Wendy is a Landscape Architect with over 27 years’ professional experience, specialising in landscape planning and project management. Wendy enjoys the challenge of project management and landscape planning for major infrastructure projects, combining strong analytical and organisation skills with a collaborative approach to drive successful outcomes. She has led a large number of high profile landscape planning and design projects for major infrastructure across Australia and the UK. 

Her experience encompasses:

• Transportation infrastructure (rail, road, port and airport)
• Energy (windfarms, solar, transmission and Liquefied Natural Gas)
• Water (including flood mitigation)
• Mining (coal, aggregates and metalliferous mines)
• Urban expansion projects (subdivisions, sewage, industrial)

Many of these projects addressed the careful integration of infrastructure into environments sensitive on account of their biodiversity, heritage or visual values.

Key areas of Wendy’s technical capability include:

• Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA)
• Landscape Character Assessment (LCA)
• Landscape Policy and Strategy Advice
• Strategic land use planning
• Transport Route selection
• Development applications
• Expert Witness appearances

Since joining LatStudios key projects have included:

• Kingsford Smith Drive Upgrade - Project Manager
• Inter-Urban Break Outdoor Recreation Plan
• Toowoomba Regional Council Landscape & Urban Character Assessment
• Toowoomba Regional Council Scenic Amenity
• Inland Rail Project LVIA, Qld/NSW
• Aldoga Solar Farm LVIA
• Coopers Gap Wind Farm Stage 1 and 2 LVIA
• Banana Range Wind Farm LVIA
• Dulacca Wind Farm LVIA
• Rockhampton Ring Road Preliminary Evaluation and Business Case Landscape Assessment
• Rockhampton Northern Access Road Visual Assessment
• Arrow Gladstone Gas Hub VALA, Gladstone
• Burleigh Heads and Tugun Character Studies, City of Gold Coast

Whilst employed by others, she completed several projects of note including:

• TrackStar Alliance Rail Projects (various) – Landscape and Urban Design Team Leader
• Brisbane Bus and Train Project LVIA, Brisbane
• Arrow Energy Surat Gas Project LVIA, Queensland
• Petrie to Kippa Ring Multi-Modal Corridor Study, Moreton Bay