Sydney Central City Planning Panel

Chair

Abigail Goldberg is an experienced Chair, NED and CEO who works across the private and Government sectors. She specialises in the infrastructure, property, transport, tourism and planning areas.

Abigail Chairs the Willoughby and Ryde Local Planning Panels and is Alternate Chair for the City of Sydney Local Planning Panel. She also Chairs a number of Audit and Risk Committees and Community Consultative Committees and is a Non-Executive Director of several companies. Abigail is a senior Gateway Reviewer for NSW Treasury, Infrastructure NSW, Schools Infrastructure NSW and the EPA NSW. She completed the maximum term as a Member of the independent NSW Planning Assessment Commission in 2012.

Abigail’s career features numerous senior private and public sector roles, including as Chief Executive Officer of Metro Transport Sydney and General Manager of South Sydney Development Corporation. She was Assistant Director of the Urban Design Advisory Service, a business unit within the Department of Planning, NSW.
Abigail is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Planning Institute of Australia. She has been a Mentor for the ‘Next Generation of Corporate Female Leaders’ program (Women on Boards) as well as for the Planning Institute of Australia, and received the Women’s Scholarship (Australian Graduate School of Business, UNSW, 1999)

State Members

David Ryan

David has over 35 years’ planning, legal and management experience, primarily at executive levels in private practice and local government. He is a former NSW President and Vice President of the Planning Institute of Australia and Convener of its Planning Law Group.  He has been a member of various District and Local Planning Panels and Design Review Panels. He has extensive expertise in strategic and statutory planning, policy and process reviews, due diligence and strategic development advice, the preparation and assessment of major development proposals, environmental assessments and Court expert witness services.

David holds qualifications of a Bachelor of Town Planning (UNSW), Diploma in Law (SAB), Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (UTS) and has been admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of NSW (currently non-practicing). David is a Fellow (Registered Planner) of the Planning Institute of Australia, an Associate Member of the Law Society of NSW and Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Stephen Murray

Stephen has over 25 years of planning, leadership and management experience, primarily at executive levels in local government, state government and internationally. He is currently the Independent Chair of the Aerotropolis Technical Advisory Panel for the second Sydney airport, a consultant and advisor to key projects in Saudi Arabia.  He has been a member of various government committees including the NSW Coastal Council, and City of Sydney Planning Committee. He has extensive expertise in strategic and statutory planning, policy, infrastructure planning, and urban design.

Stephen holds qualifications of a Bachelor of Applied Science (UC), Graduate Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning (UNE). He has held various leadership positions in local government, state government and internationally. Including Executive Director Regions, Department of Planning and Environment ,and Chief of County Zoning and Planning, Royal Commission for AlUla, Saudi Arabia.