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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
2019 TOWN TEAM CONFERENCE PROGRAM 2
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
• Artist-led Placemaking
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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
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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
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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 - 8:55am Sohan Ariel Hayes, Media Artist
8:55am - 9:05am Shaun Nannup Welcome to Country
9:05am - 9:15am Len Kosova, Commissioner, City of Perth Dean 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 & Members
Connecting our Communities
4:10pm - 5:00pmRound Table Discussion: Gabriella Gomez-Mont, David Engwicht, Sisonke Msimang & 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 Studios London Court Gilkisons Dance Studio, Main StageGilkisons Dance Studio, Upper Level
Miss Mauds Dining Hall Lucy’s Love Shack
10:45am - 11:30amTed Snell - Introducing a proposition
Janes Walk: Historic Heart Site Tour
1. David Galloway - Leederville Connect Beerstorms2. Jon Denaro & Luke Davey, The Pickle District3. Heather Johnstone, Vic Park Collective - Urban Forest Strategy
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 Day Adrian Fini, FJM PropertyRebecca Eggleston, FORM,
Activate Perth Site Tour & Talk: Part 1
4. Ben Kent & Damien Giudici, Inglewood on Beaufort - Inglenooks5. Jacqui Happ, Chairperson, Dunsborough Progress Association - Feeling Frustrated & Going Forward6. Andrew Brodie, Streets Ahead Project, Vic Park Collective
Dave Doy & Dave Snyder - Ditching the MasterplansDavid MacLennan, 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 - 2:15pm
Cultural Workshop: Developing a Cultural Vision and battle plan (follow- up from sessions 1 & 2)
Tour Part 2: Eko Pam, Future Retail Landscape
7. Karen Hinds, Beaufort Street Network & Water Corporation8. Katharina Popp, Kindling Creative - ‘Play Streets’9. 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 - 3:15pm
Cultural Outcomes Workshop: A collaborative approach towards generating impact, presented by Michael Chappell, CEO of Culture Counts
Future Retail Discussion: Ragen Haythorpe, Eko Pam, and Simon White
Town Teams Evolution Discussion: Dean Cracknell - Town Team MovementJoni Sercombe - My International Place Making Journey Slide ShowCaroline Robinson, Go Narembeen
‘You Can’t Ask That’ Panel Discussion
How can we better engage with communities?Rod Hammersley, ADC Sarah Macauley, RACHans Oerlemans, Wonder, Anthony Vuleta, CEO Town of Victoria Park
Sarah Landro, Camera Story Workshop
3:15pm - 4:00pm Afternoon Tea - United in Diversity - Marching Band
TOWN TEAM CONFERENCE PROGRAM - BREAKOUT SESSIONS
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TIME/ SESSION
7: ARTSOURCE & CREATIVE PLACE MAKING
City of Perth Library
10:45am - 11:30am
How Artists Shape Our City: City of Fremantle
City Fremantle’s Kathryn Taylor and Daniel Thompson, Koral Ward from Sustainable Housing for Artists and Creatives (SHAC), artist Holly Story and Spacemarket’s Kate Hulett.
11:30am - 11:40am Break - Time to get to next session
11:40am - 12:30pm
What Does an Artist-led City Look Like in the Next Decade?
Koral Ward from SHAC, Spacemarket’s Kate Hulett and Sue-Lyn Aldrian from Artsource with input from the creative placemakers, Artscape.
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch - Various Locations
1:30pm - 2:15pm
Time, Space, Place; invoking place & connecting collective voices. Media artist, Sohan Ariel Hayes, cultural advisor Barry McGuire, Shelagh Magadza from CACWA and Helen Curtis from Apparatus.
2:15pm - 2:25pm Break - Time to get to next session
2:25pm - 3:15pmPublic Art Walk and Talk
Adie from Oh Hey WA and Kate Parker from element take us on a public, and not so public, art tour.
