I help councils and organisations plan, prioritise, and deliver community infrastructure that’s grounded in evidence, aligned with policy, and genuinely useful to the people who live there. Think open space, recreation, community facilities, resilience planning, master plans, feasibility assessments, engagement, funding strategy — the whole ecosystem that makes communities work.

Projects where people, place, and infrastructure intersect.

That includes:

• Strategic open space and recreation planning
• Community infrastructure strategy and master planning
• Feasibility studies and business cases
• Needs assessments and spatial equity analysis
• Community engagement and co-design
• Disaster resilience and recovery considerations within planning
• Funding prioritisation, grant applications, and alignment with state/federal policy

If it shapes how a community uses, accesses, or benefits from a place — that’s my lane.

I bring a rare combo: 20+ years inside local government operational roles plus a national consulting portfolio. So, you’re not just getting a planner – you’re getting someone who knows exactly how councils work, what stalls a project, what gets fast-tracked, and what elected members actually respond to.

I don’t write plans that sit on a shelf. Everything is pragmatic, implementable, and grounded in operational reality.

Absolutely. I regularly slot into multi-disciplinary teams and often act as the “translator” between technical specialists, community expectations, and council decision-making frameworks. Engineers, designers, landscape architects, finance teams – I play well with everyone.

Yes – and I actually enjoy it (I know, weird).

I support:

• Grant writing and evidence-building
• Funding alignment with state and federal programs
• Prioritisation frameworks
• Cost–benefit thinking for community infrastructure
• Turning complex data into clear, decision-ready documents

I’ve secured significant external funding across multiple jurisdictions and understand what funders are looking for.

Yes, and not the fluffy “tick the box” kind.

I design and deliver engagement that:

• Works for remote, regional, and urban communities
• Includes underrepresented groups
• Uses plain language and transparent processes
• Builds buy-in rather than backlash

I’ve delivered 60+ structured engagement sessions across Australia.

Easy – email, call, or message me via the webpage, or on LinkedIn.

From there we can scope your needs, confirm timelines, and build a brief that fits your budget and resourcing.

I do both. Quick-turnaround advisory pieces are just as welcome as full strategic plans or master plans. The work just needs to have purpose, community benefit, and a clear pathway to action.

• State government agencies
• Regional development organisations
• Community organisations
• Infrastructure and engineering consultancies
• Environmental and resilience specialists
• Architects, landscape architects, and design studios

If your project touches land use, infrastructure, or people — we’ll probably be a fit.

Yep. I handle project scoping, stakeholder management, engagement, analysis, reporting, presentations, and cross-team collaboration. I’m used to juggling complex stakeholders and tight timelines.

All the time. It’s actually where I do my best work.

I understand the realities – limited resources, long travel times, stretched staff, political and community sensitivities, and the need for plans that are both aspirational and realistic.