OUR PEOPLE

Joe has over 30 years’ experience as a town planner with previous roles within Local and State Government and now 2 decades as a consultant and Director. He has developed a reputation as the “troubleshooter” of difficult or troublesome planning applications that are yet to be determined or where processing has stalled.

He is well-known for his appearances at the State Administrative Tribunal in representation, mediation or expert witness roles for over 350 matters.

Privately, Joe is an avid musician who enjoys family life with his 3 young daughters and also maintains on-going interests in his family’s farming enterprises and new Resource Recovery (recycling) project.

Ben joined Altus Planning in November 2012. With over 11 years of experience as a qualified town planner, Ben has successfully managed complex commercial, industrial, mixed use, rural, and residential developments, as well as subdivisions.

His expertise extends to preparing structure plans, scheme amendments, and conducting development assessments both on behalf of applicants and local governments.

Additionally, Ben has experience providing expert planning evidence and representation at the Tribunal.

Outside of work, Ben enjoys spending time with his young family and umpires Australian Rules football.

Jayden is a qualified town planner with over 5 years’ experience spanning private consultancy and Local Government, both in the regional and metropolitan area.

Jayden has extensive experience in assessing complex residential, rural and industrial applications, as well as subdivisions.

Jayden dedicates most of his spare time to watching AFL and F1, attempting to play golf, and maintaining his lawn.

Lilian joined Altus Planning in October 2022 after graduating with a Master of Urban and Regional Planning. Working for and on behalf of both private and Local Government clients, she has experience in due diligence research and provision of planning advice, preparation of planning justification reports, scheme amendments, undertaking development application assessments, preparation of Council Reports and SAT related documentation.

Lilian has prior internship experience with the City of Vincent and on her days off, Lilian enjoys exploring new places and considers herself to be a bit of a “foodie”.

Carl joined Altus Planning in November 2025 after working in local government. He has extensive experience as a town planner and project manager, having worked on a wide range of projects in his home country of South Africa.

Outside of work, Carl enjoys spending time in the great outdoors with his family.

Jordan joined Altus Planning in December 2024 and has recently completed her Urban and Regional Planning studies at Curtin University. Whilst assisting with research, preparation and submission of various reports and applications, Jordan has also gained experience in undertaking development assessments for our local government clients.

In addition to her work, Jordan also finds time to play football on the weekends.

Simon Beal of Development Cartographics has been preparing all of Altus Planning’s plans since the commencement of the business.

Simon has over 25 years’ experience in design and drafting with a speciality focus on subdivision applications.