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Pre-Program: Wednesday 04 September

Study Tours and Welcome Function

Prior to the official conference kick off we will be running three fantastic study tours and of course the welcome function to catch up and network with your peers. Please see specific pages for details. If you are flying in on the 9.30am (arrival) plane Wednesday, the study tour bus will meet your flight.

Study Tour 1 10am-3pm - Maryborough Walking Tour
Study Tour 2 10am-3pm - Eco-Adventures Whale Watch Tour

Welcome Function: 4.30-6.30pm Upper Pool Deck, Kingfisher Bay Resort. Dress: Island Vibes - Smart Casual click here for all social functions.

Day 1: Thursday 05 September

8:00am

Smoking Ceremony and Welcome to Country by local Butchulla people

Queensland President's Address - Sean Cullen RÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â

8:55am

Keynote Yarn

First Stories First

with
Carol Vale
Co-founder & CEO, Murawin

Luke Barrowcliffe
Butchulla Enterprises Limited

Shereene Currie
Butchulla Aboriginal Corporation

9:30am

Keynote Address

Our Choices, Their Future: Planning today for a climate resilient tomorrow

Dr Simon Bradshaw
Research Director, Climate Council

Keynote Panel

Beyond the Planner's Lens: Perspectives of Non-Planners

Facilitator: ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â Qld President - Sean Cullen RÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â

Panel members:

• Dr Simon Bradshaw, Research Director, Climate Council
• Glen Winney, President of the FCÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â, Managing Director of Win Projects.
• Amy Sniders, Graduate Architect, Keystone Architects
• Kim Carter, Principal, Carter Cooper Realty
• Cr Denis Chapman, Fraser Coast Regional Council

10:45am

Morning Tea
WiPN – Networking at morning tea

11:15am

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Stream One 'Revolution' Scheming Success: Mastering Planning Strategies

• The City of Gold Coast Designing for flood major amendment to City Plan
  Maree Domelow, Supervising Natural Hazards Planner, Environment, Heritage and Resilience Department, Council of the City of Gold Coast

• From Bunnings and Beer Coasters to Open Sessions and One on Ones:- A case study in how Lockyer Valley unlocked authentic and meaningful engagement for its draft planning scheme
  Kate Isles MÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â, Director, Infinitum Partners
  Kate Burns MÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â, Lockyer Valley Regional Council

• Our road to resilience: Ipswich’s journey to a climate friendly future
  Nathan Rule MÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â, Manager, City Design, Ipswich City Council

Stream Two 'Reflection' Decoding Development: Strategies for Assessment Success

• Taking the angst out of development assessment
  Peta Harwood MÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â, General Manager Development Services, Brisbane City Council

• Why we need psychological safety in DA
  Matthew Kelly RÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â, Mackay Regional Council

• ALA on K'gari - the need to engage with the planning system
  Luke Barrowcliffe
  Butchulla Enterprises Limited

Stream Three 'Realignment' Workshop

• Urban Design Workshop: Designing Climate Resilience in Your Community
  Caroline Stalker ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â (Assoc.) Principal, Pilot Places

Stream Four 'Revolution' Workshop

• Digital Ready Precincts: A Playbook
  Adam Beck, General Manager Business & Market Development. HUB Group

12:20pm

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Stream One 'Reflection' Addressing the Housing Crunch

• Balancing the Olympics: Navigating Housing Affordability and Displacement in the lead up to 2032
  Jackson Hills, QShelter

• Winning the Suburbs
  Natalie Rayment RÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â (Fellow), Executive Director, Wolter Consulting Group. Co-founder YIMBY Qld

• Determining housing realism within zoning optimism
  Bradley Rasmussen, CEO, Sizztech

Stream Two 'Realignment' Focus on Inclusivity

• Evolve or Stagnate, focus on what matters most
  Chris Aston and Kate Wall, DHLGPPW

• Cities for everyone: embedding access and inclusion in planning and design
  Julia Miller-Randle MÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â, Cred Consulting

• Count her in…when planning your city
  Leah Harris MÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â, DHLGPPW

Stream Three 'Realignment' Workshop

• Planning scheme drafting for the future
  Stuart Macnaughton, Partner and
  Rachel Jones MÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â, Special Counsel, McCullough Robertson Lawyers

Stream Four - Outdoor session - Wallum Walk
On this walk you'll learn about the link between the animals and plants in this area and look at the vital role fire plays in a wallum community.

