Jude Munro, Jude Munro & Associates
Jude set up Jude Munro and Associates in 2010 and Iridium Recruitment in 2014. She is
passionate about cities and regions, that they achieve their full potential and are operationally
efficient. Jude is also committed to supporting the public sector and local democracy in action.
She has supported the Lockyer Valley, Darwin, ACT Government, Southern Tasmanian
Councils, Whittlesea, Playford, SEQ Regional Councils, Logan, Geelong, Mackay and the
Sunshine Coast Councils as well as Wellington and Hamilton Councils in New Zealand.
She was Brisbane City Council CEO (2000-2010). Jude oversaw the $2+ billion
CLEM7 tunnel and record growth in bus patronage. She directed the centre-led
strategic procurement initiative, which resulted in $89 million savings. Jude
instituted asset management and project management reforms and led significant
organisational cultural change. She has also been the CEO for the Cities of Moreland
and St Kilda in Victoria and the City of Adelaide, South Australia.
Jude is a national Fellow of the Australian Institute of Public Administration and was State President for four years.
She has been a Chairperson of Queensland Urban Utilities, Director of Air Services Australia, Translink Transit
Authority, Brisbane Institute, Australia Trade Coast, City of Brisbane Investment Corporation, International River
Foundation, Brisbane Riverfestival, Adelaide City Marketing, Adelaide Convention and Tourism Authority, the
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7 Australian Masters Games Board and the National Local Government Drugs and Alcohol Committee. She is a
Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Jude was a member of Queensland’s Premier Infrastructure Taskforce in 2010 and the COAG Reform Council Expert
Panel on Cities in 2011. She is a Director of Uniting Care Queensland. She was appointed by the NSW Government
in May 2012 to the Independent Panel to Review Local Government in NSW. Jude is an acknowledged government
and business leader, committed to innovation and bringing a sense of purpose to organisations. Her colleague
network is immense.
In June 2010 Jude was honoured with an AO (Officer of the Order of Australia) for distinguished service to local
government, particularly the Brisbane City Council, and to the community through contributions to business,
professional development and philanthropic organisations. In June 2010, Lord Mayor Campbell Newman awarded
her the Keys to the City of Brisbane. Jude holds post graduate qualifications in public policy and
business administration from the University of Melbourne and Swinburne University.
Integration of Cycling into the Built Environment
Cycling as an active transport mode will not be taken up unless key issues are addressed. Good urban design and
transport planning principles, strong advocacy, funding, and addressing the basic reasons why people don’t cycle all
must be taken into account. Brisbane has been successful but like a lot of cities and communities it is till on a
journey.
Active Transport links to Public Health
Australia is facing an obesity epidemic and an ageing population. Is this the crisis that will lead to serious
investment in cycling? Or will the car gradually kill our community with kindness?
This presentation will confront the need to address these issues and tease out the strategies needed to
break the lifestyle patterns of a wealthy country.