Meet Our Opening Speakers

Day 1: OPENING SPEAKER


Matthew Reeves

Matthew Reeves is a District Officer with the NSW Rural Fire Service, based in the Illawarra District. With over 30-years experience in the NSW RFS, Matthew has a broad range of operational experience having been involved in major incidents as both a firefighter and an incident manager throughout Australia and North America. Recent bush fires to which Matthew has deployed include Tathra, Northern NSW, Mid Coast and the Gospers Mountain mega fire in the Hawkesbury.  

Join us for Matthew's presentation on Day 1: Unprecedented

Day 2: Life Framework practical session



Kym Witney-Soanes

Charles Sturt University 

Ed Maher

Charles Sturt University 



Kym has previously worked in a diversity of positions as a project manager, evaluator, researcher and natural resource management professional in Wagga Wagga, South Coast WA, the Western District of Victoria and the Queensland section of the Murray-Darling Basin. She believes in the power of connecting people to create change.
Ed is proud to be associated with Australia’s first certified Carbon Neutral University and is currently tasked with leading the organisation’s 2030 Clean Energy Strategy.

Kym and Ed will lead you through a practical session that will examine Charles Sturt’s interpretation and implementation of the Index.  This involves a taste of the participatory workshop experience implemented on a six monthly basis across the university. 

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Meet Our Session Speakers

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Michael Snow

RMIT University

Niall Blair 

Charles Sturt University 

Geoff Dennis

Queensland University of Technology

Daan Schiebaan

University of Newcastle

Dan Hilson

Evenergi

Sophie Hutchinson

ADP Consulting

Kimberley Wilkinson

La Trobe University

Sam Smith

Deakin University 

David Keenan

CBRE

Jodi Evans

University of Wollongong

Alex Kennedy

University of Melbourne

Jeff Robinson

Aurecon

Leah Knapp

Murdoch University

David Wilson

Australian National University

Craig McLauchlan

University of Wollongong

Benjamine Duncan

University of Technology Sydney

About TEFMA

The members of the Tertiary Education Facilities Management Association Inc (TEFMA) provide vital strategic and operational infrastructure and services in support of tertiary education in the Australasian region. Drawing on the support and activities provided by TEFMA, our members add real value enhancing the teaching, learning, research and community service outcomes of their institutions.


Contact Us

Bree Blackwell
Workshop Manager
Leishman Associates

Local Organising Committee

Kathleen Packer, University of Wollongong
David Low, University of Wollongong
Daan Schiebaan, University of Newcastle
Ed Maher, Charles Sturt University
John Sullivan, Australian National University 
Martin Ayres, University of Sydney
Mhairi Donohoe, Swinburne University of Technology
Nicole Marchhart, University of Sydney
Wayne Millar, Charles Sturt University