3:15pm - 4:00pm Afternoon Tea - United in Diversity - Marching Band
TOWN TEAM CONFERENCE PROGRAM - BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Please note..The main Conference auditorium is not accessible via wheelchair. However we will be providing a live stream in the upper room at the Young Australia League that is accessible by wheelchair via the lift on the ground floor.
RAC Coffee LoungeCome grab a coffee in the RAC Coffee Lounge. While there have a chat to RAC about how they are supporting local communities across WA!
Located on the ground floor of the Young Australia League.
Ride you Bike to the Conference or borrow a Bike from Urbi when you get there!Free secure bike parking will be available all day thanks to the support of urbi bike valet service, with their team on hand to look after your bike throughout the day. Alternatively you can borrow one of theirs and cycle from venue to venue
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Conversation ClubLocated on the mezzanine of the Young Australia delegates can stand on the balcony to view the conference MainStage or duck behind the acoustic wall for a chat and meet other delegates wanting to connect. Complimentary Tea, Coffee and snacks will be available throughout the day.
Conference BarA cash bar will be open from 3pm for anyone super thirsty, free Nowhereman Beer and Castelli Wine will be available between 5-6pm during networking drinks.
1. ASPIRING TO BE A CAPITAL OF CULTUREHuzzard Studios 10-14 Pier Street PerthMaximum 120 attendees
2. GROUND LEVEL IMPACTLondon Court647 Hay Street PerthMaximum 60 attendees
3. UNCOVERING THE DARK MATTERGilkisons Dance Studio, Main Stage 45 Murray Street Perth Maximum 150 attendees
4. LOCAL GOVERNMENT ECOSYSTEMSGilkisons Dance Studio, Upper Level45 Murray Street Perth Maximum 120 attendees
5. BETTER ENGAGEMENTMiss Mauds Dining Hall97 Murray Street PerthMaximum 120 attendees
6. STORYTELLING & PLACELucy’s Love Shack104 Murray Street Perth Maximum 100 atendees
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We are Perth’s most empowered and engaged community
We put people first in urban design
We are inclusive and connected with a thriving community
The Town of Victoria Park is one of the most sought after
urban destinations, known for its food, diversity, art, culture,
and entertainment offerings.
With the Albany Highway restaurant and retail strip at its
heart, the Town has transformed in recent years into a highly
desirable inner city location, set apart by its multitude of
housing and hospitality offerings, Swan River foreshore
access, a thriving and engaged community, and premier
entertainment precinct on the Burswood Peninsula.
Our vision is to be a dynamic place for everyone – which
means being open and inclusive, empowering our
community to work with us in activating our spaces,
celebrating our unique places and creating partnerships that
put people first in everything we do.
Town of Victoria Park
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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Adrian Fini
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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VALLI MORPHETT SPEAKING AT THE INAUGURAL 2018 TOWN TEAM CONFERENCE
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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.
David MacLennanCEO, 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.
Caroline RobinsonFounder And Ceo Of The Wheatbelt Business Network
Caroline Robinson is the founder and CEO of the
Wheatbelt Business Network, the largest business
association in the region. The WBN aims to connect
businesses and spends time investing in business
owners, who then invest in their business and help
to make communities successful. Caroline is also a
volunteer Business Manager of the Narembeen Co-Op, a
community owned café which is a space for community,
conversations and good coffee.
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CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
Rhys PaddickSupport 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.
Katharina Popp & Marg O’ConnellKindling Creative & Rae Street Play Street
Katharina Popp: Visual Arts Educator, artist, mother of two,
play street advocate, partner in Kindling Creative a play-
led arts and making enterprise: www.kindlingcreative.com.
au
Marg O’Connell: Education Designer, Researcher in mental
health, mother of two, play street advocate, partner in
Kindling Creative a play-led arts and making enterprise.
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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.
