The Bruce Highway Trust Advisory Council was operational between 2020 and 2022. The Queensland Government re-established a Bruce Highway Advisory Council at the end of 2024. For more information, visit the Bruce Highway Advisory Council webpage.
Bruce Highway Trust Advisory Council
The Bruce Highway Trust Advisory Council (BHTAC) was a key commitment under the Queensland Government’s Future-Proofing the Bruce policy.
The BHTAC oversaw the development of a 15-year Vision and three 5-year rolling Action Plans, as well as the Safer Bruce 2030 Action Plan, on this nationally significant link to:
- unlock economic growth
- build flood resilience and
- improve safety.
The BHTAC was supported by a Technical Working Group established within the Department of Transport and Main Roads comprising technical and subject-matter experts.
Membership
The BHTAC brought together leaders of Queensland’s peak transport and industry bodies to provide a state-wide perspective and drive a long-term vision for jobs and upgrades on Queensland’s longest road, the 1,673km Bruce Highway.
Members of the BHTAC included:
- Chair – Peter Garske, a Director on the Queensland Transport and Logistics Council and former Chief Executive Officer of the Queensland Trucking Association
- Deputy Chair – Barbara Madden, Company Director of the Smithfield Group
Key peak bodies represented on the BHTAC included:
- Local Government Association of Queensland
- Royal Automobile Club of Queensland
- Queensland Trucking Association
- Queensland Farmers’ Federation
- Queensland Tourism Industry Council
- Transport Workers’ Union Queensland
Consistent with A Real Bruce Plan, 6 additional members representing road users, road safety and regional development experts from along the Bruce Highway, north of Gympie, were appointed.
Regional members, north of Gympie:
- Elise Pearson
- Anita Mumford
- Julie Boyd
- Robert Dorgelo
- Tania Dennis
- Brian Hughes
Department of Transport and Main Roads former Director-General and Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts former First Assistant Secretary also participated on the BHTAC to provide subject matter and governance expertise.
Meeting Communiques
- Last updated
- 6 January 2025