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CONFERENCEPROGRAMGenunniny nidja boodjar
(looking at this place)FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 13TH
2 0 1 9 TOWN TEAM CONFERENCECO-PRESENTED BY CITY OF PERTH AND RAC
YOUNG AUSTRALIA LEAGUE45 MURRAY ST, PERTH
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What is place? And what does it mean to you? Community, local economy, meeting places, art, environment, heritage and built form, indigenous culture, walkability, governance...people.
Building on the success of our inaugral conference in 2018 we aim to explore the questions of place and how town teams and government can play an expanding role in facilitating more connected and resilient communities.
WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US!
TOPICS INCLUDE• Place Leadership & Management
• Creative Engagement Techniques
• Town Team Challenges & the role of Government
• The ‘Dark Matters’ of building place
• Acknowledging Country
• Understanding & Celebrating Heritage
• The Power of Storytelling
• Sensory & Inclusive Design
• Local & International Case Studies
• Interactive Activities
• Economic & Community Development
• Main Street Management
Yowrl koorliny ngullar koorda (come forward our friends)
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DISCOVERING PLACE ANNUAL CONFERENCEFRIDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER
Our full-day program will keep the festivities rolling from last year with a diverse selection of local, national and international facilitators, activations, installations, group discussions and new ways to get even more involved. This year we intend on creating a truly unique and immersive experience.
TOWN TEAM CONVERGENCE:(Moort mia nyininy (family place (town team) sitting)
SATURDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER
(TOWN TEAM MEMBERS ONLY)
The second day is aimed at bringing town teams together to connect, share stories and learn relevant new skills!
Town Team members are encouraged to attend our free half day event, which will include guest speakers, experiential learning exercises, a long table lunch, town team awards and plenty of great networking.
PROGRAM BRIEF(Nartj wah – what now)
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TOWN TEAM CONFERENCE TICKET PRICES
Ex GST Incl GST
STANDARD TICKETS
Friday Conference Early Bird if purchased by 30 June 2019 Fixed Price $380.00 $418.00
Friday Conference Ticket Fixed Price $450.00 $495.00
TOWN TEAM MEMBER PRICES ONLY
Town Team Member Friday Ticket Fixed Price $50.00 $55.00
Town Team Member Friday Ticket + Networking Event Fixed Price $75.00 $82.50
Town Team Member Friday Networking Event Only Fixed Price $30.00 $33.00
Town Team Convergence (Saturday for town team members only) Free $0.00 $0.00
TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED VIA:
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INVOICEEmail a purchase order or written request to [email protected] and we’ll send you an invoice for payment
More Information or Ask a Questionhttps://www.townteams.com.au/conference-2019/Email - [email protected]
IT WAS GREAT TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE IN ONE ROOM THAT CARED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF COMMUNITY AND PLACES. 2018 TTM CONFERENCE DELEGATE POST-SURVEY COMMENT
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TIME PRESENTER INFO
8:00am - 8:45am RegistrationsTea and Coffee. And a few warm-up surprises...
