Fiona Gardiner PSM

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(Appointed 7 December 2024)

Qualifications

Post Graduate Diploma Conservation Studies (Distinction), University of York (UK), Graduate Certificate in Public Sector Management, Bachelor of Architecture (Hons), Bachelor of Design Studies

 

Experience and Expertise

Fiona is a non-practicing architect and former public servant. She is an Associate Adjunct Professor, casual academic and PhD candidate in Architecture at the University of Queensland

Fiona spent over 30 years in the Queensland public service and for 13 years was the Director of Heritage in the Department of Environment and Science. She led a multi-disciplinary team responsible for the administration of the Queensland Heritage Act 1992 and strategic heritage projects that advanced the conservation of Queensland’s heritage places. Fiona is a Director of Brisbane Open House.

In 2019 Fiona was awarded the Public Service Medal for outstanding public service through the management of cultural heritage in Queensland. In 2022 she was awarded the Paula Whitman Leadership in Gender Equity Prize by the Royal Australian Institute of Architects.

Fiona is passionate about Queensland's built heritage and has given many talks about Queensland’s heritage and contributed to numerous books and articles on the subject.