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Join us for one of Queensland’s most memorable events – the 2025 Women in Planning Breakfast ! After an unforgettable gathering of nearly 500 planners and friends in 2024, this year’s event is set to be even more spectacular as we celebrate International Women's Day, and come together as a united profession to celebrate our shared contributions. All are welcome! This event will book out, so please register early to avoid disappointment.

In 2025, the breakfast will be hosted simultaneously across four locations:

• Cairns
• Brisbane
• Gold Coast
• Mackay

This is 91porn Qld's first major event of the year – your opportunity to reconnect with peers, be inspired by remarkable stories, and celebrate shaping the future of planning together in Queensland.

Inspiring Panel Discussion: In 2025, the IWD theme is March Forward’ toward a more equitable world. Be inspired by an enthralling panel discussion on this theme, featuring:

• The Honourable Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO, whose distinguished career and unwavering advocacy for gender equality, leadership, and community impact have left an indelible mark on Australia
• Amanda Yates, CEO of Sun Central and leading excellence, innovation, social and economic benefit in the development of Australia’s largest greenfield CBD development, the Maroochydore City Centre.
• Marco Renai, Australian of the Year for Queensland recipient and founder of Men of Business Academy
• Michelle Moss, CEO of Queenslanders with Disability Network

Opening Remarks:

Hon Jarrod Bleijie MP
Deputy Premier, Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning and Minister for Industrial Relations

Meet the Panelists:

The Honourable Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO

Dame Quentin Bryce, Australia's 25th Governor-General, has led an exceptional career spanning academia and Australian public service. Dame Quentin was one of the earliest women to be admitted to the Queensland bar having graduated from the University of Queensland with Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts degrees in 1965. In 1968 she became the first female appointment at the T. C. Beirne School of Law at the University of Queensland from 1968 to 1983, when she served as a lecturer in law.

In parallel she gained prominence in a variety of quasi-public sector roles. The first of which, an appointment to the National Women’s Advisory Council, highlighted what would become a career long advocacy for gender equity at all levels of government and public sector leadership. She would eventually convene the Council in 1982. Through the mid-1980s and early 1990s she was variously the first Director of the Queensland Women's Information Service, the women's representative on the National Committee on Discrimination in Employment and Occupation, the Queensland Director of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, as well as the Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner.In 1993 Dame Quentin became the founding chairperson and CEO of the National Childcare Accreditation Council, where she led efforts to ensure and improve the quality of child-care services in Australia. She later served as the Principal and CEO of the Women’s College at the University of Sydney from 1997 to 2003.

In 2003 she was appointed Governor of Queensland, the second woman to hold the role, and that same year she was made a Companion of the Order of Australia.
In 2008 Dame Quentin was appointed the first female Governor-General of Australia, a position which she held until 2014. As Governor-General, Dame Quentin devoted much of her attention to social justice and human rights issues, placing special emphasis on promoting and protecting the rights of the country’s Indigenous peoples. She delivered the 2013 Boyer Lecture series speaking to the importance of human rights in building neighborhood, community and citizenship.

Dame Quentin has supported a variety of charitable and community organisations throughout her career, including as President of Women’s Cricket Australia, Chair of the National Breast Cancer Advisory Council and as Patron of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.

Amanda Yates - CEO of Sun Central

As CEO SunCentral Amanda plays a leading role in achieving excellence, innovation, social and economic benefit in the development of Australia’s largest greenfield CBD development, the Maroochydore City Centre. The $4 billion investment in the 53 hectare site will support the development of an identifiable city heart for the Sunshine Coast region.Amanda was previously the Deputy Director General, Department of Transport and Main Roads where she oversaw the state’s $27 billion transport infrastructure program. Amanda has extensive experience in leadership of major public infrastructure programs. Amanda has a keen interest in the role of public infrastructure to promote inclusivity, economic vibrancy and shaping local communities.

Amanda is a passionate advocate for inclusive and diverse workplaces. Amanda's passion for people overflows into her professional and personal networks. Speaking of networks, Amanda is:

• A Fellow with the Institute of Engineers Australia
• A Registered Professional Engineer
• A Member with the Australian Institute of Company Directors
• An Adjunct Fellow with the University of the Sunshine Coast

Amanda is also:

• A Board Director with Powerlink and Chair of the Powerlink Mega Projects Committee
• A Board Director with Wishlist, the Sunshine Coast Health and Hospital Foundation
• Chair of the Australian Institute of Company Directors Sunshine Coast Committee; and
• Co-Chair of the University of the Sunshine Coast Engineering Industry Advisory Committee.

Marco Renai - 2024 QLD Australian of The Year

Marco Renai founded Men of Business in 2011 after volunteering his time to support youth at risk. Marco’s passion for reforming the education system was born out of his own troubled experiences in school. After realising that there were no specific male focussed programs for young men who were struggling to engage in life and their education, he went back to his business community and piloted the first Men of Business program. 12 years later a simple pilot program has now grown into two academies, 35 passionate staff and 180 thriving students. He is committed to creating better futures for young men and their families on the Gold Coast through his passion and love for the boys and his drive to deliver education in an innovative and effective way.

Michelle Moss - CEO of Queenslanders with Disability Network

Michelle Moss - CEO of Queenslanders with Disability Network has worked in the human services sectors for over 30 years, across disability, health, and women’s services including sexual assault and domestic violence services. Michelle has worked in direct support work, counselling, behaviour support, consumer and community engagement, and social policy.  Michelle is a strong advocate with a commitment to the voice of people with disability who use services driving and influencing public policy and being active players in the planning, design, delivery and evaluation of services. Michelle has experience of working across the key advocate areas of transport, housing and health that impact people with disability in Queensland.

Panel Moderator:

Nicole Bennetts R91porn - State Manager, 91porn Queensland and Northern Territory

A highlight of the breakfast is the announcement of the Outstanding Woman in Planning Award for 2025.

This award provides an opportunity to celebrate the contribution that women planners make to our profession, our communities, and to the outcomes of planning work in Queensland, and the lasting legacy they provide.

Nominations are open! Submit your entries before 5:00 pm (AEST), Monday, 3 February 2025.

Learn more about the award and how to nominate here. .

Book your table, invite your colleagues, and prepare to be uplifted. Let’s come together to honour the trailblazers, innovators, and leaders in our profession, both men and women.

We can't wait to welcome you all!