Natural Areas Restoration and Infrastructure Landscape Design Consultants
What we do
GREEN Restoration is a design and site management business specialising in environmental design management with a focus on natural areas rehabilitation and landscape design targeted towards green infrastructure.
Our company offers industry-standard consultation alongside customised support for developing approval detail design documentation. We efficiently manage contracts for a diverse range of landscape elements, including:
- Natural areas rehabilitation and revegetation plans for riparian, terrestrial, wetlands, and coastal environments
- Enhancement and fauna movement corridors
- Artificial habitat design and management, focusing on reinstating artificial habitats into the landscape
- Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) landscape surface treatments
- Linear infrastructure landscaping, encompassing roads/highways, airport landscapes, pipeline restoration, solar farm buffer plantings, and treatment plants
- Development of landscape management plans for use in and around infrastructure
- Assistance for clients with their onsite flora offset reinstatement obligations
- Weed surveys and associated weed reports
- Quality inspections to monitor project performance against condition obligations
- Extraction services for rehabilitation and stabilization
We pride ourselves on reclaiming site materials for reuse within the project scope. With thoughtful intervention, existing site materials can enhance the project cost-effectively, adding value to any rehabilitation initiative.
Our goal is to collaborate closely with clients and their teams to produce stable, long-lasting environmental solutions that align with budgets and timeframes, including detailed revegetation plans.
Community Involvement
We also have extensive experience in assisting clients to engage and work with their local community on environmental initiatives, including green infrastructure projects such as tree planting days and project open days. Our expertise in environmental design management and landscape design complements our efforts in natural areas rehabilitation plans, ensuring effective revegetation plans tailored to community needs.
About us
GREEN Restoration offers comprehensive environmental design management solutions for clients seeking effective environmental solutions that tackle a variety of issues and provide clear guidance for future initiatives.
Specialising in natural areas rehabilitation plans and landscape design, GREEN Restoration focuses on rehabilitation/revegetation plans and the design of linear infrastructure, as well as Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) devices. Founded by Director Murray Swales, who has nearly 20 years of experience in landscape design and project management, the firm strives for excellence in managing these critical projects.
Murray's expertise spans a wide array of projects across terrestrial, riparian, and coastal environments, where he has designed, consulted on, and managed various revegetation and rehabilitation efforts. His extensive background in green infrastructure illustrates his capability to handle numerous projects, including roads, different types of WSUD devices, and the restoration of mining and pipeline surfaces.
Adopting a hands-on approach, Murray personally assesses all project sites to ensure that every site’s constraints and opportunities are documented and analyzed, along with the existing fauna and flora species. This meticulous approach forms a robust foundation for rehabilitation design, documentation, and reporting. After proposing successful solutions, he provides precise cost estimates for all designs to help clients secure project budgets.
As the Director of GREEN Restoration, Murray has worked closely on various linear infrastructure projects, offering expert advice on solutions, producing detailed design documentation, managing erosion challenges, and overseeing landscape and rehabilitation contract administration.
Murray's industry connections and awareness of new developments allow him to deliver cost-effective green solutions rooted in his experience with rehabilitation and stabilisation projects, including artificial habitat design and management. Throughout the design process, GREEN Restoration provides unique insights derived from Murray’s extensive experience in green infrastructure auditing.
Committed to collaboration, Murray ensures that the needs and budgets of clients, along with their greater consulting teams, are prioritized in all his solutions. This guarantees that every project site’s attributes are thoroughly considered, leading to optimal outcomes that directly address your needs.
Natural Areas Project Experience
Projects scope included weed management plans, compliance assessments packages, operational works packages, revegetation plans including specifications, artificial habitat for specific endemic species, cost estimations, tendering the package, quality inspections and superintendency.
