Second Nature
Waste behaviour intelligence for councils
Finds the levers across the whole waste system, trials what works and tracks every tonne on one line of sight.
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We design the strategy. We build the tools that make it happen.
Luminair Systems has designed, developed and piloted solutions to the complex challenges councils, government and business share. Start with what’s already working, tailored to your region, or bring us a challenge no one has solved yet.
- Queensland Government supplier
- Local Buy pre-qualified supplier
- Victorian Government State Purchase Contract supplier
- Certified B Corporation
- ICN Gateway & B2032 supplier
Trusted by councils, agencies and partners
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Complex challenges, made workable.
We design the strategy
Clear direction, agreed with the people who will deliver it.
We build the tools
Diagnostics, pilot kits, toolkits and leaderboards that make change happen on the ground.
Change that holds
Built on behavioural science, tested in pilots and measured so results keep building.
The challenge
More is expected. Budgets aren’t keeping pace.
So every dollar has to work harder.
Progress made in the same time
Starting from a blank page
Starting with what already works
Yet every strategy that starts from a blank page costs time, money and momentum.
Luminair Systems starts with what’s already working.
Two ways we help
If your challenge is sharedReady-to-run solutionsAlready designed, developed and piloted.
If it’s never been solvedCustom solutionsWe design one with you.
Either way, we design the strategy and build the tools that make change happen, and hold.
Diagnostic
Leaderboard
- Region A
- Region B
- Region C
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Return on existing spend
Every solution follows one method
Holdfast
Method™
Method™
Investigate what’s workingInnovate where it isn’tIntegrate into everyday workEvaluate what changed
Ready to run, tailored to your region
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Organisations using each solution share benchmarks, lessons and resources.
The results add up
$1B+economic impact our strategies have contributed to*11years500+engagements
Certified B Corporation · *Based on economic impact assessments of strategies and projects delivered since 2015.
Let’s co-design responsible prosperity.
Change that holds. Bring us your challenge.
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Two ways to work with us
Start with what’s working, or build what’s next.
Most clients start with one of our solutions. Others bring us a challenge that needs something new. Many do both.
Ready-to-run solutions
Designed, developed and piloted. Tailored to your region.
For challenges councils, government and business share, with a community of practice behind each solution.
- Lower risk, because it’s already been tested
- Faster results, without starting from a blank page
- Shared benchmarks and learning with peers
Custom solutions and strategy
For wicked problems and complex, multi-stakeholder challenges.
We design a solution with you, or bring strategy, engagement and advisory support to work already under way.
- Research and diagnosis of how the system really works
- Strategy, delivery pathways and pilots
- IAP2-aligned stakeholder engagement and facilitation
- Reviews, advisory and independent chairing
Our solutions
Four solutions, built on our own methods and tools.
Each one is ready to tailor to your region, and each brings its own tools, benchmarks and community of practice.
The Wider Effect
Council event strategy and performance
Helps councils manage events as regional prosperity infrastructure: strategy, support, stronger organisers and measured results.
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Signal
Workforce intelligence for large employers
Shows which existing programs staff value, and the levers that lift acquisition, retention and output across sites.
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Local Levers
Local economy intelligence. Launching 2027
Connects regions to grant and philanthropic funding, and matches local supply to real council and major-project demand.
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Evidence first. Built for regions. Made to last.
Every solution, custom or ready-to-run, follows the same path from evidence to lasting change.
Research
Find out how the system really works, and why people act as they do.
Design
Build the strategy and tools with the people who will use them.
Pilot
Test in real conditions, measured from day one.
Scale
Roll out what works, with tools renewed and benchmarked each year.
- Grounded in researchPeer-reviewed behavioural science
- Global best practiceInternational standards and tested models
- Built for our regionsAdapted to each region’s DNA
- Easy to holdSimple to adopt, run and sustain
- Built to pay its wayBroadscale benefit and commercial reality designed in
Communities of practice
Stronger together.
We bring the organisations using each solution together, so every region learns faster and gets more from every dollar.
- Shared benchmarks and leaderboardsSee how results compare, and what’s driving the leaders.
- Peer learningLessons from regions facing the same challenge.
- Pooled resourcesShared tools, suppliers and insight that cost less together.
Regional leaderboardIllustrative example
Region A86
Region B74
Region C69
Region D58
Region E47
Each solution includes benchmarks like this, so peers can see progress and share what works.
Proof and recognition
Trusted to work with government.
Eleven years of work across local, state, federal and international government, and the organisations that work alongside them.
- $1B+in economic impact our strategies have contributed to*
- 11years working with councils and government
- 500+stakeholder engagements led
- 200,000+event attendees in our evidence base
*Based on economic impact assessments of strategies and projects delivered since 2015. Methodology available on request.
Recognition
- Invited observer, ISO/TC 354/SC 1The international committee for sustainable event management, 2026
- The Pavilion for People, COP29Presented on the impact of events, 2024
- Queensland ParliamentInvited guest speaker
- The University of QueenslandResearch collaboration on measuring the benefits of events
- Certified B CorporationVerified social and environmental performance
Selected work
- State-leading pilotDesigned and led the Queensland Event Waste Pilot, across events with more than 200,000 attendees.
- Inside councilRestructured a major regional council’s events function and set up a regional event infrastructure pool.
- Major events and tradeTrade and investment forecasting for the Brisbane 2032 proposition.
- Approved internationallyNEOM, Saudi Arabia approved supplier.
Led by CEO Stefanie Wilson, with nearly 25 years in and around councils. Advisory board being formalised for 2027. Delivered with a specialist network.Meet the team
Insights
Thinking that shapes the work.
The Multiplier Effect: why public spend is an ROI engine
Why public investment should be designed as a growth engine, not treated as a sunk cost.
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Short insights from our research and pilots, and invitations to Luminair Leaders luncheons.
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Let’s connect the dots
Bring us your challenge.
Exploring a solution, a complex challenge or a collaboration? Start with an informal conversation. No defined scope or procurement process needed.
Or start with a fixed-price executive briefing or solution-finding workshop