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DAY 1: Wednesday 20 March

11.00-12.30 AEDT

DAY 1 - OPENING KEYNOTES

Welcome and Opening Address
MC – Laura Murray RÂÜÀò°®Å¾Íø, Arup
Acknowledgement to Country

Welcome - ÂÜÀò°®Å¾Íø
Darren Crombie RÂÜÀò°®Å¾Íø (Fellow), National President, Planning Institute of Australia

KEYNOTE SESSION 1 - FIRST STORIES FIRST - PLANNING WITH COUNTRY
Partnering to Care for Country
Susan Ryan MÂÜÀò°®Å¾Íø, Laura Murphy, Golden Plains Shire

Presenting from Wadawurrung Country of the Kulin Nation

KEYNOTE SESSION 2
Women In Planning Network Panel: ‘Coming together in a time of change: Networking and Success’

Facilitator:
Lisa Kendal MÂÜÀò°®Å¾Íø, Planning Panels Victoria

Panellists:
Jasmine Butler, Horsham Rural City Council
Melissa Crane, Mansfield Shire Council
Jenny Donovan, Cradle Coast Authority
Rachael Huby, City of Launceston

12.30-13.00 AEDT

BREAK

13.00-14.30 AEDT

CONCURRENT SESSION 1

1A: A Moment of Change

1B: Doing it Differently

CHAIR: Matthew Kelly RÂÜÀò°®Å¾Íø CHAIR: Sharon Smith RÂÜÀò°®Å¾Íø (Fellow)

‘MOVE: The Albury Wodonga Integrated Transport Strategy’: a 'document, deliberate and deliver' approach to strategy development
Hannah Neumayer ÂÜÀò°®Å¾Íø (Assoc.), City of Wodonga

Presenting from Wodonga

Innovative Rural Development: Quilpie Wellspring and the Micro Precinct Approach
Robert Prestipino MÂÜÀò°®Å¾Íø, Vital Places

Presenting from the traditional lands of the Jagera, Giabal and Jarowair people

GROWING VICTORIA'S REGIONS: Rail, the Catalyst for Regional Growth
Marianne Richards, Town & Country Planning Association

Presenting from Bunurong Country, the traditional lands of the Bunurong Peoples of the Kulin Nation

INNOVATIVE PLANNING TOOLS FOR DRY STONE WALL PROTECTION – VICTORIA’S DSW TOOLKIT
Colleen Lazenby, City of Whittlesea

Presenting from Wurundjeri Country

The New Essential Service: Digital Infrastructure and Future Places
Chris Cusack, Nbn Co

Pigs in Parkes : Visualising key agricultural data for planners with AgTrack
Jan Fallding RÂÜÀò°®Å¾Íø (Fellow), Self Employed, Hunter Valley NSW, Graeme Hill, The Spatial Lab

Presenting from Wanaruah/Wonnarua Country, Hunter Valley NSW, and Awabakal Country, Newcastle NSW

14.30-15.00 AEDT

BREAK

15.00-16.00 AEDT

DAY 1 - CLOSING KEYNOTES

KEYNOTE SESSION 3 - DOING IT DIFFERENTLY
REGENERATIVE PLANNING IN REGIONAL CITIES: Regenerative + climate positive town centres, main streets + neighbourhoods
Michael McKeown RÂÜÀò°®Å¾Íø (Fellow), Jensen Plus

Presenting from Kaurna Country

KEYNOTE SESSION 4 - DOING IT DIFFERENTLY
Doing it differently – Ground up resilience - community scale natural hazards risk understanding: Lessons from policy to practice in Douglas Shire Qld
Julie Brook RÂÜÀò°®Å¾Íø, Meridian Urban

Presenting from Meanjin/Brisbane. We acknowledge the Eastern Kuku Yulangi as custodians of the land and sea where this project was done.


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DAY 2: Thursday 21 March

11.00-12.30 AEDT

DAY 2 - OPENING KEYNOTES

Welcome and Opening Address
MC - Noor Syuhada Shamsul RÂÜÀò°®Å¾Íø, Victorian Planning Authority

Acknowledgement to Country

Welcome Address
Hon. Kristy McBain MP, Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories

Presenting from Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country

KEYNOTE SESSION 5

Panel Session: Building better communities: Insights from regional planning leaders

Facilitator:
Cat Matson, Impactful Presenters

Panellists:

Panel session proudly sponsored by Impactful Presenters

12.30-13.00 AEDT

BREAK

13.00-14.30 AEDT

CONCURRENT SESSION 2

2A: Imagining our Future

2B: A Moment of Change

CHAIR: Nikki Huddy RÂÜÀò°®Å¾Íø (Fellow) CHAIR: Josh Leddy MÂÜÀò°®Å¾Íø

Fixing the mistakes of the past for cleaner and safer future communities
Ruth Davies MÂÜÀò°®Å¾Íø, Julia Noel, Department Of Energy, Environment And Climate Action (deeca) Victoria

Presenting from Wurundjeri Country

Victorian wineries: living and working in areas without (much) water, (good) internet, or (any) bus services: how failing to align infrastructure delivery with our strategic vision risks derailing growth
Ed Riley MÂÜÀò°®Å¾Íø, Department Of Transport And Planning, Victoria, Dr Amie Sexton, Independent Research and Presenter

Catch 22: how our regional centres can remain unique through change
Bronwyn Slater, Suzie Zuber, Element

Presenting from Boorloo (Perth), on the lands of the Whadjuk Noongar

Planning for the cow-shaped elephant in the room - there is an urgent need to address the climate impacts of animal agriculture as part of the planning process
Sarah Davison, Planning for Animals

Presenting from Bunurong Country

Renewable Energy Zones in Australia
Lucy Baker RÂÜÀò°®Å¾Íø, Environmental Resources Management Australia Pty Ltd (ERM)

Presenting from the traditional lands of the Darug people

How PlanTech can support regional council planning
Nick Veitch, Planwisely

14.30-15.00 AEDT

BREAK

15.00-16.00 AEDT

DAY 2 - CLOSING KEYNOTES

KEYNOTE SESSION 6

Elevating regional Australia in a rebalanced nation
Liz Ritchie, Regional Australia Institute (RAI)

Presenting from Ngunnawal

KEYNOTE SESSION 7
Building Australia's Resilience
Duncan Sheppard, Insurance Council of Australia

Presenting from Ngunnawal