Committed to making change for generations to come.
Delivering buildings with purpose.
Board
Governance of Byron Shire Community Housing and oversight of the pilot project is entrusted to our Board of Directors, who have a wealth of relevant expertise and experience in the housing, development and community-services sectors.
John Callanan
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John is Managing Director at Tareeda Properties, a family-owned property investment and development company established in the 1970s. John first arrived in Byron Bay in 1972, working at the Belongil abattoirs and surfing uncrowded waves.
He's best known throughout the Northern Rivers for his philanthropic endeavours, including 16 years as a Director of the Northern Rivers Community Foundation, the last 8 years as its Chairperson, and now as the NRCF's Patron.
Brandon Saul
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Brandon is Managing Director of Creative Capital and the Mixed Media Group. Despite having degrees in both law and accounting, he’s never practised either, and has spent most of his adult life producing festivals and building Habitat, a mixed-use precinct in Byron.
Having lived locally since 1986, on and off, Brandon also sits on the Board for the Byron Community Centre and is passionate about addressing Byron’s housing problems.
Tracey Mackie
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Dr Tracey Mackie has over 20 years senior and executive management experience in the aged care, health, and community services. Tracey has a strong commercial and business development focus, driving success in private businesses, not-for-profit companies and government.
Tony Davies
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CEO at Social Futures, Tony has over 20 years experience in leadership roles in government and private enterprise. He's a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has served on a number of boards, including the Australian Council of Social Services, Yfoundations and as President of the NSW Council of Social Services.
Tony has also served in a number of government advisory roles including the NSW Social Innovation Council and the Ministerial Advisory Group on vulnerable children, youth, and families.
Project Team
Creative Capital
Development Managers
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Creative Capital is about doing things better. Designing better developments, building stronger communities, looking after Country, and helping keep the Byron Shire wonderfully weird.
We think about people, planet, and profit (in that order) when evaluating any development.
Planners North
Town Planners
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Established in 1986 as the first dedicated town planning consultancy on the NSW Northern Rivers. Today the firm is a partnership of the practices of Kate Singleton RPIA and Steve Connelly RPIA (Fellow). We provide robust, personalised and client focused advice to government, business and the general public.
With more than 45 years of experience in local government and private practice, we are committed to working with our clients to achieve planning and development results that are sound, creative and sustainable.
Our focus is to combine our technical expertise and experience with strong project partnerships and dedicated team work to deliver solutions to often complex challenges and to satisfy often conflicting interests.
Amber Garde
Architect
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NSW 12100
M.Arch, BDes(Hons)(Arch)
Amber is a Byron Bay / Bundjalung Nation based architect. Her passion for the environment is at the core of everything she does. Drawing on her international experience, including work on projects in Vietnam, Bali and Brazil, Amber has nurtured an appreciation for localised and community-driven architecture. She sees design as the process of placing nature, animals, light and people at the centre of everyday life.
Rod Simpson
Urban Designer
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Rod Simpson is a Sydney architect concerned with environmentally sustainable urban design. In 2015, he was appointed the Environment Commissioner of the Greater Sydney Commission.
Between 2003 and 2007 he was involved in the development of the "City of Cities" Metropolitan Strategy for Sydney. In 2008 he led the urban design and spatial planning of the Sustainable Sydney 2030 Strategy.
Gilbert + Tobin
Legal Consultant
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Darren is the lead partner in Gilbert + Tobin’s Charities + Social Sector group. He specialises in the provision of legal assistance to charities, not-for-profits, and social impact organisations.
Darren was the recipient of the 2014 Human Rights Commission Law Award in recognition of his long-term commitment to assisting not-for-profit and charitable organisations.
Consultants
Bower Ecology
Ecological Consultant
Ingen
Civil Engineers
Tim Fitzroy
Noise / Wastewater
ABPP Australian Bushfire Protection Planners
Bushfire Consultant
Northern Tree Care
Arborist
MBC Group
BCA Consultant