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John Outhred
BA (Planning); Grad Dip Pub Sec Man; Adv Dip Bus Dev; Dip Bus (FLM); MPIA; CPP

John is the Principal Planner at Outhred English and Associates Pty Ltd. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Planning and a Graduate Diploma in Public Sector Management. John also has qualifications in Business Development and Front Line Management.

John established the business and has been Managing Director of Outhred English and Associates Pty Ltd since its incorporation in 1997. He has been a Corporate Member of the Planning Institute Australia since 1992 and is a Certified Practising Planner.

He specialises in land division advice and design, project management, and site analysis and selection.

John has over 33 years experience in planning and property development and has held executive positions in government for over 17 years.

Prior to the establishment of Outhred English he held the position of Director of Development at the former City of Noarlunga for over 6 years and was responsible for economic development, all statutory and strategic planning, building, and health functions. During this time, John was Chair of the Seaford Co-ordinating Committee and a key member of the Seaford Structure Planning Team. Seaford is a Joint Venture (private and public) urban development project that is developing 700 hectares of land over a 10-15 year period. He was also Chair of the Noarlunga Development Assessment Panel and the Noarlunga Centre Interim Steering Committee (1994-1996) which was responsible for redevelopment work to the Noarlunga Regional Centre totalling $1.8m.

John has experience managing extensive public consultation processes, including the Seaford land development, Transport SA surplus land at Darlington, and the Hackham West/Huntfield Heights suburb renaming and numerous Development Plan Amendment processes.

His land division experience includes broad acre industrial, commercial and residential land division developments, including a 165 allotment residential development undertaken by the City of Noarlunga, in 3 stages over 3 years.

John managed the Shacks Freeholding Project (Statewide) for the Land Management Corporation and Department for Environment and Heritage. More recently he has project managed the physical development of a number of sensitive coastal sites including Port Gibbon, Port Clinton, Port Julia, The Dipper, Balgowan, Hardwicke Bay and Port Turton.

He provides site analysis and selection services for a range of commercial and industrial clients. These have included the Land Management Corporation, Liberty Oil, Hickinbotham Group of Companies, Venuti Developments and Morris Child Care Centres.

John has extensive experience in the preparation and presentation of Statements of Evidence for the Environment, Resources and Development Court (SA).

John has a passion for demographics, maps, trains and Australian and American history.

Tel:      (08) 8342 4848
Email:   john@outhredenglish.com.au

Michelle English Michelle English
BA (Planning); Grad Cert Nat Res Man; Dip Bus (FLM); MPIA; CPP

Michelle is a Corporate Member of the Planning Institute Australia and is a Certified Practising Planner.

Michelle is the Principal Environmental Planner at Outhred English and Associates Pty Ltd. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Planning and postgraduate qualifications in Natural Resources Management from The University of Adelaide, and successfully completed a Project Management course as part of the Management Development Program at The University of Adelaide. Michelle also holds a Diploma in Business (Front Line Management).

Michelle has over 12 years experience in urban and regional planning and project management. She has worked in both local and state government and in South Australia and New South Wales.

She specialises in strategic and statutory planning, country and regional areas as well as consultancy services in the specialist areas of natural resources management, coastal and marine planning.

Her development assessment experience includes residential (up to 10 storeys), commercial and industrial development, extractive industries, land and marine based aquaculture, intensive agriculture, forestry, telecommunication facilities, rural and urban subdivisions (Torrens, Strata and Community Title) and the reporting on Environmental Impact Statements (NSW). She has prepared Statements of Evidence for the Environment, Resources and Development Court (SA) and the Land and Environment Court (NSW).

Michelle played a critical role in the delivery of first Planning Strategy for the Outer Metropolitan Adelaide Region of South Australia, which includes the Southern Fleurieu, Adelaide Hills, Northern Adelaide Plains and the Barossa.

Michelle has considerable experience in coastal and marine planning, having represented Planning SA on the Coast and Marine Managers Forum, the Marine Protected Areas and Marine Planning Steering Group and the Estuaries Steering Committee.

Michelle has significant project management expertise and is experienced in the management and motivation of multi-disciplinary teams. She has worked on significant South Australian building projects, including the Torrens Parade Ground and Training Depot upgrade, Adelaide Convention Centre extensions and the Riverbank Promenade.

In her leisure time, Michelle enjoys travelling, windsurfing and gardening.

Tel:      (08) 8342 4848
Email:   michelle@outhredenglish.com.au

  Nathan J. Farnell
B Des St (Arch); B Ed; Cert IV Ass Work Train

Nathan holds a Bachelor of Design Studies (Architecture) and a Bachelor of Education majoring in Geography and History. His urban planning and design skills uniquely complement his knowledge and experience in demographics, settlement history and the natural environment.

Nathan’s design skills are used in-house for the production of concept and site plans for residential and tourism development, land division, landscape and structure plans.

Nathan is particularly interested in environmentally conscious urban design that seeks to reduce energy consumption, recycle building materials and waste water, and use natural light and ventilation.

Nathan recently returned from overseas, having lived and worked in Indonesia for three years. His interests beyond design and planning include surfing, travel and history.

Tel:      (08) 8342 4848
Email:   nathan@outhredenglish.com.au
   

 

Rachel Outhred
BCA (Music); Grad Dip Ed; Cert IV Ass Work Train; Cert IV Business Admin; Cert II French; MA (International Development); PhD (current)

Rachel has experience as a researcher, educator, development practitioner and advocator for human rights. Rachel has been awarded her Masters in International Development, through the Institute of Public Policy and International Studies at Flinders University. Rachel is furthering her research by completing her PhD through the Women's Studies Department at Flinders University, focusing on gender inequalities, economic development and politics within International Law.

Rachel provides valuable input into the complex issues of gender, macro economics, globalisation and equality, equal opportunity, law, education, cultural awareness and community advocacy in her role as Public Policy Advisor with Outhred English and Associates Pty Ltd. Rachel currently works for Roehampton University in London, UK. In her current role as Curriculum Development Officer at Crucible, Roehampton’s Centre for Teaching Excellence in Human Rights, Social Justice and Citizenship, Rachel works in collaboration with NGO’s developing a range of case studies that explore social justice and human rights using a resource based pedagogy.

Before she joined Roehampton Rachel also tutored Masters level students at Flinders University and tutors and lectures in Health Ethics, focusing on gender inequalities, resource allocation, politics and law.

During 2008 Rachel will be conducting field research in West Africa documenting gender inequalities, brought about through social change and changes in the division of labour arising from imperialism and colonialism in rural Ghana. The research combines ethnographical and participatory action research methodology in order to document and model the emancipation of social norms which legitimise violence against women. In the past Rachel has worked in East Africa and has gained experience with hands on community development and education. Rachel also has experience in assessing international development projects for Non-Government Organisations by researching and comparing social indicators of change and developing research-based reports useful for gaining and/or increasing AUSAID support.

Rachel has a breadth of knowledge in International Development, Gender, International Law, International Politics and Cultural Identity.

Rachel has a keen interest in experiencing new cultures and new places.

Tel:      (08) 8342 4848
Email:   rachel@outhredenglish.com.au
 
 
   
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