About Us
We promote the responsible and sustainable use of ocean resources to support the thriving development of humanity
Our Story
Human interaction with marine environments has resulted in widespread environmental degradation around the world. Activities such as constructing marinas, ports and related infrastructures, fishing, aquaculture cages, gas or oil drilling, as well as marine transportation, have collectively damaged marine environments.
We can't just overlook and expect those marine areas to recover by themselves.
Climate change and the significance of ocean water chemistry as a carbon sink is leading to the destruction of habitats and the endangerment of marine biodiversity across the globe.
In Australia, these issues manifested in the repeated mass bleaching events of the Great Barrier Reef, impacting nearly 90% of the country's coral reefs.
This narrative prompted the establishment of Coralz.
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For the past 13 years we have been operating Australian campuses as a leading Registered Training Organisation (RTO) in the training and export of Australian sustainable VET programs.
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Coralz is an Australian company with offices in the Gold Coast and Byron Bay.
We are part of Envirotech Education Group.
Check https://envirotech.edu.au to learn more.
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We operate and license our services across the globe.
Get in touch with us to explore if you qualify to license our services in your region.
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Meet Our Team
We work with global strategic partners to build the backbone infrastructure for various marine applications.
We educate, train, build, restore and conserve marine environments for various entities and purposes.
Shelly Bengiat
Founder & Chairwoman
Shelly is the founder of Study-ID (Est 2005), Envirotech Education (Est 2008), Envirotech Professional Services (Est 2008), which she owns with her husband Noah Bengiat. They operate three campuses in Australia and continue to invest in educational innovation.
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Shelly led VET projects for over 20 years and is committed to the VET environmental reform as a strategic international bridge between sustainable development projects and people mobility.
Sefano Katz
Strategic Advisor
Sefano is an applied social-ecologist, conservationist, and coastal practitioner working across food and knowledge systems, ecosystem restoration, and education. A Strategic Advisor to the Envirotech-Coralz Group, leading business development and partnerships across Australia, the Pacific, and the Middle East, with a focus on co-designed vocational training and Indigenous-led conservation.
Sefano is a founding member of the Pacific Research Group through the UN FAO Global-Hub on Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems, and an Associate Member of the Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research. A lifelong surfer, diver, sailor, and ocean advocate, he bridges science, knowledge, and action across the Indo-Pacific.
Melinda de Luna
Faculty Head
Melinda was born in the Philipines. She graduated with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Biology from Philippines’ premier teaching institution, Philippine Normal University.
A hardworking, very motivated and enthusiastic person with 25 years hands-on experience in a marine and aquaculture company as a Senior Biologist and Senior Officer.
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Working for a private company situated in Palawan where Sustainable Development has been in practice for the past 30 years has exposed her to different sustainable practices, challenges as well as implementation.
Shai Bensaid
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Experienced Partner with a demonstrated history of working in the AgTech, Biotech and Energy sectors, leading Corporate Finance transactions worldwide.
Skilled in International Business, Investment Banking and Strategic Partnerships.
Strong entrepreneurship professional with a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) focused in Business Development and Industrial Project Management from IAE FRANCE - Business School of Management.
Odelia Levy Shalev
Project Manager
Udi Cohen
Business Development
Serial entrepreneur who has grown businesses from start-up to sales through effective business planning and innovative marketing
Successfully established corporate culture and built up teams for high performance, high engagement, and company-wide positive culture.
Sourced seed, 1st and 2nd round investment for growth & scale-up for his own companies and on behalf of clients
Oren La Paz
Marine Habitats, Exhibits and Aquariums Expert
Oren La Paz, Curator of the Aquarium of Western Australia for the last 20 years. Previously Oren spent over 10 years with Dolphins in the Red sea of Israel.
He is an expert in marine environments and a designer of marine habitats, exhibits and aquariums.
His specialty and passion are coral reefs and dolphin’s behaviours.
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Oren has established contacts with Aboriginal elders in Australia, in order to learn, understand and preserve their ancient knowledge of Marine and indigenous culture, which presents an alternative perspective to the modern knowledge of our world today and is a global spiritual approach to practical Ecotheology.
Dr. Steven Andrews
Consultant for Marine Habitat Conservation and Restoration Program
Steven Andrews completed his PhD in Environmental Education & Ecopsychology from Curtin University and a BS in Conservation and Resource Studies from UC Berkeley. He is passionate about how we can foster a sense of connection to nature through direct experience combined with the use of art and technology in a positive way for education, connection and positive mental health.
Steven believes that developing relationships with nature is imperative for mental health as well as for positive environmental behaviour change. By combining direct experience with immersive cutting edge technologies to engage with learners, we broaden the reach of environmental education.
Glenda I. Manalo
Consultant for Coastal Resource Management
Glenda is from the beautiful island of Palawan in the Philippines. She is a graduate of BS Forestry from the premier forestry school in the country, University of the Philippines in Los Baños, Laguna where her interest in mangrove forest started. Her career is mostly focused on coastal resource assessment, management and enhancement focusing on mangrove, coral reefs and seagrasses.
She is a pioneer member of the marine mammal rescue society in Palawan and a marine wildlife Red List Assessor.
Glenda is an Australian trainer and Assessor, currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Fisheries Management. She completed a Master of Science in Environmental Management.
Lyle John Cortes
Consultant for aquaculture and wildlife conservation
Lyle, as his colleagues call him, is from Cebu. He took up a course that is so close to his heart, Bachelor’s Degree in Biology at Silliman University in Dumaguete City where learned and practiced the skills a biologist needs before entering the corporate world.
After graduating, he immediately worked as a Monitoring Officer/Biologist in a private company based in Palawan whose expertise are in the field of marine and aquaculture.
Daria Sobczak
Consultant for social sustainability
Daria was born and raised in Poland. Her passion for the environment and interest in sustainability from daily tasks to business operations is something she inherited from her father, an environmental engineer who specializes in the water department in of the public sector in Poland.
Following her father’s footsteps, Daria has completed her degree in Environmental Engineering in Warsaw, Poland and continued developing her Environmental pathway in Australia to finally complete Diploma of Sustainable Operations and Diploma of Project Management.
Cherry Lyn Jalover-Par
Consultant for marine ecosystem protection and conservation
Cherry Lyn Jalover-Par is from the island of Palawan, Philippines. She is a graduate of BS Environmental Science from Palawan State University. She is a licensed Environmental Planner and diver.
Being involved in the conservation and sustainable development work for more than 10 years, she has been involved with various conservation initiatives both on presentation of environmental management concepts, facilitation of conservation management planning and its field applications, as well as doing information and educational campaigns.
Noeme Fabiosa
Consultant for aquaculture and fisheries
Noeme Fabiosa is an aquaculturist specializing on fish diseases from Mindanao, Philippines. She has passion for teaching which started upon doing Sunday school lessons for kids at church. Aside from teaching, she’s also passionate about music, science and travel. Her habits include playing instruments, travelling to places and watching documentaries and other TV shows. Watching documentaries added her interest in science and travelling. The Animal Planet and Discovery Channel are amongst her favorites and her biggest dream is to do a documentary show.
The insufficiency of funds had her took applied-science course for fisheries instead of journalism. She graduated BS Fisheries at Mindanao State University at Naawan (MSUN) in June 2016
Loraine Calica
Marketing Manager &
Graphic Designer
Dynamic and innovative Graphic Arts and Design Professional with 5+ years of invaluable hands-on experience in creating powerful visual designs using digital illustrations, images and typography.
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Committed to helping great companies like Envirotech Education shape their brand identity through the use of compelling print and digital projects from conception through completion.