Paul Scully is the NSW Minister for Planning and Public Spaces.
He previously served as Shadow Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, Shadow Minister for Police and Counter Terrorism and Shadow Minister for Natural Resources.
Paul was first elected to Parliament as the Member for Wollongong at a by-election in November 2016.
His background in politics, economics and innovation allows him to understand the many challenges of planning and urban development in NSW.
His focus is on working with all levels of government, the community and industry to solve housing, jobs and infrastructure challenges in NSW.

Inaugural Rental Commissioner Trina Jones was appointed by the NSW Government in July 2023.
Trina is a voice for renters and working to drive change for a fair, quality, and affordable renting experience in NSW.
Trina has more than 15 years’ experience leading responses to complex social issues including housing affordability, homelessness, community safety, food insecurity and drug and alcohol use in Australia, the UK and Ireland. Trina’s leadership positions as CEO of Homelessness NSW, Deputy Chair of Homelessness Australia, and in local government give her a deep understanding of the complex challenges facing the sector. Trina seeks to work in partnership with renters, property providers, industry experts, advocates and community leaders for greater impact, informed by those with lived experience to develop innovative solutions resulting in lasting system change.
Trina holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications (BA) and a Master of Arts in Community Development (MA).

Gail Connolly is the Chief Executive Officer of the City of Parramatta.
She has more than 30 years’ experience in the public sector, driving policy, reform and transformational change to create efficient, productive cities.
She has held senior executive roles at the City of Sydney, City of Gold Coast and City of Ryde and led a newly merged Georges River Council from its formation.
Gail is focused on positioning Parramatta as a global player and the best place in Sydney for people to live, work and invest.

A Founding Partner of Freshwater Strategy, Dr Michael Turner is a highly experienced and well reputed researcher and advisor; having previously served as Global Head of Research at C|T Group and as a senior director at leading UK consulting firms, including as Head of Polling at BMG Research and as Director of Social Research at Survation. Known for his exceptional insights, Michael has a track record of tackling intricate projects for prominent Australian businesses, translating detailed research into actionable recommendations. His clientele features major corporate names such as BHP, Fortescue, Glencore, Shell, Santos, Coca-Cola, Uber, Amazon, the BCA, ASFA, and the Australian Banking Association (ABA). In addition to his PhD in Political science and a Master of Social Research from Plymouth University’s Elections Centre, Michael is also a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society, and at the esteemed thinktank, the Adam Smith Institute.

Michael is unique, in that he has experience working with political parties across the political spectrum.
He was chief pollster for the Liberal Party of Australia for several years, including at the 2019 and 2022 Federal Election campaigns. Before that, when he was Head of Polling at BMG Research, he was chief pollster for the UK Labour Party. This includes the 2017 UK General Election, which was one of the most successful campaigns in British electoral history, with a more than 20pt swing towards the Labour Party over the course of the campaign. Michael has also conducted research for the National Party of Australia, the UK Liberal Democrats, the UK Independence Party, the National Party in New Zealand, and several other political parties and candidates for elections across the world.

Gary White is a proven industry leader in strategic and urban planning, with over 40 years of national experience. He is acknowledged as a visionary across the public and private sector and has held the two most senior planning positions in Australia as the Chief Planner for the NSW Department of Planning & Environment (2019), and Chief Planner for the QLD State Government. Gary has a comprehensive understanding of all planning facets and the relationship to key market drivers. His approach to planning and focus on project delivery enable him to analyse and decipher complex elements of planning by providing practical and innovative solutions. Gary is very focused on how mega trends, infrastructure investment and development viability can be balanced in a changing world.
As the Chief Planner for NSW DPIE, he supervised the preparation of Regional Plans in NSW (including the Greater Newcastle Metropolitan Plan) and played a lead role in amendments to NSW’s planning legislation
including the introduction of strategic planning in local government schemes, specifically the requirement to prepare local strategic planning statements. He also led the introduction and development of NSW first Regional Planning Frameworks.
In 2018 he was acknowledged as Planner of the Year by the Planning Institute of Australia for his contribution to Strategic planning and is also a past member of the Central Sydney Planning Committee and Heritage Council of New South Wales.

Ivan is an architect and senior partner at RSHP. He began his career on Lloyd’s of London and subsequently led the design of the European Court of Human Rights and Bordeaux Law Courts. He was a director in the practice from 1993, and he is a founding partner of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, established in 2007. In 2022, the practice rebranded as RSHP.
Two of Ivan’s projects – Terminal 4 Barajas Airport Madrid (2006) and Maggie’s West London (2009) – have won the Stirling Prize, the most prestigious architectural award in the UK. He remains deeply involved in design from city scale to the smallest detail and, together with Graham Stirk, promotes and develops the ethos and design quality the practice is renowned for.
His work spans many building types, from airports to low cost housing, where the designs share a common belief that successful buildings pay the greatest respect to those that use them.
Projects designed and led by Ivan include: Centre Building at the LSE in London; a new mixed-used piece of city in Monte Carlo; the International Spy Museum in Washington DC, USA; offices at Stratford, London for the Financial Conduct Authority, Transport for London, The British Council and Cancer Research UK; Barangaroo South masterplan and International Towers in Sydney, Australia; 300 New Jersey Avenue offices in Washington DC, USA; National Assembly for Wales in Cardiff, Wales; Law Courts in Antwerp; primary and secondary schools in Minami Yamashiro, Kyoto, Japan and Hackney, London; a mixed-use town centre in Scandicci, Italy. Significantly, these projects have all been recognised by either national, European or international awards.