Field signals.
Short observations from the work — government rooms, recovery centres, major events. Mirrored from LinkedIn.
- 16 July 2026
Communities rarely judge an infrastructure project by its business case
Communities rarely judge an infrastructure project by its business case. They judge it by the first detour, the first night works notice, the first time the school drop-off route changes.
#Queensland#Infrastructure#CommunityEngagement#Brisbane2032#Cairns#FNQRead - 9 July 2026
Wednesday's Telstra outage stopped more than phone calls
Wednesday's Telstra outage stopped more than phone calls. Trains held at platforms, payment terminals dropped out and the debate about emergency roaming has started again.
#CrisisCommunications#InfrastructureResilience#CommunityEngagement#QueenslandRead - 30 June 2026
The Queensland Budget committed a record $55 billion to roads and rail last week
The Queensland Budget committed a record $55 billion to roads and rail last week. The line that will matter most to everyday commuters is a smaller number: 50 cents.
#TransportQLD#PublicTransport#Infrastructure#CommunityEngagement#Brisbane2032Read - 23 June 2026
Today is International Women in Engineering Day
Today is International Women in Engineering Day. This year's theme, Engineering Intelligence, is about the creativity and judgement it takes to work through genuinely hard problems. I see that intelligence up close, in the women engineers across the table on…
#INWED2026#WomenInEngineering#EngineeringIntelligence#InfrastructureRead - 22 June 2026
Two major transport projects
Two major transport projects. Both ends of the Gold Coast. Both targeted for delivery before 2032.
#GoldCoast#Infrastructure#Brisbane2032#TransportQLD#PublicTransportRead - 16 June 2026
When a cyclone crosses the coast or a flood cuts a highway, the communication…
When a cyclone crosses the coast or a flood cuts a highway, the communication task changes in an hour.
#DisasterRecovery#CommunityEngagement#CrisisCommunication#Resilience#InfrastructureRead - 10 June 2026
A project this big is built by many hands at once
A project this big is built by many hands at once. The community only ever sees one thing: the works near where they live.
#TheWave#Brisbane2032#CommunityEngagement#StakeholderEngagement#InfrastructureRead - 3 June 2026
Social licence is not something you go and get when a project hits trouble
Social licence is not something you go and get when a project hits trouble. It is the credit you built quietly, months earlier, when there was nothing to defend and no one was watching.
#CommunityEngagement#SocialLicence#Infrastructure#IAP2#MajorProjectsRead - 26 May 2026
Hope Island station opened last Monday
Hope Island station opened last Monday.
#CommunityEngagement#Infrastructure#Accessibility#CrossRiverRail#InclusiveDesign#GoldCoastRead - 19 May 2026
Some projects you get to follow from the business case to the day the lanes open
Some projects you get to follow from the business case to the day the lanes open. This is one of them.
#Infrastructure#SEQ#RoadSafety#Jimboomba#CommunityEngagementRead - 11 May 2026
You hire the senior strategist for the job
You hire the senior strategist for the job. Six weeks later, the work is being done by someone you've never met.
#StrategicCommunications#Consulting#ClientExperience#SeniorLed#EvokeAdvisoryRead - 5 May 2026
Today I'm launching @Evoke Advisory
Today I'm launching @Evoke Advisory
#StrategicCommunications#InfrastructureCommunications#StakeholderEngagementRead