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Michael Purves MPIA | President

Town Planning Solutions

24 years ago, it seemed that planning was like architecture at the macro scale and the range of the profession allowed a complete change of jobs without having to retrain. Those expectations proved correct and planning is one of the few jobs where you still get to be the generalist who works across a range of professions and communities in both strategic and statutory work.

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Sandra Hogue RPIA (Fellow) | Vice President

Infrastructure Tasmania

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Darshini Bangaru MPIA

City of Glenorchy

I am Darshini Bangaru originally from Chennai, India. I initially completed my degree in Architecture and practised for a short period before pursuing Urban Planning as a career. I moved to Australia 7 years ago to do my postgraduate studies in Urbanism (Urban and Regional Planning) at the University of Sydney. I lived in Sydney for a few years and worked with a private planning consultancy before moving down to Hobart in 2019. Being a lover of the outdoors, it was love at first sight with beautiful Tassie! I currently work as a Senior Planner at the Kingborough Council. When I am not at work you will find me hiking mountains, camping, road-tripping and exploring Tasmania, or around Hobart doing yoga, reading a book at a local beach or socializing with friends.
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Julia Bell MPIA

Urbis

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Jason Byrne MPIA (Fellow)

University of Tasmania

I decided to become a planner to make a positive impact on the world. I loved geography at school and I can still remember looking through the careers handbook for jobs that geographers can do. Planner was listed and when I looked it up, I went - yes, that's me! I worked as a planner with the state government in WA for nearly 10 years, before deciding to do my PhD so I could contribute to evidence-based decision-making..
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Daryl Connelly PIA (Assoc.)

Central Coast Council

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Claire Fawdry MPIA

Mesh Planning

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Emily Killin MPIA

Mesh Planning

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Emma Little MPIA

University of Tasmania

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Iain More MPIA

City of Launceston

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Lucas Paterno RPIA

Pitt & Sherry

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Bunfu Yu MPIA

Entura

.I enjoy being part of change, no matter at what scale. I was curious about what it takes to make a city, a city, and fascinated about built form and how it can characterise a place. Admittedly I enrolled in the degree without really knowing what and where I would/could be at the end of it. Looking back though, I’m glad I took the plunge. It’s been a wild ride!

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Emma Riley RPIA (Fellow) | National Board Director

ERA Planning & Environment

Emma Riley is the Director and Principal Planner at ERA Planning, a planning and environmental services consulting firm providing services in land use, tourism and recreational planning, environmental management and impact assessment in Tasmania.

Emma started ERA Planning in early 2012, after leading the preparation of the Southern Tasmania Regional Land Use Strategy through the Southern Tasmanian Councils Authority, the first strategic planning project at a regional and metropolitan level for Tasmania in over 25 years. Emma currently works on a wide range of commissions from in house planning assistance to local government, expert evidence and planning scheme amendments through to strategic master plans and large scale reform projects.

Emma has been a practicing planner in Tasmania for over 18 years and during that time has worked across both the local and state public sectors and in private practice. Emma most recently was also working for the Tasmanian Government 2 days a week as Executive Chair of the Tasmanian Planning Reform Taskforce and was also President of the Planning Institute of Australia Tasmanian Division from 2006 to 2010. She is also a member of the course advisory committee for the University of Tasmania.

Poppy Scharkie PIA (Assoc.) | Women's Planning Network Convenor

Ireneinc Planning and Urban Design

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Apurva Bora PIA (Assoc.) | Young Planners Convenor

City of Hobart

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