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Damian White
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Principal
BSc (App Bio), PGDip
(Cons Bio)
Damian has been involved in
environmental consultancy
for over 15 years. As a
result of his consultancy
work, he is recognised as
one of the region’s most
proficient and prolific
fauna surveyors, having
completed studies at over
160 sites. Damian was
previously employed on a
casual basis by the Gold
Coast City Council to
critique, review and update
their citywide vertebrate
fauna species list. He has
previously been employed as
a research assistant at the
University of Queensland
Entomology Department, the
Centre for Tropical Pest
Management and at the
Department of Primary
Industries at Toowoomba. He
has also undertaken the
planning preparation and
presentation of workshops
for the QPWS NatureSearch
program, and numerous other
workshop presentations for
various bushcare and
catchment groups. He has
also been employed by
Griffith University to
provide input and leadership
on field trips and surveys
in and around the southeast
corner of Queensland and has
also taken part in some
invertebrate surveys in the
Proserpine region with a
Queensland Museum staff
member. Damian is highly
proficient in surveying and
identifying all vertebrate
fauna - birds, mammals,
frogs, reptiles and
fresh-water fish. Unlike
many other consultancies,
Damian and ddwfauna also
undertake select
invertebrate surveys,
targeting both well and
lesser known insect and
crustacean groups. The
inclusion of such groups is
important, as invertebrates
contribute in excess of 90%
of animal diversity and play
extremely important roles in
the ecological processes
vital to ecosystem health.
Invertebrates are often
overlooked by environmental
consultancies, due to the
level of expertise required
to sample and identify these
groups. Over many years,
Damian has attained the
level of expertise necessary
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Doug White
Dip (Hort),
Dip (Turf Culture)
 Doug
has been
involved in
environmental
consultancy for
over 15 years
and has surveyed
in excess of 100
locations in the
Gold Coast,
Beaudesert,
Logan, Hervey
Bay, Central
NSW, Brisbane
and Redlands
regions. He has
previously been
employed by the
Beaudesert Shire
as the Project
Officer for
Tamborine
Mountain
Landcare and
until recently
was Mt Tamborine
Escarpment
Management
Strategy Project
Coordinator.
Doug is also a
registered
spotter catcher
and the past
President of the
Gold Coast and
Hinterland
branch of the
Wildlife
Preservation
Society of
Queensland.
Doug has
extensive
natural history
knowledge, is a
recognized
authority on
fauna and flora
and has trained
various
environmental,
horticultural
and agricultural
groups including
Green Corps,
TAFE, Australian
Trust for
Conservation
Volunteers and
Lesley Wemyss
Training School.
Doug is highly
proficient in
surveying and
identifying all
vertebrate fauna
- birds,
mammals, frogs,
reptiles and
fresh-water
fish. Unlike
many other
consultancies,
ddwfauna also
undertake select
invertebrate
surveys,
targeting both
well and lesser
known insect and
crustacean
groups. The
inclusion of
such groups is
important, as
invertebrates
contribute in
excess of 90% of
animal diversity
and play
extremely
important roles
in the
ecological
processes vital
to ecosystem
health.
Invertebrates
are often
overlooked by
environmental
consultancies,
due to the level
of expertise
required to
sample and
identify these
groups. Over
many years, Doug
has attained the
level of
expertise
necessary to
survey these
groups.
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Narelle
Power
BSc (Hons)
Narelle
has
extensive
experience
in the
field of
entomology,
holding
a
Bachelor
of
Science
degree
majoring
in
Entomology,
and an
honours
degree,
which
investigated
the
temporal
and
spatial
ecology
of a
previously
little
understood
Dipteran
Family.
This
study
also
resulted
in the
identification
of
several
new
species
of
Therevidae.
Narelle
was also
involved
in
research
into the
potential
use of
native
Australian
seed-feeding
fruit
flies in
the
biocontrol
of
Senecio
madagascariensis,
commonly
known as
Fireweed,
which is
a
serious
pasture
pest in
Australia.
Narelle
has been
a member
of the
Fauna
Survey
Team for
the past
fifteen
years,
and has
also
been the
project
officer
for a
revegetation
component
funded
by
Coastcare
for the
Loders
Creek
Catchment
Association,
and been
employed
as a
research
assistant
at the
University
of
Queensland,
and
Griffith
University.
Narelle
was also
employed
on a
contract
basis by
the
Queensland
Museum
to
undertake
an
invertebrate
survey
in the
Proserpine
area in
2007-2008.
Narelle
undertakes
wildlife
photography
for
ddwfauna.
The
members
of
ddwfauna
have
produced
several
information
booklets/brochures
- one of
which
was
produced
in
conjunction
with the
Gold
Coast
City
council
and
Loders
Creek
Catchment
Association
Inc,
'The
Frogs of
Loders
and
Biggera
Creeks'.
Narelle
has also
worked
in
association
with the
Tamborine
Mountain
Landcare
Group in
the
production
of the
'Weeds
of
Tamborine
Mountain'
booklet.
Narelle
has also
produced
information
signage
and
information
brochures
for the
Loders
Creek
Catchment
Association
Inc
Nature
Trail,
Senses
Trail
and
Bushtucker
trail,
as well
as
educational
signage
for Bat
Rescue,
which
were
used in
Cascade
Gardens,
Broadbeach.
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Jeannie
White
 Jeannie
White has
been
involved in
revegetation
programs
extensively
for the past
8 years, and
has been the
supervisor
for several
Work for the
Dole and
Corrective
Services
programs.
Jeannie has
been
managing the
accounts for
the members
of ddwfauna
for a period
of 15 years.
Jeannie has
been
Treasurer
for the
Wildlife
Preservation
Society Gold
Coast and
Hinterland
Group, and
is a
committee
member of
the Loders
Creek
Catchment
Association.
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