Nyah Moore joined Onward’s Graduate Program in February after graduating from the University of Newcastle in late 2025. We invited her to write about her first months working as an Environmental Consultant.

Projects today need to meet and maintain a range of requirements to ensure they are environmentally compliant. Staying on top of complex and ever-evolving environmental regulations can be challenging, especially without the right tools and processes.

Having an appropriate environmental compliance management system in place can streamline project compliance. There are a range of off-the-shelf and customisable software options available to make compliance management a breeze, as Environmental Consultant Emma Ferguson explains.

Learning Python may seem like a bit of a steep learning curve to those of us not familiar with programming languages, but it’s become the go-to timesaver for the Onward Spatial Services team.

Spatial analyst and environmental project manager Melania Massingham shares her learnings about the only snake welcome in our offices.