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Mike Scott is one of Western Australia’s most experienced Bushfire behaviour analysts. He has extensive experience in subdivision planning and development, bushfire risk management, strategic planning and state wide bushfire management. He has completed a Graduate Certificate in Business, Diploma of Forestry and Forest Products, and a Graduate Diploma in Bushfire Protection. Over the past two decades, Mike has gained experience with the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES), the Shire of Mundaring and other Local Governments. He’s managed fire and emergency service portfolios, headed prescribed burning programs, developed countless strategic plans, established training programs for Local Government and co-authored many projects (including the States Bushfire Mitigation Framework and States Tenure-Blind Bushfire Risk Management Plans). In conjunction with fellow BPP Director, Kathy Nastov, Mike has co-developed and managed the Department of Education High Bushfire Risk School Program for the Department of Education. Mike has also been called to act as an Expert Witness on a number of bushfire related project on behalf of both private clients and the State Government. |
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Kathy has an environmental science and fire services background and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental Management, a Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Management and a Graduate Diploma in Bushfire Protection. She has worked on numerous land management projects with an emphasis on balancing environmental values and bushfire risk management outcomes. Kathy has worked on bushfire risk management planning projects across a variety of land tenures for both private and government organisations and has worked closely with a number of Local Governments. During her time with the Department of Fire and Emergency Services She was seconded to the Office of Bushfire Risk Management (OBRM) to assist with the development and setup for operation of the department including the development of the OBRM Charter. Kathy has co-authored many projects (including the States Bushfire Mitigation Framework and States Tenure-Blind Bushfire Risk Management Plans). In conjunction with fellow BPP Director, Mike Scott, Kathy has co-developed the Department of Education High Bushfire Risk School Program for the Department of Education. |
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Mick holds over 15 years of bushfire response experience, working with challenging situations and ever changing environments. Qualified in air attack, aerial incendiary, fire fighting crew member, prescribed burning and bushfire incident mapping, Mick has played an integral role in fire management in South West WA through aerial suppression, aerial ignition, prescribed burning and bushfire response. Mick is our South West Regional Manager, and is the driving force for all projects within this large geographic area. He has also played a leading role in many of our larger projects, such as the extensive Water Corporation – Statewide Bushfire Risk Management Program. Mick is an active member of the Wallcliffe Bushfire Brigade – Shire of Augusta Margaret River. |
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Ian has served as Captain, Lieutenant and senior firefighter with Glen Forrest Volunteer Bushfire Brigade. He has 14 years bushfire response and mitigation experience including planning and implementing hazard reduction burns. Ian’s expertise as a Licensed Surveyor with over 35 years of experience in cadastral, construction and engineering surveying within Australia and overseas, provides an additional set of valuable skills to Bushfire Prone Planning. These skills combined with his knowledge of fire behaviour helps with giving advice on subdivision and development planning and assists the consulting team to create viable alternative solutions to solve problem scenarios. |
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Working as a bushfire consultant since 2010, Greg Dunstan has prepared bushfire management plans and bushfire attack level assessments for a broad range of developments in bushfire prone areas within Western Australia. Greg has worked within Local Government for 10 years in an emergency management position, including bushfire management planning advice and approvals. He has undertaken a range of training with the Department of Fire & Emergency Services and gained a number of emergency response and management competencies. He has worked operationally in bushfires throughout the Perth North and Perth South Bushfire Regions and has an extensive knowledge of wildfire behaviour, mitigation and lessening the impact on infrastructure. Greg has over 25 years’ combined experience in bushfire fighting, bushfire planning and prevention strategies, including time served as a volunteer and subsequently is a National Medal recipient. Former roles performed within the bushfire service area have included; Deputy Chief Bush Fire Control Officer, Local Emergency Management Committee member – Local Government representative, Bushfire Advisory Committee member, Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade Captain & Fire Control Officer with the Parkerville Volunteer Bushfire Brigade and member of the DFES Volunteer Air Operations Group – Air Observer. Previously working in the building industry and as a Lecturer in the area of Carpentry & Joinery, Greg has a practical hands on approach to bushfire management, drawing on experience from bushfire fighting, bushfire mitigation and the building and construction industry. |
