Christine Doan
The Malanda North site is owned by long time Tablelands resident Christine Doan. A devoted, innovative & accomplished horsewoman and Australian Olympian, Christine is also well known in the Far North for her community activism and energetic commitment to preserving the Tablelands’ amazing natural environment. She donated part of her land at Malanda North to help draw the much needed Ozcare aged care facility to town. Christine's biggest challenge is to make sustainable property development an economic reality. Christine immigrated to Australia from North America 40 years ago. She is proud to call herself an Aussie and Tablelander.
Su Groome
Su Groome is an architect, planner and sustainability consultant who has been working in North Queensland for 17 years. She is passionate about buildings and places that work well in our climate and environment, and feel good to be in. Su has been responsible for development of the Concepts Report and masterplan.
Michael Lawrence
Michael Lawrence (CPA) of Inspire Business Consulting has a background in Commercial Lending, Finance and business growth and development. He is responsible for maintaining the commercial focus of the project whilst ensuring it incorporates the best of the wider opportunities and synergies that it attracts.
Michael was nominated for 2010 Australia Day Award in the Development of Commerce & Industry category.
Stewart Christie
Stewart became the CEO of Advance Cairns in June 2011, following a long association with Arup in Cairns, a global design, engineering and business consulting company.
He has lived in Cairns since 2001 and has previously worked in Brisbane, Singapore, Malaysia and the UK.
He has over 18 years experience which includes management consulting, project management, engineering design and construction management and has a strong interest and knowledge in sustainable development.
Stewart has considerable experience in the planning and management of large and complex building and infrastructure projects.
Anita Egginton
Anita Egginton is a social & community planning practitioner, who lives and works out of Far North Queensland. Anita started her ‘professional life’ in the 1980s as a youth and community development worker, operating in a range of government and community organisations before moving into the social and community planning arena, when she completed a Master of urban & regional planning in the late 1990s.
These days Anita is fortunate enough to work for herself, helping out a wide range of people and groups across the state (and Northern Territory) with their strategic planning & evaluation, social research, community engagement, policy & service development needs.
This good fortune includes involvement in the research and development of the Malanda North concept, where she has been responsible for promoting and providing advice on the social sustainability and community planning elements of the project.
Kasmin Brotherton
Kasmin Brotherton has recently joined the Malanda North team in an administrative capacity. Raised in Chillagoe, her upbringing has given her a love of family, music, nature and the simple life. Kasmin is based in her favourite part of the world and enjoys the area and people too much to call it anything other than a lifestyle. She believes strongly in supporting her community and often volunteers her time for committees who promote, support or enhance the region.
