Alexandra Faure M海角社区 | VIC
Alexandra Faure is an impressive young planner who has already made an outstanding contribution to the planning profession. As a student planner at Tract Consultants, Alexandra was involved in the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning’s Smart Planning program. Her work on modernising Planning Schemes by translating Local Planning Policy Frameworks into the new Planning Policy Framework, was highly valued by the Department and councils she worked with, including Murrindindi which was the first Planning Policy Framework translation gazetted in Victoria.
Driven by a strong conviction that the planning and development industry must play its part in the transition to a safe climate and sustainable future, the judges were impressed by Alexandra’s leadership and commitment to achieve this goal. As a co-founder of Planners Declare, Alexandra facilitated a workshop delivered as part of Melbourne Design Week - ‘Beyond Declarations of Intent – Town Planning as a Tool for Climate Action’.
Alexandra leads Tract’s sustainability planning work and has made a positive contribution to the wider industry as a member of the organising committee for the Sustainable Living Festival. Alexandra offered ‘pro-bono’ assistance to obtain a permit for a 500-person ‘place of assembly’ music festival with a sustainable ethos, held in Gippsland.
Having been mentored by others early in her career, Alexandra has keenly reciprocated and mentored planners within her organisation, Women’s Planning Network and Planners Declare. It is evident that Alexandra is making an exceptional contribution to the planning profession and she is a very worthy recipient of this commendation.