Penny van Oosterzee and Noel Preece have lived and worked in northern and central Australia for over 25 years, running several businesses and consulting to a diverse range of clients. We enjoy challenges and providing our clients and colleagues with fresh ideas and value for money. Our businesses have included ecotourism business Discovery Ecotours, which we sold in 2000, EcOz Environmental Services which we sold in 2006, and Biocarbon which is working on regional carbon sequestration projects for Australia.
We are the Principals of Biome5, which provides environmental consulting services. Penny holds a BSc and Master of Environmental Studies from Macquarie Uni, and is an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow with James Cook University and an Adjunct Research Fellow with Charles Darwin University. Penny is a multi-award winning author for her books, which include
The Discovery of the Hobbit: The Scientific Breakthrough that Changed the Face of Human History - Mike Moorwood & Penny van Oosterzee -2007 by Random House.
Dragon Bones: The Story of Peking Man - A story of the search for the roots of humanity set against the Chinese civil war. Allen & Unwin 1999.
Where worlds collide: The Wallace Line - The first definitive book on the biogeography and natural and cultural history of the Wallace Line concept, updating the original theories by Sir Alfred Russell Wallace. Commissioned by: Reed Books 1997. Eureka ‘97; Whitley ‘97
A Field Guide to Central Australia: A definitive guide to the natural and cultural values of central Australia, complementing The Centre: The natural history of Australia's Arid regions. Commissioned by: Reed Books, 1995
The Centre: The Natural History of Australia's Desert Regions Reed Books Eureka ‘91,
Exploring Nature in the Deserts. The Young Naturalist Series. Australian Museum / Reed Books, Sydney. Whitley 1991
Noel holds a BSc from Macquarie University, a Master of Science from University of Queensland and Northern Territory Uni in Zoology, and a PhD from Charles Darwin University in Ecology. He is a Member of the Environment Institue of Australia and New Zealand, a Certified Environmental Practitioner, a member of the Ecological Society of Australia, a member of the Society for Ecological Restoration, a Lead Environmental Auditor (RABQSA 010192), and an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow with James Cook University and an Adjunct Research Fellow with CDU.
We regularly work with other specialists to provide clients with the best outcomes for their needs.