Barr Property and Planning has expanded its team to meet growing client demand.
The business has recently welcomed Mathew Egan as Principal Planner, Katrina Walker as Planner and Janine Chandler as the Marketing Coordinator.
Director Stephen Barr said that since opening the doors of the business just three years ago, planning and project work had grown beyond expectations requiring additional resources to keep up with demand.
“Mathew, Janine and Katrina bring solid experience and additional capacity to the firm, and provide our clients with additional expertise and knowledge of their field and our community,” Stephen said.
“Given the current level of development activity underway in the region, this is an exciting time to be working as a planner in our region.”
Mathew joined the team after spending more than 15 years in the public and private sectors, which included roles in strategic and statutory town planning. Mathew has a strong focus and expertise in developing proposals, rezoning, identification of approval pathways and application management.
While working in the private sector he also specialised in preparing SEE and EIS proposals for a range of residential and commercial projects. Within local government Mathew worked on a broad range of strategic projects including Local Environmental
Katrina has been involved in the Victorian and New South Wales planning sectors for the past three years. She is currently completing a Masters of Planning with Deakin University, specialising in Healthy Cities, and has a Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Education from Monash University.
Her interest lies in the development of healthy urban environments, creating a balance between the natural and built environments to promote health and equity in society.
Janine has worked in the communication and community engagement sector for more than two decades. She has worked for organisations including the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service, Telstra, TAFE NSW and Got Your Back Sista specialising in corporate event management, stakeholder engagement campaigns and marketing management.
Barr Property and Planning is experienced and qualified in planning, design, marketing and surveying as well as environmental, economic and social assessment. Driven by a culture of continuous improvement and progress the firm delivers quality guidance and support along all stages of the planning and development process.
IMAGE | The Barr Property and Planning team: Katrina Walker, Liam Buxton, Ian Power, Mathew Egan, Joanna Andrew, Janine Chandler, Stephen Barr, Kristy Tepper and Emily Allen.