Mark Fox
Strategic Writer and Researcher | B.Env.Plan. (First Class Honours)
Town Planning Project Management Local government
Town Planning
Project Management
Local government
Visionary Planning and Development Expertise
With 20 years in the development industry, Mark brings a powerful blend of hands-on experience and leadership across local government development assessment, master planning, retail planning and business improvement. From the Sunshine Coast to London and Ireland, he has navigated diverse stakeholder groups and mastered complex planning frameworks, both prescriptive and performance-based.
Data Driven Decisions
Mark is experienced in monitoring, reporting and analysing development industry data at a local and macro level and then visulising this information to drive greater insights and promote data driven decisions.
Innovation Through Collaboration
With his knowledge of the industry, experience with different stakeholder groups, and ability to make complex simple, Mark has crafted a key skill in being a connector between stakeholders or problems and solutions in order to deliver positive change. Mark’s dedication to progress is evident in leading many award-wining and industry first solutions for Sunshine Coast Council, including the creation of the award-winning Development.i, a groundbreaking visualisation and tracking system for development applications, now used in many councils throughout Australia.
Sport and Community Driven
As a father of four and passionate squash player, Mark embraces active community involvement. He contributes as a player, parent, coach, and volunteer, enriching the sport at club, regional, and state levels.