Healthy Cities 2012

The 5th 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

  • Dr Agis D. Tsouros, Head, Policy and Cross-cutting Programmes and Regional Director’s Special Projects, World Health Organization, Denmark
  • Professor Rob Adams, Director of Design and Culture at the City of Melbourne
  • Peter Kenyon, Director of The Bank of Ideas WA
  • Cr Debbie Blumel
  • 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

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.

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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