New appointments made within Planning and Land Use Services

Three new senior appointments have been made within Planning and Land Use Services (PLUS). This month, Bradley Slape will commence as our 23rd Surveyor-General of South Australia and Greg Van Gaans commences in the position of Director, Land and Built Environment. In April, Margaret Smith will commence as Director, State Assessment.

Bradley has had an extensive career in both the private and public sectors and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the position of Surveyor-General. He has a strong focus on cadastral integrity and regulatory compliance and as the South Australian representative on the National Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying & Mapping (ICSM) he is involved in several national reform programs. Over the past 9 years, Bradley has worked alongside the previous Surveyor-General, Michael Burdett, to ensure that the Office of the Surveyor-General and related industries remain contemporary.

Greg is a Geospatial and Cloud specialist whose career has included positions in private industry, as a lecturer at The University of Adelaide and most recently, as Manager of Enterprise Platforms at the Department for Transport (DIT). Greg’s significant contribution to the Geospatial Industry in South Australia was recognised with an ‘SA Professional of the Year’ award at the Asia Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards (APSEA) in 2017 which then gained international recognition for DIT at the Geospatial World Excellence Award in Amsterdam.

Margaret hails from Western Australia and has extensive knowledge of town planning legislation and processes. In her current position as Director, State Development Assessment for the Department of Land, Planning and Heritage, she has streamlined assessment and determined significant development proposals in the Perth metropolitan area and across Western Australia. Prior to this position Margaret worked for the City of Perth as Manager of Development Approvals, a role to which she bought a strong customer service focus.

Welcome Greg and Margaret, and congratulations Bradley.

Robert Kleeman is acting as Director, State Assessment until April, and Brett Steiner is acting as Director, Growth Management while recruitment for this position occurs.