Projects include:
- Providence ROL 2 (East / West) Waterway works, Stockland / CUSP
- Providence Bundamba Creek, 2x Drainage Line rehab works
- Abadi Gaia Adult Residential Village, PGS Invest
- Viking Drive Vegetation Management Plan (Commercial Zoning), SpaceFrame
- Creek Realignment Cost Estimate, AVID
- Providence Bundamba Creek Rehabilitation Project (1.8km), Stockland
- Providence North, Stockland
- Augustine Heights Extension rehabilitation areas, Stockland
- Riverparks Greenspace Strategy, SLR/Fortress, Moreton Bay Regional Council
- Logan Water Partnership, Logan City Council
- Wivenhoe Dam Rehabilitation Management Plan, Cardno/Seqwater
- Corridor Sands Sand Extraction site, SLR/Neumann's Pty. Ltd
WSUD Experience
Projects scope included compliance assessments packages, operational works packages, revegetation plans including specifications, green infrastructure auditing, maintenance plans, cost estimates, tendering of package, quality inspections and superintendency.
Projects include:
- Providence Southern Weir stabilisation and fauna movement corridor, Stockland
- Logan Water 4ha Cedar Grove Wetlands (Stage 2), Logan City Council
- Weeks Road Drainage Line Rehabilitation Works, Brisbane City Council
- Loganholme Depot bio-basin, Logan City Council
- Providence North dual bio-basins, Stockland
- Augustine Heights Extension (4x bio-basin), Stockland
- South Rockhampton Cemetery WSUD concept, Australian Heritage Specialists/SLR/Rockhampton Regional Council
- Airport Drive channel upgrade, SLR/Bundaberg Regional Council
- 85x WSUD Devices Landscape Management Assessment, Cardno/Logan City Council
- Palm Lake Works Wetland Translocation Project, Cardno/Palm Lakes
- Upper Coomera Wetlands & Bio-Basin, SLR/Lewani Springs Resort
Linear Infrastructure Experience
Projects scope included compliance assessments packages, working in line with MRTS 16, cost estimations, operational works packages, revegetation plans including specifications, maintenance plans, tendering of the packages, quality inspections and superintendency.
Projects include:
- QAL Water main restoration, Gladstone Regional Council & Stantec
- Logan Water Partnership (>50 projects), Logan City Council
- New Beith Road upgrade, Cardno/TMR
- Lucus Creek Trunk Sewer Main, SLR/Stockland
- New Parallel Runway, Cardno/Brisbane Airport Corporation
- Coomera Train Station carpark, SLR/TMR/QR
- Exit 49 upgrade, M1, SLR/TMR
- Landscape Management Assessment of Brisbane Airport, Cardno/Brisbane Airport Corporation
- Rocklea to Darra (R2D), Cardno/TMR
- Moreton Drive, Cardno/Brisbane Airport Corporation
- Flinders Highway upgrade, Townsville, TMR
Infrastructure Integration Experience
Projects scope included compliance assessments packages, operational works packages, revegetation plans including specifications, artificial habitat for fauna movement, cost estimations, tendering of the package, quality inspections and superintendency.
Projects include:
- Logan Water Loganholme Depot, Logan City Council
- Vegetation Buffers for Waste Water Treatment Plant, Logan City Council
- Logan Water (>20 Pumpstations), Logan City Council
- Providence, Stockland
- Augustine Heights Extension, Stockland
Community Engagement Experience
Projects scope included organising the day, working out initiative's costs/budgets, organising the handout plants, talks on the community day, coordinating the tree planting site, operational works package, cost estimations, tendering of the package, quality inspections and superintendency.
Projects include:
- Logan Water Partnership Tree Planting Days, Logan City Council
- Cedar Grove Environmental Centre (including walking trail, park and community Nursey), Logan City Council
- Providence Planting Days, Stockland
- Rehabilitation Strategy information sharing with Vietnamese Government delegation, Logan City Council/Wildlife Queensland
- Augustine Heights Extension Tree Planting days, Stockland
- Community Fauna Education Talks, David Fleay Wildlife Park, Department of Environment and Science
- Warner Development tree planting days, Cardno/PEET
Artificial Habitat Experience
Projects scope included artificial habitat detail design and location strategy, revegetation plans including specifications, cost estimations, tendering the package, site coordination of placement of artificial habitat and superintendency.
