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Short observations from the work — government rooms, recovery centres, major events. Mirrored from LinkedIn.
- 1 September 2026
A road rule changed on Monday
A road rule changed on Monday. The people it applies to will find out at very different times.
#CommunityEngagement#RoadSafety#GoldCoastRead - 18 August 2026
The biggest change from Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 3 hasn't happened yet
The biggest change from Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 3 hasn't happened yet.
#GoldCoast#PublicTransport#CommunityEngagement#Infrastructure#QueenslandRead - 9 August 2026
Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 3 opened today, connecting Broadbeach through to…
Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 3 opened today, connecting Broadbeach through to Burleigh Heads.
Read - 6 August 2026
The Ekka turns 150 this year
The Ekka turns 150 this year. It will also keep running while the showgrounds are rebuilt around it.
#Brisbane2032#Ekka#MajorEvents#StakeholderEngagement#QueenslandRead - 30 July 2026
Cunninghams Gap reconstruction is complete
Cunninghams Gap reconstruction is complete. The Cunningham Highway's crest has been reduced: the mountainside stabilised against rockfall, the steepest section eased for heavy vehicles, the work delivered inside the Gondwana Rainforests World Heritage Area…
#CommunityEngagement#Freight#TransportInfrastructure#ScenicRim#DisasterRecoveryRead - 23 July 2026
Nearly 2,000 survey responses
Nearly 2,000 survey responses. More than 90 written submissions. More than 420 people at forums in Brisbane, Roma, Emerald, Cairns, Mackay, the Sunshine Coast, the Gold Coast, Townsville and Toowoomba.
#Queensland#Brisbane2032#CommunityEngagement#StakeholderEngagement#SportRead - 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