh Insurance, ESCIS and VIVOAI

It all kicks off tomorrow!Strong regulatory systems need to keep adapting as the environment around them changes.How we ...
05/10/2026

It all kicks off tomorrow!

Strong regulatory systems need to keep adapting as the environment around them changes.

How we embrace innovation, lead change and continue delivering strong regulatory outcomes will be at the centre of the AELERT 2026 Conference: Future Ready Regulation.

Our partner AELERT is bringing the regulatory community together for three days of practical learning, shared experience and discussion about the challenges regulators are navigating now.

For us, it’s also an opportunity to reconnect with colleagues, hear different perspectives from across jurisdictions and build relationships across the regulatory community.

We’re looking forward to the conversations and hope to catch up with you in Melbourne.

6-8 October 2026 Sofitel Melbourne on Collins

Explore the program: https://aelertconference.org/
Register now: https://www.eianz.org/2026AELERTconference

THE PROGRAM IS HERE! The EIANZ 2026 Annual Conference program is now live.It's built around one question: how do we know...
29/09/2026

THE PROGRAM IS HERE!
The EIANZ 2026 Annual Conference program is now live.

It's built around one question: how do we know what to trust in an age of AI, information overload and competing claims?

Join practitioners, regulators, researchers and industry leaders from across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand at the one event where the whole profession comes together.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Over two days, get the bigger picture on the changes shaping environmental practice, whatever your discipline.

Legislative reform overview: Get up to speed on the National EPA, legislative change in New Zealand and the emerging importance of bioregional planning in Australia.

AI: Disruptor or Enabler? Explore what AI means for environmental practice, consultancy and digital tools, and the data centres powering it.

Plus sessions on building stakeholder and community trust, First Nations partnerships, biodiversity restoration and the renewable energy transition.

Explore the program → https://ow.ly/pkyh50ZSuwx
Secure your place → https://ow.ly/GFAU50ZSuwt



Thank you to our sponsors Beca, Marsh Insurance, ESCIS and VIVOAI

How are other regulators responding to the changes affecting regulatory practice right now?That’s one of the conversatio...
29/09/2026

How are other regulators responding to the changes affecting regulatory practice right now?

That’s one of the conversations we’re looking forward to at the AELERT 2026 Conference: Future Ready Regulation, hosted by our partner AELERT.

With a theme of embracing innovation, leading change and strengthening regulatory systems, the conference will bring together regulators from across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific to share practical experience and learn from different approaches.

It’s a chance to step outside your own agency, see what others are trying and take practical ideas and new connections back to your team.

We’re looking forward to joining colleagues from across the regulatory community in Melbourne and hope to see you there.

6-8 October 2026 at the Sofitel Melbourne on Collins

Learn more: https://aelertconference.org/
Register now: https://www.eianz.org/2026AELERTconference

What does it take to be ready for the next era of regulation?AI and emerging technologies are changing regulated industr...
21/09/2026

What does it take to be ready for the next era of regulation?

AI and emerging technologies are changing regulated industries and regulatory tools. Reform is reshaping responsibilities. Public expectations continue to rise.

Our partner AELERT is bringing the regulatory community together to explore these challenges at the AELERT 2026 Conference: Future Ready Regulation.

This year’s theme focuses on embracing innovation, leading change, and strengthening regulatory systems, with practical insights and shared experience from across the regulatory community.

It’s a valuable opportunity to learn how other regulators are responding, compare approaches across jurisdictions and take new ideas back to your agency.

We’re looking forward to being part of the conversation and hope to catch up with many of you there.

6-8 October 2026 at the Sofitel Melbourne on Collins.

Explore the program: https://aelertconference.org/
Register: https://www.eianz.org/2026AELERTconference

Build your network, explore new ideas and connect with the people shaping environmental practice.EIANZ is offering five ...
16/09/2026

Build your network, explore new ideas and connect with the people shaping environmental practice.

EIANZ is offering five travel grants of $1,200 (AUD) each to help eligible student members attend the EIANZ 2026 Annual Conference, held from 11–13 November in Melbourne.

Whether you’ve just started studying or are preparing to take your first steps in the profession, the conference offers an opportunity to learn from experienced practitioners, meet peers across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, and explore the changes shaping your future career.

Travel grants can be used to cover any combination of travel costs, conference registration (even if already booked), conference events, accommodation, meals, and non-alcoholic drinks to the value of $1,200 (AUD) per recipient. Applicants can apply from any region across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. First Nations people are encouraged to apply.

