Adjunct to the 11th Annual Iron Ore Conference in Perth 11th - 14th March 2008 ecologia staff provided a Masterclass on environmental approvals for the iron ore industry. The half day workshop was well attended by company directors, project managers, engineers and HSE managers alike from construction contractors, consultants and mining companies. Some international representatives from both Indonesia and China also participated in the workshop. The course was well received with all participants advising that it had greatly increased their level of knowledge of the environmental approvals processes required for the iron ore industry in Western Australia.