Projects include:
- Logan Water Tree Hollow relocating program, Logan City Council
- Logan Water project nest box programs (20+ programs), Logan City Council
- Providence Bundamba Creek rehabilitation project nest boxes, Stockland
- Augustine Heights nest boxes, Stockland
Core business and skills
Natural Areas Restoration Design & Management
Water Urban Sensitive Design (WSUD) surface stabilisation
Water Urban Sensitive Design (WSUD) surface stabilisation
Allow us to design and manage your natural areas project. We will restore the site back to pre-clearing (historic) conditions as far as the site allows. We will target existing site issues and mitigate for any potential future erosion as part of our design. If required, we can coordinate the soil ameliorations regimes with external soil s
Allow us to design and manage your natural areas project. We will restore the site back to pre-clearing (historic) conditions as far as the site allows. We will target existing site issues and mitigate for any potential future erosion as part of our design. If required, we can coordinate the soil ameliorations regimes with external soil scientists. Where possible we will reuse site materials to assist with lowering costs, erosion controls and or recreate habitat for site specific (endemic) species.
We can:
- Weed management plans.
- Document the Development Approval/Operational Works package.
- Develop a cost estimate based on the concept.
- Provide tendering services.
- Manage the project through the construction phase.
- Hold quality inspections and superintendency services.
- Provide project monitoring reports.
Water Urban Sensitive Design (WSUD) surface stabilisation
Water Urban Sensitive Design (WSUD) surface stabilisation
Water Urban Sensitive Design (WSUD) surface stabilisation
We will work closely with the client and project engineers to ensure that the most suitable landscape treatment is applied to the site. This will not only ensure that it is stable and integrated into the greater surrounding landscape. All designs are compliant with the local WSUD guidelines of the location.
We can:
- Document the Developmen
We will work closely with the client and project engineers to ensure that the most suitable landscape treatment is applied to the site. This will not only ensure that it is stable and integrated into the greater surrounding landscape. All designs are compliant with the local WSUD guidelines of the location.
We can:
- Document the Development Approval/Operational Works package.
- Develop a cost estimate based on the concept.
- Provide tendering services.
- Provide maintenance advice and management plans.
- Manage the project through the construction phase.
- Hold quality inspections and superintendency services.
Linear Infrastructure Landscaping & Restoration
Water Urban Sensitive Design (WSUD) surface stabilisation
Linear Infrastructure Landscaping & Restoration
GREEN Restoration have worked on a wide range of infrastructure projects, such as water and wastewater pipelines, sand extraction sites, and local/main roads. All works meet with best practice stabilisation techniques and comply with all authority guidelines.
We can:
- Document the Development Approval/Operational Works package.
- Develop a co
GREEN Restoration have worked on a wide range of infrastructure projects, such as water and wastewater pipelines, sand extraction sites, and local/main roads. All works meet with best practice stabilisation techniques and comply with all authority guidelines.
We can:
- Document the Development Approval/Operational Works package.
- Develop a cost estimate based on the concept.
- Coordinate the stabilisation works with the external design consultants.
- Provide tendering services.
- Manage the project through the construction phase.
- Hold quality inspections and superintendency services.
- Provide project monitoring reports
Infrastructure Landscaping
Artificial Habitat Coordination
Linear Infrastructure Landscaping & Restoration
We specialise in integrating pumpstations, wastewater treatment plants, and other key infrastructure components into the greater landscape. We will work closely with the client, principal contractor, and the associated stakeholders to ensure that the long-term visual impacts of such components are minimised.
We can:
- Document the Developme
We specialise in integrating pumpstations, wastewater treatment plants, and other key infrastructure components into the greater landscape. We will work closely with the client, principal contractor, and the associated stakeholders to ensure that the long-term visual impacts of such components are minimised.
We can:
- Document the Development Approval/Operational Works package.
- Develop a cost estimate based on the concept.
- Coordinate the landscape works with the external design consultants.
- Provide tendering services.
- Provide maintenance advice and management plans.
- Manage the project through the construction phase.
- Hold quality inspections and superintendency services.
