
Stephen Barr
Director,
Surveyor & Registered Planner + (EIA)
Stephen works closely with clients to combine strategic thinking with practical planning advice and expertise regarding development yield and delivery time frames; likely issues confronting developments and potential solutions; gaining approvals for a wide range of development and; post approval for land development and subdivision.

Rebecca Johnston
Director,
Registered Planner + (EIA)
Rebecca is a planning and development professional with more than 20 years’ experience across local state and state government and the private sector with extensive experience in facilitating infrastructure and development projects.

Lachlan Rodgers
Associate - Principal Planner
Based in Newcastle
E: lrodgers@barrplanning.com.au
Ph: 0493 893 504
Lachlan is a qualified planner with expertise across a diverse range of projects in the commercial, industrial, residential and education sectors within New South Wales. Lachlan has a keen focus on fostering stakeholder relationships and delivering innovative solutions for clients and the community.

Katrina Walker
Senior Planner
Based in Newcastle
E: kwalker@barrplanning.com.au
Ph: 0432 090 700
Working as a Senior Planner, Katrina has had the opportunity to work on a diverse range of statutory planning projects over the last 7 years. She has worked in both Victorian and NSW legislation and has had extensive experience in both Social and Environmental Impact Assessments along with Demographic Analysis.

Samuel Liu
Senior Planner
Based in Sydney
E: sliu@barrplanning.com.au
Ph: 0402 768 552
Samuel brings a breadth of client-side project management experience having delivered successful social infrastructure projects for the public sector. Samuel has a Master of Planning from University of Technology in Sydney and experience in Statutory Planning processes focused on land development, infrastructure and industrial development.

Joan Corinna
Planner
Based in Newcastle
E: jcorinna@barrplanning.com.au
Ph: 0492 892 809
Joan is a Graduate Planner with a keen interest in urban design, transportation planning, environmental management, community and sustainable development. Having recently graduated from Western Sydney University, Joan brings a fresh perspective and a desire to transfer academic knowledge into practical experience by contributing to the development of sustainable and inclusive urban spaces.

Emily Single
Planner
Based in Newcastle
E: esingle@barrplanning.com.au
Ph: 0401 446 996
Emily is an invaluable member of our team and is developing her technical skills with a focus on statutory planning, site investigation and constraint assessment.

Joanna Andrew
Administration Manager
Based in Newcastle
E: jandrew@barrplanning.com.au
Ph: 0401 111 622
Joanna brings to the Barr Planning team a broad range of administration management skills working across a variety of sectors including government, manufacturing and distribution, hospitality, youth and charitable organisations. She has extensive experience working in quality assurance and continuous improvement management, developing and managing internal audits of operating procedures and policies, and designing and implementing computerised accounting procedures.

Alisha Smellie
Administration Coordinator
Based in Newcastle
E: asmellie@barrplanning.com.au
Ph: 0491 036 984
Alisha has over 20 years of experience in the hospitality and professional training and coaching industries and brings a broad range of administration, marketing and event management skills to support the administrative processes at Barr Planning.