THE NATIONAL Healthy Cities CONFERENCE 2012

The 5th Australian Healthy Cities: Working Together to Achieve Liveable Cities Conference will be a platform for Government and Industry sector professionals to discuss causes, effects and solutions that relate to population health, sustainability, natural resource management, transport, climate change, urban design and more. 

Conference host Geelong, is Victoria's second largest city and offers a diverse range of food, wine, cultural and recreation attractions and colonial history. A waterfront city, it is also the major gateway to the Bellarine Peninsula and Great Ocean Road. Beautifully preserved historic buildings capture the region’s colourful past at towns such as Queenscliff, Port Fairy and Portland. There are a number of National Trust properties open to the public which offer a fascinating insight into the early colonial days.  Geelong takes full advantage of its unique north-facing bay with fabulous waterfront eateries, landscaped Geelong beach-gardens and walking paths set against the backdrop of Corio Bay.

"This is a fantastic opportunity for professionals in the public and private sector," said Mayor Cr John Mitchell.

"Everyone from social planners and urban designers to waste management professionals and environmental groups will benefit from attending this conference," he said.

"The conference will feature a variety of presentations and workshops that will trigger plenty of new ideas and solutions for the future development of our region."

"I look forward to listening to some of the speakers and seeing the innovations and strategies that come out of this national conference,”"said Mayor Cr Mitchell

Confirmed and invited presenters include

  • Professor Rob Adams, Director of Design and Culture at the City of Melbourne
  • Peter Kenyon, Director of The Bank of Ideas WA
  • Tony Jackson, Honorary Research Fellow, Town and Regional Planning, School of Environment, University of Dundee Scotland
  • David Engwicht, Director, Creative Communities International Qld
  • Philip D. Allsopp, RIBA, FRSA Co-founder of Transpolis Global, Arizona USA
  • Prof Evelyne De Leeuw - Chair in Community Health Systems and Policy Faculty of Health, Deakin University  VIC
  • Matt Coetzee, Business Development Manager, Government at Aurecon Aust
  • Tony De Domenico - Chief Executive Officer / Executive Director Urban Development Institute (Vic)

Registration discounts available...Save Even More!

Groups of 3 or 4 will save an additional $100 per person off the full conference rate.
Groups of 5 or more will save an additional $150 per person off the full conference rate
Offer not available online. 

To secure these savings contact 07 5502 2068 or conference@healthycities.com.au today.

Issues that will addressed at the conference include;

  • Healthy urban design
  • Food security, buying local, urban agriculture
  • Connecting people and places
  • Urban renewal - green buildings
  • Harnessing social capital
  • Education, motivation and incentives for behaviour change
  • Government and business leadership
  • Regional Cities -  interconnectivity - technology
  • Population growth
  • Political cycles
  • Urban landscapes, public spaces, natural resource management
  • Working with climate change, energy consumption, generation and other challenges
  • Innovation, process Vs people
  • Urban planning and social equity

The Conference will examine public policy and social/community outcomes and consider what actions we can take to positively influence the ongoing debate. 

There will be over 70 presentations including Keynotes, Concurrent Sessions, Case Studies, Study Tours and Posters.

Conference TOURS included for all full delegates

  • Central Geelong/Waterfront, Deakin University, YAA and Botanic Gardens, This tour will cover the changing use of the south precinct, the bus interchange challenges, streetscape designs, the Arts Precinct, Deakin University, the award winning Youth Activity Area, the Waterfront story, Eastern Beach and onto the Botanic Gardens... see registration page for more details.
  • Bellarine Peninsula - This option tour will visit a number of sites to promote discussion about the following issues:
    1. Community/Cultural hub planning in an area of rapid population growth
    2. Partnership models between Local Government, Communities and Schools
    3. Impact of Cultural Identity and place making on Community Health...see registration page for more details.

Official Welcome in the geelong art gallery

The official welcome will be held from 5.30pm to 7.30pm in the beautiful Geelong Art Gallery on Wednesday the 6th of June.  The function will feature regional foods and wines.  Admittance is included for all full delegates, speakers and sponsors.

Who Should Attend

Policy Makers, Politicians, Senior Public Servants, City Governance Personnel, Public Health Administrators, Academics, Waste Management Professionals, National Resources Administrators, Planning Professionals, Environmental Groups, Engineers, Urban Designers, Consultants, Social Planners, Disaster Management Groups, Elected Representatives, Mayors, Non-Government Agencies, Community and Industry Groups, Students, Coastal Resource Managers, Place Makers, Sustainability Practitioners

Committee 2012

National Library of Australia - Canberra

Conference papers will be included in the PANDORA Archive to provide public access to them in perpetuity.  The Library will take the necessary preservation action to keep the papers accessible as hardware and software changes over time.

The Library will catalogue the papers and add the records to the National Bibliographic Database (a database of catalogue records shared by over 5,200 Australian libraries), as well as their own online catalogue. This will increase awareness of the papers/authors among researchers.

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