T Issues Consultancy

The following projects have been conducted by T Issues Consultancy Commercial in confidence reports/programs from all of these projects are available if required. Project Managers for each project would be happy to provide feedback about the quality of the work, if required.

NSW Office of Water: The Water for Life Advancing Leaders Program

Undertook the Leadership Development aspect of this project. This involved mentoring eighteen local government emerging leaders – administering and communicating the results of a 360 Review Tool and a Myers Briggs assessments for each participants, coaching, training and ongoing support – provision of learning materials about aspects of leadership.

Project Manager: Reid McNamara, Sarah Reid
Office of Water [then Department of Water and Energy]

Department of Environment Climate Change and Water: Let’s Clear the Air Kit

Development of this kit with Kerry Hides Pearson from TerraCordis. This kit was substantially edited by DECCW prior to release as all air quality and health references were removed.

Project Manager: Janice Bagot and Geoff Young
Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water

Department of Environment Climate Change and Water: Environmental Sustainability Action Planning Guidelines and Framework

Project in progress early 2010. Development of Guidelines, Template and Programming Tool to assist councils to develop environmental action plans as a part of their Delivery Program.

Project Manager: Colleen Wong
Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water

Sydney Catchment Authority: Development Assessment Education Program

This 12 month project was conducted by the TKG consortium [Phil Smith Tim Fitzroy and Grahame Collier] for the SCA The Development Assessment Training Program is the first stage in a comprehensive education strategy to facilitate the implementation of the R.E.P. The strategy has been developed to assist with the introduction of Sustaining the Catchments, the regional plan for drinking water catchments of Sydney and adjacent regional centres and it is comprised of training for local councils, state agencies and key consultants.

The project delivered over 20 strategic workshops with local government staff. It was evaluated by the consortium against an outcomes hierarchy and some major findings were:

93 % (14/15) of councils targeted by the SCA were involved in this program. Most of these councils were heavily involved in all aspects of Part 4 and Part 5 training.

All councils, where there is a significant level of overlap with the SCA region, namely Palerang, Goulburn Mulwaree, Upper Lachlan, Oberon, Blue Mountains, Wollondilly, Shoalhaven and Lithgow were fully involved in the project.

A restricted but appropriate level of involvement was gained from other councils where the area of overlap was limited.

The Development Assessment Training program has improved links between the SCA and constituent councils and consultants working within the SCA region.

Sydney Catchment Authority: Never Enter a Special Area - Compliance Program for the Metropolitan Special Area, Appin

Development of an education/compliance program to inform people about not entering a special area.

Project Manager: Stephen Waite
Education Manager
Sydney Catchment Authority

NSW Department of Environment and Conservation [DEC]: Illegal Dumping and Deterrence Grants Program Review and Case Studies:

A review, development of project report and case studies on the Illegal Dumping and Deterrence Grants Program. This project involved a formal report to the DEC, the development of a public reporting document and eight case studies of activity under the program. It was conducted with Fil Cerone for Impact Environmental.

Project Manager: Layla McNeil
Senior Project Officer
NSW Department of Environment and Conservation

Municipal Association of Victoria [MAV]
Smart Septic Solutions: Development of an education kit about septic management . This kit is aimed at local government and provides a comprehensive set of education material and information about how to use it and evaluate it.

Project Manager: Nathaniel Muller
Project Officer [for the bulk of the project]
Municipal Association of Victoria

Project Manager Nina Keith
Project Officer [at the end of the project]
Municipal Association of Victoria

Goulburn Mulwaree Council: Water Quality Education Framework:

A project conducted for the Sydney Catchment Authority for the Goulburn Mulwaree Shire Council. This project provided a strategic framework to the Council in the implementation of a comprehensive education program to be used to assist the community manage the extraction of water from the river back into the town’s drinking water.

Project Manager: Stacey Fraser
Education Officer
Sydney Catchment Authority

Project Manager: Stephen Waite
Education Manager
Sydney Catchment Authority

Australian Water Association:

Research into Water Education and Development of Strategic Plan for Water Education for the AWA. Also development of 1 day workshop about how to design and deliver community education for the AWA, held in conjunction with the Water Education Conference in January 2004.

Project Manager: Ian Jarman
Chief Operations Officer
Australian Water Association

Sydney Catchment Authority [SCA]:

Development and implementation of SCA Education Strategy. Training of SCA staff in environmental education [about water] service delivery. Development of Education program options for Warragamba Dam. Ongoing. Contracted by the SCA to develop the NSW Water Education Plan and to facilitate a workshop with key stakeholders in early 2005.

Project Managers: Alison White [Manager Communications] and
Stephen Waite [Education Manager]

Yarra Valley Water

Learn it Live it School Education package. Teacher professional development workshop to implement the kit.

Project Manager: Roberta Styles Wood
Program Manager
Yarra Valley Water

Broken Hill City Council: Stormwater Education Program

Development of Community Education Program on Stormwater [ongoing in partnership with Elton Consulting].

Project Manager Peter Oldsen
Environment Manager
Broken Hill City Council

Testimonials

Thank you for sending through the final report, I’ve just finished reading it and found it a really interesting read, especially the individual reports regarding the learning plans- I think those results really reflect what we noticed with individual participants too. In addition, the report also demonstrated to me the value you have added to the program through your experience and individual coaching and mentoring- so thank you for the outstanding job you’ve done over these past 9 months, it definitely wouldn't have been the program it was, and or, achieved the results it has without you! Sarah Reid

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Very good at chasing down hard to get information. Very persistent yet professional in delivering results. Solid communication and interpersonal skills. Layla McNeil

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Extremely well suited to the task, providing a service above and beyond what was expected. Grahame has provided the MAV with a fantastic, comprehensive education program that will significantly improve local government’s ability to influence people’s behaviour. Nathaniel Muller

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Provided the MAV with a useful product, which will be invaluable in helping to build the capacity of Victorian councils .A committed and passionate exponent of education to improve environmental management. Nina Keith

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Efficient and quick. Flexibility according to client’s needs and circumstances. Ability and willingness to understand local political issues and adapt accordingly. Stacey Fraser

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Ability to pick up nuance of political context. Stephen Waite

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The overall professionalism and adaptability of T Issues exceeded expectations. AWA achieved its desired outcomes from both a project management…and strategic development perspective. Ian Jarman

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Expert level of knowledge of environmental education. Alison White [Manager Communications] Stephen Waite [Education Manager]

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Feedback from participants showed Grahame’s style and enthusiasm was well received. He created a day that flowed well was jam packed with participation and oozed enthusiasm from the facilitator and participants alike. Roberta Styles Wood