Kanella Hope, Director + Principal Planner established Planned Focus in 2018.

Kanella has worked extensively in both government at senior management level and as a consultant over the last 28 years.  She continues to work with a broad cross section of clients and interests, in all manner of land use planning matters.  Kanella is passionate about planning and achieving good outcomes that benefit regional communities. 

Kanella and her team are strategic and practical thinkers that understand from broad experience, the planning system, planning issues and strategic planning from different perspectives.

We love grabbing an idea, examining and challenging it and then forming this into realistic action and tangible outcomes for our clients.

Planned Focus is a member of the Bunbury Geographe Chamber of Commerce and Kanella is a member of:

  • Planning Institute of Australia; and
  • WA’s Development Assessment Panels.

Kanella loves living and working in the South West and exploring Western Australia, and with her family, she is actively involved in the local community including the City of Bunbury Surf Life Saving Club.