placegov
leaving community in a better place
We provide expert placemaking and government advisory services to Councils, government and not for profit organizations, tailored to your needs and budget.
About placegov
Placegov has a passion for two complimentary agendas, firstly creating great public places for people through place led approaches to placemaking and secondly, by enabling Councils, Government and their partners to actively engage with the local community to build community capacity, provide enabling services and deliver great place governance.
To assist our clients in achieving these agendas we offer boutique placemaking and government advisory services with one purpose in mind - leaving community in a better place
Principal
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BSc, Grad Dip HRM, MBA
Over 18 years’ experience as a CEO in State and Local Government.
Worked as a senior executive across all 3 levels of government in Australia.
Experienced consultant working with State and Local governments and not for profits across Australia, New Zealand and internationally.
Experienced key note speaker and globally recognised for his expertise in placemaking, place governance & strategic planning
Ten years experience teaching strategy, leadership & change management at MBA level.
Current Chair PlacemakingX
Current President of The Place Institute
Our networks and partnerships
Our Placemaking Advisory Services
City Placemaking Strategies
Examples of Previous Work
Work with the City of Greater Dandenong in Victoria to develop a place based plan for the city and providing training to Councillors and senior managers.
Developed and implemented a city wide 3-year placemaking strategy for the City of Adelaide
Worked with the Mayor, Council, staff and local community to develop and implemented a city-wide placemaking strategy as part of the new Council Plan for the City of Palmerston North, NZ.
Worked with Fremantle BID to develop a placemaking plan for central Fremantle, WA.
Placemaking plan and staff training for Mount Gambier Council .
Place Audits, Place Plans & Activation Programs
Examples of Previous Work
Developed and implemented the first large scale activation program in Australia: Splash Adelaide.
Developed and implemented a large-scale activation program “Unleash Palmy in Palmerston North, NZ.
Developed and implemented place audits and plans in several cities including Adelaide, Mount Gambier, Melbourne, Freemantle, Palmerston North, Christchurch, and various other cities across New Zealand.
Established the Port Phillip Live Love Local and parklet programs to aid in post pandemic economic recovery.
Place Based Engagement & Partnerships
Examples of Previous Work
Business Improvement District development, Singapore.
Facilitating and implementing Placemaking partnerships with Business Trader Associations in Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Newcastle, Fremantle.
Working with landlords and businesses to establish new and temporary tenancy programs in Adelaide and Melbourne.
Implementing place-based community engagement in Adelaide, Melbourne & several cities in New Zealand
Working with the Victorian State Government to trial innovative approaches to place based engagement using augmented reality in Fishermans Bend.
Our Council, Government and NGO Advisory Services
Business Planning
Strategy Development
Examples of Previous Work
Working with the Mayor, Council, CEO and Executive Team to facilitate new Council Plan development in Adelaide, Melbourne and Palmerston North.
Working with NZ Treasury to develop and implement strategies for Community Housing Transfer and the Auckland Housing strategy.
Reviewing and developing innovative approaches to Community Engagement using a place-based approach.
Facilitating the new strategic Plan for St Vincent De Paul, South Australia
Organisational Renewal Strategy Development
Examples of Previous Work
Organisational architecture health check and development and implementation of a 2-year organisational change program for Townsville City Council to improve customer, employee and community experience, improve transparency and deliver efficiencies.
Working with the Executive and senior
management teams of Adelaide, Port Phillip
and Darebin Council’s to develop and
implement 4-year
Organisational Strategies including
establishing change management, program
and project governance to ensure outcomes were achieved.
Implementing improved approaches to
operational risk and internal audit management through our innovative “waterline” approach to identifying and managing major organisational risks.
Mayor, Councillor, Executive Leadership Development
Examples of Previous Work
10 years’ experience running leadership training for MBA students in Singapore and Hong Kong.
Extensive experience working with Boards, Councils and Senior Executive teams to develop shared values, behaviours and team dynamics.
Developing and implementing Leadership capability frameworks to inform Executive development.
Individual coaching and mentoring for Mayor’s, Councillors and senior executives to identify and work together on development goals.
We offer independent advisory services for Councils on enabling CEO performance management processes that enable CEO’s to perform at the highest level.
Want to know more
If you would like to know more about any of the above services or get more details on previous projects and the unique tools, frameworks and experience that we would use to assist you and your organisation, please reach out to us we would love to shout you a coffee to discuss how we can help to leave you and your community in a better place.
Email: peter@placegov.com
