Environmental and safety advisor

To offer expert professional skills, experience and advice in Environmental management, safety, systems, project management, government licensing and training to order to improve the environmental culture of any orgnaisation

2009 Riversdale Mozambique Limitada
(1yr, 1mth) Environmental Superintendent
Tete, Mozambique
*Project Management of EIA (mine and power plant), EMP, Pre-feasibility of transport EIA and Public Participation to an international standard
*Project Management of consultants and the establishment of the Environmental team
* Experience in Environmental Risk Register, Environmental Obligations Register and EMS
* Coordinating to gain government approvals and permits in Mozambique
* Communicating and educating both internal and external stakeholders with respect to the project
* Department functions of Planning, Budgeting, Training, and Reporting.

2008 Barrick Gold Australia
(1yr, 1mth) Environmental Officer – Rehabilitation
Lake Cowal West Wyalong NSW 2671
*Ensure compliance of the site rehabilitation in line with EMPs
* Controller of input data of the Barrick Reclamation Cost Estimator, costing the closure of the mine
*Range of Compliance monitoring of fauna, rehabilitation stability and success, soil analysis and water quality. This was followed by regular and annual reporting to the government as a team.
*Land Management of the surrounding land of Mining Lease
*Project Management with a range of departments to achieve rehabilitation goal

2007 URS Australia Pty Ltd
(7 mths) Project Environmental Scientist
Mitchell Street Darwin NT 0800
*Undertaking and completing Environmental Impact Statements and Assessments
*Completing Public Environmental Report, Notice of Intent and EPBC referrals
* Coordination and supervision of specialist studies for clients
* Tendering and proposals
*Client liaisons, project research and report generation


2007 Xstrata Mining Company
(6 mths) Haul Truck Operator
Maydowns Road Mt Isa QLD 4825
*Mine Safety and team work
*Safe Operation of Large Machinery
*Knowledge of mine production

2006 Department of Natural Resource and Mines
(10 mths) Spatial Information Officer
Peters Street Mareeba QLD 4880

*Extensive mapping of vegetation, soils, land use, regional ecosystem and catchments
*Extensive use of many software programs such as ArcInfo, ArcGIS, ERDAS and ArcView

2005 Volunteer at the Southern African Wildlife College
(1yr) Kruger National Park Hoedspruit 1380 South Africa

2005 Post graduate in Bachelor of Applied Science – Natural Resource Management (protected
area management) - specialising in remote sensing and GIS at the University of Queensland


2004 Graduate in a Bachelor of Applied Science Animal studies (wildlife
biology) at the University of Queensland


2001 Diploma Applied Science Animal Technology at Canberra Institute of
Technology (majority completed)

2009 The EIS Conference – IIR conference, Brisbane
2009 DISC Profile – Behavioural assessment tool – measures both the subconscious ‘natural style’ and conscious ‘adjusted style’.
2008 Third International Mine Closure Seminar – Johannesburg, South Africa
2008 Landscape Function Analysis Course – Dr David Tongway.
2008 Senior First Aid Course – Barrick Gold, West Wyalong.
2008 WIRES Rescue and Immediate Care Course – West Wyalong.
2008 Snake Handling Course – Living with Wildlife.
2007 Courageous Leadership Course – Barrick Gold.
2007 Writing Reports Course – Darwin University
2007 Course in Minute Taking – Chamber of Commerce.
2007 Certificate in 24-hour Basic Hazardous Waste Operations Occupational Health & Safety course – Enviroskills International Pty Ltd.
2006 Krause Health and Safety – 30256QLD Course in Generic Induction to Metalliferous Mining

Belinda joined Riversdale Mozambique in Tete in October 2008. She was the Environmental Superintendent gaining government approvals for a Greenfields site. Belinda also established the Environmental team to cover all areas of the operation from exploration to construction. National Mozambicans were employed where training and mentoring was undertaken in order to achieve a high standard of Environmental Management.

Belinda began her mining career working for Xstrata Plc in Mount Isa. During this time she gained practical knowledge of mining techniques, mine safety and production requirements.
When joining Barrick Gold, Lake Cowal the direction within mining changed from production to Environmental Management where she gained practical and operational skills of Environmental Monitoring within the mining phase of a project. Prior to this, working as an Environmental Consultant for URS in Darwin, gained her experience in project management and report writing to satisfy government approval.

Belinda’s first professional position was a Spatial Information Officer (SIO) for the Department of Natural Resources and Water in far North Queensland. As a SIO she gained experience in the field of GIS, working predominantly on the Queensland Land Use Mapping Program. This work included publishing a Land use change methodology paper.