Threatened Species Management
Artificial Habitat Coordination
Artificial Habitat Coordination
We specialise in incorporating any project related offset or localised threatened planting obligations (e.g. Melaleuca irbyana, Specific Regional Ecosystem community, targeted habitat devices) that may be required on your site. We provide plans to assist with confirming the project specific obligation requirements and can organise contrac
We specialise in incorporating any project related offset or localised threatened planting obligations (e.g. Melaleuca irbyana, Specific Regional Ecosystem community, targeted habitat devices) that may be required on your site. We provide plans to assist with confirming the project specific obligation requirements and can organise contractors for the works. Any specific monitoring or reporting can also be managed and or provided.
We can:
- Document the Development Approval/Operational Works package.
- Develop a cost estimate based on the concept.
- Provide tendering services.
- Manage the project through the construction phase.
- Hold quality inspections and superintendency services.
- Provide project monitoring reports.
Artificial Habitat Coordination
Artificial Habitat Coordination
Artificial Habitat Coordination
We can design bespoke project specific habitat and or provide options for your habitat requirements from accepted guidelines. We also provide installation strategy for the most suitable locations for your project's fauna species habitat requirements. If required, GREEN Restoration can tender and manage the installation of the artificial
We can design bespoke project specific habitat and or provide options for your habitat requirements from accepted guidelines. We also provide installation strategy for the most suitable locations for your project's fauna species habitat requirements. If required, GREEN Restoration can tender and manage the installation of the artificial habitat and monitor the site.
We can:
- Document the Development Approval/Operational Works package.
- Develop a cost estimate based on the concept.
- Provide tendering services.
- Manage the project through the construction phase.
- Hold quality inspections and superintendency services.
- Provide project monitoring reports.
Infrastructure Maintenance Advice
Rehabilitation/Revegetation Monitoring & Quality Inspections
Infrastructure Maintenance Advice
Due to GREEN Restoration's vast experience in designing and managing landscapes around infrastructure, we have a range of insights that can assist you. This can include advice regarding the management or revitalisation of existing landscapes, resulting in improved integration into local adjacent areas, while reducing maintenance managem
Due to GREEN Restoration's vast experience in designing and managing landscapes around infrastructure, we have a range of insights that can assist you. This can include advice regarding the management or revitalisation of existing landscapes, resulting in improved integration into local adjacent areas, while reducing maintenance management.
We can:
- Document the Development Approval/Operational Works package.
- Develop a cost estimate based on the concept.
- Provide tendering services.
- Provide maintenance advice and management plans.
- Manage the project through the construction phase.
- Hold quality inspections and superintendency services.
Community Engagement
Rehabilitation/Revegetation Monitoring & Quality Inspections
Infrastructure Maintenance Advice
We can manage and deliver community engagement opportunities such as tree planting days or launch events, to create interest and ownership for your developments with local residents and community groups.
We can:
- Assist with organising contractors to prepare the community day planting site
- Manage the procurement of plants for the event on
We can manage and deliver community engagement opportunities such as tree planting days or launch events, to create interest and ownership for your developments with local residents and community groups.
We can:
- Assist with organising contractors to prepare the community day planting site
- Manage the procurement of plants for the event on a budget.
- Provide talks on the day.
- Assist with the showing the community the planting process.
Rehabilitation/Revegetation Monitoring & Quality Inspections
Rehabilitation/Revegetation Monitoring & Quality Inspections
Rehabilitation/Revegetation Monitoring & Quality Inspections
GREEN Restoration's holds monitoring events (quality inspections) to ensure that the rehabilitation works are tracking in line with the project approval conditions. Where post the site inspection a report is provided to determine any non-compliances (e.g. plant death, erosion) and to track the site over time (with images on ground and f
GREEN Restoration's holds monitoring events (quality inspections) to ensure that the rehabilitation works are tracking in line with the project approval conditions. Where post the site inspection a report is provided to determine any non-compliances (e.g. plant death, erosion) and to track the site over time (with images on ground and from the air).
We can:
- Manage the project through the construction phase.
- Hold quality inspections and superintendency services.
- Provide project monitoring reports.
- Provide images from a 249g drone (including up to date CASA certification)