The Team

Committed, passionate and focused on action.

Ironbark Sustainability is a specialist consultancy that works with government and business around Australia by assisting them to reduce energy and water usage through sustainable asset and data management and on-the-ground implementation.

Ironbark has the capacity, the experience and ability to draw on a breadth of knowledge around sustainable asset management to ensure the development and successful completion of projects. Our main areas of expertise are in street lighting, facilities, data management and climate change strategies and action plans. During 2010-2011 Ironbark has worked with over 70 Australian local governments, state governments and businesses on sustainable asset management projects.

Ironbark has also developed the new online Local Government Tech Hub open to all councils and founded OpenWollemi, a not-for-profit incorporated association dedicated to make the world's best software for sustainability free, open and accessible. This has resulted in the development and launch of the Engeneous Software, specifically to help councils plan, implement and report on energy and water efficiency programs in large numbers of small facilities.

Ironbark prides itself on how to best integrate sustainability into long term practice. We do not intend to be a one-stop-shop or "everything for everyone". We have expertise and experience in specific areas but if the job is not suited to us we will happily put clients in touch with organizations better suited.

For more information, case studies, full staff bios please contact us.

Paul Brown

Managing Director

Since the mid 1990's Paul has been involved in helping to start many sustainability action organisations including the Victorian Public Lighting Approvals Board, the Australian Wind Energy Association and the Australian Student Environment Network.

As an engineer and manager, Paul has worked extensively with and for Councils, universities and businesses to save energy and water. Paul is considered one of the leading advocates and experts in sustainable building and street lighting management in Australia.

Paul founded Ironbark Sustainability in 2004.

Lucy Carew-Reid

Business Leader, Sustainable Buildings

Lucy has worked in the sustainable urban design and buildings field within Australia and in Copenhagen and Berlin. Lucy is experienced in climate change and water issues, energy and water efficiency and renewable technology at both a practical and policy level.

For the past 6 years Lucy has been helping Councils and businesses save energy and water within their own operations as well as the community sector.

Lucy has worked at Ironbark Sustainability since 2007, and has been involved in researching and helping clients to implement street lighting and building energy and water efficiency projects and strategies.

Michael Cann

Business Leader, Environmental Data

Michael has been working in local government sustainability projects since completing his Masters in Environment and Planning in 2006.

Michael started Ironbark's environmental data management business, and has provided strategic data management support to dozens of local governments covering all Australian states.

He works two days a week on the staff of Moreland City Council, where he manages Council's environmental data.

Michael has also been heavily involved in the establishment of Openwollemi and the development of the Engeneous software.

Alexi Lynch

Business Leader, Sustainability Strategy

Alexi brings nearly a decade of experience in project management, stakeholder engagement, data management, facilitation and program development in the sustainability field since co-founding the Environmental Jobs Network (EJN) in 2001.

Alexi managed ICLEI Oceania’s flagship Cities for Climate Protection (CCP) campaign in Australia until mid-2008, building the capacity of Local Government and communities to tackle climate change.

He has extensive experience in project management and facilitation and has developed sustainable resource management strategies for business and local governments throughout Australia.

He developed a submission into the Federal Government’s Energy Efficiency Taskforce in 2010 and has provided expertise for the Mildura Development Corporation and Kids Teaching Kids on feed-in-tariffs, renewable energy, distributed generation and utility scale solar.

He was the keynote speaker at the International Forum for Local Governments’ Responses Climate Change in Gwangju, Korea in 2008 and hosted a weekly TV show in environmental careers which aired for 8 weeks in 2004 on Channel 31 in Melbourne.