Nov 22, 2014 | Creative Cities, Urban Planning, Urban Trends
It’s a great honour to be selected as one of AMP’s Tomorrow Makers for 2014! The AMP Tomorrow Fund, is assisting passionate and talented Australians, from a variety of backgrounds and ages, to create a better tomorrow for everyone. In its inaugural year,...
Nov 14, 2014 | Architecture, Creative Cities, Economic Development, Urban Planning
I recently spoke to Peter Scott, at the ABC Gold Coast, about culture, creativity and placemaking. We also talked about the City’s new cultural precinct and its future impact on the cultural life of the Gold Coast. Listen to the full interview here or click...
Oct 9, 2014 | Urban Planning
“In 1990 the first issue of New Planner, a magazine of the NSW Division of the Planning Institute of Australia, was published. It reviewed a recent seminar on infrastructure spending with the opening headline, ‘How to pay for roads, pipes, wires’. In the same...
Sep 24, 2014 | Urban Planning
At the recent Young Planners Forum, as part of PIA’s QLD Conference on the Gold Coast, I presented a short talk on ideas to inspire Town Planners and asked participants to answer the question – what does a city chock-full of planning entrepreneurs look, feel and even...
Jul 24, 2014 | Urban Planning
Interested in building community? Or know anyone who is? I recently completed a Community Development Program (CDP) for Thornton, Penrith, and UrbanGrowth NSW is now looking for a facilitator to deliver the framework over the next 2 years! “The CDP at Thornton,...
