Kurt began working for Western Downs Regional Council in November, 2019 as a Geographic Information Systems Officer. Kurt gained practical experience working in a variety of work sites ranging from housing developments to large infrastructure projects such as solar farms and major road advancements while he completed his Bachelor of Spatial Science Technology majoring in Surveying. Kurt has a personal background in Agriculture, having grown up on a citrus property in the North Burnett area. He also completed a Certificate III in Agriculture while attending high school. Since commencing tertiary study and working as both a graduate surveyor, survey technician and agricultural engineering surveyor, he has had a passion for incorporating his skills within surveying and GIS.