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Stephen has almost 20 years experience as a town planner, working in a variety of roles predominantly in local government on the Sunshine Coast. He possesses wide-ranging planning expertise and has considerable experience undertaking strategic planning projects including managing multi-disciplinary project teams and consultation programs. He also provides planning advice to the private sector and in overseeing the preparation of complex development applications.
Since joining Humphreys Reynolds Perkins in 2005, Stephen has been intimately involved in a number of leading planning projects on the Sunshine Coast. He was the project manager for the Caloundra City Local Growth Management Strategy and the Caboolture-Morayfield Principal Activity Centre Review. Stephen also played a significant role in the development of structure planning concepts for key sites within the Maroochydore, Kawana and Sippy Downs Town Centres.
Stephen is widely regarded as one of Queensland's most experienced consultants in preparing planning instruments under the Integrated Planning Act and the South-East Queensland Regional Plan. This technical experience is combined with excellent local knowledge of the Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay regions.
Stephen holds a Bachelor of Regional Town Planning (Hons) from the University of Queensland and is currently secretary of the Sunshine Coast Branch of the Planning Institute of Australia.
Publications:
• The Big Picture - Why the Regional Plan might be worth celebrating. Presentation to QELA Seminar, 2005
• Managing Under IPA - What they don't tell you in the brochures. Presentation to Queensland PIA Conference, 2004.
• Finding a Future for the Sunshine Coast Canelands - Why a rural future is possible. Presentation to Queensland PIA Conference, 2004.
• Planning in an Emergency - Drafting and Operating Temporary Planning Instruments. Presentation to Queensland PIA Forum, 2004.
• The Gain, the Pain and the Blame. Plan Making under IPA - A local government perspective. Presentation to Australian Institute of Property Conference, 2003.
• The Choices We Make! Lessons from a Study Tour to the West Coast of America. Presentation to Australian CEO's Conference, 2002.
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Humphreys Reynolds Perkins is a Brisbane City Council accredited consultant for RiskSmart.
RiskSmart is an application assessment and approval process that allows low-risk development proposals to be fast tracked with a commitment from Brisbane City Council to decide those applications within 5 business days.
In addition to saving time, RiskSmart applications may also qualify for a discount in Council assessment fees of up to 30%.
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