Multidisciplinary management, engineering and development consultancy Hatch has strengthened its Australian Urban Solutions the FAR Lane, comprising a number of industry leaders and experienced economists, moving to the firm.
Jason McFarlane, Giles Tuffin, Nikki Harvey, and Chris Massey will bolster Hatch’s skilled and versatile expertise in town planning, urban design, regional development, infrastructure, Indigenous development, mining, and energy projects, and will work with the company’s global network of economic consultants.
“With economic impact analyses now an essential component of urban planning projects, our decision to move the FAR Lane team to Hatch recognises an urgent need to help clients better understand how their projects can support local economic development for the benefit of communities now and into the future,” says former FAR Lane Managing Director and new Hatch employee, Jason McFarlane, who is the Chair of Economic Development Australia.
“Along with Hatch’s Urban Solutions services and expertise, we will be able to offer economic services that fully support communities, organisations and agencies to realise real progress towards being more prosperous, sustainable and equitable,” he says.
FAR Lane and Hatch have worked collaboratively on a number of urban and regional planning and development projects over the last eight years. McFarlane and his team will be involved in the delivery of a suite of notable projects, including the Future of Fremantle Economic Development Strategy and Land Use Plan, and the QEII Medical Centre and University of Western Australia (QEII-UWA) Economic Development Strategy, both for the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage.
“We are excited that as Hatch we will now be able to offer to all our clients an integrated suite of services covering economics, planning, urban design, placemaking and engagement,” says Hatch Regional Director, Urban Solutions Australia-Asia Ryan Darby.
“Together, we are excited that together we are able to offer a unique combination of Hatch’s global economics and Urban Solutions capabilities which with our combined skills in Australia introduce cutting-edge and contemporary thinking to Australia Urban and regional planning and development.”