8:45am - 9:05amShaun Nannup & Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company
Welcome to Country
9:05am - 9:15amGaye McMath, Commissioner, City of PerthDean Cracknell, CEO Town Team Movement
Official Opening
9:15am - 9:25amDavid Engwicht, Creative Communities International
7 Day Makeover
9:25am - 10:05amInternational Keynote Speaker: Gabriella Gomez-Mont
Innovation in Local Governance: International Case Studies
10:05am - 10:15am MC Housekeeping
10:15am - 10:45am Morning Tea Prepared by ‘United in Diversity’
10:45am - 4:00pm Breakout Sessions & Lunch
4:00pm - 4:10pmPatrick Walker, RAC, Executive General Manager, Advocacy
Better Urban Planning
4:10pm - 5:00pmRound Table Discussion: Gabriella Gomez-Mont, David Engwicht, Msimonke Sisong & Ted Snell
Next Steps: Acting on today’s conversations
5:00pm - 5:10pm Caroline Robinson, Go Narembeen!Closing Words: The Story of the Co-Op Narembeen Cafe
5:10pm Networking Drinks Gilkisons Dance Studio
6:00pm After Party Lucy’s Love Shack
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TIME/ SESSION
1: ASPIRING TO BE A CAPITAL OF CULTURE
2: GROUND LEVEL IMPACT
3: UNCOVERING THE DARK MATTER
4: LOCAL GOVERNMENT ECO-SYSTEMS
5: BETTER ENGAGEMENT
6: STORYTELLING & PLACE
Huzzard StudiosCurtin University School of Business
Gilkisons Dance Studio, Main StageGilkisons Dance Studio, Upper Level
Miss Mauds Dining Hall Lucy’s Love Shack
10:45am - 11:30am
Ted Snell - Introducing a propositionRebecca Eggleston, FORM
Janes Walk: Historic Heart Site Tour
David Galloway - Setting your local vision -Leederville Connect Beerstorms
Melissa Shaw, City of Wanneroo, Discussing Place Principles Guerlaine Bingwa, City of Canning, Suburban Place ApproachEmma O’Brien, City of Busselton
Hans Oerlemans, Designing your Neighbourhood, Workshop
Suzanne and Rhys - Acknowledging Country
11:30am - 11:40am Break - Time to get to next session
11:40am - 12:30pm
Cultural Activations: Peter Ciemitis, Roberts DayTom Muller, Fremantle BienalleAdrian Fini, FJM Property
Activate Perth: Site Tour
Ben Kent, Inglewood on BeaufortJacqui Happ, Chairperson, Dunsborough Progress AssociationDave Lindner, Chairperson, Vic Park Collective
Dave Doy & Dave Snyder - Ditching the MasterplansDavid MacLeannan, City of Vincent CEO - Place Making 2.0
David Engwicht, 7 Day Makeover Workshop
Jim Morrison, Town Teams and Country, Beyond the RAP
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch - Various Locations
1:30pm - 2:15pmCultural Workshop: Developing a Cultural Vision
The future of ground level retail: Ragen Haythorpe, Eko Pam, Simon White
Jon Denaro, Chairperson, Pickle District Town TeamKatharina Popp, Kindling Creative - ‘Play Streets’John Carey, Member for Perth - ‘Beating Homelessness’
David Waller, City of Perth & Norion Ubechel, Mantra Studios - Measuring the Impact of Placemaking
Tobias Volbert, 7 Senses Workshop
Sisonke Msimang, Centre for Stories
2:15pm - 2:25pm Break - Time to get to next session
2:25pm - 3:15pmCultural Framework Workshop: Measuring Social Capital
Vacancy Retail Discussion & the role of town teams (follow-up from previous presentation)
Town Teams Evolution Discussion:Sam Choudry, Co-Design Studio Dean Cracknell - Town Team MovementCaroline Robinson, Go Narembeen
See Saw Discussion: What’s reason and what’s regulation?
How can developers better engage with communities?
Sarah Landro, Camera Story Workshop
3:15pm - 4:00pm Afternoon Tea - United in Diversity - Marching Band
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INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE SPEAKER: GABRIELLA GOMEZ-MONT
Gabriella Gomez-Mont was the founder of Laboratorio para la Ciudad (2013 - 2018), the award-winning experimental arm of the Mexico City government. Now she directs The Urban Task Force: a new type of nomadic and creative office specialized in cities – and that constantly shifts shape to accommodate high-level, transdisciplinary collaborations across the world. The tailor-made teams that congregate for each project or challenge work in the context of complex and dynamic realities, exploring new paradigms, creating unique knowledge structures for urban inquiry, experimentation, participatory practices and governance.
Besides her fascination with all things city, Gabriella is a journalist, visual artist, and director of documentary films, as well as a creative advisor to several cities, universities and companies.
She has received several international recognitions for her work in different fields, such as the first prize in the Audi Urban Future Award, the Best Art Practice Award given by the Italian government, The Creative Bureaucrats Award by the German government, and the TED City 2.0 Prize, among others.
She is an MIT Director´s Fellow, a Yale World Fellow, a TED Senior Fellow, a GeorgeTown University Visiting Fellow, an Institute for the Future Fellow, a Salzburg Seminar Fellow, a Fabrica Alumni and a World Cities Summit Young Leader.
