AMSRS RESEARCH COMPANY DIRECTORY

General Information

General Information

Urbis is a multi­disciplinary professional services firm specialising in public policy, economic and market research. Urbis has offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast and Perth and Singapore.

Economic and Social Advisory

Urbis is one of Australia’s leading public policy research and evaluation firms, providing evidence based, practical solutions for our clients. We have twice won the prestigious Australian Evaluation Society (AES) National Award for Best Evaluation Study.

Our expertise lies in social research, evaluation, social marketing and economic advisory services across all public policy areas, including health, disability, education, employment, family and community services, justice, housing, transport, urban policy and infrastructure development.

Our clients include Australian, State/Territory and local governments, not-for-profit organisations, professional associations, industry bodies and the private sector.

We also work with a network of independent Aboriginal consultants to conduct extensive research relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander policies and programs. We have consulted in over 120 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in urban, rural and remote locations across all States and Territories on a range of policy issues.

We offer both breadth and depth of experience, and have a strong reputation for tailoring our methodologies to meet the specific requirements of each individual client and project.

The highly experienced Urbis team has strong academic credentials and expertise. Urbis’ industry award-­winning staff have worked at senior levels in government, academia and not­-for-­profit organisations.

Urbis' key Economic and Social Advisory services include the following:

Program and policy evaluation and review

Design of monitoring and evaluation frameworks

Social marketing and communications research and evaluation

Cost­benefit analysis and social return on investment analysis

Development of national policy frameworks

Development of business and service delivery models

Development of program / policy manuals

Good practice identification and documentation

Literature and documentation reviews

Organisational reviews

Visioning and strategic planning

Stakeholder engagement and consultation

Training and capacity­building

Consumer Research and Marketing

Urbis provides specialised research services and advice relating to consumer sentiment, behaviour and trends in retail, residential, retirement living and other property sectors.

Our research and advice is used in leasing, design, marketing, master planning and management of property assets in Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the Middle East. Clients include owners, developers and managers of shopping centres, retirement villages, inner-city apartment and mixed-use developments and commercial offices.

Research services include focus groups as well as exit, intercept, online and telephone surveys. Our personnel offer a combination of skills in marketing, consumer research, statistical and economic analysis.

For more information, visit the Urbis website at http://www.urbis.com.au.

AMSRS Members Alison Wallace, Sue Say, Kylie Newcombe, Caroline Tomiczek, Rebecca Bricknall, Marita Swain, Olivia Lim

Key Personnel

Alison Wallace - Director; Linda Kurti ­- Director; Claire Grealy - Director; Sue Say - Director; Poppy Wise - Director; Julian Thomas - Director; Caroline Tomiczek - Associate Director; Kylie Newcombe - Associate Director; Frances McMurtrie - Associate Director