Jul 7, 2017 | Community Engagement, Creative Cities, Economic Development
Our Director, John O’Callaghan, was recently invited to Chair the Western Sydney Making Spaces Initiative Assessment Panel for Create NSW. The Making Spaces Initiative will provide funding (up to $60,000) to enable professional artists and arts organisations to create...
Jul 2, 2017 | Community Engagement, Creative Cities, Planner Tech, Social Media
At JOC Consulting we’re excited to be working with Newcastle City Council on their Smart City Strategy. Last year we delivered the community and stakeholder engagement and this year we’re helping facilitate a series of ‘Innovation Quarterly’...
Jun 30, 2017 | Community Engagement, landscape architecture, Tactical Urbanism, Urban Planning
In collaboration with Sprout Landscape Architecture, JOC Consulting was recently commissioned by Penrith City Council to develop a ‘palette’ of urban interventions for an aged retail strip at Sydney Street, St Marys. The project formed part of a pilot program, Local...
Apr 29, 2017 | Community Engagement
How much do we actually know about youth culture? Or what they want and need when we design their places and build their communities? JOC Consulting has been commissioned by Lendlease to develop a Youth Engagement Toolbox that identifies what youth want and value,...
Mar 31, 2017 | Creative Cities, Urban Planning
JOC Consulting recently provided advice to the Greater Sydney Commission (Central District) regarding planning considerations for the creative industries. The GSC asked for an overview of current legislation affecting the creative industries and recommendations as it...
