PEOPLE

Meet our knowledgeable team.

Matthew commenced employment at Hellier McFarland in 2002 as a graduate land surveyor before returning to University to pursue a postgraduate degree in town planning...

Matthew Chapman

Managing Director
mchapman@hmf.com.au

Michael’s career has
taken him from the
metropolitan mecca of Melbourne to the balmy climate of Queensland and back to Melbourne again where he has settled with Hellier McFarland...

MICHAEL BYRNE

Director, Licensed Surveyor
mbyrne@hmf.com.au

With over 20 years in the surveying industry as a Licensed Surveyor, Ray’s
experience has covered a wide variety of disciplines ranging from the subdivision of
medium to high density...

RAY EARLS

Director, Licensed Surveyor
rearls@hmf.com.au

Colin is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to matters related to subdivision, service connection, easements and
covenants. It seems that no matter what curly question we throw at him...

COLIN TISSEAR

Director, Subdivision Manager
ctissear@hmf.com.au

Bruce’s surveying career has taken him far and wide both here in Australia and overseas. Despite being a Queenslander, Bruce has settled in Melbourne and joined Hellier McFarland as a Licensed Surveyor...

BRUCE`TALLON

Licensed Surveyor
btallon@hmf.com.au

We think that Rohan is the cheeriest Licensed Surveyor around and that we were pretty lucky to bring him to the team in 2014. Rohan
is driven and will do whatever it takes to...

Rohan Bakker

Licensed Surveyor
rbakker@hmf.com.au

Mark has been with Hellier McFarland for many years and is just newly licensed. Mark would tell you that it took him some time to get licensed but we think he did an amazing job to achieve it in between...

Mark Howley

Licensed Surveyor
mhowley@hmf.com.au

Jesse is a great surveyor with many years of experience however his true calling lies in business development and client liaison. Jesse still finds time for the field, especially on complex...

Jesse Gelfand

Associate
jgelfand@hmf.com.au

Andrew is hard working, competent and an excellent surveyor.
Andrew is working towards becoming licensed and we have absolutely no doubt he will get there in no time.
Andrew manages many...

Andrew Powell

Senior Surveyor
apowell@hmf.com.au

Lachlan joined us as a Graduate Surveyor but it was soon obvious that he was a cut above the rest and he worked his way up into his role as a senior surveyor very quickly.
Lachlan’s work ethic is...

Lachlan McCleary

Surveyor
lmccleary@hmf.com.au

Matthew made the switch from banking to surveying and he has been with Hellier McFarland ever since. This switch might
seem like an unusual leap however Matthew’s analytical and logical...

Matthew Mulhall

Surveyor
mmulhall@hmf.com.au

Russell as only been with us for a short time however his motivation and passion for the surveying profession is obvious.
Russell studied and started his career in New Zealand but has settled in...

Russell Whiting

Surveyor
rwhiting@hmf.com.au

Morgan is one of our field party leaders and one of the nicest guys we have ever come across. His personable nature means that Morgan is great with clients and co-workers and a highly valued member...

Morgan Granger

Surveyor
mgranger@hmf.com.au

Glenn started with Hellier McFarland whilst completing his degree and has continued on with us as a full time Graduate Surveyor. Glenn has certainly jumped in the deep end with...

Glenn Mason

Graduate Surveyor
gmason@hmf.com.au

Like Glenn, Andrew started with us as a casual survey assistant and has progressed to a full time Graduate Surveyor. Andrew
is a fantastic example of Hellier McFarland’s commitment to surveying...

Andrew Beckett

Graduate Surveyor
abeckett@hmf.com.au

Hamish has been with Hellier McFarland for a few years now and is employed with us on a casual basis whilst he completes his tertiary studies in surveying. Hamish’s
work ethic is impressive...

Hamish Swaffield

Survey Assistant
hswaffield@hmf.com.au

Due to the growth of our town planning department, we decided that we needed
someone to take control and realise the full potential of this section of the business. We cast the net far and wide in order...

Jonathon Chapman

Town Planning Manager
jchapman@hmf.com.au

As an associate at Hellier McFarland, Kellinde wears many hats. Kellinde is the glue which binds our personnel and resources to the needs of our clients,
taking on the responsibility of scheduling...

Kellinde Chester

Associate
kchester@hmf.com.au

After some time at the City of Greater Geelong, Bridget started with Hellier
McFarland as a Graduate Town Planner and has been here ever since. Bridget
works on a range of complex planning...

Bridget Champion

Town Planner
bchampion@hmf.com.au

Julie has worked within
both Local Government and private consultancy and brings with her a wealth of
experience and knowledge in both statutory and strategic roles. Julie comes from a planning...

Julie Higgins

Senior Town Planner
jhiggins@hmf.com.au

Rita came to Hellier McFarland after completing her Masters Degree in Business as
she wanted to put her learnt academic skills into action. Rita has hit the ground running and...

Margarita Gribova

Administration Executive
mgribova@hmf.com.au

Len is somewhat of a subdivision veteran; he has been with us for over 20 years and worked at Land Registry for 35 years prior to that. Len’s knowledge of all things survey and subdivision related is...

Len Martin

Draftsman
lmartin@hmf.com.au

Adam joined the Hellier McFarland team in 2015 and brought with him new ideas and a fresh perspective on all things drafting. Adam has experience with creating urban design concepts...

Adam Di Giacomo

Draftsman
adigiacomo@hmf.com.au

Luke has been with
Hellier McFarland for more than 10 years and his role has evolved over the
years. Originally, Luke was one of our surveyors who spent his days in the field. However, in recent times...

Luke Webb

Subdivision Officer
lwebb@hmf.com.au

Chris is new to the Hellier McFarland team having joined us in 2015. Chris’s background is in drafting and urban design and he brings a fresh set of skills to the Hellier McFarland team. Chris is a bit of a...

Chris Gleeson

Draftsman
cgleeson@hmf.com.au

Kate manages all facets of the financial side of the business and has been with the company in this role for over 15 years.
Kate works both in the office and remotely from home and is an...

Kate Morrison

Financial Controller
kmorrison@hmf.com.au