MBS Environmental (est. 1978) provides environmental services to industry throughout Australia and overseas.

Richard Olsen has joined MBS as an Graduate Environmental Scientist. Richard has a BA in Sustainable Development and recently completed a

MBS Environmental will be presenting results for its collaborative geochemical research portfolio with ChemCentre and industry partners at the 9th

Thank you to everyone who attended the MBS 15 Year Anniversary Function!

The Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) have released two new draft guidance notes and are taking submissions until 9 November 2017.

MBS assists Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School with their BCGS Impact Week project.

Just a reminder that as of 1 July 2017 a number of changes to WA Government Department structures have been

Independence Group (IGO) has successfully completed the first export shipments of copper and nickel concentrate from the Port of Esperance

MBS is excited to be involved in a joint mine pit lakes study with ChemCentre, CSIRO, the Department of Mines

MBS says goodbye to Nicole Garbin after more than 6.5 years service.

The inaugural Environmental Practitioners' Workshop: Sharing experiences in environmental practice will be held this Friday 26 May 2017 at the

Just a reminder that MRF submissions for 2016/2017 are due on 30 June 2017. You can access the updated 2017

The Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) has introduced Programme of Work spatial lodgement (referred to as PoW-S) applications which

Changes to WA government department structures were announced on Friday 28 April. The media statement is available here (external link). Changes

DMP will be holding three Stakeholder Forums during February and March in Perth to discuss important aspects of the new guidelines.

The Department of Parks and Wildlife (DPaW) has rolled out a new Fauna Wildlife licensing system.

The MBS wall calendar for 2017 has been printed and posted out. If you missed out or would like extras, please get in touch.

The public review period is now open until the 13th February for the PER prepared by Sheffield Resources Limited (Sheffield) for the propoed Thunderbird Mineral Sands Project, located between Broome and Derby on the Dampier Peninsular, Western Australia.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Congratulations to the winners of the 2016 TravelSmart awards!

Dr Michael North's technical paper and presentation are available for download from our resources page.

MBS will be attending GEMG 2016, 18 to 20 May.

MBS announces the retirement of Lance Bosch, Principal Consultant and former Managing Director of the business. Lance joined Martinick McNulty in

The WA Wetland Management Conference 2016 was held at the Cockburn Wetlands Education Centre on 2 February 2016. MBS summarises some of the key points from the Conference.

Kristy joined Martinick McNulty Pty Ltd in January 2001 before going on to form MBS Environmental with Wolf Martinick and Lance Bosch in late 2002.

Happy World Wetlands Day!

The revised ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS) standard was released in September 2015. Tiffaney George, MBS’s principal environmental auditor, has successfully completed the transition assessment and upgraded her audit qualifications to the new ISO 14001:2015 standard.

The MBS wall calendar for 2016 has been printed and posted out. If you missed out or would like extras, please get in touch.

Seasons greetings!

In celebration of the International Year of Soils here are a collation of interesting facts about soil and its influence on civilisation as compiled by Dr Dave Allen.

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) have released new Management Plan templates. Talia and Karen attended the EPA training session and provide a summary of the changes.

MBS Environmental would like to congratulate MZI Resources on the commencement of operations at the Keysbrook minerals sand project.

MBS Ride2Work day 2015.

Farewell and good luck to Anton Smit.

The Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) have released proposed new mining proposal guidelines (3.2 MB PDF) for stakeholder feedback as

David O'Brien to present "Closer to Closure? Reflections on the Mine Closure Framework in Western Australia" presentation at WIMWA Breakfast on 2 October 2015.

The Department of Environmental Regulation are requesting feedback on draft licence documentation.

The 2015 National Environmental Law Association (WA) State Conference was held at the Hyatt Regency, Perth on 3 September 2015, focusing on current issues in environmental law. Our own David O'Brien spoke about some of the practical issues for mine suspension and closure.

MBS Environmental has established a decision support system for assessment of WA rangeland soils, drawing upon more than 20 years of experience from its Principal Environmental Geochemist, Dr David Allen. MBS Environmental’s soil assessment reports now include an appendix that describes the methodology adopted for assessment of soil chemical and physical properties and ratings tables for interpretation of results.

Sirius Resources NL nominates Zenith Pacific as the preferred tenderer for the proposed Nova combined solar and diesel power station at the Nova Nickel Project.

David O’Brien from MBS will be speaking at the National Environmental Law Association WA conference in Perth on September 3. The

Construction to commence this month at the DeGrussa Copper Mine.

Dr Paul Vogel steps down, Dr Tom Hatton is appointed.

Alan Wright reviews the DMP Guidelines for Preparing Mine Closure Plans - May 2015 Revision.

