In The Media
Commentary and coverage across aviation, leadership, planning, and public life.
Lachlan regularly contributes commentary on aviation, planning, transport, leadership and issues affecting the next generation.
He is available for interviews, background briefings, panels and expert comment across television, radio, print and digital media.
Featured Coverage
Selected Coverage
Time to Decide: Fairfield City Council 2021 Local Government Election
1st December 2021
Local History: Historic Lansdowne Bridge turns 185!
10th February 2021
River me this: Push to upgrade Prospect Creek to River Status
23rd September 2020
New South Wales Youth Parliament: Youth MP tables new bill
16th October 2019
New South Wales Youth Parliament: Learn to roar in a bear pit
18th September 2019
New South Wales Youth Parliament: 'We must use green space'
5th June 2019
Mentions in NSW Parliament
Lachlan Hyde
Monday 22nd December, 2025
Tina Ayyad MP
State Member for Holsworthy
Lachlan Hyde
Thursday 15th May, 2025
Sally Quinnell MP
State Member for Camden
Lachlan Hyde
Tuesday 18th February, 2025
Dr. David Saliba MP
State Member for Fairfield
Australian Air League Moorebank Squadron
Thursday 14th March, 2024
Dr. David Saliba MP
State Member for Fairfield
Fairy Wren Movement
Wednesday 8th June, 2022
The Hon. Tania Mihailuk MLC
Member of the NSW Legislative Council
Australian Air League - Air Activities Centre
Wednesday 12th May, 2021
Peter Sidegreaves MP
State Member for Camden
Lachlan Hyde
Thursday 18th February, 2021
The Hon. Tania Mihailuk MLC
Member of the NSW Legislative Council
East Hills Electorate Australia Day
Tuesday 9th February, 2021
Wendy Lindsay MP
State Member for East Hills
Prospect Creek ➜ Lennox River
Tuesday 20th October, 2020
Guy Zangari MP
State Member for Fairfield
Australian Air League Moorebank Squadron
Tuesday 17th September, 2019
Melanie Gibbons MP
State Member for Holsworthy
Cabramatta Youth MP
Thursday 8th August, 2019
Nick Lalich MP
State Member for Cabramatta
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Aerospace & General Aviation
Lachlan can comment on general aviation, aero clubs, flight training, aviation workforce pathways, sector costs and regulation, regional aviation, and engaging the next generation of aviators.
Planning, Transport, & Cities
Drawing on professional planning and transport experience, Lachlan can contribute to conversations about urban and regional planning, transport policy, Western Sydney, infrastructure, and the community impacts of major projects.
Leadership & Generational Change
Lachlan can comment on emerging leadership, generational engagement, youth participation, volunteering, organisational renewal, and what it takes to involve younger people meaningfully in established institutions.
Available for television, radio, print and digital interviews, background briefings and panel discussions.
Media Resources
Short Biography
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Full Biography
A detailed background across aviation, planning, leadership, and public life.
Speaker & Media Kit
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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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