About us
The Public Land Consultancy
Our Values.We believe in...
Environmental Sustainability
The development and use of public land must not jeopardise its values for future generations
The Public Interest
The planning and management of public land must ultimately be in the best public interest
Sound Governance
The governance of public land must reflect and respect community views, standards and expectations
Learning & Teaching
Professionals who work in areas related to public land should pass on their knowledge and experience
Principal
David Gabriel-Jones established The Public Land Consultancy in 2000.
David’s knowledge of public land governance in Victoria derives from 18 years’ experience in the Department of Sustainability and Environment, its predecessors and related agencies.
He holds qualifications in Civil Engineering and a Masters degree in Public Policy.
Associates
Grant Arnold joins us from DSE, where he has been managing that Department’s statutory and strategic input into Victoria’s land use planning system. Earlier, Grant was Director of Agriculture Policy with Department of Primary Industries (DPI). His experience and skills in environmental, natural resource, public land and agriculture policy will add value to the services we provide for local government and statutory authorities.
Contact Grant at grant@publicland.com.au
Richard O’Byrne comes to us from Parks Victoria, where he managed the Bays and Maritime Division. For the past four years he has been a member of the Central Coastal Board. Richard’s extensive expertise in coastal planning and management will be invaluable for our many coastal clients. Richard will be developing and presenting our new training course Managing Volunteers and Grants.
Contact Richard at richard@publicland.com.au
Guest Course Presenters
Michael Beasley LLB (Monash), B Econ (Monash)
Michael has 28 years’ experience as a lawyer specialising in risk-related law
Astrid Di Carlo
Senior Associate
Russell Kennedy, Lawyers
Karen Hayes
Coordinator Council Property
Property Manager, City of Yarra
David Mitchell PhD, BAppSc, Licensed Surveyor
David is the Director of the Land Centre at RMIT University
Tom Vasilpoulos LLB, M App Sc, Grad Dip Building Surveying
A Melbourne barrister with extensive experience as a municipal Building Surveyor and Building Inspector
Andrew Walker
Environmentally Accredited Specialist at the Victorian Bar
Previously Corporate Counsel, City of Melbourne
David Yarrow BSc, LLB, LLM, MSc
A barrister with extensive experience in the law relating to Indigenous Australians