Briggs & Mortar Pty Ltd was established in 1990. Under its Director, Sharyn Briggs, it specialises in social planning. Briggs & Mortar was formed in response to the perceived gap in provision of expert social infrastructure planning, social impact assessment and social policy and research.
Sharyn Briggs has over 40 years experience as a professional planning consultant and was made a Fellow of the Planning Institute of Australia for her services to social planning. She was previously a Director of BBC Consulting Planners for 7 years, where she developed and headed the Social Planning Division, and an Associate Director at Planning Workshop in Sydney for 9 years. Briggs & Mortar has been operating from the Sunshine Coast since 2000. It incorporated in 2006.
Areas of expertise include:
- Social Infrastructure Planning
- Social Impact Assessment
- Social Sustainability, including Social Plans, Community Development Plans, Community Health and Wellbeing Studies and Targeted Studies
- Housing Studies, including Housing Needs Assessments, Housing for Older People and Housing in Resource Communities
- Community Engagement
- Professional Editing
All clients can be guaranteed the individual attention of the Director on each project. Where necessary, Briggs & Mortar will work within a multi-disciplinary team of experts in other disciplines, providing the specialised social planning and social impact assessment component, or sub-contract firms with complementary skills to build a specialised team to suit a project.