Our push for better mental health outcomes
80 staff members participated in The Push-Up Challenge 2021. Together they helped shine spotlight on the number of lives lost to suicide and to raise awareness and funds for mental health. Each participant was set the challenge to complete 3318 push-ups in 25 days, between June 1-25. The goal of 3318 was anything but an […]
Reflecting on how far we’ve come on International Women in Engineering Day 2021
Today we’re celebrating the women in our workforce on International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) 2021. While Douglas Partners is committed to cultivating an equal and diverse workplace every day, it is an apt opportunity to reflect on the evolution of women in engineering and the increase in propensity of women in STEM globally. 2021 […]
The AusCalVal Report: Delivering Quality Assured Satellite Earth Observation Data
Douglas Partners has recently endorsed the content of the AusCalVal report, ‘Establishing Australia as a Global Leader in Delivering Quality Assured Satellite Earth Observation Data’. DP’s consulting work is becoming increasingly more reliant on satellite information. Our consultants use Douglas Map, a highly advanced version of Google Earth, to achieve high resolution aerial photos taken […]
Victoria’s new environmental laws explained
The Environment Protection Act 2017 (the Act), coming into effect on 1 July 2021, will bring with it significant changes to how environmental laws and regulations operate in Victoria. The Act offers a framework that is underpinned by a ‘preventative’ approach to the protection of human health and the environment, rather than one of ‘reactivity’. […]
Supporting International Women’s Day 2021
Douglas Partners was a proud bronze sponsor at the 2021 International Women’s Day Illawarra luncheon last Friday 21 May. It was a long-awaited celebration as the 2020 event was postponed, but certainly worth the wait. Almost 1000 people gathered to recognise the contribution and issues still faced by women today, and to celebrate some significant […]
Douglas partners celebrates at this year’s client choice festival 2021
Douglas Partners representatives attended the 2021 Client Choice Festival between 11 -13 May. The virtual event brought together industry experts and professional firms to share and collaborate on the future of professional services. Our team were fortunate to hear from over 30 panellists and speakers from a wide range of industries as they discuss the […]
Douglas Partners joins ALGA as a 2021 Gold Corporate Partner
The team at Douglas Partners are proud to announce we are now a 2021 Gold member and corporate partner of the Australasian Land & Groundwater Association (ALGA). ALGA and Douglas Partners share the vision to prevent, sustainably manage, and remediate contaminated land and groundwater. This corporate partnership welcomes greater opportunity for staff development and enhances […]
Providing our Geotechnical Expertise to the Pacific Highway Upgrade
Douglas Partners Ballina and Coffs Harbour laboratories recently completed testing on the Woolgoolga to Ballina section of the Pacific Highway Upgrade as the primary testing company for the imported quarry materials for the project. Our expertise in providing high volume quality control testing meant that we could comfortably test and report the 8.6 million tonnes […]
Douglas Partners at Ecoforum 2020
Douglas Partners’ Paul Moritz and John Russell recently presented at Ecoforum 2020. Paul is a Principal Scientist (Melbourne) with nearly 40 years’ experience as an industrial and environmental chemist. Paul’s presentation discussed the likelihood that contaminants commonly suspected of being present in surface fill are actually present when samples are analysed. The paper demonstrated that […]
Sydney to become home to world’s tallest ‘hybrid timber’ tower
Atlassian plans to build the world’s tallest hybrid timber tower for its new headquarters next to Central Station, reshaping the skyline at the southern end of Sydney’s CBD and we are pleased to be able to contribute geotechnical and environmental consulting services on this exciting development project that will become the centrepiece of the NSW […]
