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Expertise

Wendy is a Partner in the Property, Planning and Development Team, with specialist skills in planning, environment and infrastructure law. Prior to her admission as a solicitor, Wendy practiced as a qualified town planner, bringing valuable interdisciplinary insight to her legal work.

She is a Fellow of the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA), currently serving as the Queensland Board Director and National Vice President of the institute. Wendy is recognised for her ability to deliver exceptional planning outcomes through a strategic application of the law, grounded in her professional identity as a town planner.

Publications

21 July 2025 - Knowledge

New social impact and community benefit requirements begin for large-scale wind and solar development

#Renewable Energy, #Local Government

Local governments and renewable energy developers must ensure they understand and comply with the new social impact and community benefit requirements when dealing with new or pre-existing development applications for large-scale wind and solar projects.

09 July 2025 - Knowledge

Changes to the infrastructure provisions in the Planning Act 2016 effective from 30 June 2025

#Property, Planning & Development

We provide a short summary of the three key changes to some of the infrastructure provisions in the Planning Act 2016, brought about by the commencement of Chapter 4C of the Planning (Social Impact and Community Benefit) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2025 on 30 June 2025.

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