Beth is a principal environmental consultant with more than 30 years' experience delivering multidisciplinary projects across government and private sectors, with particular expertise in ecology, water management, evaluation and environmental policy.
Beth has delivered multidisciplinary environmental projects for more than 30 years across government and private sectors. She is known for exceptional communication, strong problem-solving skills and advanced project management expertise. She brings a broad understanding of technical issues across diverse disciplines, particularly ecology and water management, and has deep experience navigating complex legislative and policy frameworks, governance structures and funding mechanisms.
Her work with Cobalt59 spans evaluation and audit of major water and environmental programs, including the Water for the Environment Evaluation for the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. She combines technical environmental expertise with structured evaluation approaches to help clients assess program effectiveness and strengthen evidence-based decision-making.
Beth is also the Principal at Restore Environmental Consultants, where she delivers biodiversity strategies, environmental impact assessments, conservation management plans, vegetation management, climate change studies and flying-fox camp management across New South Wales and the ACT. She has held senior roles including Sydney Regional Manager and Executive at Eco Logical Australia, and earlier positions at Kinhill Engineers and Sydney Water.
Beth was a key team member in the evaluation of environmental water programs for the Commonwealth Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water from 2019 to 2024. This work assessed how effectively environmental water is being managed and delivered to support ecological outcomes across 10 major river systems in the Murray Darling Basin, and two other river systems in the Snowy Montane, and Hunter.
Beth has been the team leader across three successive Sydney Drinking Water Catchment Audit cycles from 2013 to 2022, helping assess the effectiveness of land and water management measures designed to protect catchment health and drinking water quality for Sydney. This long-term involvement gives her deep insight into how catchment programs perform over time and where improvements can be targeted.
Beth was a key expert with ACIL Allen for the NSW DCCEEW in examining barriers to private investment in nature repair, climate adaptation and mitigation, and heritage, including development of an investment framework for biodiversity protection and restoration.
Beth was part of the Cobalt59 evaluation team for the Far West Power Outage Grants Program, commissioned by the Premiers Department and conducted in accordance with NSW Treasury Evaluation Guidelines. She contributed to the process, outcome and economic evaluation of emergency grants provided to individuals and businesses following the October 2024 power outages in the Far West region.
Master of Environmental Engineering Science, University of New South Wales, 2000
Master of Environmental Studies, University of New South Wales, 1992
Graduate Certificate in Change Management, AGSM, University of New South Wales, 2018
Bachelor of Science (Applied Physical Geography), First Class Honours, University of New South Wales, 1991
Registered Planner (EIA), NSW Registered Environmental Assessment Practitioner
Member, Planning Institute of Australia
Member, Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand
Member, Society for Ecological Restoration
Member, Environmental Trust Technical Review Committees (restoration and rehabilitation, environmental education, and research)
