GreenLink Australia

The recipient of the Order of Australia twice, 1993-AM and 2021-AO has been recognised for his services to the Transport Industry receiving the Centenary Medal in 2001 from the Prime Minister. His extensive career of nearly 70 years has realised several leading roles.

Two roles of direct relevance to this Proposal are:

• Founder and Father of the Inland Railway
• Former Chair of Surat Basin Railway Ltd

In addition, significant roles in working with and for Government through:

• Founding Chair, Advisory Panel on Positive Aging within the Commonwealth Treasury
• Adjunct Professor, University of Queensland
• Honorary Senior Fellow, University of the Sunshine Coast
• Founder, National Seniors Australia
• Founder, Compton Gardens Retirement Community

Everald is a Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Practicing Marketer (CPM) and has been a Member of both Institutes for 65 years.

Grant is an experienced pre-construction and construction phase delivery professional in the railway, port and water industries. He is a mechanical engineer with over 20 years’ management experience who has successfully led large, multidisciplinary teams in the delivery of feasibility studies, construction procurement and transaction strategy development and managed the delivery of a number of linear infrastructure projects on behalf of Government and the private sectors.

Roles of direct relevance to this Proposal are:

• Project Director of the Fitzroy to Gladstone Pipeline project – Grant leads the pre-construction and construction phases of this $950M pipeline and water treatment plant project in Rockhampton / Gladstone, Queensland
• Project Manager of the Olive Downs Balloon Loop project – Grant was the Principal’s Representative on this $100M private rail balloon loop and spur in Moranbah, Queensland.
• Project Manager of Surat Basin Railway – as Xstrata Coal’s representative on the project, reporting to the CEO, Grant led the multidisciplinary team to complete the study phases of this $2Bn project
• Shareholding customer representative – WICET – Grant represented the eight shareholding customers in the development of this $3.2Bn coal export terminal and in their negotiations for rail network access agreements with Aurizon Network.

Lance Hockridge is an executive leader with extensive global experience in the transportation, manufacturing and heavy industrial sectors. He is a well-recognised thought-leader on international trade, diversity and transformative business strategy.‍

At BHP Lance led the Company’s global transportation activities, including shipping, rail and road activities. He also spent many years in the BHP Steel business in Australia, NZ and North America/Middle East. Lance retired as CEO of Aurizon Holdings Ltd in November 2016, having led the previously state-owned Queensland Rail freight business through a successful IPO in November 2010.‍

Lance is Chairman of AVADA Group Limited; a Non-Executive Director of Kelsian Ltd; and a Non-Executive Director of Saudi Arabia Railways; together with other private company interests. He has had extensive not-for-profit interests, including Chairman of The Salvation Army’s Queensland Advisory Group; together with diversity and domestic violence interests. He was recognised for his work in diversity as the only Australian CEO to be awarded a UN CEO Empowerment Award in March 2016.

Tim’s experience includes stockbroking, investment banking, corporate advisory, equity capital markets, property investment and development for more than 50 years.‍

Tim joined Morgan Stockbroking in 1986 and was Managing Director of the group from 1990 to 2003 and Executive Chairman from 2003 to 2023.‍

Qualifications and Professional Affiliations

• B.Commerce : University of Queensland 1973
• Advanced Management Program – University of Hawaii 1982
• Fellow, Securities Institute of Australia
• Fellow, Society of Land Economists
• Trustee, Queensland Division of Committee for Economic Development of Australia
• Master Member, Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association

Board Memberships

• Director, Abney Limited
• Director, The Brisbane Lions Foundation
• Chairman of Eagers Automotive Limited
• Director, Morgans Holdings (Australia) Limited
• Director, University of Queensland Endowment Foundation
• Director, Schools Plus
• Director, The Morgans Foundation
• Trustee Australian Cancer Research Foundation