Sector: Local Government

Local Government Environmental Management Agency

Gondwana Consulting provides a range of services to the Local Government sector, principally on the eastern seaboard states of Qld, NSW and Victoria.  Core services to local governments include:

  • open space, natural landscapes and protected area planning and management;
  • preparation of management plans, masterplans, concept plans and action/operational plans ;
  • visitor use, recreation, tourism and open space planning;
  • walking track and recreation trail planning and management; and
  • community consultation and engagement.

 

Gondwana Consulting is an Approved Contractor of NSW Local Government Procurement.

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