NRA is an independent specialist in environmental regulatory compliance and the management of natural resources.
We endeavour to be the best at what we do, to provide accurate information in a timely and cost effective manner, and to develop solutions that work, have an ecological basis, and are designed to address the picture as a whole. Our established credentials and demonstrated abilities provide our clients with certainty of outcomes.
NRA's directors have all made positive contributions to professional standards in our industry.
Neil Boland and Des Bolton were among the first environmental science graduates in Australia. In 1984, they established NRA - fired by their enthusiasm for environmental protection through the provision of quality advice to companies whose operations have environmental impacts.
Since then Neil has undertaken or directed numerous impact assessment, strategic planning, conservation, and rehabilitation projects in Australia and South East Asia. Neil has also served as a Director of the International Erosion Control Association Australasia, is a Certified Environmental Practitioner and a Certified Environmental Auditor.
Des is a Director of Revegetation Contractors Pty Ltd, a company that is now one of the largest revegetation contractors in Australia. He has been responsible for the development of practical revegetation technology for the tropics, as well as for the design, construction and maintenance of revegetation projects for infrastructure and mining clients.
Tim Anderson joined NRA in 1993. He has participated in the planning, design, and operations of significant infrastructure and resources development projects. Tim has a long standing commitment to catchment and reef management initiatives and his voluntary contributions were recognised in the 2007 Cassowary Award. Tim is a Certified Environmental Auditor, Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control, Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a Certified Environmental Practitioner.
our directors
- Neil Boland
- Des Bolton
- Tim Anderson
our clients
- Mining and Industry
- Government Departments
- Indigenous Groups
- NGOs and Community groups and Educational Institutions
- Local Government
our associates
Our ability to respond to the needs of our clients is enhanced by our network of associates, which includes professionals in the fields of conservation economics and cross-cultural resource management.
- Ian Perkins
- Andrew Peter Perkins
- Peter Erskine
