Innovāre Systems

PO Box 333, Spring Hill  QLD  4004

Ph (07) 3839 2027

Email petersyson@hotkey.net.au

Specialist in land use and transport planning and community consultation

Peter has a background in land use and environmental planning, infrastructure planning, community engagement, business systems and project management.

In the area of professional associations, Peter has been School and Faculty Board member at Griffith and QUT Universities planning courses, Planning Institute of Australia (Qld Div) Executive Committee Member, and national Vice President.  

He is also a member of the Queensland environmental Law Association and Australian Institute of Transport Planning Management. 

Peters training includes:

·       Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of New England

·     Environmental Auditor

·     Various short courses in IT, project management, corporate governance and human resource management

Industry Experience 

Over the last twenty years, Peter has designed and implemented a variety of programs for private and public sector organisations in the principles and techniques of land use, social and transport planning.  Peter has also been principal consultant on private developments for intensive animal husbandry, extractive industry, urban village design, industrial and subdivision proposals.

In local government Peter rose to the position of chief planner at Mulgrave Shire (Cairns). As a senior planner, Peter played a leadership role in the development of planning scheme instruments, development assessment and the corporate governance of local government.

Since 1990, he has been involved in the development of infrastructure projects with an emphasis on land and transport management. 

Following a further period of consulting in the early 1990’s principally in the area of priority infrastructure schemes and planning instruments, Peter took up the position of Environmental Manager in state government.

In this role, Peter co-ordinated the expansion of the departments capacity in and the level of significance of land use planning, community consultation and the environment within the infrastructure planning, design and construction process, including:

·         development of commercial business units

·         research and development

·         land use and transport integration

·         project design, approval procedures

·         infrastructure needs assessment

·         land use development and environmental assessment

·         training programs

·         a 100% success record in over 40 appeals in the Planning and Environment Court

More recently Peter has been responsible for:

·         the coordination, assessment and amendment of local government planning schemes in Qld

·         the definition of road hierarchies

·         land use and infrastructure design

·         infrastructure project management

·         infrastructure funding and contribution schemes

In 2004 Peter re-entered the consultancy arena and has recently carried out a land use and transport study for the Tamworth Regional Council, as well as advising the Qld government on staff resources, the Integrated Planning Act and the IDAS process.