Positions Held

2016   Councillor - Noosa Shire Council  (current)

2014-    Lecturer - Physical Geography, Regional Planning and Sustainability,
2016     University of Sunshine Coast 

2014    Senior Officer - Dept of Agriculture Fisheries and
          Forestry. Review governance and operations or Reef Extension Strategy

2012-  Senior Officer. Dept State Development, Infrastructure and Planning
2014  SEQ North - Economic Development 

2010-  Director- Sunshine Coast Regional Services, Dept Employment,
2012   Economic Development & Innovation ,SEQ Regional Food Program,
          Economic Development - tourism, cleantech industries, manufacturing  

2004- Principal Catchment Ecologist. Dept Primary Industries & Fisheries,
2010  led Multi-disciplinary sustainable production team, coordinated science
          partnerships, integrated policy, planning. research & extension. 

2003- Principal Planning & Policy Officer, Dept Natural Resources & Mines
2004  Catchment & Regional Planning Team, state land planning, Great Barrier
         Reef zoning, land use planning and environmental legislation review.

2000- Senior Natural Resource Management Officer - DNRM
2004   Led team covering land, water and catchment management & 
          regulation, land resource assessment & river rehabilitation.

1998- Coordinator - Mary Integrated Catchment Management - DNRM
2000  Coordinated working groups implementing catchment strategy, riparian
         zone research & grant projects & convene mayors & researcher forums.

1991- Principal Planning Officer - Cooloola Shire Council (commencing as
1998  planning officer). Team leader planning section, supervised development
          of new Planning Scheme, devised & coordinated conservation strategy.

1988- Councillor - Noosa Shire Council, Environment Portfolio, Planning and
1991  Development Committee, initiated Landcare program & gazettal of
         new environmental parks.

Recognition of Achievements

2012  Designed and led the implementation of the FarmFLOW projects initially
         piloted in the Pumicestone & later expanded to the Sunshine coast that won
         the SEQ Healthy Waterways Rural & Agricultural Award.

2011 Led the Queensland Wetland Program's agricultural projects that
        received an award for Excellence in Research, Innovation, Education 
        & Policy from the Stormwater Industry Association of Qld, for the 
        development and extension of a training package involving stormwater
        modelling and treatment for rural industries.

2004 The Mary River Catchment Coordination Association won the National
         Rivercare Award for the implementation of the Mary River Rehabilitation
        Plan after receiving the Qld Rivercare Award in 2002.. This plan was
        devised and initially championed by Brian Stockwell from 1999-2002. 

1999  As Catchment Coordinator facilitated the rapid implementation of a
         number of Catchment Strategy priorities that led to the Mary River
         Catchment Coordination Association winning the Queensland Rivercare
         Award.

        Devised and led the implementation of the Cooloola Conservation
        Strategy which resulted in Cooloola Shire Council winning:

1997 Queensland Arbor Day Award for Local Government

1996 Queensland Planning Institute Award for Excellence in Planning

1995 Queensland Landcare Award for Local Government


1991  Initiated and led the Noosa Council's Landcare Program which received
         the National Landcare Award for Local Government after winning the

1990 Queensland Landcare Award for Local Government