Dr Eko Pam
Eko Pam has worked as an interior designer for the past
eleven years on significant projects including the Grove
Library in Cottesloe, the Albany Entertainment Centre and
the Supreme Court in Perth. She is currently working as
a lecturer in Environmental and Spatial Design at Edith
Cowan University and Murdoch University. Last year
she completed her PhD in the area of interior design for
retail spaces from a triple bottom line perspective on
sustainability. The research explored this topic through
practice by using three cases studies which were small
business retailers in Perth.
Lecturer, Artist and Interior Designer
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.
Peter Ciemitis
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 DoyManager Place Planning, 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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Dr Simon WhiteManaging Director, My Place Matters
Managing Director, MyPlaceMatters.com.au (powered by
Publicus Pty Ltd). Simon is an independent policy advisor
who helps national, regional and city governments,
business organisations and development agencies
formulate and implement strategies for economic growth,
business development and job creation.
Ragen HaythorpeGeneral Manager Special Projects, Activate Perth
Andrew BrodieVic Park Collective Committee Member & Senior Associate at Roberts Day
Andrew is a proud Vic Park local and VPC volunteer. His
combined passion for Vic Park and urban public spaces,
inspired him to lead the community engagement for and
preparation of the Streets Ahead Action Plan for Albany
Highway. A fun, inclusive and place-based approach was
needed to genuinely engage with the local residents,
traders and Council. The insights, creative thinking and
overwhelming support from all involved has contributed to
an Action Plan that the local community can truly call our
own.
Andrew has over 20 years’ experience working as an urban
planner and designer in Sydney, London and now Perth.
Andrew played a key role in the Bentley 360° regeneration
project, which is entering an exciting new phase, and
Reconnect East Perth Phase 2, which helped shape Perth
City’s Draft Planning Strategy. He is a guest lecturer at
UWA, having also performed this role at UNSW and other
universities.
Jimmy MurphyDirector of Relationships, Town Team Movement
Jimmy is the Chair and animating force behind the
formation of the Town Team Movement. As a Councillor for
the City of Vincent he enjoys bringing his energy and ideas
to life.
He chairs the Arts Advisory Board who has set a new vision
for Vincent to become the Arts Capital of WA. He is also a
member of the City of Vincent Business Advisory Group
and represents Vincent on the Tamala Park Regional
Council as an alternate member.
Jimmy’s day job is as Co-Founder, Director and Festival
Producer of Upbeat Events which builds small to large-
scale,iconic, sustainable events that inspire, connect and
empower communities across Western Australia.
Dean CracknellCEO, Town Team Movement
Dean has worked professionally as a strategic planner for
12 years. He helped to prepare the Better Beaufort Action
Plan in conjunction with the Beaufort Street Net- work and
was Deputy Chair for 4 years.
He is passionate about developing places for people and
believes in prioritising pedestrians over cars; promoting
active, safe and interesting streets; ensuring high-quality
design of public spaces; helping local businesses;
championing new ideas and diversity; enhancing
local character and heritage; and enabling socially,
environmentally and economically positive development.
Patrick WalkerExecutive General ManagerAdvocacy and MembersRoyal Automobile Club of Western Australia (Inc)Patrick Walker commenced his current position as
Executive General Manager, Advocacy and Members at
the RAC in July 2011. Immediately prior to this, he was the
Director General, Department of Indigenous Affairs from
2008.
Patrick was a Commissioner at the Australian Competition
and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Commissioner
for Consumer Protection and Prices Commissioner in
Western Australia for 10 years and during this period
he was also a member of the Legal Aid Commission of
Western Australia, the Medical Board of Western Australia,
a Trustee of the national Travel Compensation Fund and
Chairman of Workpower Incorporated, which provides
employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
Patrick has also had extensive management experience
in local government, with his most recent position being
Chief Executive Officer at the City of Subiaco (1993 to
1998). During this time he was elected as State President
and as a National Director of the Local Government
Managers’ Association. 25
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Sue-Lyn Aldrian-MoyleGeneral Manager, Artsource
Sue-Lyn supports Western Australian visual artists
with strategic stakeholder and sector engagement
with Artsource in order to drive artist-led initiatives and
accomplishments. She champions arts practice as integral
to the identity of individuals and communities, with her
inspiration to develop multi-sector approaches to creative
development stemming from being a third culture kid, an
independent photographer, journalist and author.
