JOBS NEWS: Karl Fitzgerald leaves Prosper “to start something new”
Karl Fitzgerald has left his role as director of advocacy after 18 years at non-profit Prosper Australia, to start a community land trust advocacy group body, Grounded. The new organisation’s aim is to push for a community-oriented land ownership model that he claims will drive increased housing supply, while assisting the growth of sustainable communities.
During his time at Prosper, the self-described “renegade economist” was a passionate advocate for property tax reform, and came up with the innovative idea of looking at water use as a proxy for whether properties were occupied.
“My last report for Prosper drove home the point that the for-profit housing supply model is planned to fail. Therefore we need alternatives and the [community land trust] model shows great potential.
“Thanks to all the good people of Prosper and to all those who have helped me get to this point. It’s time to revisit my fave motto: ‘to keeping life interesting!’”
Dr Fiona Gray joins Renew
Dr Fiona Gray has joined Australian sustainability organisation Renew as new chief executive officer, taking over from interim CEO Kate Doyle from 8 August 2022.
With more than 25 years of experience as a registered practising architect, Dr Gray has been an urban ecologies researcher, a local government leader, and a board member.
Renew board president Michael Harris said: “Fiona joins Renew as a critical time. Fiona’s personal values and diverse professional experience equip her well to lead the organisation and support our wonderful Renew team to implement our mission of inspiring, enabling and advocating for people to live sustainably in their homes and communities.
“We are looking forward to beginning this new phase of Renew’s work under Fiona’s leadership.”
New agribusiness director for property advisory Herron Todd White
Independent property valuation and advisory group Herron Todd White has announced John Gunthorpe as the new director of agribusiness across Victoria and Tasmania.
Mr Gunthorpe recently returned from seven years in the UK as director of valuation and advisory services at CBRE, where he developed specialisations in renewable energy and airport infrastructure assets, including at Heathrow Airport.
Herron Todd White national head of agribusiness Tim Lane said he was pleased at the appointment.
“John’s professional experiences in the UK complement his Australian agribusiness valuation skills. His additional leadership attributes and technical skills are highly impressive and well suited to lead the 12-member agribusiness team in our Victoria and Tasmania market. John will also identify new talent, expand services, and support the delivery of quality property solutions and research for our clients.
“In conjunction with the other State Rural Directors, I look forward to working closely with John to execute the strategy for our Agribusiness division.”
David Wagner heads up Victorian AIA
David Wagner has been made president of the Victorian Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA), taking over the role from Bill Krotiris, who moved on to the role of national president-elect after two years in the spot. Wagner is partner at architecture firm atelier wagner alongside Jacqueline Wagner, and also co-chair of the AIA Medium Practice Forum.
Mr Wagner has sat on the Victorian Branch committee of the Association of Consulting Architects for more than a decade, and also served for fourteen years as a director of Camberwell Grammar School.
And more…
Jemma Fastnedge has been appointed to the newly created role of chief sustainability officer at experience marketplace Big Red Group. Based in Sydney, Fastnedge will head up the company’s ESG agenda across the organisation.
Timber Queensland has appointed Alex Riddington as industry liaison officer, in a bid to improve native forestry regulatory compliance.
Chief executive officer Mick Stephens commented: “This week we were pleased to welcome the appointment of Alex Riddington as industry liaison officer for the regulatory capacity building project. Alex has previously worked in a range of roles in the Queensland and Victorian forest industries.”
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