Neil Simson (Guest Speaker) Topic: Mapping and Town Planning

Presenter Background:

Neil Simson is a Town Planner. He started his career as a consulting Town Planner to the mid-1990s, before working as the Town Planner for Beaudesert Shire until the late 2000s, then moving onto a far larger local government area (population and urbanisation wise), in Logan City and worked there until 2017. Neil was the chief drafter of Beaudesert Shire’s planning scheme (2007) and he was heavily involved in the drafting of Logan City’s planning scheme (2015).

Topic Overview:

⦁ History of Town Planning in Logan City

⦁ Issues in Modern Mapping for Town Planners

⦁ What Mapping Tools are Displayed to the Public

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