The CAUL Hub was led by one of Australia’s leading urban ecologists Professor Kirsten Parris (2018-2021) and Professor Peter Rayner (2015-2017). Deputy Hub Lead was Associate Professor Joe Hurley, an expert in the role of urban governance and policy to produce sustainable outcomes.
Leadership group
CAUL Hub research activities were directed by a Leadership Group comprising experts from each of the partner institutions.
Kirsten Parris, CAUL Hub Leader, University of Melbourne
Joe Hurley, CAUL Hub Deputy Leader, RMIT
Marco Amati, Leader, Urban Systems for Liveability Project
Kylie Soanes, Leader, Shared Urban Habitat Project
Cristina Ramalho, Leader, Urban Greening for Liveability and Biodiversity Project
Hugh Forehead, Leader, Air Quality in Australia Project
Natasha Pauli, Co-Leader, Social and Biodiversity Benefits of Urban Greening: A network of shared study sites Project
Luis Mata, Co-Leader, Social and Biodiversity Benefits of Urban Greening: A network of shared study sites Project
Cecily Maller, Co-Leader, Social and Biodiversity Benefits of Urban Greening: A network of shared study sites Project
Caragh Threlfall, Deputy Leader, Shared Urban Habitat Project
Judy Bush, Deputy Leader, Urban Greening for Liveability and Biodiversity Project
Bryan Boruff, Deputy Leader, Urban Systems for Liveability Project
Billie Giles-Corti, Strategic Leadership Group
Jago Dodson, Strategic Leadership Group
Sarah Bekessy, Strategic Leadership Group
Jane Heyworth, Strategic Leadership Group
Nicholas Williams, Strategic Leadership Group
Helaine Stanley, Knowledge Broker
Steering Committee
An independent steering committee chaired by Dr May Carter ensured oversight by key stakeholders.
Dr May Carter (Chair), Research consultant and Adjunct, Edith Cowan University
Mr Rob Turk (Deputy Chair), Senior Principal – Sustainability and Environment, Nation Partners
Mr Jason Barrow, Co-Chair, CAUL Hub Indigenous Advisory Group
Professor Tim Entwisle, Director and Chief Executive, Royal Botanical Gardens Victoria
Associate Professor Joe Hurley, Deputy Leader, CAUL Hub, RMIT University
Ms Maddison Miller, Co-Chair, CAUL Hub Indigenous Advisory Group and Research Fellow in Ecological Knowledge of Country, University of Melbourne
Ms Natasha Palich, Executive Officer, Council Alliance for a Sustainable Built Environment CASBE), Municipal Association of Victoria
Associate Professor Kirsten Parris, Leader, CAUL Hub, University of Melbourne
Mr Troy Pickard, Former President of ALGA and Former Mayor City of Joondalup
Mr Matthew Riley, Director, Climate and Atmospheric Science, Office of Environment and Heritage
Ms Helen Rowe, Head of Innovation and Strategy, CoDesign Studio
Mr Ian Shears, Practice Lead, Urban Forestry and Green Infrastructure, City of Melbourne
Helaine Stanley, Knowledge Broker, CAUL Hub, University of Melbourne
Indigenous Advisory Group
Jason Barrow, Co-Chair, Cultural Consultant
Maddison Miller, Co-Chair, Research Fellow in Ecological Knowledge of Country, University of Melbourne
Lauren Arabena, Avian Coordinator, Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park
Jade Kennedy, Indigenous Project Officer, Research Fellow, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, University of Wollongong
Kirstine Lee Wallis, Landscape Architect, Wyndham City Council, and Lecturer, University of Melbourne (collaborating with Alex Felson & Jefa Greenaway on Designing with Country: Resilliance Studio, T1 2021.)
Luke Briscoe, CEO, INDIGI LAB
CAUL Hub Executive Team
Briena Barrett, Communications Officer
Angela Bruckner, Business Manager
Helaine Stanley, Knowledge Broker