Meet Lachlan
Building things, fixing things, and occasionally wondering how I ended up here.
Lachlan Hyde is an internationally recognised Australian aviation leader, planner, speaker, and advisor whose work has taken him from community campaigns in Western Sydney to national industry advocacy and the world stage in the United Kingdom and United States.
His career has never followed one neat lane. He has worked across government and transport planning, rebuilt a historic flying club, led national aviation advocacy, developed youth and community programs, advised clients on planning and development, and spoken with audiences in Australia and overseas.
The common thread is a fascination with how people, organisations and places change as well as what it takes to turn an ambitious idea into something real.
Aviation came first
Lachlan grew up fascinated by aircraft and eventually found himself not only learning to fly, but helping rebuild organisations designed to give others the same opportunity.
Planning followed a similar pattern. An interest in how communities work became local advocacy, then university study, then professional work inside government on the transport systems shaping Greater Sydney and regional NSW.
Along the way came campaigns, youth organisations, public speaking, community projects, and more than a few opportunities he probably wasn’t supposed to be ready for yet.
That combination now shapes how Lachlan approaches his work: curious enough to ask why something works the way it does, practical enough to understand the system around it, and persistent enough to help move it forward.
A few chapters so far
Transport Planner
Professional planning and transport work across government.
Working on the strategies and projects that shape how people move across Greater Sydney and regional NSW, with experience spanning integrated transport planning, policy, place, and stakeholder engagement.
Royal Federation of Aero Clubs of Australia
Representing grassroots aviation nationally
Leading Australia’s national voice for aero clubs and flight training, advocating on the issues affecting general aviation and helping ensure the sector has a strong voice in government and industry.
Royal Aero Club of New South Wales
Helping rebuild one of Australia’s historic aviation institutions.
Since stepping into leadership, Lachlan has helped take the club from an organisation rebuilding its future to an operating flight-training organisation with aircraft, youth programs, partnerships, and a growing community.
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Three invited forums at the world’s largest aviation gathering.
In 2026, Lachlan presented on engaging aviation’s next generation, rebuilding flying clubs, and the future of grassroots aviation to audiences at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in Wisconsin.
International Recognition
Recognised in Australia and overseas for leadership and contribution to aviation.
His work has been recognised by organisations including the Honourable Company of Air Pilots in London and the Australian Aviation Awards.
Community & Civic Leadership
A journey that began in Western Sydney and still shapes the way he works.
Years spent across youth leadership, civic engagement, advocacy and community projects gave Lachlan an early education in how ideas become policy, how institutions work, and why people need a genuine seat in decision-making.
More than the job titles
Lachlan is based in Sydney and spends a probably unreasonable amount of time around airports, maps, and transport networks.
Outside work, he is a pilot, traveller, occasional aviation tragic, and firm believer that the best ideas often start as conversations that somebody is willing to take seriously.
He is equally happy getting lost in a new city, disappearing down a rabbit hole about some obscure piece of infrastructure, or spending far too long planning the next trip before the last one has finished.
He remains deeply connected to Western Sydney, where much of his community and professional journey began.
Work with Lachlan
Speaking
Stories that move people from intention to action
Keynotes and presentations on leadership, self-doubt, and what happens when you stop waiting for permission to make something happen.
Advisory
Clear thinking for complicated projects
Practical advice across planning, aviation, stakeholder engagement, organisational renewal and advocacy.
EXPERIENCE ACROSS GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY, & COMMUNITY
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Acknowledgement of Country
I respectfully acknowledge the original custodians of Greater Western Sydney. Recognising peoples of the Eora, Gundungurra, Tharawal, and Dharug Nations have accessed the land beneath us and skies above us for thousands of years.
I pay respect to their elders and communities past, present, and emerging.
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