Air Noise Environment

Principal Consultant and Managing Director

Claire Richardson

BSc (Hons), MAAS, Dip. Air Pollution Control, Dip. Acoustics and Noise Control

The founder of Air Noise Environment, Claire has over twenty years experience in the fields of Air Quality, Acoustics and Environmental Management and post graduate qualifications in both Acoustics and Air Pollution Control. Claire has been involved in technical assessments, auditing, environmental monitoring, environmental modelling and policy studies throughout her career both in Australia and overseas.

Key project experience includes:

• Airport Link Northern Busway Project (APLNB): air dispersion modelling and air quality monitoring for this major infrastructure project, construction noise assessment and management.
• Provision of Expert Advice for a large number of Planning and Environment Court Appeals on behalf of a range of clients including Brisbane City Council, Cairns Regional Council, Moreton Bay Regional Council, Somerset Regional Council, Tablelands Regional Council, Anderson Lawyers, Clayton Utz, Connor O'Meara, King and Co, Minter Ellison, MRH lawyers.
• Policy advice to the Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management (formerly the EPA) in relation to development of the Environmental Protection (Noise) Policy 2008.
• Research studies on behalf of the mining sector relating to quantification and size fractionation of particulate emissions, and development of emission factors for open area sources of dust.
• Airport Environment Officer for the Commonwealth Government at Gold Coast Airport, project director for the Airport Environment Position at Brisbane, Archerfield and Townsville Airports. The Airport Environment Officer position included responsibility for compliance and enforcement with respect to environmental matters at Commonwealth leased airports. Key responsibilities include project direction, maintaining the high technical standards that ANE is noted for, as well as overseeing the day-to-day operations of the company.

Associate - Queensland Operations Manager

Craig Beyers

BEng Env, MAAS, RPEQ, MIEAust, GAICD

Craig has ten years experience as an Environmental Engineer working in the fields of air quality and acoustics. With broad experience in monitoring and mathematical modelling for both air pollutants and noise, Craig has particular experience in major infrastructure projects and policy studies.

Key project experience includes:

• Townsville Ocean Terminal, Townsville: Preparation of an air quality assessment report for inclusion in the Environmental Impact Statement compiled for the proposed residential development. The scope of involvement included audit, measurement and modelling of emissions from adjacent industrial landuses on the proposed residential development. Additionally participated in briefing meetings with key government and private stakeholders regarding the Project and outcomes of the EIS assessment process.
• EastLink Roadway Tunnels, Melbourne: Mathematical modelling of emissions from the ventilation stacks and open roadways located in an area of complex terrain and meteorology for the detailed design phase of the project. Also provided advice regarding the design of the ventilation exhaust stacks and associated structures to assist in the mitigation of air quality impacts and provide access for regulatory monitoring of emissions.
• Development of Air Quality Guidelines for Major Road Infrastructure projects on behalf of the New South Wales Roads and Traffic Authority.
• Airport Link Northern Busway Project (APLNB): construction noise predictions, assessment and management, property inspections and mitigation advice.
• Airport Environment Officer for the Commonwealth Government at Brisbane and Archerfield Airports. The Airport Environment Officer position included responsibility for compliance and enforcement with respect to environmental matters at Commonwealth leased airports.

Key responsibilities within the company include Quality Manager, with overall responsibility for maintaining the company Quality Assurance System, technical direction, management and development of ANE Queensland Operations.

Associate - NSW Operations Manager

Gary Hall

BSc (Hons)

Gary Hall is a highly experienced environmental scientist, and is Manager of the NSW Office of Air Noise Environment. Gary has twelve years experience in Environmental Science as a project manager, environmental consultant and as a sampling specialist. He has extensive experience with air quality source monitoring in Australia and South Africa with a large number of industrial, petroleum and mining companies. Since joining Air Noise Environment in 2006, Gary has been involved in a range of noise, air quality and environmental management projects in addition to managing the stack emission testing projects completed by the company.

Key project experience includes:

• Deposited particulate sampling, dust inventory and audit for a Gold Mine in the Northern Territory.
• Stack and/or occupational monitoring for a diverse range of industrial operations including:
  • Amcor
  • BP Bitumen
  • Caltex
  • Century Yuasa Batteries
  • Colgate-Palmolive
  • Hexion Specialty Chemicals
  • Incitec Pivot
  • Shell Bitumen
  • Visypak
• Occupational noise assessment, Castle Towers Shopping Centre.
• Aircraft noise monitoring, Cessnock Aerodrome.
• In tunnel and on train gas monitoring in the Hunter Valley for combustion gases, temperature and air speed (on behalf of ARTC/Connell Wagner).
• Noise assessment and control for a number of Concerts in Sydney, including liaison with the production team and local communities to ensure appropriate acoustic outcomes are achieved.

Key responsibilities within the company include Health and Safety Manager, with overall responsibility for maintaining the company Health and Safety System, project management and development of ANE New South Wales Operations.