2006 - Shire of Campaspe
Garry worked with Anna Druce - Recreation Planner for the Shire of Campaspe - on the development of a Bicycle Strategy across the Shire.
He provided mentoring support in:
- Project design;
- Key consultation techniques
- Stakeholder Survey development
- Report format
- Documentation content
2007 - City of Ballarat
Garry worked with David Ronaldson - Recreation Planner for the City of Ballarat - on the development of a future planning strategy of Skate facilities and BMX facilities within the City of Ballarat.
He provided mentoring support in:
- Project design;
- Key consultation techniques
- Survey development
- Focus Group workshops
- Report format
- Documentation content
2007 - City of Frankston
Garry worked with Ella Angarane - Recreation Planner for the City of Frankston - on the development of a Recreation Strategy for the City.
He provided mentoring support in:
Project design - a 4 part project
- Report content and format
- Review of Literature process
- Literature Analysis Technique
- Demographic profile analysis
- Financial data analysis
- Documentation content
2007 - 2008 - Ararat Rural City
Garry worked with Nicole Frampton - Recreation Planner for the Rural City of Ararat - on the development of Masterplans for Alexandra Oval and the implementation phase of an Aquatics Strategy.
He provided mentoring support in:
- Development of Integrated Projects
- Review of Capacity v's Community Expectation
- Understanding the Political; Social and Economic impacts within the City
- Timeframing the project
- Key elements in a community communication / education strategy
- Strategies for the review of relevant literature
- Techniques in conducting community workshops
2009 - City of Greater Bendigo
Garry is working with Pat Jess in the development of a strategic planning process / document, which concertrates on capital works development for the next 5 years
In addition to this, Garry and Pat will explore issues regarding sport and leisure policy; and major facility development
Provision of mentoring services for the establishment and ongoing support.
Songline Cultural Tours is a central Victorian company owned and operated by the Nelson Family. It provides indigenous tours of significant sites of the central Victorian goldrush towns of Castlemaine and Bendigo.
Garry has been business mentor for the project in establishing the company; guiding the negotiations; marketing ;services and sales; website shaping; and infrastructure requirements to ensure the project can be run and self managed through the Nelson family.