General Manager Environment and Community Services

Brian Pidgeon has 31 years experience in local government, as well as extensive management experience and professional qualifications in environmental health.

Brian was appointed to the position of Director of Community and Environmental Services in October 1998. Prior to this appointment he was the Manager of Health Services at Toowoomba City Council for six years.

He has previously worked at Ipswich City Council in various environmental health roles and as a manager of waste services.  Brian has three children and is an avid motor sports enthusiast.

He is responsible for Library and Cultural Services, Community Development and Facilities, Parks and Recreation, Property Management, Tourism and Events and Environmental Health Services.

General Manager Infrastructure Services

Mike Brady brings almost 30 years of engineering, management, design and construction experience in government and the private sector to Council.

Most of his career has been spent in local government in both New South Wales and Queensland as well as senior roles in Queensland Main Roads.

Prior to joining Toowoomba Regional Council in September 2011, Mike was employed with Brisbane City Council as Manager Civil and Acting Manager Asphalt Operations Group for Brisbane City Works.

He also acted in a number of senior roles in council’s City Business Division and as part of Brisbane City Council’s Water Resources team assisting in the recovery from the January 2011 flood.

Mike and his wife Amanda have three teenage children.

General Manager Planning and Development Services

Stewart has worked since the early 1970s as an urban planner and senior manager in local and state government organisations, and as a consultant to the private and public sectors in Queensland, Victoria, NSW, South Australia and Yanchi (China).

He has coordinated and managed multi-disciplinary professional teams on diverse projects such as environmental impact studies for major projects, strategy plans, structure plans, urban master plans and feasibility studies.

Stewart has also been involved in master planning projects in China, involving detailed programming, resource planning, budgeting and on-going project performance analysis.

Stewart has a Degree in Planning, a Diploma in Town Planning from RMIT University and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Griffith University.

He is married with three grown-up children who live in Melbourne. He is responsible for Development Assessment Urban, Major Regional Projects, Building and Compliance and Land Use Planning.

General Manager Water and Waste Services

Kevin (Kev) Flanagan has worked in the local government arena for about 30 years, including stints in Murweh, Charleville, Moree Plains and Kilkivan shires.

He started work at Toowoomba City Council in 1989 as Senior Engineer Water Supply and Sewerage and was promoted to Deputy City Engineer in 1990. He was appointed to the position of Director of Engineering Services in September 1999.

Kev and his wife Libby have four adult children and three grandchildren. In his spare time he enjoys watching all sports and is a keen rugby follower having retired as a first Grade referee in 2007.

General Manager Finance and Business Strategy

Arun Pratap is charged with charting the future financial sustainability of council.

The Finance and Business Strategy Group consists of Financial Services, Information Management Services, People and Organisational Development, Stakeholder Engagement and Communication and Customer Services branches.

Arun brings to Council a background in finance, strategic business planning and stakeholder management in government and quasi-government sectors.

Most recently he was Executive General Manager Corporate and Stakeholder Management with the Queensland Bulk Water Authority. Prior to that, he was Chief Financial Officer with the former Caboolture Shire Council.

Arun’s particular expertise is in implementing asset management systems into longer-term financial planning and service delivery.

Arun and his wife Kathy have a son.