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Ann is an ecologist and botanist with 20 years experience. She has a degree in Biological Sciences specialising in ecology, and a doctorate in plant and animal ecology. After 10 years as an academic in the UK lecturing in ecology and botany, Ann moved to Australia to spend 5 years in the science section at Kings Park Botanic Gardens and at the University of Western Australia, researching native plant ecology and restoration, in particular in response to a drying climate. Ann has a further 5 years experience in environmental and botanical consulting in Western Australia, focussing on environmental impact assessments, vegetation survey and environmental testing for clients. Ann is a member of Environmental Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ), has served on the EIANZ Review Panel on Survey Policy for Endangered Black Cockatoos and the Australian Research Council Terrestrial Biodiversity Climate Change Adaptation Network. With a Level 1 BPAD Accreditation, Ann is well-placed to assist with the integration of bushfire risk management with environmental impact assessments. |
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Gary has a long history working within the agribusiness sector in Australia and the UK, and holds tertiary qualifications in both agriculture and business. It is working within this sector that Gary has developed his varied practical skills, interests and experience. Initially managing farming businesses, he then progressed to financial and technical consulting roles, and has done so for the last nineteen years. Gary is involved in all aspects of our business with a focus on business development, specifically looking at ways to improve our services/products and business performance. |
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Ian is a highly experienced GIS Analyst, Operator, and Manager with over 35 years of experience in the GIS and Cartography field. During this time, he has worked in the Environmental, Infrastructure, Resources, Mining, and Bushfire Planning sectors in Western Australia, NSW, Victoria, Queensland, and the ACT. His GIS experience has involved developing and administering ARC Enterprise level GIS Systems as well as more compact GIS systems, developing and implementing mapping and data handling procedures, providing high-quality maps and spatial datasets for stakeholder consultation and government submission, database, and spatial data management focusing on the highest level of data integrity, scripting and streamlining of workflows. Ian’s software experience includes ESRI Desktop and Server suite of software, Other GIS packages such as QGIS, Mapinfo and Manifold; Microstation CAD software; FME data integration software; Adobe Suite and Microsoft Office. |
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Denise brings with her a wealth of office and administrative management experience. Of note is her recent long term tenure with the Department of Fire and Emergency Services where she held various roles inclusive of, the Office of Bushfire Risk Management, State Emergency Management Committee Secretariat and as Personal Assistant to the Assistant Commissioner Operations Capability and Assistant Commissioner Hazard Planning and Response. Bringing this working knowledge, understanding and experience is an asset to the running of our rapidly evolving business. It will be Denise you speak to when you phone the office for an enquiry and will guide your call to the appropriate personnel at BPP to assist you. |
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Additional to our team of core staff, BPP also employs a highly experience and multi-disciplinary pool of contractors and casual employees. These staff are brought on to supplement our team during periods of high workflow and/or to provide their expertise in some of our larger projects. This structure enables BPP to remain responsive. We are always prepared to meet the needs of any project at any time. |
Mick holds over 15 years of bushfire response experience, working with challenging situations and ever changing environments. Qualified in air attack, aerial incendiary, fire fighting crew member, prescribed burning and bushfire incident mapping, Mick has played an integral role in fire management in South West WA through aerial suppression, aerial ignition, prescribed burning and bushfire response.
Mick is our South West Regional Manager, and is the driving force for all projects within this large geographic area. He has also played a leading role in many of our larger projects, such as the extensive Water Corporation – Statewide Bushfire Risk Management Program.
Mick is an active member of the Wallcliffe Bushfire Brigade – Shire of Augusta Margaret River.
Ian has served as Captain, Lieutenant and senior firefighter with Glen Forrest Volunteer Bushfire Brigade. He has 14 years bushfire response and mitigation experience including planning and implementing hazard reduction burns.
Ian’s expertise as a Licensed Surveyor with over 35 years of experience in cadastral, construction and engineering surveying within Australia and overseas, provides an additional set of valuable skills to Bushfire Prone Planning. These skills combined with his knowledge of fire behaviour helps with giving advice on subdivision and development planning and assists the consulting team to create viable alternative solutions to solve problem scenarios.
