Experience

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  Toowoomba Regional Council

  • Australia
  • Government Administration
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Manager Community Development, Facilities & Tourism

    • Aug 2016 - Present

    Lead a 150 person team of permanent and casual staff within the framework of a $14.5m operational budget to deliver Community Development Services, Sports Venues, Swimming Pools, Tourism Development/Promotion and Event Management for the 163,000 residents of the Toowoomba Region.

  • Future Leaders Mentor

    • 2013 - Present

    As part of this dynamic program that is part of the Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce I am one of the community volunteers who mentor young business people under 25 years of age to achieve excellence in their career and personal life. I am taking a break from mentoring with Chamber and focusing on in-house mentoring of Council Staff.

  • Manager, Community Services, Facilities and Tourism

    • Aug 2016 - Present

    State Government and Local Government agencies as well as Sports Associations and NGO's have commissioned me to deliver these informative and enjoyable 3 hour workshops on over 40 occassions in the last 5 years. The workshops inspire more creative and better run community events and festivals. The concept, 6 workshop booklets and presentation material were all authored by myself.

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  PCYC Queensland

  • Australia
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • 400 - 500 Employee

  • Chairman of the Board

    • Nov 2015 - Nov 2020

    Garry was Chairman of the Board of the 58 PCYC's in Queensland.  This is an $86 million a year social enterprise, operating 130 childcare operations, 30 commercial gyms and over 400 crime prevention programs and 2,000 staff across the State. As Chairman of this 'all volunteer'  board, Garry is responsible for delivering much needed youth and crime prevention services from Cooktown, to Toowoomba, to Cunnamulla.

  • State Board Member, Chair of Marketing and Fund Raising

    • Nov 2011 - Nov 2015

    PCYC has 52 branches across the state servicing some of our most disadvantaged communities and accommodating over 82,000 members and an annual turnover exceeding $82 million. Our inspiring and life-changing youth development and crime prevention programs help 50,000 young Queenslanders each year to make positive life decisions so they can be the best that they can be.

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  Queensland Government

  • Toowoomba

  • Regional Manager, South West Queensland, Sport & Recreation Services

    • Jun 2012 - Aug 2016
    • Toowoomba

    Lead a regional team of highly skilled professionals to deliver government sport and recreation funding and services to local communities, clubs and sporting groups in the fields of capital development funding, project funding, education programs, club development initiatives, planning and industry growth. To direct the Management of the iconic Toowoomba Sports Grounds (Clive Berghoffer Stadium) a 9,000 person venue offering major sporting and cultural events.

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  Toowoomba Regional Council

  • Toowoomba, Australia

  • Council Candidate for March 2016 Elections

    • Jan 2016 - Jun 2016
    • Toowoomba, Australia

    I aim to bring my government, infrastructure development, financial, community and not for profit sector skills to the role of Councillor for Toowoomba Regional Council at the March 2016 elections. If you wish to find out more about my platform and background please join the discussion at www.garryhumphries.com.

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  Toowoomba Regional Council

  • Toowoomba

  • Regional Tourism Advisory Committee

    • Jan 2013 - Jun 2014
    • Toowoomba

    Appointed by the Toowoomba Regional Council to this 6 person Advisory Committee that identifies and recommends regional tourism and events startegy to the Municipal authority with a particular focus on the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers.

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  Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers

  • Advisory Committee (Volunteer)

    • Jul 2010 - Jan 2013

    This six person advisory committee guides the strategic development of this iconic Queensland event. Appointed by the Toowoomba Regional Council because of my events industry skills and considerable community networks.

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  Queensland Government Department of Communities

  • Toowoomba

  • Regional Manager, Sport & Recreation Services, South West Queensland

    • Jan 2010 - Jun 2012
    • Toowoomba

    Serving the 14 Municipalities from Ipswich in the East to the South Australian border in the West with capital and program funding, education and training, planning, program delivery and skill development, indigenous services, regional advocacy. Being in place as the Chair of the Disaster Recovery Commitee and Operations Manager for Community Recovery in Toowoomba after the devestating floods of January 2011.

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  Department of Local Government, Planning, Sport , Recreation and Racing

  • South West Queensland

  • Regional Manager then Regional Director

    • Nov 2000 - May 2010
    • South West Queensland

    Leading the South West Queensland Department of Local Governmnet through the greatest change in Local Governmnet in the State's history with the intrduction of a new governing Act of Parliament and the forced amalgamation of 31 municiplaities into 14 new Regional Councils

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  Logan City Council

  • Logan City

  • Branch Manager

    • 1994 - 2000
    • Logan City

    In charge of the start up of a recreation and events branch for Logan City Council the 2nd largest and fastest growing local authority in the State. Major achievements were bringing in a 4 court international standard basketball stadium to completion $600,000 under benchmark price through use of a Design and Construct process and commercialising the operation of a $12million aquatic complex. I also delivered the Sydney Olympics Torch Relay Queens Birthday Celebrations, Logan Youth Arts and Music Festival and directed the delivery of numerous small events such as NAIDOC week, Christmas Carols, Australia Day Celebrations and Shows.

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  Queensland Government

  • Brisbane, Gold Coast Queensland

  • Troubleshooter

    • Jan 1990 - Nov 1999
    • Brisbane, Gold Coast Queensland

    I was posted to senior positions in some of Queensland's most iconic events to support the operations during times of peak demand and organisational transition, Positions such as 2IC of the Gold Coast Motor Event Corporation to deliver the Gold Coast Indy, Operations Center Manager of the Brisbane World Masters Games, Project Officer with the Queensland Events Corporation.

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  Australian Army

  • Wacol, Townsville, Mt Isa, Maryborough, Brisbane, Coopers Plains

  • Lieutenant Army Reserve.

    • Jan 1983 - Dec 1988
    • Wacol, Townsville, Mt Isa, Maryborough, Brisbane, Coopers Plains

    I commenced with OCTU at Wacol and completed my training with 11 Training group in Townsville where I graduated as a 2nd Lieutenant and commissioned into the Royal Australian Engineers and posted to 35 Field Squadron 5FER in Mount Isa as a Troop Commander. After completing the Regimental Officers Engineer Course in Sydney secured a Corp transfer to Infantry as a Platoon Commander with 9 Royal Queensland Regiment serving as a Platoon Commander and concluding my term of service as the depot commander of the 9 RQR Coopers Plains Depot.