Kate Hulett
Kate Hulett is the General Manager of Spacemarket, an
organisation that pairs disused space with useful people.
With activations including an empty department store,
an ex police barracks, a former brewery and a disused
childcare centre, Spacemarket have found space for
over 150 small, creative businesses in WA. Kate is also
the Development Manager for the Fremantle Biennale,
manages the creative decor design and installation for
Fremantle’s Falls Festival, sits on the Destination Marketing
Working Group for the City of Fremantle, and has her own
retail store, Kate and Abel. Kate is also a visual artist - with
her 35mm film photography work exhibited internationally,
mural projects across WA, and is a selected artist for
Sculpture by the Sea, 2020.
General Manager, Spacemarket
Sohan Ariel HayesMedia Artist
Sohan Ariel Hayes is a visual artist internationally
acclaimed for his large-scale multimedia installations,
public projects, and performance collaborations. His site-
responsive process works with drawing, projection and
archival materials to invoke particular places, collective
voices, and communities of labor. In 2016 Hayes has
exhibited the 16m x 6m video installation, Walyja Ngurra
(2016) with Martu painter Ngamaru Bidu at Fremantle
Arts Centre. This artwork is now part of New Museum’s
permanent collection. This year Hayes worked closely
with Nigel Jamieson & Zoe Atkinson to produce the visual
design for 2019 Perth Festival epic opening event Boorna
Waanginy, experienced by 230,000 visitors.
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Helen CurtisFounder & Director, APPARATUS
Since founding APPARATUS in 2014, Helen has combined
visual art expertise with the disciplines of place planning
and urban design to lead the integration of public art and
interpretation in major public realm projects. Her portfolio
of projects ranges from new city centres and urban
redevelopment to integrated and stand-alone public art
projects. Among her notable works are the award winning
Koombana Bay Redevelopment (2018), Eliza at Crawley
Baths (2007), Cottesloe Foreshore Renewal Masterplan
(2015), Midland Oval Redevelopment Masterplan (2017),
Anemoi at Liv Apartments (2018) and Burswood City
(2018+) the second largest development site in Australia.
Heather JohnstoneUrban Forest Stategy and Volunteer Coordinator, Vic Park Collective
Urban forests excite Heather, particularly working in the space that fosters multi-
stakeholder partnerships to bring community outcomes such as improvements in
social well-being and civic participation. She believes strongly that everyone has a skill
they can share and that those in the community who choose to share their skills should
be supported and valued appropriately to build the capacity and resilience of the
community as a whole.
During the last 2 1/2 years Heather has volunteered her time in writing both the
expression of interest and request for quote for the urban forest strategy, marketing
and social media, developing content and running workshops for community
consultation along with Dave Lindner from the Vic Park Collective and Millennium
Kids Inc, co-authored the Town of Victoria Park Urban Forest Strategy along with Vicki
Caulfield and Jim Mellor, coordinated the 40 volunteers that supported the project
during its development and made numerous presentations to Town of Victoria Park
staff as well as the World Forum on Urban Forests held last year in Italy.
Heather is a current member of the Transition to Implementation Working Group who
are working on the implementation Action Plan for the Town of Victoria Park’s Urban
Forest strategy. She also currently sits on the Vic Park Collective committee, the
Millennium Kids Inc volunteers with community groups Vic Park Urban Foresters in
supporting greening initiatives that both increase urban tree canopy and build stronger
communities.