Working as a bushfire consultant since 2010, Greg Dunstan has prepared bushfire management plans and bushfire attack level assessments for a broad range of developments in bushfire prone areas within Western Australia.
Greg has worked within Local Government for 10 years in an emergency management position, including bushfire management planning advice and approvals. He has undertaken a range of training with the Department of Fire & Emergency Services and gained a number of emergency response and management competencies. He has worked operationally in bushfires throughout the Perth North and Perth South Bushfire Regions and has an extensive knowledge of wildfire behaviour, mitigation and lessening the impact on infrastructure.
Greg has over 25 years’ combined experience in bushfire fighting, bushfire planning and prevention strategies, including time served as a volunteer and subsequently is a National Medal recipient. Former roles performed within the bushfire service area have included; Deputy Chief Bush Fire Control Officer, Local Emergency Management Committee member – Local Government representative, Bushfire Advisory Committee member, Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade Captain & Fire Control Officer with the Parkerville Volunteer Bushfire Brigade and member of the DFES Volunteer Air Operations Group – Air Observer.
Previously working in the building industry and as a Lecturer in the area of Carpentry & Joinery, Greg has a practical hands on approach to bushfire management, drawing on experience from bushfire fighting, bushfire mitigation and the building and construction industry.
Ann is an ecologist and botanist with 20 years experience. She has a degree in Biological Sciences specialising in ecology, and a doctorate in plant and animal ecology. After 10 years as an academic in the UK lecturing in ecology and botany, Ann moved to Australia to spend 5 years in the science section at Kings Park Botanic Gardens and at the University of Western Australia, researching native plant ecology and restoration, in particular in response to a drying climate. Ann has a further 5 years experience in environmental and botanical consulting in Western Australia, focussing on environmental impact assessments, vegetation survey and environmental testing for clients. Ann is a member of Environmental Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ), has served on the EIANZ Review Panel on Survey Policy for Endangered Black Cockatoos and the Australian Research Council Terrestrial Biodiversity Climate Change Adaptation Network.
With a Level 1 BPAD Accreditation, Ann is well-placed to assist with the integration of bushfire risk management with environmental impact assessments.
Gary has a long history working within the agribusiness sector in Australia and the UK, and holds tertiary qualifications in both agriculture and business. It is working within this sector that Gary has developed his varied practical skills, interests and experience.
Initially managing farming businesses, he then progressed to financial and technical consulting roles, and has done so for the last nineteen years.
Gary is involved in all aspects of our business with a focus on business development, specifically looking at ways to improve our services/products and business performance.
Ian is a highly experienced GIS Analyst, Operator, and Manager with over 35 years of experience in the GIS and Cartography field.
During this time, he has worked in the Environmental, Infrastructure, Resources, Mining, and Bushfire Planning sectors in Western Australia, NSW, Victoria, Queensland, and the ACT.
His GIS experience has involved developing and administering ARC Enterprise level GIS Systems as well as more compact GIS systems, developing and implementing mapping and data handling procedures, providing high-quality maps and spatial datasets for stakeholder consultation and government submission, database, and spatial data management focusing on the highest level of data integrity, scripting and streamlining of workflows.
Ian’s software experience includes ESRI Desktop and Server suite of software, Other GIS packages such as QGIS, Mapinfo and Manifold; Microstation CAD software; FME data integration software; Adobe Suite and Microsoft Office.
Denise brings with her a wealth of office and administrative management experience.
Of note is her recent long term tenure with the Department of Fire and Emergency Services where she held various roles inclusive of, the Office of Bushfire Risk Management, State Emergency Management Committee Secretariat and as Personal Assistant to the Assistant Commissioner Operations Capability and Assistant Commissioner Hazard Planning and Response.
Bringing this working knowledge, understanding and experience is an asset to the running of our rapidly evolving business.
It will be Denise you speak to when you phone the office for an enquiry and will guide your call to the appropriate personnel at BPP to assist you.
Additional to our team of core staff, BPP also employs a highly experience and multi-disciplinary pool of contractors and casual employees. These staff are brought on to supplement our team during periods of high workflow and/or to provide their expertise in some of our larger projects.
This structure enables BPP to remain responsive. We are always prepared to meet the needs of any project at any time.
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