Based locally on the Gold Coast & Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
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Strategic | Practical | Trusted
Specialists in strategic infrastructure, urban management, and land use planning for the public and development sectors.
About 2EH Consulting
Who We Are
2EH Consulting is a specialist advisory firm helping councils, infrastructure providers, and developers navigate complex planning, infrastructure, and urban management challenges across Queensland.
We support smart growth through practical solutions in infrastructure funding, strategic planning, and policy implementation. Our expertise includes Local Government Infrastructure Plans (LGIPs), infrastructure charges, Development Charges Offset Plans (DCOPs), and planning for Priority Development Areas (PDAs).
Led by Lau Chean-Piau, a respected infrastructure strategist with over 20 years of experience in both the public and private sectors, 2EH delivers trusted advice grounded in real-world insights, financial sustainability, and legislative expertise.
Whether you're coordinating trunk infrastructure, preparing a DCOP, or working through DA or PDA conditions, we help ensure the strategy and delivery are right.
Our Services
At 2EH Consulting, we provide tailored, practical services that support growth, compliance, and financial sustainability in planning and infrastructure delivery.
🏗 Infrastructure Planning & LGIPs
- Preparation and review of Local Government Infrastructure Plans (LGIPs)
- PIA mapping, demand projections, and sequencing strategies
- Alignment with state guidelines and statutory compliance
💰 Infrastructure Charging & DCOPs
- Review and optimisation of Infrastructure Charges Resolutions - Offsets, Credits & Refunds
- Development Charges Offset Plans (DCOPs) and credit negotiations
- Financial modelling and sustainability assessments
🌆 Urban Growth Strategy & PDA Support
- Growth front identification and urban footprint planning
- Support for Priority Development Areas (PDAs), including infrastructure planning and delivery coordination
- Planning scheme integration and policy advice
📊 Strategic Analytics & Forecasting
- Employment and population projections
- Scenario testing and spatial growth modelling
- Data-driven inputs for infrastructure and planning decisions
🤝 Advisory & Capacity Building
- Technical mentoring and internal training for council staff
- Policy reform support and stakeholder engagement
- Infrastructure governance, funding advocacy, and delivery troubleshooting
Our Approach
At 2EH Consulting, we combine technical rigour with practical insight to deliver infrastructure and planning solutions that work on the ground and over the long term.
🔍 Evidence-Based & Policy-Aligned
We ground every project in data, statutory frameworks, and sound analysis, ensuring compliance while supporting innovation.
🤝 Collaborative & Solution-Focused
We work closely with councils, developers, utilities, and state agencies to navigate complexity, find common ground, and achieve real outcomes.
🧭 Strategic Yet Practical
We understand the broader policy context but stay focused on delivery. Whether it's an LGIP, DCOP, or infrastructure funding model, we aim for clarity, simplicity, and impact.
📈 Financially Sustainable Planning
Our work consistently considers long-term financial implications, helping clients make informed decisions that balance growth, service delivery, and cost recovery.
⚖️ Responsive, Independent Advice
We offer honest, objective advice tailored to each client’s challenges, informed by real-world experience and a deep understanding of Queensland’s planning environment.
TESTIMONIALS
Townsville City Council
Last week Council successfully conducted four in-depth engagement sessions with industry peak bodies, major developers, government agencies, and key stakeholders.
Led by Council and consultants 2EH Consulting, the sessions were well-received with industry representatives and state agencies expressing their appreciation for our proactive and collaborative approach.
A key highlight was the introduction of an innovative online mapping tool, a first among Queensland councils. This tool, designed to gather feedback on growth projections and development timelines, enhances Townsville’s long-term planning.
The feedback gathered in these sessions will be vital to inform the growth model and the subsequent draft amendment to the Local Government Infrastructure Plan.
PIA PLANET - LGIP Fundamentals Course - May 2025
💬 Feedback highlights:
✅ “Presenters were knowledgeable and made the content easy to understand.”
✅ “Very practical and well-paced – great refresher.”
✅ “This really helped clarify the link between infrastructure charges and offsets.”
✅ “Useful examples and plenty of time for questions.
✅ “This course was a great refresher on training fundamentals. It was engaging, practical, and encouraged participation. I also had a senior team member attend, and we both found it very valuable for supporting new staff."
HEATHER NELSON, PRINCIPAL SPECIALIST STATEGIC PLANNING , SCENIC RIM REGIONAL COUNCIL
Lau's experience in developing Local Government Infrastructure Plans in local and state government gives him a leading edge in providing advice and project guidance for the development of LGIPs. Scenic Rim Regional Council officers were lucky to have a very informative LGIP and Infrastructure Charges 101 session presented by Lau and Kerry Doss yesterday and have gained a much greater understanding of their importance and value for local government.
THOMAS ASKERN - COORDINATOR CITY PLANNING, TOWNSVILLE CITY COUNCIL
Thanks Lau for all your hard work and effort on the stakeholder engagement activities to date. We have set the benchmark and will need to continue this great work through the next phase of the project!
NYREE BOLTON, MANAGER CITY GROWTH, TOWNSVILLE CITY COUNCIL
The LGIP project certainly took on a customer focus from the early stages, most in part to our 'Customer Journey' transition in 2023. I am so proud of the City Planning team in particular, this dynamic team has had to lead a transformative project across the whole organisation and industry!
Kudos to you and Kerry for helping us deliver a contemporary LGIP and associated Infrastructure Charges.
SHANNON HUNT, EXECUTIVE COORDINATOR STORMWATER, BEACHES & WATERWAYS, CITY OF GOLD COAST
Lau provided excellent training and facilitated discussion about infrastructure planning systems and how these can support effective asset management and service planning. Professionally delivered and really beneficial.
Heather Shearer, Lecturer in GIS and Urban Planning, Griffith University
Thank you SO MUCH! It was excellent and the students loved it. I particularly liked the emphasis on jobs. Also, I learned heaps too.
LEO JENSEN, DIRECTOR CUSTOMER & REGIONAL PROSPERITY, SCENIC RIM REGIONAL COUNCIL
Well done Lau & team.
Been great working with you at Scenic Rim this year, and yes, the conversations continue. A trusted advisor in the infrastructure and urban management space.
MIchelle Milton, Manager Strategic Planning & Economic Development, Toowoomba Regional Council
Lau is a highly experienced LGIP professional and project manager. He ensured that the project was delivered in a timely manner with the support of stakeholders. Lau brought together the various technical and financial disciplines, and using his extensive analytical skills, delivered a high-quality product.
Lau has a generous capacity to share his knowledge and build capacity with the project team and key stakeholders. His genuine enthusiasm creates momentum to deliver results.
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