Stephen Hapgood Email & Phone Number

Brisbane, Qld, Au

Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

* Develop communication plans on key projects – including strategy, tactics, risk mitigation, engaging third party amplification, implementation and evaluation.* Full production of weekly electronic Staff Bulletin, monthly newsletter and specialist publications - drafting and production to approvals and distribution (using Vision 6)* Messaging to a diverse workforce, including hard to reach groups without email access* Contribute to various key Mero North Health publications, such as the Annual Report, Quality of Care and Research Snapshot publications* Draft, produce and distribute weekly strategic message for Executive Director* Identifying risk and crisis communication advice for internal clients - including COVID-19 pandemic, clinical reviews, natural disasters* Identifying and coordinating proactive opportunities that create regular proactive coverage in local, regional, state and national media* Deliver infrastructure communications for the Caboolture Hospital Redevelopment Project, satellite hospitals and other key projects* Delivery of fortnightly ‘All Staff Forum’ and producing Metro North Health vidcasts* Development and delivery of social media content for various Metro North channels* Organise and manage local events, such as staff excellence awards and NAIDOC Week

Brisbane Cbd

Queensland Health provides a range of services aimed at achieving good health and well-being for all Queenslanders.Duties include:* planning and implementing complex media strategies and plans, including crisis management* researching, writing and disseminating high-quality speeches, media releases and media responses within tight deadlines and to high standards* Effectively dealing with internal and external stakeholders

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TransLink is a division of the Department of Transport and Main Roads. It is responsible for leading and shaping Queensland's passenger transport system.Duties included:* Researching, preparing and distributing media releases, media responses, talking points, speeches and other media materials for TransLink and the Minister for Transport and Main Roads within tight timeframes* Anticipating, identifying and analysing major/sensitive/political issues and prepare appropriate responses or strategies* Providing strategic media and communication advice to stakeholders, including identifying potential major and/or sensitive issues before they arise* Dealing directly with the media in both a reactive and proactive sense to correctly manage the TransLink brand* Creating, managing the delivery and promotion of key messages for media around key projects, such as major infrastructure projects* Identifying and coordinating delivery of proactive media opportunities* Mentoring and developing skills with junior members of staff

Suncorp Stadium, Milton

Suncorp Stadium is Queensland's premier sports and outdoor concert venue.Duties included:* Customer service for patrons attending events at Suncorp Stadium* Regular supervisor at corporate entry gate* Ushering customers to seats, providing wide-ranging event information, negotiation and on-the-spot problem solving, dispute resolution, issue reporting and much more* Staff supervision* Regular liaison with internal customers including event organisers, stadium hirer, security, police, first-aid and various promotional staff

Brisbane Cbd

Transit oriented development is a planning concept that promotes the creation of a network of well-designed, urban communities focused around public transport stations.Duties included:* Developing a suite of consistent communication collateral to promote Transit Oriented Development (TOD), Smart Cities and the South East Queensland Regional Plan* Undertaking multi-disciplinary planning and policy research tasks requiring a high degree of data analysis and technical-writing expertise

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The Council of Mayors (SEQ) is a local government political advocacy organisation that represents the interests of one in seven Australians who live in South East Queensland. Duties included:* Developing consistent messaging on all communication materials - including media, public affairs, website and corporate publications* Preparing written and/or verbal briefings to support spokespeople to effectively undertake media interviews* Identifying and coordinate proactive media opportunities* Regular contact with the Executive Director, 11 SEQ mayors and senior staff on media and communications issues* Producing fortnightly electronic newsletter, Communique* Researching and preparing PowerPoint slides for presentation at Council of Mayors (SEQ) meetings and external organisations

Brisbane Cbd

Brisbane City Council is the largest local government authority in Australia with an annual budget of more than $3 billion. Duties included:* Identifying and coordinating delivery of key proactive media opportunities* Liaising with local, state and national media journalists on a daily basis * Reputation risk minimisation and brand management* Providing strategic media and communication advice to stakeholders, including potential major and sensitive issues before they arise* Writing feature articles for newsletters, brochures, columns and websites* Managing Council’s drought messaging with media and other external clients

Electorate Office, Brisbane And Parliament House Office, Canberra

The Hon. Teresa Gambaro, MP was Assistant Minister for Immigration and Citizenship and Federal Member for Petrie, Duties included:* Identifying and coordinating delivery of key proactive media opportunities* Daily liaison with journalists from local, State and national publications * Providing strategic media and communication advice, including identifying potential major and sensitive issues before they arise* Project manage regular newsletters and newspaper inserts, from initial concepts to final distribution* Event management, including regular visits by former Prime Minister, The Hon. John Howard, MP* Based at Parliament House in Canberra during sitting weeks* Vastly increasing website hits with regularly updated content

Caboolture Cbd

Caboolture Shire Council was amalgamated with Pine Rivers Shire Council and Redcliffe City Council in March 2008, to become the Moreton Bay Regional Council which is now the third-largest local government authority in Australia.Duties included:* Regular proactive media stories in local, regional, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Queensland and interstate media* Media advice to the Mayor, six Councillors, CEO and senior staff* Media liaison for the inaugural four-day Urban Country Music Festival* Strong crisis and issues-management experience including several natural disasters, Binary Chemicals fire, death of Senior Sergeant Perry Irwin, closure of Caboolture Hospital emergency ward and Steritech opening at Narangba * Preparation of a Risk Register and subsequent updates* Production of Council’s monthly 12-page newsletter, Insight

Mount Isa

The North West Star is a daily newspaper in Mount Isa, servicing the North West region of Queensland.Duties included:* A key editorial role including setting the daily news agenda* Allocating stories to journalists and mentoring junior staff* Senior sub-editor work for a regional daily newspaper

Caboolture, Bribie Island And Maroochydore

Journalist at the Caboolture News (1998), Journalist at the Bribie Weekly (1999) and Sub-Editor at the Sunshine Coast Daily in Maroochydore (2000–2002).Duties included:* Career progression from cadet journalist for Caboolture News, journalist for Bribie Weekly, followed by journalist and sub-editor for Sunshine Coast Daily (and other local publications) * Broke several key stories, including major injuries to State Member for Nicklin, Peter Wellington, in a bulldozer accident on his property near Nambour

Bachelor Of Arts, Journalism

Diploma Of Business, Business Management

High School