To celebrate International Women’s Day, Geelong Arts Centre is profiling five integral women behind the delivery of our Little Malop Street Redevelopment.
Committed to seeking out and celebrating women’s achievements, Geelong Arts Centre is proud to bring women together and highlight their exceptional work within the construction industry; one that has traditionally been dominated by male-centric rhetoric.
This major redevelopment will completely transform the existing Little Malop Street building with multiple new performance venues, an upgraded box office and refurbished back-of-house and administration facilities.
With fantastic women involved in the project across so many roles and organisations - including Creative Victoria, Development Victoria, Lendlease and the arts centre itself - we invite you to meet the five female faces essential to the delivery of this significant cultural asset for the Geelong region.
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For more information on redevelopment at Geelong Arts Centre, check out Our Future Plans.
MEET THE WOMEN INVOLVED
Project Manager – Sandra Dias - Development Victoria
Sandra is a key member of the Development Victoria Project Management team and is responsible for monitoring day-to-day relationships to ensure delivery and construction of the project can be achieved on-site. Sandra’s project management role includes liaising with community stakeholders and local/state authorities. This makes Sandra a key player within the on-site coordination team, and a well-respected member of the Geelong arts and cultural community.
Project Engineer – Georgia Innes - Lendlease
Georgia is one of the Senior Project Engineers on the Geelong Arts Centre project. Georgia leads the project’s design coordination with stakeholders and consultants from concept design phase until construction documentation is complete. She is currently working on the façade and main architectural design elements of the project.
Cost Planner – Liz Walker – Lendlease
Liz leads the project’s financials, including budget advice and cost planning throughout the design development process. Liz is also responsible for assisting with the management of design, including monitoring design changes and development, establishing value management proposals, and ordering cost submissions for client requested additional scope items.
Redevelopment Change & Communications Manager - Samantha Krajina – Geelong Arts Centre
Samantha is a key member of the Redevelopment Team at Geelong Arts Centre and plays a vital role in developing and implementing strategies to effectively oversee Geelong Arts Centre’s change management plans. Samantha provides excellent communications support and coordinates the operational readiness plan as it relates to the Little Malop Street Redevelopment. Samantha is a champion of the project and represents the excitement and innovation of the upcoming new state of the art facility.
Senior Project Officer – Infrastructure Delivery – Emma Harvey – Creative Victoria
Emma is a Senior Project Officer with Creative Victoria, the State Government body dedicated to championing, growing and supporting Victoria's creative industries. Emma's involvement in the Geelong Arts Centre project spans project development, design and delivery, and she is responsible for reporting on project progress, expenditure and risk to government. Her key focus is ensuring that the benefits and policy outcomes of the project are being delivered for the community and the creative sector.