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Industry lunch with Infrastructure Australia and TMR
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Thursday, 8 October
12pm-2:30pm
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Brisbane City Hall | Ithica Auditorium |
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Join Transport Australia to hear directly from Infrastructure Australia and Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads about freight delivery and productivity priorities across Queensland.
Keynote addresses will be delivered by:
• Dr Gillian Miles AM, Commissioner, Infrastructure Australia
• Andrew Mahon, Deputy Director-General, Policy, Planning and Investment, TMR
They will provide national and state perspectives on Queensland’s freight priorities, emerging opportunities and the practical work needed to support delivery.
Dr Miles will then join Sean Collingwood, Executive Director, Governance, Freight and Partnerships, TMR, for an industry discussion covering investment, innovation, network resilience and the partnerships needed across government and industry.
For freight operators, infrastructure owners, planners, delivery partners and professional services firms, this is an opportunity to hear about the priorities, challenges and opportunities shaping Queensland’s freight network.
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Open for partnership - contact rebecca.baker@transportaustralia.org.au |
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OUR SPEAKER |
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Dr Gillian Miles AM: Commissioner, Infrastructure Australia
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The Australian Government has appointed Dr Gillian Miles as a Commissioner of Infrastructure Australia for a five-year term.
Dr Miles joins Infrastructure Australia with more than 30 years of experience working across all levels of government, including as the Chief Executive Officer and Commissioner of the National Transport Commission and was appointed to the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator Board in October 2024. Dr Miles has also held senior executive roles in the Victorian public service, including as Head of Transport for Victoria. She currently serves as the Independent Chair of the Australian Rail Industry Standards Organisation, and as the Board Chair of the Chisholm Institute of TAFE.
Dr Miles was also instrumental in establishing the National Women in Transport network, which is a partnership between the NTC, Infrastructure Australia, and the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and The Arts.
In 2026, she was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM), recognising her significant service to the transport and infrastructure sectors. |
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OUR SPEAKER |
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Andrew Mahon: Deputy Director-General, Policy, Planning and Investment, Department of Transport and Main Roads
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Andrew has over twenty four years’ experience in transport delivering in strategic policy, regulation, Infrastructure and planning. Andrew’s responsibility is to ensure investment across road, rail and public transport, active transport, and freight networks is balanced and part of a single integrated transport network as part of the $41.7 billion program. Andrew also leads the departments policy agenda and manages the safe and efficient access to land and maritime transport networks in Queensland. |
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PANEL |
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Sean Collingwood: Executive Director (Governance, Freight and Partnerships), Department of Transport and Main Roads
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Sean Collingwood is the Executive Director at the Department of Transport and Main Roads responsible for multi-modal, strategic freight planning and freight industry partnerships. A key part of his role is leading industry engagement, and the development and implementation of policies and strategies relating to Queensland’s ports and the rail, road, marine and air freight transport systems.
Sean is a qualified town planner with 19 years’ experience in land use and infrastructure planning, and over the last five years has specialised in planning and business case development for state and regionally significant rail infrastructure amongst other network priorities. He is a strong advocate for industry and government partnerships, and building alliances with key stakeholders to support the delivery of joint outcomes.
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Annual lunch series on sale
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Join members, government, partners and sector leaders across Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Auckland and Hobart for the transport industry’s unofficial end-of-year gathering. |
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