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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

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)

Genunniny nidja boodjar (looking at this place)

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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:

ONLINEhttps://events.ticketbooth.com.au/event/town-team-conference-2019

INVOICEEmail a purchase order or written request to hello@townteams.com.au and we’ll send you an invoice for payment

More Information or Ask a Questionhttps://www.townteams.com.au/conference-2019/Email - hello@townteams.com.au

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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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.

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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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 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 Snyderdavid@townteams.com.au0433 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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