Gabriella is also part of the international advisory committee for the Mayor of Seoul on Social Innovation, as well as NACTO’s Streets for Kids, The XXII Triennale of Milan, C40´s Knowledge Hub and UNDP’s Lab Accelerator. She was also named one of the 100 most creative people in business by Fast Company magazine. She is now working on a book called The Experimentalists: Cities, Political Imagination and Social Creativity.
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CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
David Engwicht
David has over 25 years experience in place making. He is
a passionate designer, artist, author, communicator, and
social inventor, best known as the creator of the Walking
School Bus.
PPS in New York describe him as “one of the world’s most
inventive thinkers on creating vibrant public spaces”.
Nothing gives David greater joy than working with
communities to breathe new life into dead spaces.
Director, Creative Communities International
Suzanne Waldron
Suzanne is a behavioural change facilitator whose masters
research focused on moving ideas into action through
pro-social leadership. Working with senior leaders across
Australia her focus is on explicit communication and solid
peer to peer relationships.
She’s an active ambassador for RUOK?, TEDxPerth Curator
and Co-founder/director of short doco series Stories Out
Loud. A published author and media contributor. Suzanne
has been nominated for Western Australian of the Year
2016 and twice 40 under 40.
Behavioural & Leadership Facilitator,TEDxPerth Curator
Adrian Fini
Adrian Fini has been involved in the Perth property
industry for over 30 years.
He is a current Board member of the University of Western
Australia Business School Board, the Perth Festival and a
member of the Venice Biennale Commissioner’s Council.
He was awarded an OAM for his contributions to the arts
in 2014.
He was awarded West Australian of the Year and Western
Australian Entrepreneur of the Year in 2016.
Director, FJM Property
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Tobias Volbert
Tobias Volbert is a Registered Landscape Architect and
Open Space Planner educated in Hanover, Germany.
Prior to his move to Australia in 2006, Tobias was involved
in community consultation and landscape architecture
projects in Germany, New Zealand and Australia.
Passionate about sustainability, permaculture and
inclusive design, Tobias has Co Founded the 7 Senses
Foundation and has been publicly speaking about the
merits of 7 senses design around Australia for over 6 years.
He is currently involved in two research projects regarding
Intergenerational park design for active and engaged
communities and Gamification for environmental learning.
Founder & Director, 7 Senses Foundation
Sarah Landro
Sarah Landro is currently the Gallery Manager at Perth
Centre for Photography and Co-founder and Director of
Camera Story Ltd. Sarah has worked in the WA arts sector
for the past eight years and during this time, she has
volunteered, worked for and collaborated with various
arts organisations and has been involved in several major
community arts projects.
Most recently she has been focused on a large on-
going project entitled Women Standing Strong - A
portrait photography collaboration with women in Derby,
Mowanjum, Pandanus Park and Perth, celebrating the
positive representation of women. Sarah continues to
maintain a documentary photographic practice, working
on photomedia projects in Bangladesh, whilst bringing
photographic resources to rural communities in both India
and Bangladesh.
Director, Camera Story
Prof Ted Snell AM CitWA
Over the past four decades he has made a significant
contribution to the national arts agenda. He is currently
Chair of the Fremantle Biennale and on the board of the
UQ Art Museum and ANAT (Australian Network for Art &
Technology).
He has published several books and has curated
numerous exhibitions, many of which document the
visual culture of Western Australia. Ted Snell is a regular
commentator on the arts for ABC radio and television and
writes regularly for The Conversation online journal.
Chief Cultural OfficerDirector, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery
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CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
Sisonke Msimang
Sisonke Msimang is a Perth-based writer who has
published two books - Always Another Country, and The
Resurrection of Winnie Mandela. She is in charge of Oral
Storytelling at the Centre for Stories, and is the Curator for
Literature and Ideas at the Perth Festival
Author & Storyteller
Shaun NannupDirector, Wisdom is your Life
Hans OerlemansLandscape Architect, Urban Designer & Urban Planner
Shaun is a Whadjuk Wardandi Nyungar man who through
his old people, has great depth and knowledge of culture,
liaison and inspirational speaking. His work in such areas
as mentoring, leadership and healing are highly referred
and respected, within both Indigenous and mainstream
community’s.
