Healthy Cities Conference 2012 - PROVISIONAL PROGRAM

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5^th Healthy Cities: Working Together to Achieve Liveable Cities

Conference Program

Wednesday 6^th June 2012

Optional Tours - can be booked on the registration form, limited number of seats available

1:30 – 4:30

Optional Tours:

Central Geelong/Waterfront, Deakin University, YAA and Botanic Gardens
Bellarine Peninsula
Corio and Norlane

5:30 – 7:30

Official welcome function at the Geelong Art Gallery Geelong City Logo Hosts

Hosted by Geelong City Council featuring regional food and wine

Thursday 7^th June 2012

7.30 – 8.30

Registration with arrival tea and coffee in exhibition area

8.30 – 9.00

Mr Matt Coetzee

Aurecon Australia

Healthy Cities and Disaster Resilience - The Link

9.00 – 9:45

Professor Rob Adams AM

Director City Design, City of Melbourne (VIC)
Meeting the challenges of increasing population and climate change and the impact on urban health

9.45 – 10.30

Mr Tony Jackson

University of Dundee Scotland
Lessons from different municipal approaches to tackling climate change: comparing councils in Scotland and northwest USA

10.30 – 11.00

Morning Tea in exhibition area

11.00 – 11.45

Mr Peter Kenyon

The Bank of Ideas (WA)
Healthy, caring and connected communities - what do such places look and act like?

11.45 – 12.30

Mr Philip D. Allsopp

RIBA, FRSA Co-founder of Transpolis Global, Arizona (USA)
Sustainable Communities: Key Drivers, Challenges & Opportunities

12.30 – 1.30

Lunch in exhibition area

Each session includes 10min Q&A

Individual Papers

Urban Agriculture

Sustainable Cities

Public Health, Capacity & Resilience

Otway Room

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Kardinia Room

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Barwon Room

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Terrace Room

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1.30 – 2.00

Ageing in neighbourhood –harnessing seniors for healthier urban places

Mr Phillip Smith (QLD)

Associate Director, Deicke RIchards

Cultivation, consumption and connection: Making the most of local food

Dr Bethaney Turner (ACT)
Assistant Professor, University of Canberra

City of Layers – Reconfiguring the built environment for sustainability

Mark Urizar (VIC)

Architect, AAAX Architecture

“When a city falls” The response of a healthy cities initiative to disaster recovery in communities

Ms Sue Turner (NZ)

Public Health Manager, Community and Public Health, Canterbury District Health Board

2.02 – 2.32

The great urban mind (re)set: Changing minds for changing cities

Mr Jonathan Daly (VIC)

Team Leader, Behavioural Design

From recommendation to reality: the evolution of the Moreland Food Access Project

Kate McCluskey (VIC)
Health Promotion Officer, Merri Community Health Services

Sustainability in urban development: timing is everything

Peter Steele (VIC)

Cordinator – Urban Development, Moreland Energy Foundation

Making great places: Communities owning their future

Mr Larry Quick (VIC)

Director Strategy, Great Place Australia

2.34 – 3.04

The Geelong youth activities area – A successful case study in youth inclusive public recreation space

Mr Aaron Wallis (VIC)

Principal Landscape Architect, Playce

Growing Capacity: Urban Agriculture in Local Government. A perspective from Maribyrnong, Moonee Valley, Hobson's Bay and City of Yarra Councils

Jennifer Witheridge (VIC)
Pete Huff (VIC)
Kelly Heffer (VIC)

Healthy cities = Sustainable communities

Margaret Nealon (USA)

Partner, LandDesign

Prof Deborah Ryan (USA)

University of North Carolina

Partnering – the new business of health & wellbeing planning

Anne Somerville (VIC)

Director, G21 Health & Wellbeing Pillar

3.04 – 3.30

Afternoon Tea in exhibition area

Each session includes 10min Q&A

Individual Papers

Climate Change & Green Buildings

Population Health

Healthy Eating and Exercise

Otway Room

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Kardinia Room

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Barwon Room

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Terrace Room

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3.30 – 4.00

Sea changes: the role of public art and the expression of creativity, identity and sense of place in a healthy city

Beth Jackson (QLD)

Public Art Curator, Brecknock Consulting

Healthy cities, climate change and the role of high albedo and green infrastructure

Dr Dominique Hes (VIC)

Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne

Healthy urban design for women

Rita Butera (VIC)

Executive Director, Women’s Health Victoria

Creating streets for people – Compendium for South Australian Practice

Alison Collins (SA)

Health in Planning Officer, Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure

4.02 – 4.32

Creating diverse, sustainable communities on Sydney’s urban fringe

Stuart Gibb (NSW)

Community Development, Manager Landcom

The urban forest and urban liveability – City of Melbourne experience

Ian Shears (VIC)

Manager Urban Landscapes

City of Melbourne

Housing and health working together

Sharon Peters (NSW)

Service Development Officer, Population Health

Planning and design of masterplanned communities for healthy living

Dr Bhishna Bajracharya (QLD)

Associate Professor of Urban Planning, Bond University

4.34 – 5.04

Evidence based policy and practice for healthy built environments: The three domains

Susan Thompson (NSW)

Helen Meikle (VIC)

Associate Professor, Director – Healthy Built Environments Program, UNSW

Urban ecologies and the future of cities

Helen Meikle (VIC)

Research Fellow, Deakin University

Advocating for a healthy city when the old one has fallen down: A public health perspective from Christchurch, New Zealand

