Steve is a self-made Entrepreneur who took a humble Sole Trader earthmoving operation in the late 1990’s and created a multi-disciplined group of companies employing 50+ staff that are now leaders in civil construction and industrial scale remediation and recycling solution development and implementation.

A visionary, with a design/inventive capability, Steve has spent a lifetime developing an array of skills, technical capability, infrastructure, resources and networks. He is a well-respected member of the community and a strong family-oriented person.

Steve has paved the way for the civil construction sector to be able to minimise its environmental impact. This includes designing a world-class mud-vac recycling system that recovers and remediates critical water resources from industrial operations using a unique filtration system capable of recycling one hundred million litres of water per year.

An inventor, investor and enthusiastic humanitarian and environmentalist, Steve created Earthfix in 2016 which is a venture focused on impact projects and activities that can have influence. Earthfix operates across three sites in the Southeast of Queensland. Activities range from conservation and site remediation projects to developing horticulture solutions using advanced technologies and creating a Future Farm displaying multiple pathways to sustainability that will provide teaching opportunities for youth and community groups and has a focus on inclusive engagement and multiple stakeholder benefit.

Earthfix and Sniffers Group have recently entered into an arrangement with the Australian Federal Government and Griffith University as both an investment partner, and Steve himself as a Board Member, to form a Co-operative Research Centre focused on delivering significant advancement in the management of plastic waste through commercialisation of robust solutions.

Earthfix is partnering with the Korean Agriculture Technology Promotion Agency (KOAT) and Griffith University to bring impact technology solutions, programmes, and an even greater global reach for the group. Combining Steve’s passion for the environment, operational expertise, and business acumen this partnership can create and deploy real impact solutions and projects in Australia and beyond.

Brooke helps build Earthfix into a global leader and oversees the company’s operations and growth. Her focus on sustainability is crucial to building a sustainable future for many generations. Her overarching aspiration is to create an environment with zero waste to landfill.

Starting her career in the engineering and construction industry in the early 90s and quickly became the administration manager of the Engineering firm SMEC. After finishing with SMEC, she moved to Leighton Constructions on the ICB project in Brisbane. She started a family and at the same time started our business Sniffers Plant Hire, currently known as Sniffers Group; she has been managing the financials for 22 years and now running financial modelling for multiple portfolios.

Andy is a highly experienced finance specialist with multiple clients across multiple industries. He provides businesses with CFO level support on a cost effective basis through part time retainers and project based consultancy. His background as a financial director and general manager for a number of creative and digital agencies makes him well placed to understand the unique strategic challenges faced by these organisations.

He provides financial planning & consultancy, P&L and cash flow forecasting, budgeting, product & service, pricing & margin analysis, implementation of new finance processes and systems, building business cases for new investment opportunities and resource management and operations. Andy lives and runs his business from Elanora, on the Gold Coast.

Experienced agricultural professional with expertise in tasks such as crop management and fertilisation, farm equipment maintenance and repair, and field cultivation. Great ability to apply agricultural skills to practice and yield results from work. Prior experience farming in various capacities, including vegetable farm, wagyu feedlot and glass greenhouse settings. Excellence in Korean government and companies connections through high level Korean networks.

Joshua is responsible for leading Earthfix’s efforts to grow its global partnerships and developing and managing relationships with international news organisations.

Rebecca is responsible for marketing and PR. She develops and implements strategies to promote and grow the organisation’s audience, reach, reputation, and revenue.

Victoria Bakker is an environmental specialist at Earthfix. She has over 20 years of experience in the environmental sector with local government and other private entities. Her specialty is conservation and ecology; she has worked on projects worldwide.

Dr. Hoh is currently the Managing Director for Lipp Engineering Sdn. Bhd. He is a well technical and experienced person in the water and wastewater engineering industry and he has a wide management exposure in construction, services and commercial sector for more than 25 years. Amongst of them was obtained from Indah Water Konsortium Sdn Bh as Research Engineer, Amsea Environmental Sdn Bhd as Project Manager, and have been appointed as Executive Director for several subsidiaries of Weida Berhad, including Weida Environmental Technology Sdn Bh (Environmental engineering company), Renexus-Weida Sdn Bhd (EPC company for sewage treatment), Weidasar Engineering Sdn Bh (Renewable technologies company), Sar Alam Indah Sd Bhd (O&M company for sewage treatment) and UTIC Services Sdn Bh (Trenchless pipeline rehabilitation).

Fabian has a background in environmental science and engineering, focusing on renewable energy. He supports Earthfix’s efforts to help local communities and businesses make informed decisions about using power and managing their carbon footprint.

Jag helps companies and governments understand the benefits of algae as a sustainable energy source. He has a background in environmental science and policy and experience working in the private sector as a sustainability consultant.

As a consultant, Roland works with clients to recover the scarcity of Clean Water in its natural habitat and form, working hard towards zero fluid discharge in industrial waste, and have recycled domestic waste water for safe reuse; ultra-pure water solutions to water plant industries.

Experienced Deputy Head of School with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Skilled in Academic Management, Research Design, Lecturing, within the Natural Sciences. Molecular Geneticist at Griffith University. Director, Griffith Sciences Partnership Office. Council Member, National Science and Technology Council, Australian Government

Jason is the founder of Responsible Energy Pty Ltd which is focused on facilitating the energy transition away from hydrocarbons to renewable energy, with key focus of strategic energy movement and the integration of standardised projects that will enable significant scaling of key technologies.

A solution focused energy professional of over thirty years within large corporates. Gaining experience across a wide variety of renewable and conventional oil and gas energy projects, from concept and development to final execution of some of the world’s largest major capital projects. Driving change through lookbacks and implementing circular improvements and standardising of regional pilots and global projects. Career has focused in commercially, geographically or technically challenged projects worldwide which forces innovation and creative strategic supply chain alignment that ultimately drove new strategic contractual and policy development.

Formative training as an engineer with an emphasis on commercial and practical viability whilst maintaining a passion for sustainability and technology.

Jason brings a technical and implementation perspective to the team with strategic energy insights that gives our projects the cutting edge.