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Andrew Hall Director BRTP (Hons), FPIA Gold Coast T: +61 7 5594 1322 F: +61 7 5594 1366 E: andrew.hall@hrppc.com.au

Biography

Andrew was director of his own planning consultancy before merging that successful business with Humphreys Reynolds Perkins to establish the Gold Coast office in March 2001.

As the director of HRP Gold Coast, Andrew draws on over 25 years experience in Queensland's planning and development industry. During his career, Andrew has held senior public sector management roles including manager of Urban Design and Development and Environment with the Gold Coast City Council. In this role, Andrew was responsible for delivering a number of major policy documents, including the 1994 Gold Coast Planning Scheme, the Guragunbah Floodplain Structure Plan, the Bushfire Management Strategy and the Northern Wastewater Strategy, all of which received State and/or National Planning Institute Awards.

In private practice, Andrew has overseen a wide range of development applications that include major mixed use developments and complex masterplanned communities. He has strong interest and experience in facilitating ecologically sustainable development solutions, including the Ecovillage at Currumbin, winner of the Urban Land Institute Award for Excellence: Asia Pacific and the 2008 International Real Estate Federation's Prix d'Excellence for Environmental Development.

Andrew is a well-respected planning consultant with a wealth of knowledge relating to planning and environmental issues. He is a Fellow of the Planning Institute of Australia and former President of the Gold Coast Branch.