More information and apply → https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HZLJJ8D

In less than two months, the environmental profession comes together in Melbourne.The EIANZ 2026 Annual Conference will ...
14/09/2026

In less than two months, the environmental profession comes together in Melbourne.

The EIANZ 2026 Annual Conference will bring environmental practitioners, regulators, researchers, and industry leaders together to tackle some of the biggest changes reshaping environmental practice across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

Under the theme Technology, Trust and Legislative Reform: Navigating the new environmental frontier, we’ll explore:

• environmental legislative reform
• technology and AI in environmental practice
• renewable energy and data infrastructure
• stakeholder and community trust
• First Nations partnerships and leadership
• restoration, net gain and regional planning
• ethics, governance and professional accountability
• modern pollution management

Join us at the W Hotel Melbourne from 11–13 November 2026 to examine what these changes mean for practitioners and where environmental practice goes next.

Registrations are open:
https://ow.ly/6FyJ50ZNBtp

That's a wrap on the EIANZ 2026 Impact Assessment Symposium in Canberra: two days on what Australia's new national envir...
04/09/2026

That's a wrap on the EIANZ 2026 Impact Assessment Symposium in Canberra: two days on what Australia's new national environmental laws mean in practice for assessment, approvals and compliance, and how the profession turns reform into results.

Where two days landed:

- A broadly positive mood about the direction of the EPBC reforms, and the opportunity they create to improve impact assessment practice rather than simply add another layer of compliance.
- Real goodwill and appetite within the profession to make the reforms work and use them to deliver better environmental outcomes. That goodwill is an asset as implementation moves from policy into practice.
- The next generation is hopeful, but alert to disruption. Young practitioners closing out the Symposium were optimistic about careers in impact assessment and clear-eyed about - AI-related job displacement. Fieldwork and place-based experience came through as a source of enduring professional value, not something that gives way to desk-based automation.
- Strategic impact assessment needs greater prominence. There was a strong case for using strategic assessment to frame cumulative impacts before individual projects are assessed: clearer guidance on cumulative impact assessment, and a strategic context that identifies environmental thresholds or critical limits, rather than expecting individual projects to resolve those questions.

Thank you to every speaker, facilitator and delegate who made the Symposium what it was, and to the technical committee who shaped two days of practical, frank discussion.

Thanks also to our sponsors for their support: Umwelt (Gold), Beca (Lanyard) and Symbolix (Bronze).

Last chance to register!The 12th Australian Stream Management Conference brings together researchers, catchment managers...
03/09/2026

Last chance to register!

The 12th Australian Stream Management Conference brings together researchers, catchment managers, ecologists and policy practitioners for four days of peer-reviewed science, field trips, practical discussion and sector connection.

This year, the organisers of 12ASM 2026, an EIANZ partner event, have offered member registration rates for EIANZ members.

Held from 6 to 9 September at Mantra on Salt Beach, Kingscliff, NSW, 12ASM is relevant for practitioners working across waterways, catchments, ecology, policy and environmental management. It is also a valuable professional development opportunity for EIANZ members working in or alongside these areas.

EIANZ members can access special registration rates:
Full Registration: $1,050
Day Registration: $600

Register: https://ow.ly/xBNV50Zlmtk

That's a wrap on Day 1 of the EIANZ 2026 Impact Assessment Symposium in Canberra, where industry, consultants, governmen...
03/09/2026

That's a wrap on Day 1 of the EIANZ 2026 Impact Assessment Symposium in Canberra, where industry, consultants, government and the legal profession worked through what Australia's new national environmental laws mean in practice for assessment, approvals and compliance.

What stood out:

- Optimism from all sides that the new laws will lift compliance and enforcement.
- Terms such as "seriously impair", "serious damage" and "irreplaceable" will inevitably be tested in the courts, so expect a period of settling before their meaning is clear in practice.
- The concept of "repair" has no direct equivalent at state level. Working out how it sits with existing state regimes will take some effort.
- The real test of First Nations involvement in EIA is integration of Traditional Knowledge, not engagement. What changed because First Nations people were involved? If the answer is "nothing", the process has not worked.
- One practical idea: an "on-country" chapter in the EIS that brings Traditional Knowledge together alongside the ecology, Aboriginal heritage and social impact chapters.
- The Bribie Island emergency works featured in several presentations, from shorebird impacts to the delivery and governance model, as a live case study in adaptive management.
- Iterative scoping in social impact assessment, updating what is assessed as understanding of the community grows, sharpens materiality and reduces noise.
- Knowledge gaps get filled by misinformation. Transparency and closing those gaps early are part of the job.

Day 2 continues tomorrow.

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