Educated in the Netherlands, he worked on a wide
range of projects throughout Europe, Australasia and
the USA. Hans led designs, masterplans and research
projects for urban centres and precincts, differentiated
living environments, innovative industrial parks, reuse
of heritage precincts and revitalisation of cultural
landscapes. Many of these projects won awards and
were published in books and international magazines.
Hans has taught at Universities and Design Academies
in Amsterdam, San Francisco and Perth, among others.
Before immigrating to Australia in 2011, he worked for 17
years as founding partner at OKRA Landscape Architects,
where he developed the unique Scenario Game method
for community participation.
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CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
Guerlaine BingwaSenior Strategic Projects Planner, City of Canning
She is inspired by resilient, adaptive and creative cities
that allow people and the environment to thrive. She also
seeks to create them. While she has worked on more
traditional strategic planning like City’s first Local Planning
Strategy, she has also been working with colleagues to
implement innovative and creative urban interventions at
the City.
Samantha Choudhury
Samantha is a highly accomplished urban strategist and
placemaking specialist with over 14 years experience
in the creation and management of places that attract
people. With experience both in Australia and the USA,
Samantha has worked on a range of scales including
city-wide urban renewal to greenfield communities right
down to place management of mainstreets and business
improvement districts and community-led planning and
placemaking. Since starting at CoDesign Studio, Samantha
has had a hands on role in the work of The Neighbourhood
Project which she is excited to share with everyone at the
Town Team Conference 2019.
Principal of Co-Design Studios, Melbourne
David MacLeannanCEO, City of Vincent
David MacLennan is the CEO of the City of Vincent. He
has extensive public sector experience with a career
covering State Government, Commonwealth and foreign
Government levels.
He was most recently the Assistant Director General at the
Department of Planning. David is a former diplomat with
the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade with overseas
posting experience in the UK, Peru, Mexico and Papua
New Guinea. David is a graduate of UWA and has a
Masters of Management from ANU. His passions are family
and fitness.
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CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
Rhys PaddockSupport Manager / Indigenous Educator
Jon DenaroFounding Director, SculptureChairperson, Pickle District Town Team
As an advocate of cultural leadership and the
development of sound educational and training programs.
Rhys strives to work in environments that can and do
create holistic healthy and substantial changes. Rhys has,
over time witnessed many positive outcomes primarily
within the domain of Indigenous education.
Rhys’s focus is to now bring a modern adaptation of
traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture into
the wider Australian community in an effort to connect
Australians with our common culture – people culture.
Western Australian Sculptor and Painter Jon Denaro creates contemporary metal sculptures often finding inspiration in found objects that play an intricate part in the story of the resulting piece of art. Enjoying the hands on process of making, Jon Denaro’s sculptures maintain a unique individuality, they look “hand made” and non reproducible, opposing the streamlining that technology offers.
Jon is highly experienced in complex installations and has the necessary skills to coordinate and plan the operational requirements of projects.
Tom MullerArtistic Director, PSAS & Co-Founder, Fremantle Biennale
Mùller has exhibited extensively both nationally and
internationally. Muller’s work is held in the collections of
the Art Gallery of Western Australia; Parliament House,
Canberra; Artbank, Sydney; The City of Fremantle; The
University of Western Australia; and Curtin University
of Technology. In a number of senses Tom Mùller is a
big picture artist. Globalisation, the environment, space
and time all fascinate him. He seems to prefer vast data
sets, expansive geographies, sweeping timeframes and
sequences of history. And yet, at the same time, Muller is
attentive to fine detail, to the specificities of things local,
to the poetry of small, momentary and fleeting things that
resonate.
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CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
Peter CiemitisPrincipal WA, Roberts Day
Awarded PIA Planner of the Year (WA) in 2014, Peter
specialises in the design of urban precincts, waterfronts
and residential development. He is a sought-after advisor
in the design, arts and culture sectors, having held key
positions on over 20 Committees, Panels and Boards,
including the State Design Review Panel. A genuine
advocate for the Arts, Peter Ciemitis is also a visual
artist who has won the Black Swan Prize in 2010, and
was a finalist in the Archibald Prize twice. His artwork is
represented in major collections, from the National Portrait
Gallery to the National Museum of Art in Latvia and most
recently the 18th Asian Art Biennale in Bangladesh.
