Cowie Environmental are a dynamic group of environmental professionals with offices in Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast.
The team has the knowledge, skills and experience needed to drive your project forward and exceed expectations.
Cowie Environmental is a specialist consultancy offering the full range of environmental and sustainability services at an expert level. We have a reputation for solving complex problems no matter the location, scale, nature, or sensitivity.
Comprehensive environmental assessments to ensure your project meets all compliance obligations and minimises risk.
Expert guidance through every stage of the approvals process to secure timely, compliant project
outcomes.
Practical environmental management support to help your project meet all regulatory and approval requirements on site.
Field-based ecological assessments and advice to guide early project decisions and reduce environmental impact.
Tailored sustainability strategies to help your organisation set goals, meet targets, and achieve verified outcomes.
Seasoned environmental professionals with proven expertise gained from Australia’s most complex and high-profile projects.
Dedicated professionals backed by strong management systems, ensuring consistent, innovative, and adaptable project delivery.
Discover the major projects we’ve helped deliver across construction, resources, transport, water, renewables, providing trusted environmental management and advisory support from planning to completion.
Discover the major projects we’ve helped deliver across construction, resources, transport, water, renewables, providing trusted environmental management and advisory support from planning to completion.
To deliver practical, science-driven environmental and planning solutions that empower our clients to meet regulatory, technical, and sustainability goals with confidence.
We combine deep industry expertise, regulatory insight, and hands-on experience across sectors, from local government to mining and resources, to deliver fit-for-purpose outcomes that protect the environment, support responsible development, and drive long-term project success.
years in environmental & sustainability
first-pass approvals
projects since 2015
long-term clients (5+ years)
When do I need an environmental consultant for a project?
An environmental consultant is usually needed when a project requires environmental approvals, impact assessments, ecology advice, compliance support, sustainability planning, or environmental risk management. Early advice helps identify regulatory requirements, site constraints and approval pathways before delays occur. Cowie Environmental is a Brisbane-based environmental consultancy supporting projects across Australia.
What does an environmental consultancy do?
An environmental consultancy helps project teams assess environmental risks, secure approvals, manage compliance and reduce impacts on land, water, biodiversity and communities. Services may include environmental impact assessments, ecology, approvals, sustainability management, water monitoring, GIS, due diligence and construction environmental management. Cowie Environmental provides these services for complex projects of all scales across regulated sectors.
Who prepares Environmental Impact Statements in Queensland?
Environmental Impact Statements are typically prepared by environmental consultants who coordinate technical studies, assess potential impacts, document mitigation measures and support regulatory assessment processes. EIS documentation may be required for major infrastructure, mining, resources, energy or development projects. Cowie Environmental histoically prepared EIS documentation and environmental approvals support for Queensland, New South Wales and Commonwealth assessment pathways.
What industries use environmental consulting services?
Environmental consulting services are commonly used across mining and resources, renewable energy, transport infrastructure, water utilities, construction, agriculture, government and private development. These sectors often involve environmental approvals, impact assessments, compliance obligations and site-based environmental risks. Cowie Environmental works across these sectors from early planning through to approvals, delivery and in some cases into operations.
How early should environmental risks be assessed in a project?
Environmental risks should be assessed as early as possible, ideally during feasibility, site selection or concept planning. Early assessment can identify approval triggers, ecology constraints, water risks, land use issues, compliance obligations and potential delivery delays. Cowie Environmental helps project teams understand environmental risks early and plan the right pathway for project approval and delivery.