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BREAKOUT SESSION 1:ASPIRING TO BE A CAPITAL OF CULTURE
Location: Huzzard Studios
10:45am - 11:30am Ted Snell - Introducing a proposition
11:30am - 11:40am Break - Time to get to next session
11:40am - 12:30pmCultural Activations: Peter Ciemitis, Roberts Day Adrian Fini, FJM PropertyRebecca Eggleston, FORM,
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch - Various Locations
1:30pm - 2:15pmCultural Workshop: Developing a Cultural Vision and battle plan (follow- up from sessions 1 & 2)
2:15pm - 2:25pm Break - Time to get to next session
2:25pm - 3:15pmCultural Outcomes Workshop: A collaborative approach towards generating impact, presented by Michael Chappell, CEO of Culture Counts
3:15pm - 4:00pm Afternoon Tea
What does it means to be ‘a capital of culture’ and what benefits could accrue to Perth if we embraced that epithet?
Based on the experience of the 60 cities given the accolade of European Capitals of Culture since 1985 what could we achieve at the macro city level and at a micro town by town experience in Western Australia by showcasing to an international audience the vibrant arts and cultural life of our community?
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Location: London Court
10:45am - 11:30am Janes Walk: Historic Heart Site Tour
11:30am - 11:40am Break - Time to get to next session
11:40am - 12:30pm Activate Perth Site Tour & Talk: Part 1
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch - Various Locations
1:30pm - 2:15pm Tour Part 2: Eko Pam, Future Retail Landscape
2:15pm - 2:25pm Break - Time to get to next session
2:25pm - 3:15pmFuture Retail Discussion: Ragen Haythorpe, Eko Pam, and Simon White
3:15pm - 4:00pm Afternoon Tea - United in Diversity
BREAKOUT SESSION 2:GROUND FLOOR IMPACT
Join our workshops to discuss the social and economic impact of public art and subsidised art studios to assist organisations better evaluate why we should continue to support these initiatives.
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Location: Gilkisons Studio, Main Stage
10:45am - 11:30am
1. David Galloway - Leederville Connect Beerstorms2. Jon Denaro & Luke Davey, The Pickle District3. Heather Johnstone, Vic Park Collective - Urban Forest Strategy
11:30am - 11:40am Break
11:40am - 12:30pm
4. Ben Kent & Damien Giudici, Inglewood on Beaufort - Inglenooks5. Jacqui Happ, Chairperson, Dunsborough Progress Association - Feeling Frustrated & Going Forward6. Andrew Brodie, Streets Ahead Project, Vic Park Collective
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch - Various Locations
1:30pm - 2:15pm7. Karen Hinds, Beaufort Street Network & Water Corporation8. Katharina Popp, Kindling Creative - ‘Play Streets’9. John Carey, Member for Perth - ‘Beating Homelessness’
2:15pm - 2:25pm Break - Time to get to next session
2:25pm - 3:15pm
Town Teams Evolution Discussion: Dean Cracknell - Town Team MovementJoni Sercombe - My International Place Making Journey Slide ShowCaroline Robinson, Go Narembeen
3:15pm - 4:00pm Afternoon Tea
BREAKOUT SESSION 3:UNCOVERING THE DARK MATTER & BREAKING THROUGH THE LIGHTWhat happens before the festoon lights and photos of happy faces?
Tales of town team and local government mishaps, failings and things we learned along the way.
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BREAKOUT SESSION 4:LOCAL GOVERNMENT & PLACE ECO-SYSTEMS
Location: Gilkisons Dance Studio (upper level)
10:45am - 11:30amMelissa Shaw, City of Wanneroo, Discussing Place Principles Guerlaine Bingwa, City of Canning, Suburban Place ApproachEmma O’Brien, City of Busselton
11:30am - 11:40am Break - Time to get to next session
11:40am - 12:30pmDave Doy & Dave Snyder - Ditching the MasterplansDavid MacLennan, City of Vincent CEO - Place Making 2.0
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch - Various Locations
1:30pm - 2:15pmDavid Waller, City of Perth & Norion Ubechel, Mantra Studios - Measuring the Impact of Placemaking
2:15pm - 2:25pm Break - Time to get to next session
2:25pm - 3:15pm ‘You Can’t Ask That’ Panel Discussion
3:15pm - 4:00pm Afternoon Tea - United in Diversity - Marching Band
How does a place eco-system work in local government? Is there a better way we can work in partnership with town team leaders and local government resources?
