Industry News
PFAS Roundtable
Recently, Lotsearch hosted an executive roundtable bringing together industry experts to discuss one of Australia's most significant emerging environmental challenges: PFAS contamination.
It was a powerful and thought-provoking conversation focused on practical implementation, industry responsibility, environmental disclosure and what meaningful progress looks like moving forward.
Lotsearch Queensland Due Diligence Toolkit
Register now to access to Lotsearch’s Queensland Due Diligence Checklist for Property Lawyers & Conveyancers, bringing environmental and planning checks into one practical working document.
A standard property search may not tell the whole story. Lotsearch’s Queensland Due Diligence Checklist helps you ask the next questions, identify information gaps and document what needs further attention.
Environmental data and property transactions
On 3 June 2025, Lotsearch and Guthrie Legal presented at InfoTrack’s webinar on Managing environmental risks in property transactions using the latest data. The session explored some of the challenges and opportunities when managing property transactions in light of the growing amount of environmental information in Australia.
Dusty maps, frozen photographs and crumbling tomes: developing a high-tech map of environmental contamination in Australia from historical artefacts
The first Australia-wide historical land-use database for assessing site contamination has been developed from open-source and licensed historical artefacts. The new mapping system gives decision makers access to accurate data that allows them to efficiently assess the risk of potentially contaminated sites.
Australian Conveyancer part of evidence to government PFAS inquiry Submission by Lotsearch founders Howard Waldron and Pete Rodgers was described as “fascinating” by committee deputy chair The Hon Taylor Martin.
Submission by Lotsearch founders Howard Waldron and Pete Rodgers was described as “fascinating” by committee deputy chair The Hon Taylor Martin.