Ben Kent
I sit on Inglewood on Beaufort’s Management Committee
where I have developed a Place Activation Plan based on
extensive community consultation. The Plan aims to bring
more vibrancy and activity to our stretch of Beaufort Street
and surrounding suburbs. I am coordinating groups of
interested and engaged community members who are
working to bring in more public art, culture and events,
start a community garden and activate our underutilised
town square.
Inglewood on Beaufort Town Team
Melissa ShawPlace Activation Advisor, City of Wanneroo
Melissa is a community planning specialist with over 15
years’ experience across a variety of fields. She has a
passion for all things place and has extensive experience
interrogating the various aspects that help grow an
authentic, distinctive community and place. Throughout
her professional career Melissa’s diverse experience
has given her unique insights into different communities
from various perspectives including community
facilities planning, open space planning, placemaking
and activation, urban design and planning, community
development and community engagement.
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CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
David WallerPlace Development, City of Perth
David is currently working in the Economic Development
team in the City of Perth with a focus on Place
Development. He is a relative newcomer to Western
Australia, having previously worked in numerous roles in
the Queensland Governments Trade and Investment and
Tourism Investment agencies, and for the City of Ipswich in
the Business and Investment Attraction portfolio.
David GallowayDirector, Ferart & former Chairperson, Leederville Connect
David has over 30 years experience in Australia and
overseas working for government, industry, business,
community groups, NGO’s and individuals. He has degrees
in engineering, environmental science, sustainability and a
Doctorate in design and sustainability.
His current work is strongly focused in design, working at
the front-end of large projects to make them go beyond
being purely sustainable and to become fully regenerative
and productive.
His experience is in project design and management,
regional and urban planning, community liaison, ecological
engineering, vision creation, issues management, natural
resource management, and policy.
David DoyPlace Manager, Town of Victoria Park
David is one of a number of urban professionals leading
major change to the way Local Government operates
- from siloed service delivery to an integrated focus
on place and a commitment to delivering good urban
outcomes for people.
He played a key role in an emerging place group known
as the Beaufort Street Network. He moved across to the
City of Vincent in 2014 creating the national award winning
Place Management Program, worked with and helped
establish Town Teams across the City.
He made the shift across the river to the Town of Victoria
Park in the newly created role of Manager Place Planning.
The Town of Victoria Park and it’s team of Place Leaders
will be industry leading in their focus on and commitment
in delivering great place outcomes.
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ASK ABOUT OUR PLACE LEADERSHIP CONSULTING TEAM
The process and workshops have helped our diverse community through meaningful engagement and feedback on the visions and ideas to use our space (Leedy Town Square). Town Team Movement has assisted to empower Leederville Connect and ensure buy in from the local community. Overall, the process has provided a best practice framework for the betterment of our local community and urban village.- Trent Durward, Leederville Connect Chairperson, commenting on Town Team Movement’s leadership role supporting the Leedy Town Square Action Plan.
Experience gives us the ability to cooperate effectively combining the knowledge, leadership and creativity of our whole team for the better of the project. Through this way of working, together with our combined 25+ years of experience in collaborating with local governments, communities, agencies, and developers we are uniquely equipped to unravel complex situations, develop innovative custom-made approaches and work strategically on capacity building and implementation.
Town Team Movement has recently launched a new place leadership consultancy and our team members have extensive experience and a strong passion for place. We pride ourselves on facilitating interesting and engaging places with strong community support and public ownership.
Our company advocates for the development of innovative and forward thinking measures to ensuring community and public spaces are reflective and built on the premise of local needs and aspirations. Our participation and on-going support in all work undertaken provides widespread benefits towards the growth of healthy and active communities.
Contact us today!David [email protected] 469 212
Our list of skills includes:
• Public Engagement• Place Plans• Placemaking & Management• Workshop Facilitation• Urban Design
• Community Building• Business Support• Place Governance & Enabling
Environments • Documentation
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