We have done this before. In regional WA.

Developing renewable fuel infrastructure in regional Western Australia is not the same as developing it anywhere else. Our founding team has the on-the-ground WA experience — regulatory, logistical, and contractual — that others discover after FID.

WA Remote site establishment, logistics, contractor markets — baked into our estimates, not discovered later

IPD Integrated Package Delivery — our proprietary framework for cost discipline and placed accountability

No Speculative FID — feedstock, grid, and long-lead orders confirmed before any investment decision

↓ risk Every subsequent site benefits from Esperance learnings — faster, cheaper, lower risk

Developers who plan regional WA projects from Perth or the east coast consistently underestimate what it actually costs and takes to deliver. Remote site infrastructure — road access, power, water, accommodation, laydown — must be established from the ground up. The WA contractor market is tight and seasonal. FIFO logistics add cost and schedule complexity that never appears in headline CAPEX estimates.

"We know what remote site logistics actually costs. It is baked into our estimates — not discovered after we take a Final Investment Decision."

Our founding team has built remote industrial facilities in regional WA, interstate and internationally. We have navigated the WA contractor market, managed seasonal construction constraints, and delivered regulatory approvals on schedule across multiple regional sites. That experience is embedded in every estimate, schedule, and risk register we produce.

Remote site establishment

Ground-up site infrastructure: road access, grid or hybrid power, water, accommodation, laydown and hardstand — designed for regional WA constraints from the outset.

WA contractor market knowledge

Direct experience with WA contractor availability, FIFO logistics, seasonal construction windows, and the conditions that routinely surprise interstate developers.

Gas network and Western Power interface

Direct experience engaging ATCO Gas, DBP, and Western Power on grid connection, biomethane injection, and power supply agreements for regional industrial facilities.

Indigenous Land Use Agreements

Direct experience with native title processes and ILUA negotiation across multiple regional WA project sites — including engagement with prescribed bodies corporate.

International project delivery

Experience beyond WA and Australia — providing additional rigour on supply chain risk, vendor qualification, and modular procurement strategies.

We are the owner, developer, and systems integrator on every project in the Australis network. IPD is the framework we use to enforce cost discipline, maintain clear accountability, and eliminate the billing overruns that come with passive EPCM client posture.

Most large industrial project failures trace back to the same root causes: scope that wasn't fully defined before contractors were engaged, accountability that was diffused across too many parties, and equipment packages that were specified differently on every site. IPD is designed to eliminate all three.

"No passive client posture. No EPCM billing overruns. All scope defined before engagement — every time."

We act as owner-developer and systems integrator across the full project lifecycle. Contractors are engaged under an Early Contractor Involvement model — target cost with pain/gain share — before detailed design is complete. No fixed-price blind bidding on incomplete scope.

Discipline One

Specification discipline

All scope is fully defined before any contractor is engaged. No scope creep. No cost discovery after a Final Investment Decision is taken.

Discipline Two

Placed responsibility

Clear owner-contractor accountability on every package. One party owns every work scope — no diffused responsibility across multiple subcontractors or EPCM intermediaries.

Discipline Three

Standardisation by design

Modules are standardised across all sites — fabricated off-site and tested before delivery. Each successive site uses the same specifications, reducing on-site construction time and commissioning risk.

Procurement Approach

Early Contractor Involvement

Contractors engaged under ECI before detailed design — target cost with pain/gain share. Invested in cost and schedule outcomes from the outset. No fixed-price blind bidding on incomplete scope.

A project that takes FID before its feedstock supply, grid connection, and long-lead equipment are confirmed is a project that will be renegotiated. We do not take FID on optimism. Every gate must be cleared before the next one opens.

Feedstock MOUs confirmed before FID

Grower Group memoranda of understanding are in place — confirming supply relationships and volume basis — before any investment decision is taken at a site. The feedstock is secured, not assumed.

Grid connection agreements in place

Western Power and gas network connection agreements are executed before FID. Power and injection infrastructure requirements are costed and scheduled — not estimated as a contingency line

3: Long-lead equipment ordered

Major equipment — digestion vessels, upgrading systems, compression, HEFA catalyst beds — is on order before FID is declared. Lead times in regional WA are real and are managed proactively, not discovered after commitment.

STATEMENT

First gas is underwritten by a sequenced, gated development programme — not optimism. Each milestone must be met before the next gate opens. That is how we protect our investors, our supply commitments, and our communities.

A project that takes FID before its feedstock supply, grid connection, and long-lead equipment are confirmed is a project that will be renegotiated. We do not take FID on optimism. Every gate must be cleared before the next one opens.