Who We Are

Our team is comprised of industry experts and passionate individuals who bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to every project.

We believe that our success is driven by the strength of our team, and we foster a collaborative and inclusive environment that encourages innovation, excellence, and personal growth. Get to know our remarkable team members who are committed to delivering outstanding results and exceeding client expectations.

Wayne Moffitt

Director & Principal Consultant

Mitch Taylor

Director & Principal Consultant

Mark Barnnett

Technical Director (Environmental Assessment)

Andrew Dickinson

Principal Ecologist

Kathleen Whybird

Principal Environmental Planner

Wayne Moffit

Director & Principal Consultant

28 South Environmental was established by Wayne Moffit, who remains a Director and the Principal Consultant.

With twenty-four years of experience as an environmental manager and ecologist in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, Wayne has an in-depth understanding of the unique qualities of these regions, their complex land management issues and the regulatory framework that affords them protection.
Wayne has held ecology team lead roles in national and international urban design, engineering and environmental

management firms, and has coordinated environmental planning approvals and management plans for a wide range of urban development, public infrastructure and resource development projects. He is very familiar with approval processes, and with facilitating development outcomes in sensitive environmental settings.
Wayne has been called on to advise on matters being argued in a legal forum and has appeared as an Expert Witness in Queensland and New South Wales jurisdictions. He is experienced with the rigors of this process, including the applicable rules of court.

Mitchel Taylor

Director & Principal Consultant

Mitchell is an environmental manager and ecologist with 14 years of experience in coordinating ecological impact assessment studies, strategising development approvals, and implementing fauna, vegetation, offset and rehabilitation management strategies.

Mitchell has coordinated teams undertaking ecological assessments for mining, CSG-LNG, urban development and infrastructure, and State and Local government development projects in Queensland and NSW.

He is a pragmatic and experienced practitioner, who has guided approvals on many complex projects.

Through his project experiences, Mitchell understands the practical application of ecology and the need to identify and liaise directly with clients to achieve a sound scientific outcome whilst incorporating the ultimate project goals

Mark Barnnett

Technical Director (Environmental Assessment)

Mark is a consulting environmental scientist and project manager with considerable experience in environmental impact assessment, coordination of project approval applications, environmental construction management and contaminated land assessment.

Mark has leveraged his breadth of technical and regional experiences to manage teams distributed across Australia, New Zealand and the US in delivering complex projects. 

In doing so, Mark has guided clients and their projects through environmental approval processes under both the Queensland and Commonwealth legislative frameworks.

Consequently, Mark has been engaged on a number of high profile, technically and politically complex projects and has an appreciation of the sensitivities and challenges that major projects bring to local environments.

As an indication of his experience, Mark has managed and/or been a core team member in the delivery of 12 Environmental Impact Statements for projects across Queensland in the last 15 years. Such involvements have helped Mark to develop practical skills in the management of environmental impacts, stakeholder management/ negotiation skills and the ability to drive a program of work through to successful completion.

Andrew Dickinson

Principal Ecologist

Andrew is an environmental practitioner with over 30 years of experience in the profession. He has practiced continuously in ecology and environmental science, with additional training in landscape architecture.

He has consulting experience across Queensland, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Victoria and New Caledonia in industry sectors including unconventional gas (CSG), mining and extractive industries; linear infrastructure (road, rail, water, power, telecommunications); manufacturing and processing; urban development and strategic planning for private, public and NGO clients.

Andrew’s work has included contaminated land assessment, environmental monitoring (air, water and noise), development of environmental management plans and auditing, occupational and para-occupational health monitoring, Environmental Impact Assessment and applied ecology. He designs, manages and implements environmental monitoring, ecological assessments, impact studies, strategic assessments and developed management and rehabilitation plans addressing the regulatory requirements of Local, State and Commonwealth Governments.

Kathleen Whybird

Principal Environmental Planner

Kathleen is a motivated and enthusiastic planning consultant with 10 years’ experience in private and government entities. She has experience in strategic and statutory planning projects of varying complexities

Kathleen is interested in all aspects of development assessment, strategic planning, community planning, and infrastructure planning. She has strong knowledge and application of State and Federal Legislation and experience within Queensland, New South Wales, and Northern Territory. 

Prior to joining 28 South Environmental, Kathleen had an integral role in the development and consultation of the draft Ipswich Plan 2024. Kathleen is transparent, inclusive, and a collaborative communicator. She is an outcome focused professional with a proactive and pragmatic approach.

Other key
staff

Roberta Moberg

Senior Planner

Jordie Daley

Environmental Consultant

Liam Harrington

Ecologist

Jackson Merrigan

Ecologist

Christopher Huff

Senior Consultant

Justin Armstrong

Senior Field Ecologist

Mitchell Oxley

GIS & Ecologist

Dianne Michaels

Administration Officer