Bruce Highway Trust Advisory Council

The establishment of 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

• Communique - BHTAC Meeting #1 17 July 2020
• Communique - BHTAC Meeting #2 26 November 2020
• Communique - BHTAC Meeting #3 16 September 2021
• Communique - BHTAC Meeting #4 23 November 2021
• Communique - BHTAC Meeting #5 11 to 12 August 2022
• Communique - BHTAC Meeting #6 7 September 2022 

Contact information

For more information about the BHTAC please contact at BHTAC_secretariat@tmr.qld.gov.au.