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2026 QLD Infrastructure - How is The Infrastructure in An Infrastructure Plan Funded and Delivered?

Event Outline

The final seminar in the series seeks to break the myths around the funding and delivery of infrastructure in line with what is actually planned. The funding mechanisms currently in place can be limited, so this seminar seeks to explore why and how infrastructure delivery is impacted and what opportunities are potentially available to help fix these issues.

Speakers

Jason Miller MPIA - Principal, PIE Solutions

Jason is one of Queensland's most experienced professionals in the field of infrastructure planning, funding and delivery. Jason has worked for local government, water service providers and developers and this experience has given him deep insights into the relationship between development and infrastructure planning, funding and delivery.

Jason has observed that this relationship is often fractured due to the poor articulation of how infrastructure costs and risks are to be shared. This has hampered government entities and developers from making coordinated decisions about the delivery of infrastructure. Jason is a keen participant in the movement to address these urgent challenges.

Peter Gill MPIA (Fellow) - Principal Planner, Tract Consultants

Peter is highly experienced planning practitioner, with over thirty years of experience in strategic planning, master planning, development advisory and approvals, and infrastructure planning. His career spans working with State and local authorities, government owned energy corporations and consultancy.

He has led the delivery of major planning policy development and statutory frameworks; CBD, centres and precinct master planning and revitalisation strategies; development strategy and approvals across multiple sectors including urban infill, greenfield, tourism, retail, commercial and mixed-use projects; and infrastructure network planning and funding projects across Queensland. Throughout this career, he has maintained a particular a passion for innovation in project strategy and delivery, with a focus on effective development and funding solutions underpinning strategic land use and infrastructure projects, and in the evolution of our planning frameworks to effectively support development.

Peter is a dedicated advocate for the planning profession and currently serves on the Queensland PIA Divisional Committee.

About the series

This ten-part seminar series is designed to challenge the myths, challenges and opportunities for planning, providing, construction and financing infrastructure – from preparing a business case for large infrastructure projects to ensuring that water and sewer pipes are in the right locations with sufficient capacity. Beyond the pipes and powerlines, what about the provision of social infrastructure that all communities need to survive and thrive. In respect to communities, how are their views taken into account and considered in infrastructure provisions. There are many myths, challenges and opportunities in the infrastructure space. Each of our experienced speakers in this series is open to discussing these important matters and ensuring that we speak to how the provision of infrastructure can be improved and sustained

Series Chairperson

Waimana Kingi MPIA - Director (Project Delivery), Therefor Group

Waimana Kingi is Director of Project Delivery at Therefor Group, where he leads multi-disciplinary teams delivering complex urban development projects across South East Queensland. With over a decade of experience spanning town planning, project management, compliance, and infrastructure delivery, Waimana brings a rare whole-of-lifecycle perspective to development.

He is recognised for his strategic leadership in coordinating plan sealing, infrastructure offsets, and compliance approvals across major residential, industrial, and renewable energy projects. Waimana’s work focuses on bridging the gap between design intent and delivery—ensuring projects are technically compliant, commercially efficient, and aligned with client and government expectations.

Passionate about industry collaboration and mentorship, Waimana is an active contributor to professional development and leadership programs, sharing practical insights that empower the next generation of planners and project leaders to think beyond process and deliver meaningful outcomes

Note

For large group viewing of the seminar (more than 5 ppl viewing on one screen), please contact [email protected]

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