Major Sponsor: Department of Sustainability and Environment

Sponsor: www.cliftonconey.com

Federation Square, Melbourne
Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th of June, 2006

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This Melbourne 2030 conference will build on the tremendous success of the first Melbourne 2030: From Vision to Reality Conference, held in 2003 at Melbourne Park Function Centre. Significant progress has been made over the last three years and this event will provide the venue to showcase current and planned projects. Most importantly this event offers the opportunity to network and coordinate with peers and practitioners from many different disciplines with the same goal – building a liveable Melbourne.

Who should attend
The conference will draw a multidisciplinary audience of planners from the public and private sectors, councillors, developers, builders, transportation professionals, architects, urban designers, policy makers and others committed to the sustainability principles underpinning Melbourne 2030.

Topics to include:

• The role of the new Office of the State Architect
• Liveable Melbourne – A study commissioned by The Age
• Creation of the Growth Areas Authority (GAA) Establishment Taskforce
• Activity Centres and Structure Planning Best Practice
• The Transport and Liveability Statement and its bearing on Melbourne 2030
• Transit Cities and Transit-Oriented Development
• Financing and meeting the infrastructure needs of a growing population

Case Studies to include:

• The Greensborough Project – a Whole of Government approach
• Revitalising Central Dandenong
• Inner Melbourne Action Plan (IMAP)
• Frankston Transit Cities Project

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:

• The Hon. Rob Hulls MP, Minister for Planning
• Shelley Penn, Associate Victorian Government Architect, Department of Premier and Government
• Jim Betts, Director of Public Transport, Department of Infrastructure
• Julian Hill, Executive Director Strategy Development, Department of Sustainability and Environment
• Evan Jones, National Planning Director, Multiplex
• Rob Milner, Principal, Coomes Consulting
• Mike Scott, Director, Planisphere
• Robert Ravelli, Senior Planner, Dickson Rothschild, and former Assistant Deputy` Mayor, City of Philadelphia
• Adam Terrill, Senior Planner, Tract Consulting

For further information on Programming or Sponsorship. contact:

Miles Clemans
Hallmark Conferences + Events
(03) 9523 8208 (direct)
or email miles.clemans@halledit.com.au

For further information about the event please contact:

Denise McQueen
Hallmark Conferences + Events
(03) 8534 5021(direct)
(03) 8534 5000 (switch)
or email denise.mcqueen@halledit.com.au