Australasian Land & Groundwater Association

What Australasian Land & Groundwater Association does

Australasian Land & Groundwater Association (ALGA) Ltd is a non-profit professional membership association incorporated in 2007 as a company limited by guarantee and headquartered in Shellharbour, New South Wales. ALGA serves the contaminated land and groundwater industry across Australia and New Zealand, with a member base spanning environmental consultants, scientists, contractors, regulators (including EPA NSW), landowners, property developers, legal professionals, laboratory staff, and academics. The association operates a community-led, event-driven model delivered through 14 local branches (9 in Australia and 5 in New Zealand), 14 Specialist Interest Groups covering topics from AI to PFAS-related emerging contaminants, an annual ecoforum conference (next scheduled for ICC Sydney in November 2027), the ALGA Awards program, and content assets including the e-cronicle podcast and newsletter.

The core product is a tiered membership program — MemberMAX ($409/year), Individual ($239/year), Student ($65/year), and Concession ($110/year) — providing CPD point tracking, access to the Member Resource Centre, and discounts on event registrations, with multi-year terms available. ALGA monetizes through subscription membership dues, corporate partnership tiers (Platinum and Gold), event registration fees, training programs delivered in collaboration with NCGRT, and a 2027 joint conference with WasteMINZ. Corporate partners include major industry firms such as GHD, WSP, AECOM, Jacobs, ALS, Eurofins, Ventia, Senversa, and Enviropacific. The association is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors chaired by Anne Northway, with Scott Carroll as President and Matthew Potter as CEO since mid-2022, supported by an 11-person operational team.

Name

Australasian Land & Groundwater Association

Legal name

Australasian Land & Groundwater Association (ALGA) Ltd

Website

https://landandgroundwater.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Australasian professional membership association for the contaminated land and groundwater industry across Australia and New Zealand, serving 2,200+ consultants, regulators, contractors, and academics via tiered subscriptions, 14 branches, 14 specialist interest groups, annual conferences, and awards.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Industry Association Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

Keywords

• Contaminated site management
• Environmental industry association
• Groundwater remediation network
• Professional membership services
• Environmental consulting community

Headquarters

HQ city

Robertson

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: ALGA generates primary revenue through membership subscriptions with tiered pricing: MemberMAX ($409/year), Individual ($239/year), Student ($65/year), and Concession ($110/year). Benefits include CPD point tracking, access to Member Resource Centre, and discounts on event registrations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

ALGA operates as a professional membership association for the Australasian contaminated land and groundwater industry. It sells tiered annual memberships, organises the annual ecoforum conference, the ALGA Awards program, regional branch events, webinars and training, and maintains 14 Specialist Interest Groups and 14 local branches across Australia and New Zealand. Members gain access to networking, CPD point tracking, the Member Resource Centre, the e-cronicle podcast, and discounted event registrations.

Product overview

ALGA operates as a professional membership association offering a unified platform of services for the Australasian contaminated land and groundwater industry. The core offering consists of tiered membership programs (MemberMAX, Individual, Student, and Concession) that provide access to events, training, networking through 14 Specialist Interest Groups and 14 Local Branches, the e-cronicle podcast, and the Member Resource Centre. ALGA also organizes annual conferences (ecoforum, ALGA Awards), webinars, and training programs. The association does not offer a software product but rather professional development, networking, and industry advocacy services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ALGA Membership Program Annual membership program offered to individuals and corporations engaged in the contaminated land and groundwater industry across Australasia. Members receive access to CPD point tracking, the Member Resource Centre, the e-cronicle podcast, discounted event registrations, networking through 14 local branches and 14 Specialist Interest Groups, and eligibility for ALGA Awards. Tiers include MemberMAX, Individual, Student and Concession memberships billed annually.
• ALGA Events and Conferences Annual and recurring events including the flagship ecoforum conference, the Emerging Contaminants Symposium, branch events, webinars and training programs held across Australia and New Zealand. Events enable networking, professional development, technical learning and knowledge sharing for ALGA members and the broader industry.
• ALGA Awards Annual awards program recognising outstanding projects, professionals and innovations in contaminated land and groundwater management across Australasia. Categories cover site assessment, remediation, innovation, public engagement, sustainable remediation, emerging professionals and volunteer contributions.
• Specialist Interest Groups (SIGs) 14 community-based Specialist Interest Groups providing focused networking and knowledge sharing for ALGA members around specific technical topics and sectors within the contaminated land and groundwater industry.
• Local Branches 14 regional branches delivering in-person networking, events and professional development opportunities to ALGA members in specific geographies across Australia and New Zealand.
• e-cronicle Podcast ALGA's podcast featuring interviews with industry experts on remediation projects, sector advancements, AI applications, PFAS remediation, emerging contaminants and career development. Distributed on Spotify with 25 episodes.
• Member Resource Centre Online portal providing ALGA members access to industry resources, a member directory and CPD record tracking tools, available via the membership portal at membership.landandgroundwater.com.

Quantifiable outcome

• Membership growth from 356 to 650 within first 2 years under Dr Tony Scott's presidency
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• WasteMINZcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint conference partnership for 2027 bringing together the contaminated land and waste management sectors in Australasia. ALGA and WasteMINZ Joint Conference 2027 scheduled for May 2027.
• NCGRT (National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on training programs including Introduction to Contaminant Hydrogeology course. Partnership provides academic credibility and professional development content for members.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• National Ground Water Association (NGWA): US-based membership association for groundwater professionals offering training, certification, and an annual conference. Highly comparable membership/conference/training model to ALGA, focused on the groundwater half of ALGA's scope.
• CL:AIRE: UK-based Contaminated Land: Applications in Real Environments, a not-for-profit that promotes best practice in contaminated land management. Closest international analog to ALGA, with comparable membership, conferences, and technical publications model.
• WasteMINZ: Waste Management Institute of New Zealand, an industry association already co-hosting a 2027 joint conference with ALGA. Adjacent vertical (waste vs. contaminated land) with shared membership profile and event-driven model.
• AEHS Foundation: Association for Environmental Health and Sciences, a US-based body running conferences and training on contaminated soils/sediments. Closely comparable conference- and training-driven model serving a similar professional audience.
• Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council (ITRC): US state-led body developing guidance and training for contaminated site cleanup. Comparable role as a non-regulatory convener producing technical resources for the contaminated-land profession.
• Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ): Regional peak professional body for environmental practitioners across Australia and New Zealand. Comparable not-for-profit, member-funded model with certifications, events, and special-interest groups.

Regional players

• Soil Science Australia: Australia-wide professional body for soil scientists, with branches across Australia and a certification program. Comparable membership/branch structure with partial topical overlap on contaminated land assessment.

Broad incumbents

• AusIMM: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, the largest regional professional body for resources sector professionals. Comparable membership and conference model, with overlap on mine-site remediation/environmental roles.
• International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH): Global scientific/ professional association for hydrogeology, overlapping with ALGA's groundwater membership. Broader international scope and academic-leaning audience versus ALGA's applied contaminated-land focus.

Emerging players

• CRC CARE: Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment, a research/policy body co-founded by Ravi Naidu who helped found ALGA. Comparable subject matter with a research/policy rather than membership orientation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/australasian-land-&-groundwater-association
• Xx.com/alga_ltd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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