Nicola Laurie (NZ)

Public Health Analyst, Community & Public Health, Canterbury District Health Board

Arresting obesity and chronic health conditions by systematic improvements to healthy eating and increased physical activity in Geelong

Chad Foulkes (VIC)

Coordinator Healthy Communities, City of Greater Geelong

5.10 – 7.00

Aurecon Cocktail Function - with delegates and exhibitors

Hosted by Aurecon in the exhibition area

Friday 8^th June

8.30 – 9.00		Registration with arrival tea and coffee in exhibition area
Each session includes 10 min Q&A		Education	Urban Landscapes	Healthy Cities	Case Studies
		Otway Room Session Chair	Kardinia Room Session Chair	Barwon Room Session Chair	Terrace Room Session Chair
9.00 – 9.30		Empowerment, participation & local governance – connecting cultural practice with planning and decision making Mr Steph Vajda (QLD) Creative Director Ferment Collaborate	Reinvigorating 20th century residential pocket parks for the 21st century Dr David Nichols (VIC) Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne	Adaptive reuse of heritage buildings – do current planning and heritage controls support the concept? Paul Leadbeter (SA) Senior Lecturer, Adelaide Law School, The University of Adelaide	Darling quarter: A case study of Sydney’s urban renewal Rod McCoy (NSW) Executive Project Manager, Lend Lease
9.32 – 10.02		Community capacity building in the kitchen: Stir it up! A healthy eating project Ms Jenny Norman (NSW) Community Programs Coordinator, Healthy Cities Illawarra	'Landscape miles': Towards a 25km city Mr Ben Ellickson (SA) Landscape Architect, Siteplan	Health and productivity benefits from different urban transport and related land use options in Australia Dr Anne Matan (WA) Lecturer, Curtin University Sustainability Policy (CUSP) Institute	Parenting and place: Pilot study exploring experiences of families from inner-city and outer suburban Melbourne Dr Fiona Andrews (VIC) Lecturer, Deakin University
10.04 – 10.34		Engaging designers in the discussion on indoor environment quality Mrs Philippa Soccio (VIC) Research Assistant, The University of Melbourne	Improving urban liveability through Water Sensitive Urban Design – Case studies across Victoria Mrs Anna Jennings (VIC) Regional Policy Stormwater Advisor, Clearwater	Effects of exposure to traffic noise on health Dr Anita Peerson (VIC) Researcher, School of Architecture & Building, Deakin University	Case study – The Caboolture hub – Building social infrastructure Mr Brett Hudson (QLD) Associate Director, Peddle Thorp
10.34 – 11.00		Morning Tea in exhibition area
Each session includes 10min Q&A	Healthy Cities / Planning for People & their Pets		Urban Landscapes	Governance and Politics	Case Studies
	Otway Room Session Chair		Kardinia Room Session Chair	Barwon Room Session Chair	Terrace Room Session Chair
11.00 – 11.30	Building healthy communities: Creating supportive environments for encouraging dog walking Hayley Christian (nee Cutt)(WA) Centre for the Built Environment & Health, School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia		Green Infrastructure thinking – a lifeline and values system for ‘liveable’ cities Mr Robert Cooper (VIC) Senior Principal Landscape Architecture and Urban Design, CPG Australia	Good governance and achieving goals – Getting good urban plans off the groung Mr Gavin McConnell (NSW) Executive Planning Advisor, North Sydney Council	“Putting the horse before the cart” A case study of the development of a public policy framework in local government Ms Barbara Erichsdotter (SA) Consultant, Health Research International
11.32 – 12.02	Planning for pet ownership in the face of increasing urban density Susie Willis (VIC) NSW Consultant, Petcare Information & Advisory Service		The role of biodiversity in creating green, healthy cities and towns Dr Amy Hahs (VIC) GIS Ecologist, Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne	Planning on Local Knowledge: Creative approaches to community engagement Dr Kate Kerkin (VIC) Director, K2 Planning	Housing Regulation - the unexpected consequences Mr Peter Sarlos Architect, Chartered Surveyor (Building),Lawyer, Australian Institute of Architects; Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
12.04 – 12.34	Healthy Cities: Planning for people and pets Virginia Jackson (VIC) Director, Harlock Jackson		Creating relaxing and enjoyable landscapes Mr Steve Garland (NSW) Landscape Designer, Steve Garland Landscapes	5000+ an integrated design strategy for inner Adelaide: Creating a healthy city through creative collaboration Mr Matt Davis (SA) Design Leader 5000+, Integrated Design Commission of South Australia	Armstrong Creek Mr Terry Demeo (VIC) Manager, Planning Strategy & Economic Development, City of Greater Geelong
12.34 – 1.30	Lunch in exhibition area
1.30 – 2.15		A/Prof Deborah Ryan Associate Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, Univerity of North Carolina at Charlottee World Health (USA) Small town fit: Healthy people, pleaces and policies in Davidson, North Carolina USA (Population 10,944 in 2010)
2.15 – 3.00		David Engwicht Creative Communities International (QLD) Sick of Axe-Grinders? Moving from the customer model to the citizen model
3.00 – 3.30		Afternoon Tea in exhibition area
3.30 – 4.15		Prof Evelyne De Leeuw Deakin University (VIC) The Future and Fallacies of Evidence-Based Public Health in Australia
4:15 – 5:00		Mr Tony De Domenico Urban Development Institute (VIC) Developing Sustainable Communities
		*Conference Close*