Katestone Team
Another Member of the Katestone Team awarded the SCR Certification
That’s 2 years in a row! We are delighted to announce that another member of our team is now certified in Sustainability and Climate Risk by the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP). Our Team Leader – Climate Change and Greenhouse Gases, Dr. Craig Miller, has just joined the team of certified SCR professionals.…
Read MoreKatestone opens European office
Katestone Director, Simon Welchman, is happy to announce the company’s first European Branch has opened in Ireland. Taking advantage of the unique skills we have in air quality, dispersion modelling and meteorological forecasting to move into the European market, we have a unique opportunity to build on our excellent track record in air quality and…
Read MoreCASANZ Conference 2015: New Frontiers
The Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand (CASANZ) held its 22nd conference at The Pullman Hotel in Melbourne this year. Katestone’s consultants Natalie and Mick were on the scene! The Conference kicked off with a number of Special Interest Group workshops covering odour, dispersion modelling, measurement, traffic and risk assessment. These workshops provided…
Read MoreWhat does Katestone and a Nintendo Game Boy have in common?
We are both celebrating our 25th anniversary this year. Come with us on a journey back in time to see who else shares 1989 as their founding year. Nintendo Game Boy The Game Boy was a range of battery-powered handheld game consoles developed by Nintendo in 1989. It is one of the world’s best-selling…
Read More25th Birthday Celebrations
Some photos from our recent 25th Birthday celebration! Big thanks to all who attended, especially to Dr Stefan Hajkowicz from the CSIRO who presented ‘Future Trends – Global megatrends that will change the way we live’.
Read MoreCelebrating 25 years of Katestone
Katestone has been in business for 25 years – a major milestone! You may be wondering, “Is Christine really that old?(!) or was she really young when she started the business?” Truth is, I was tackling my HSC at high school when Katestone’s founders, Dr Peter Best and Karen Lunney, saw an opportunity in air…
Read MoreI’ve got a good feeling about 2014!
I don’t think I’d be alone in saying that the last 12-18 months have been very tough in the environmental consulting world. Big projects have dried up and the ones that are around are slashing costs and extending timelines. We haven’t been unaffected and have had to make some changes to our growth plans, but…
Read MoreKatestone talks weather forecasting in the Courier Mail
Our managing director Christine may not have won this year’s Telstra Business Women Awards, but that hasn’t stopped her being in the news. Christine was seen in the Courier Mail in the Business section on Sept 17 discussing the helpful role weather modelling can have for business, in particular for decision making and management strategies. If you…
Read MoreIntroducing Scott Losee
We are very pleased to have Scott Losee join the Katestone team as our new Technical Director of Sustainability, Climate Change and Energy. Scott joined Katestone in 2012 to lead the development and delivery of consulting services in these emerging and dynamic fields. He has 22 years experience and held senior leadership roles in the private…
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