What This Firm Does

Ökologie Consulting is an ecological consultancy based in Victoria, providing ecological assessment, natural resource management, and environmental planning advice. The firm is led by Mark Stockdale, a principal ecologist with over 15 years of consulting experience across Victoria and New South Wales.

Ecological Assessment

The practice carries out terrestrial ecological assessments including targeted flora and fauna surveys across Victoria and New South Wales.

• Flora and fauna surveys, including targeted surveys for threatened species
• Vegetation mapping and classification
• Habitat hectare assessments under the Victorian native vegetation framework
• Offset management plans for native vegetation and habitat compensation

Natural Resource Management

Ökologie Consulting prepares land management plans that bring together biodiversity conservation and land use planning.

• Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) assessments under AS 3959
• Bushfire management statements for properties within a Bushfire Management Overlay (BMO)
• Kangaroo management plans
• Pest plant and animal management plans
• Construction environment management plans

Environmental Planning and Approvals

The firm provides environmental planning advice under commonwealth, state, and local government legislation.

• EPBC Act referrals for matters of national environmental significance under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
• Strategic land use planning advice on environmental constraints
• Due diligence assessments for development sites
• Native vegetation precinct plans
• Expert evidence at planning panel hearings
• Peer review of ecological reports

Service Areas

Ökologie Consulting operates across Victoria and New South Wales, with experience in regional councils including the City of Greater Geelong, Surf Coast Shire, Colac Otway Shire, Hepburn Shire, Pyrenees Shire, and Borough of Queenscliffe.

Clients

The firm serves both government and private sector clients.

• Regional Roads Victoria
• Melbourne Water
• Country Fire Authority (CFA)
• Multiple Victorian local councils