NGAA Symposium 2021

Glenn is the oft-cited ‘census expert’ with .id – the population experts. With his passion for people and places, Glenn continues to guide .id’s  community profiles (profile.id.com.au), which are now visited by nearly 1 million people each year.

Kim brings an in-depth knowledge of population to understanding how communities transform. She provides demographic advice to all levels of government. Kim is Vice-President of Family Planning NSW, Chair of their International Program Advisory Committee, and a member of the UDIA NSW Research and Ageing Sub-committees.

Helen leads regions and cities policy for the upcoming Australian Infrastructure Plan, and is project director of Infrastructure Australia’s Regional Strengths and Infrastructure Gaps project, which will identify and prioritise opportunities and challenges in each region of Australia. 

Mayor Waller was first elected to Council in 1995 and became the first woman to be elected Mayor in 2008 and was re-elected as Mayor in September 2016.

Belinda is an environmental manager, educator and advocate who has worked in the local government space for over 18 years.  Belinda leads the Penrith City Council Sustainability and Resilience Team in developing innovative sustainability and resilience programs. 

Danelle is a mum and seasoned environment professional with an 18 year career in local government.  Danelle has worked on the Upper Merri Creek Integrated Water Management (IWM) Pilot Plan, a significant place-based partnership project. Danelle is a highly skilled collaborator, with community and environmental outcomes driving all she does.

Edith’s role includes advocating for the long term vision of Wilton and Greater Macarthur through upfront strategic planning and policy development. She has over 18 years’ experience as a consultant in Newcastle, various strategic planning roles in local government involving the delivery of land release and in State government, planning of urban renewal precincts linked to health, education and rail infrastructure. 

Mellissa has more than 25 years’ experience working in civil design, development assessment, policy development, environmental management and construction management for stormwater and wastewater re-use schemes. Mellissa is the Program Manager for South Australia’s water sensitive urban design capacity building program, Water Sensitive SA. 

Annette has a background in project management roles across local government and not-for profit organisations and currently working with the policy team of the Small Business Development Corporation to deliver the Small Business Friendly (SBF) Approvals Program to West Australian councils. T

David joined Department of Planning, Infrastructure and Environment in 2018 bringing extensive private and public sector experience from NSW, the Middle East and North Africa as an urban planner and urban designer. He has diverse experience in master plans, from City-Wide, Regional and Community planning. 

Liz has a Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion and has worked at the City of Whittlesea for 10 years.  Over that time she has established Councils’ strong position on preventing violence against women, addressing family violence and improving gender equity.

Lance leads the Liverpool Innovation Precinct: health-related, public and private sector organisations working across research, commercialisation and education. An experienced Clinical Biochemist, he is a former National President of the Australian Institute of Medical Scientists, former Head of Global Marketing at ResMed Ltd and Marketing Director for APAC, MENA and Europe. 

Maria oversees the Planning and Development, Building Services, Waste, Environmental Health, Environment Services and Essential Services functions of the City of Kwinana. Cutting red tape to achieve an enhanced customer experience while ensuring compliance with our statutory responsibilities is a key focus of her role.  Maria has worked in Growth Area Councils across Victoria and Western Australia over the last 25 years.  

Angela is responsible for integrated water management, climate change adaptation and sustainable procurement policy and projects at Hume City Council. She has a degree in Chemical Engineering and Commerce and a Master of Environment. Angela has a background in the steel and metals industry, working for Onesteel Whyalla and Alcoa. 

An engineer and urban designer, Trevor Griffin has delivered and maintained infrastructure and open space areas across a number of metropolitan and growth Councils.

Peter Madden has over 15 years’ experience working in the community sector, both here in Australia and the UK. Peter has extensive experience delivering targeted community programs to the most vulnerable, as well as experience developing and activating community-based infrastructure such as skate parks, youth centres, community centres and much more.

Kristine has more than 30 years experience in local and metropolitan government in South Africa and Australia.  She specialises in policy development and social planning across portfolios, such as social housing, gambling, liquor, early years and service planning.  Kristine has worked in the social housing area for more than 10 years, recently adding rough sleeping to her portfolios. 

With over 10 years experience in local government, Joanna specialises in advocacy, consumer research and policy and strategy development. She has led Whittlesea’s social and affordable housing policy portfolio since 2019.  

Rebecca has extensive experience in community building, engagement, social planning and policy development in local government. She has worked in Melbourne's growth areas and has seen firsthand how good advocacy, social planning and policy can change the health and wellbeing of a community.

Nic has experience in local government and the tertiary sector. With a background in political science, law and public policy, he works in advocacy and research to support social planning and policy development.

Fiona is an experienced Strategic Land Use Planner with over 25 years experience working in various local government areas primarily on the fringes of metropolitan Melbourne. She has worked on a range of complex strategic projects including structure plans, major rezoning proposals, heritage planning, policy review and development and the preparation of major land use strategies.