1:15pm

Lunch

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Stream One 'Revolution' Innovations in Planning

• Designing for ‘cool’ public open spaces: a new approach to community-based climate resilience
  Nicholas Stevens MÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â, University of the Sunshine Coast, Program Coordinator Urban Design and Town Planning

• Flying into the Future: Exploring the Potential of Advanced Air Mobility on the Gold Coast and Beyond
  Liam Campbell MÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â, General Manager Planning & Design, and
  Laura Harvey MÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â, Urban Planner, Queensland Airports Limited

• Housing 1 to 3
  Amy Degenhart ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â (Assoc.), degenhartSHEDD architecture + urban design

Stream Two 'Realignment' Effective Planning Regulations

• Wind farms – From the perspective of landowners and local government
  Leanne Bowie, Principal, Leanne Bowie Lawyers

• A Dwelling house - To be or not to be
  Tina Maltby-Wells, Development Services, Co-ordinator Streamlined Assessment Team, City of Moreton Bay

• Why Planners should care about transport safety
  Hannah Richardson, Director Traffic and Transport Engineering, PSA Consulting

Stream Three 'Revolution' Workshop

• Delivering housing affordability AND tackling congestion through investing in the Metro/BRT
  Dr Michael Kane, Head of Public Policy, RACQ Group
  Tim Mitchel, Transport Planning and Infrastructure Advisor, RACQ Group

Stream Four 'Realignment' Workshop

• Mitigating Climate Litigation: The importance of balancing the sustainable development of agricultural land with human rights
  Caitlin McConnel, Senior Associate - Clayton Utz

3:00pm

Afternoon Tea
YP – Catch-up during afternoon tea

3:30pm

Keynote Address

The Yellow Car

Toni Powell
Author and Corporate Speaker

Conference Day One Close - MC Lehmo

6:00pm

Aussie BBQ Banquet
Dress Code: Bring out the Island Colours - click here for all social functions

Day 2: Friday 06 September

7:45am

Registration & Coffee

8:25am

Platinum Sponsor address
via video link

Hon. Meaghan Scanlon MP

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Planning and Minister for Public Works

Keynote State Planner Address

Tess Pickering MÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â

Deputy Director-General,
Department of Housing, Local Government and Planning and Public Works

Keynote Address

Realignment - how is ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â shaping the future of planning

Matt Collins MÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â

CEO, ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â

Q&A with Tess & Matt

Keynote Panel

Emerging Leaders: Pioneering the Future of Planning

Facilitator: Amanda Taylor MÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â, Director, Place Design Group

Panel members:

• Lucy O'Malley MÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â, Urbanist, Ethos Urban
• Laura Harvey MÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â, Urban Planner, Qld Airports Limited
• Amy Wilkins, Urban Planner

• Cameron Sonter, Insite SJC

10:15am

Morning Tea

10:45am

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Stream One 'Reflection' Putting Communities First

• Creating with people: leveraging digital experiences to engage
  Maddy Mengel, Senior Visual Designer and Alyce Keen MÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â, Senior Town Planner, Place Design Group

• Empowering Tomorrow: Harnessing Engagement with Young Generations to Shape our Urban Environments
  Keana Munro MÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â, Planner, Wolter Consulting Group

• Community Planning Literacy – how to select the appropriate engagement tool for the right conversation?
  Harriet McKindlay, Associate Director at Fourfold Studio and Maia Cavendish MÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â, Senior Urban Designer / Planner, Archipelago

Stream Two 'Realignment' Exploring Infrastructure Solutions

• Planning the unplanned: Delivering critical infrastructure to greenfield developments
  Alesia Shard ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â (Assoc.) Senior Associate, McCullough Robertson

• Revolutionising infrastructure contributions
  Damon Ehlers MÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â, Novoplan

• Fraser Coast Water Grid – Integrating Learnings for a Wider Queensland Proposal
  Josh Lawrence, Civil Engineer, Stantec

Stream Three 'Revolution' Workshop
(finishing at 12.15pm)

• Journey to a risk based, climate conscious planning system: Understanding risk and exploring vulnerability through scenario planning.
  Kim Kirstein MÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â and Julie Brook RÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â, Meridian Urban

Stream Four - Outdoor Bushtucker Talk & Taste - ranger session
This session showcases ‘Bush Tucker Talk & Taste and is an interactive seated presentation on Indigenous cooking techniques’.

