How AI is reshaping Olympic city infrastructure and operational planning Living in Brisbane at the moment, it is difficult to avoid the growing conversation around the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Every week seems to bring another discussion around venues,…
What recent Olympic host cities reveal about governance, coordination and leadership under pressure As Brisbane moves deeper into preparation for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the focus understandably remains on venues, transport, investment and delivery timelines. But history shows…
What Beijing 2022 revealed about leadership under pressure and operational certainty. I remember watching footage from Beijing during the opening days of the 2022 Winter Olympics and thinking how controlled everything looked on the surface. The transport moved with precision.…
In the high-stakes world of project management, even the smallest overlooked detail can snowball into a crisis that jeopardises an entire project. Whether it’s an unexpected risk that halts progress, a faulty assumption that skews the plan, or a critical…
In childcare capital works governance, delays are rarely caused by what is happening on site. More often, they begin in approval rooms, where decisions are nearly made but not quite carried through. What looks like diligence on paper can quietly…
Understand what regulators look for, how assessments work, and what owners must do to stay ahead. Mid-morning on a Tuesday, my phone rang. It was a centre manager from one of the sites in a capital works program I was…
How the Design Brief Became the Most Expensive Document in Childcare Capital Works The most expensive mistake in childcare capital works is usually made before an architect sketches a floor plan. It happens in the first workshop. A board signs…
Navigating the Complexities of the Local Market – LuLu Expanding into Australia The recent, highly-publicised invitation from the Prime Minister confirms it: the prospect of LuLu expanding into Australia feels like the market is entering a new phase. Australia has…