The Shovel

In this episode, Matthew Mackey talks with Ross Elliott, Director of Suburban Futures & Chair of the Better Suburbs Initiative, about the Queensland economy and how better suburbs could make Brisbane more resilient.

In this episode, Lisa Nixon speaks with Matthew Beasley from Dexus about his experience of delivering one of the largest city shaping projects in Brisbane and how Waterfront Brisbane will impact the future of the CBD.

In this episode, Finbar McLaughlin chats with Kirsti Simpson on the changing demands on commercial properties, and what the future holds for our wonderful city.

In this episode, Matthew Mackey talks with Dr Mike Gillen, Industry Director at AECOM and President of the Committee for Brisbane, about his perspectives on the growth of our city, and how the future of the city is shaping up amidst the COVID recovery response and legacy benefits of hosting the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics.

In our last episode for this season, Lisa Nixon chats with Kristan Conlon a real estate lawyer at McCullough Robertson about the change in how we focus our work and lives post COVID and therefore how our use of property will change.

In this episode, Matthew Mackey talks to Liza Valks from Ethos Urban about the how we can make Brisbane a far more liveable and healthy city and what we should be doing now to make this a reality.

In this episode, Lisa Nixon speaks with Peter Edwards of Archipelago about this vision for the future of our city, what lessons can we learn from past mistakes, and whether the current pandemic creates an opportunity for real positive and lasting change for our built environment.

In this episode, Lisa Nixon talks to Priscilla Radice from Infrastructure Association of Queensland Inc (IAQ) about how the pandemic has impacted the industry and the economy, how infrastructure investment is the key to long term recovery, and how infrastructure assets provide the keys to our future growth.

In this episode, Matthew Mackey talks to Barton Green from The Committee for Brisbane digging into the Committee for Brisbane agenda and how a City Deal could greatly assist Brisbane’s future growth.

In this episode, Lisa Nixon talks to Adam Beck from Smart Cities Council ANZ about what a Brisbane Smart City could look like and the benefits that it will bring for the average person.

In this episode, Matthew Mackey chats with Jon Davies from Australia Constructors Association how the industry has been impacted by COVID-19 and how we can use this as an accelerator for positive change.

In this episode, Lisa Nixon talks to Scott Smith from Council of Mayors (SEQ) about how an Olympics Bid and / or Fast Rail will positively impact the SEQ region and Brisbane in particular.

In our first episode, Matthew Mackey talks to Matthew Gross from The National Property Research Co about the economy, how it has been impacted by the pandemic, what we can learn from it, and what the future holds for Brisbane.