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Stream One 'Revolution' Envisioning the Future of Planning

• People Try to Put Us Down…Talkin’ ‘bout Legislation.
  Stephen Whitaker, Director, Innovation 916

• Selling the idea of planning: recruiting and preparing planners for the future.
  Prof. Paul Burton MÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â, Cities Research Institute, Griffith University

• Are we there yet? Why is planning reform being used to solve the housing crisis?
  Julie Saunders MÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â​​​​, Director, URBIS

Stream Two 'Realignment' Navigating the Future of Transport Planning

• Measuring transformative change with People Movement Data.
  Nick Veitch, Planwisely and Veitch Lister Consulting Managing Director

• A Car Diet – Mobility led solutions to the housing crisis.
  Cameron Hoffmann MÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â, RPS

• Paving the way - how parking reform can influence mode share for the better.
  Shannon Batch RÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â, Director – Land Use and Transport Planning and
  Tim Boxall, Senior Traffic Engineer, PSA Consulting

Stream Three - Outdoor session Eco Walk- ranger guided tour
Kingfisher Bay Resort has set benchmarks in ecotourism. The resort's architectural design, infrastructure and activities minimise the effects on the environment, conserve energy and minimise waste. Come behind the scenes and see how we operate our sewerage treatment plant and how our worms help us recycle.

12:45pm

Lunch

1:30pm

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Stream One 'Reflection' Planning For Climate Resilience: Tomorrow's Imperative

• Beyond net zero: Bold ideas for a big possibility
  Dr Philippa England

• Urban Climate in Planning Education: Is the profession prepared for future urban climate challenges?
  Olivia Herrmann
  Urban Design and Town Planning Honours student

• Climate Conscious Planning
  Viv Luxton MÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â, Senior Strategic Planner, Mackay Regional Council

Stream Two 'Revolution' Breaking Boundaries: Innovative Approaches to Planning

• Yes in Faith’s Backyard – A Divine Housing Intervention
  Tom Kennedy ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â (Assoc.) Assistant Planner – Wolter Consulting Group

• Co-designing local food futures with emerging planners: An account of Griffith University and community partnerships in the City of Logan
  Dr Kimberley Reis ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â (Assoc.), Lecturer in Social and Environmental Planning, School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University

• Plan for the future, not the past
  Alex Cohn ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â (Assoc.), Urban Design Consultant, Bennett and Bennett

Stream Three 'Realignment' Watershed Wisdom: Navigating Flood and Coastal Planning

• Future-Proofing Cities Through Climate-Conscious Planning: Seqwater’s East Bank Flood Resilience Program
  David Brown, Planning Approvals Advisor, Seqwater

• Navigating the Journey – CHAS to Planning Scheme
  Rosalyn Acworth, Fraser Coast Regional Council
  Julie Brook RÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â, Meridian Urban

• Planning for our change
  Phillipa Galligan
  Coordinator Planning Assessment, Townsville City Council

Stream Four Outdoor walkshop 'Reflection' Bushfire in the landscape
Laura Gannon MÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â, Associate Director, Meridian Urban

2:35pm

Session Keynote

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Global Cities Initiative

Dy Currie AM RÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â (Life Fellow)
City Planner, Executive General Manager, Brisbane 2032 Host City and Strategic Partnerships, Brisbane City Council

Optional Workshops

Stream One 'Revolution' Workshop

NIMBYs aren’t the problem: your project didn’t secure a social license to operate
Leisa Prowse, Director and Sophie Perissinotto, Consultant, Leisa Prowse Consulting

Stream Two 'Reflection' Workshop

A framework for First nations engagement in planning
Carol Vale, Co-founder & CEO, Murawin

3:15pm

Afternoon tea

Closing Convenor Address

Rhianne McMullen-Legdin ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â (Assoc.)

Read a message from your Conference Convenor

Closing Keynote Inspired or Indifferent? The wash up from 2024 Conference

Anthony Lehmann (Lehmo)
ABC TV Utopia presenter, Comedian and Media personality

Farewell Drinks @ the Sand Bar - click here for social functions

The Sand Bar is close to the ferry departure point. Ferry departs at 5pm.