Celebrating the International Year of Soil with a staff photo gallery!

Congratulations to Gold Road on receiving the AMEC ‘2015 Prospector Award’.

The proposed DMP online lodgement and assessment fees due to be implemented on 1 July 2015 have been put indefinitely on hold.

Danakali Limited has submitted the final tranche of social and environmental baseline assessments.

Happy World Environment Day!

Congratulations to David O’Brien for 10 years’ service at MBS. Never keen to let a milestone go by unrecognised, today we helped him celebrate this important event.

Release of Revision 1 of the DMP's Guidelines for Preparing Mine Closure Plans.

DMP has released a consultation paper for their proposed Low Impact Authorised Activities Framework which is open for comment until 5pm 28 May 2015.

Freea and Mike North were in Esperance on 21 and 22nd April, attending the Sirius Resources Esperance Port community open day.

Just a friendly reminder from MBS that new DMP online lodgement and assessment fees will apply from 1 July 2015.

Summary of DMP briefing on its proposal to make publicly available a number of documents relevant to the environmental regulation of petroleum and pipeline projects.

Kemerton Silica Sand (KSS) has recently completed transfer of 17 ha of privately owned land to the State of WA for inclusion into the neighbouring Kemerton Nature Reserve.

We provide a link to Dr Dave's presentation and notes at the AMEC Mining and the Environment Conference 2015.

DER have released the first update to their Contaminated Sites Guidelines in order to bring the guidelines in line with the 2014 amendments to the NEPM Contaminated Sites Schedules.

MBS is assisting Sandfire Resources NL with their proposal to install a 10.6 megawatt solar power facility at the DeGrussa Copper Project.

Port of Townsville LImited released the independent review of the NQCC Report today. The review was undertaken by Dr Michael North.

Sirius has received all the necessary approvals and has commenced construction at their Nova Nickel Project.

The 2015 calendar featuring different regions that MBS were involved in during 2014 has been printed and posted out.

MBS offices will be closed from 12 pm 24th December and reopening on 5 January 2015. We look forward to

MBS encourages all to get down and dirty to celebrate World Soil Day!

The EPA has requested an examination of the cumulative impacts of mining on the Pilbara region, highlighting the previously neglected issue of pit lakes as a concern.

MBS are proud to announce that we are the recipients of the Innovate TravelSmart Award Category for our FAT (Frequent Alternative Traveler) Rewards Scheme.

The WA EPA has signed a new agreement with the Commonwealth under the EPBC Act that will allow WA to assess proposals on behalf of the Commonwealth.

Last week MBS attended a briefing by DMP on its Reforming Environmental Regulation (RER) initiative.

MBS has updated the Resources/Publications Section with a number of papers presented at the 2010 and 2012 Goldfields Environmental Management Group Conferences.

From 1 October 2014 the Australian Government will commence cost recovery arrangements for environmental assessments and some strategic assessments under the EPBC Act.

DMP have drafted revised guidelines for the preparation of Annual Environmental Reports (AERs) and are inviting stakeholder feedback on the draft. The AER Mine Activity Types available on EARS2 have also been changed to match the MRF Types.

The Hon. Minister for the Environment Albert Jacob recently released the WA Environmental Offset Guidelines. These complement the WA Environmental Offsets Policy that has been in place from 2011.

MBS and TravelSmart are working together to promote alternative means of transport.

MBS charitable donations and volunteer work for the 2013-2014 financial year.

MBS is assisting Sirius Resources NL with project planning, environmental impact assessment, stakeholder consultation and obtaining environmental approvals for development of the Nova-Bollinger project.

At this year’s GEMG, the committee recognised Kristy Sell as a long standing member of the GEMG and as someone

Thank you to everyone who came and visited our booth. Here are some photos and links to pdfs of the Pit Lakes talk!

Principal Environmental Geochemist Dave Allen attended and presented at the recent 8th Australian Workshop on AMD in Adelaide, South Australia.

The MBS wall calendar for 2014 has been printed and posted out. We have a limited supply of surplus calendars, so if you missed out or would like extras, please get in touch.

A number of changes to the regulation of resource projects in Western Australia are being implemented by DMP in 2013 to 2014. The main changes are: The Reforming Environmental Regulation Program, restructuring of environment Functions within DMP, online submission of Annual Environmental Reports and the introduction of the Mining Rehabilitation Fund to replace the current environmental bond system.

MBS held a function in November 2012 to celebrate 10 years since the company was formed.

Located next to the coffee station, come and check us out!

Listen to Dave Allen's talk on "Pit Lakes: Liability or Legacy" and visit our MBS booth for freebies and a chat!

March 2010 - Kristy Sell Interview Published in High Grade Magazine