Sponsors
Biologic
Biologic is Western Australia’s largest biodiversity consultancy. Established in 2007, our team of more than 100 in-house ecologists, botanists, zoologists, geneticists and geologists delivers evidence-based solutions for clients tackling complex biodiversity and conservation challenges. We provide a complete range of biodiversity services, including biological surveys, monitoring programs, genetic studies, ecological restoration and environmental impact assessment. Representatives from Biologic Seed and our Molecular Systematics team will be at the conference to showcase innovative seed treatments, storage and seeding technologies, alongside genetics and environmental DNA (eDNA) applications that support biodiversity monitoring and successful restoration outcomes.
Joining us is Emergence EcoTech, a Western Australian startup developing seeding and seed-enhancement technologies for large-scale ecosystem restoration projects. Together, we are advancing restoration outcomes through science, innovation and practical delivery.
Hesperia
Meaning ‘western land’, our name reflects our Western Australian heritage and commitment to moving our state forward.
Hesperia has extensive experience across social infrastructure, industrial, residential and commercial projects. We bring a fresh perspective, delivering projects of meaning, purpose and enduring value.
Established in 2020, Hesperia is reframing the role of the built landscape as a tool for good. Our projects work to solve the pressing environmental, social and economic problems of our state, creating a legacy we can all be proud of.
Heidelberg Materials
Heidelberg Materials Australia (formerly Hanson Australia) is a leading supplier of building materials and solutions, forming part of the global Heidelberg Materials network, which operates in more than 50 countries worldwide. Across Australia, Heidelberg Materials manages an extensive portfolio including 210 concrete plants, 71 quarries, four asphalt plants, five recycling facilities, and one landfill site.
As a recognised leader in sustainable construction materials, Heidelberg Materials is committed to reducing the environmental footprint of the construction industry through innovation, responsible resource management, and the adoption of emerging technologies. The company actively integrates environmental stewardship into its operations, with a strong focus on biodiversity conservation, land rehabilitation, and ecosystem restoration.
Heidelberg Materials has developed strong partnerships with leading research, government, and environmental organisations, including the Society for Ecological Restoration Australasia, the Cooperative Research Centre for Transformations in Mining Economies (CRC TiME), Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority (Kings Park), the Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute (WABSI), and numerous universities and non-government organisations across Australia.
Through collaboration with industry, communities, governments, and the scientific sector, Heidelberg Materials is committed to delivering innovative rehabilitation and restoration outcomes that support ongoing resource development while creating lasting environmental, social, and economic benefits. The company seeks to ensure that post-mining landscapes provide meaningful and sustainable legacies for future generations, demonstrating how responsible resource extraction and ecological restoration can successfully coexist.
Amenti Environmental Australia
Amenti Environmental Australia is a specialist ecological consultancy working across South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales. Our work spans environmental impact assessment, ecological restoration, biodiversity policy and planning, supporting projects from early strategy through to implementation and long-term outcomes. We bring ecological expertise and practical experience to complex environmental challenges, working collaboratively with industry, government and land managers across projects and landscapes. From landscape-scale restoration to long-term ecological monitoring, we use evidence and adaptive management to understand what works, refine our approach and deliver better outcomes over time. At the heart of our work is a focus on real-world solutions that work for industry and biodiversity conservation alike, using evidence from practice to inform better policy, more effective biodiversity offsets and lasting, measurable ecological outcomes.
Alcoa Australia
Alcoa Australia’s Forest Research Centre builds on more than 50 years of research and development that guides the continuous improvement in the ways Alcoa manages and rehabilitates the land before, during, and after mining. The centre focuses on research programs covering fauna management, biodiversity enhancement, rehabilitation delivery, and water stewardship, and incorporates Traditional Owner two-way science knowledge.
Since commencing in January 2025, the centre has continued an ambitious portfolio of co-designed research, including internal and collaborative projects, to support operational decision making and long-term stewardship of the areas where Alcoa operates.
Ecology & Restoration Australia (ERA)
Ecology & Restoration Australia (ERA) is a rapidly growing ecological consultancy, with a focus on ecological restoration and resilience, including surveys and assessments of invasive and threatened flora and fauna species and communities, habitat creation, habitat restoration, and conservation management.
We take a strong science-based approach to projects, and have a practical, “real-world” understanding of ecological restoration and conservation management. ERA offers unique services in terms of having a fully integrated ecology team who work closely with our in-house arborist team, to undertake a variety of restoration and habitat creation projects.
ERA is proudly female-owned and operated.
The Local Native Seed Company
The Local Native Seed Company is an Australian company focused on collecting, growing and supplying local native seed for restoration projects - from small plantings to large landscape-scale projects, we keep it local.
We believe locally collected seed is essential for successful restoration. Plants are already suited to the local conditions, so they’re more likely to grow well and thrive. Local seed means greater plant diversity, better value and healthier landscapes.
Restore WA
Founded in 2026, Restore WA is a Perth-based, early-career-led initiative that empowers young people to enter Western Australia's environmental restoration sector by connecting passionate individuals with practical training, industry knowledge, and professional networks. We believe building a thriving restoration sector requires investing in the next generation who will lead it. With sector support, Restore WA holds hands-on workshops, targeted skill-building, networking events, talks from industry professionals, and field trips that turn environmental passion into professional capability—equipping people with the skills to heal Country, build careers, and lead WA's restoration future.
The Cooperative Research Centre for
Transformations in Mining Economies (CRC TiME)
The Cooperative Research Centre for Transformations in Mining Economies (CRC TiME)
is an independent organisation working with diverse partners to help them unlock post-mine transitions.
With a unique long-term program of over 70 projects, we work through our partnership to guide investment and collaborative action to deliver new knowledge and data, as well as tested strategies, tools and frameworks to support better post-mine social, economic and environmental outcomes.
CRC TiME is supported by the Australian Government Department of Industry, Science and Resources Cooperative Research Centre Program, in addition to the financial and in-kind contributions of more than 75 partners across Australia.
