Julie Mitchell, Deputy Director General, Policy, Planning and Investment, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland

Julie Mitchell, the Deputy Director General of Policy, Planning and Investment at Queensland's Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR), is passionate about innovation in public transport. Julie shares her vision and drive for shaping the best possible public transport services for Queensland now and into the future, which she says will involve complex transformation on an unprecedented scale. Julie has had an illustrious career at TMR, starting as a graduate and rising through the ranks. Before becoming Deputy Director General, she was Chief Engineer, TMR's highest engineering position. The key to her success, Julie tells host Michelle Batsas, the Chief Executive Officer of the Public Transport Association Australia New Zealand (PTAANZ), is always seeking opportunities to grow and develop professionally.