Meet Our All-Star Team...
Today, after 25 years in business, our team of over 20 town planners, architects, and local government specialists have helped over 12,689 people navigate council approval. We have a collective 387 years of council approval history.
Our in-house team specializes in helping property and business owners like yourself navigate the approval process from any council.
People say there is no other firm in Australia that has the experience in dealing with local government approvals than we do.
We proudly continue the admirable and worthwhile quest and mission that Max Fragar envisioned when he started our consultancy all those years ago. You will find strength in the depth of our team and confidence in the breadth of our experience.
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Max Fragar
LIFE FELLOW PIA, REGISTERED PLANNER, FOUNDER
Max, the guru and head honcho, is our principal consultant. With over 50 years experience he is a Certified Practicing Planner and is one of Australia’s most experienced town planners.
Colin Fragar
CO-FOUNDER
Colin Fragar is a best selling author, graduate lawyer and experienced property developer.
Tracy Kriesel
OPERATIONS MANAGER
With over a decade of experience in the property world, which includes working for the Australian Property Institute, Tracy has a wealth of knowledge and a love of all things property.
Tom Hutchison
TEAM LEADER / TOWN PLANNER
Tom has a vivid and logical understanding of the town planning rules associated with NSW planning law. He has a wealth of knowledge and adds phenomenal value to all projects he works on.
Giuseppe Calabrese
SENIOR ARCHITECT
Giuseppe is a registered architect in NSW with international experience. An award winner with a wide range of experience in all developments due to having worked previously for boutique firms and several major award winning firms across Sydney CBD. His in depth knowledge and experience with Council makes the approval process fast efficient and reliable.
Johny Hession
DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES MANAGER
Johny is overly generous about sharing his over 30 years experience of planning wisdom. His in the field experience, coupled with his motivation to debunk any town planning challenge and create a better world for clients, is to be awarded.
Anthony Potts
STATE MANAGER - CONSULTANT SERVICES
Anthony’s enterprise is fuelled by his motivation to debunk any town planning challenge. Creating a better world for his clients is his inspiration.
Tania Van Dyk
TOWN PLANNER
Tania has worked in local government as a town planner for over 20 years in three countries. Her breadth of experience in assessment of development applications makes her a key asset to our consultancy and your team.
Jane Kerr
TOWN PLANNER
Jane is a fully qualified town planner with over 18 years planning experience having worked at the local and state government levels in statutory, strategic, planning policy and research, planning law and heritage planning, in three states including New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria.
Anthony Peters
TOWN PLANNER
Anthony is a team player, someone we’re glad to have on our team, and certainly someone you’d want on yours. His 20 years of planning experience will attest to his willingness and ability to go the extra mile for his clients to get some pretty high flying results.
Betsy Jackson
TOWN PLANNER
Betsy’s expert property experience and skills in this field are legendary. Betsy is zealous about helping people through the labyrinth of planning processes to achieve their property and business aspirations.
Elise Short
TOWN PLANNER
Elise is a town planner with over 10 years’ experience in local government and can help you navigate the planning puzzles that property and business development in NSW can face. She is passionate about achieving positive outcomes and is always seeking to learn new tips and tricks for your benefit.
Ken Gerschler
TOWN PLANNER
Ken is a highly experienced town planner having worked for small, medium and large local government entities in Australia and the United States spanning the breadth of the profession including strategic planning, development planning and social planning. You will find Ken to be friendly, helpful and knowledgeable as he works pragmatically to bring your development dream to fruition.
Emma McCallum
ON-BOARDING CONSULTANT
Emma has a wealth of experience globally in dealing with valuable clients from all walks of life. She understands the value of listening and takes great pride in using her skills to achieve great results for her clients. Her empathetic nature has become an asset to the company.
Narelle Hewit
ON-BOARDING CONSULTANT
Narelle takes great pride and satisfaction in helping people take the first step in uncovering their property's potential. She believes understanding the reason why the project is so important to the client then enables their best interests to be at the heart of what we do.
