At Biosis, our work is rooted in respecting and valuing Country, community, and the environment.
Beyond our professional services, we are proud to support initiatives that foster inclusion, celebrate culture, advance scientific knowledge, and strengthen our industry. Through our community investment program, we partner with organisations, events, and individuals who are making a positive impact on future generations.
Here are some of the initiatives we support.
Supporting First Nations organisations and initiatives
Biosis values Traditional Owners of the land where our teams work. We support initiatives that celebrate Aboriginal culture, promote reconciliation, and foster inclusion through partnerships.
Art Investment
It is a tradition that each year we purchase a piece of work from the Country on which we operate.
As heritage professionals, we recognise that our business sits between the needs of industry and the importance of cultural heritage to First Nations people.
In 2025, Biosis purchased Of Earth III by Lauren Freestone, honouring Awabakal Country (Newcastle). To learn more about our 2025 artwork click HERE
Combined Countries Rugby League Club
Combined Countries is a rugby league club with women’s, men’s, and kids’ teams from the Campbelltown and Liverpool regions of NSW. Biosis is proud to continue supporting this club to compete in the Koorie and Blacktown Knockout competitions fostering community and strengthening cultural connection through sport.
Investing in Equity and Education
At Biosis, we support the essential role that knowledge sharing plays in the fields of environmental science, environmental planning, and heritage.
We encourage our staff to learn from their peers, and to respect the significant role that representative bodies play in protecting culture, heritage and the environment. This is why we sponsor a range of conferences and events run by representative organisations throughout the year.
Conference Sponsorship
Biosis strongly believes in investing in future graduates and has recently partnered with the UNSW Biological Sciences Society (BIOSOC), the Victorian Archaeology Colloquium and the Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology conference. Through these conference sponsorships, we support the career development of staff and students of Aboriginal and historical heritage, zoology, botany, marine biology, and ecology through events, presentations, and other opportunities.
Daniel Gilmore Wildlife Ecology Scholarship
The Daniel Gilmore Scholarship supports Honours students studying wildlife ecology. The scholarship assists students to help fund their living costs while contributing to important research which helps Australian threatened species. To read more about the Dan Gilmore scholarship click here.
Strengthening our Industry
As a key advisor in the areas of environmental planning and assessments, heritage assessments, and archaeology, we also actively invest in helping the broader development industry better understand these essential services. From supporting early-career professionals, to speaking at and sponsoring major conferences, we are committed to sharing knowledge across the wider development industry and fostering innovation with partner organisations.
Women in Planning and Renewables
Biosis is proud to be a Silver Sponsor of the Dr Helen Proudfoot Women in Planning Award, which recognises women’s contributions to planning outcomes, policy, and practice. Dr Helen Proudfoot demonstrated a tireless determination to enhancing planning policy and practice through a commitment to understanding and celebrating ‘place’ and working across disciplines to develop integrated and place-based plans for Metropolitan Sydney.
In March 2025, Esra Calim was presented with this award as a female planner who has made an outstanding contribution to planning in NSW this year.
Victorian Planning and Environmental Law Association
Biosis has been a long-term supporter and financial sponsor of the programs provided by the Victorian Planning & Environmental Law Association. Often invited to speak at their regional workshops and seminars, Biosis senior environmental planners, heritage advisors and emerging professionals are always keen to share their knowledge and strengthen the capacity of planners and developers in the areas of environmental and heritage planning.