How do we learn to use our existing resources to be more resourceful?
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Location: Miss Mauds Dining Hall
10:45am - 11:30am Hans Oerlemans, Designing your Neighbourhood, Workshop
11:30am - 11:40am Break - Time to get to next session
11:40am - 12:30pm David Enwicht, 7 Day Makeover Workshop
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch - Various Locations
1:30pm - 2:15pm Tobias Volbert, 7 Senses Workshop
2:15pm - 2:25pm Break - Time to get to next session
2:25pm - 3:15pm
How can we better engage with communities?Rod Hammersley, ADC Sarah Macauley, RACHans Oerlemans, WonderAnthony Vuleta, CEO Town of Victoria Park
3:15pm - 4:00pm Afternoon Tea - United in Diversity - Marching Band
BREAKOUT SESSION 5:BETTER ENGAGEMENT
We have a stronger chance of discovering place by pushing the boundaries to connect with the wider parts of our communities.
Take part in engagement workshops from leading practitioners across Australia.
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Lucy’s Love Shack
10:45am - 11:30am Suzanne and Rhys - Acknowledging Country
11:30am - 11:40am Break - Time to get to next session
11:40am - 12:30pm Jim Morrison, Town Teams and Country, Beyond the RAP
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch - Various Locations
1:30pm - 2:15pm Sisonke Msimang, Centre for Stories
2:15pm - 2:25pm Break - Time to get to next session
2:25pm - 3:15pm Sarah Landro, Camera Story Workshop
3:15pm - 4:00pm Afternoon Tea - United in Diversity - Marching Band
BREAKOUT SESSION 6:STORYTELLING & PLACE
What better way to communicate and discover your beautiful place then by listening and engaging in good communications and storytelling.
Listen and learn new storytelling techniques to try out in your neighbourhood and town centre.
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BREAKOUT SESSION 7:
What better way to communicate and discover your beautiful place then by listening and engaging in good communications and storytelling.
Listen and learn new storytelling techniques to try out in your neighbourhood and town centre.
City of Perth Library
10:45am - 11:30am
How Artists Shape Our City: City of Fremantle
City Fremantle’s Kathryn Taylor and Daniel Thompson, Koral Ward from Sustainable Housing for Artists and Creatives (SHAC), artist Holly Story and Spacemarket’s Kate Hulett.
11:30am - 11:40am Break - Time to get to next session
11:40am - 12:30pm
What Does an Artist-led City Look Like in the Next Decade?
Koral Ward from SHAC, Spacemarket’s Kate Hulett and Sue-Lyn Aldrian from Artsource with input from the creative placemakers, Artscape.
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch - Various Locations
1:30pm - 2:15pm
Time, Space, Place; invoking place & connecting collective voices. Media artist, Sohan Ariel Hayes, cultural advisor Barry McGuire, Shelagh Magadza from CACWA and Helen Curtis from Apparatus.
2:15pm - 2:25pm Break - Time to get to next session
2:25pm - 3:15pmPublic Art Walk and Talk
Adie from Oh Hey WA and Kate Parker from element take us on a public, and not so public, art tour.
3:15pm - 4:00pm Afternoon Tea - United in Diversity - Marching Band
Artists are at the heart of Western Australia’s dynamic and diverse
visual arts sector and Artsource supports their working lives by
providing vital services and strategic initiatives. We are a not-for-
profit that provides authentic opportunities for the appreciation
of the unique value of WA art practice. We inform and inspire
state arts policy and cultural vision and preserve and explore our
identity, culture and heritage with collaborative associations and
partnerships.
ARTSOURCE
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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