Summer 2014 – Vol 54 No 4 – 1 News
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This issue From the president 1 Plan News Ipswich Heritage Program - then and Achieving a vision 2 now 14 Modelling Brisbane Th e power of planning 3 for land use planning 19 2014 PIA Awards for Planning Excellence Strategic Visioning: Real planning in Queensland 4 or just old hat? 20 #PIAWAVE14 – We rode the wave 6 People Queensland Government continuing the What I stood for 23 reform journey 8 Q&A: Nicole Willis MPIA 25 Your magazine – get involved 8 Place Titling and other property matters FOR PLANNERS 9 Historic site becomes a Great Place 26 Valuation principles Why mayors are more important than FOR PLANNERS 10 presidents – the art of urban choreography 28 2014 barefoot bowls – hits and misses of Cover design by Zara Ali decades past 11 Postcard from Mongolia 30 www.zaraali.com.au Brilliant idea connects planning with people 12 Letters 13 ARE YOU LOOKING FOR AN EXCITING Urban planners required JOB OPPORTUNITY IN PLANNING? to shape Brisbane’s future Brisbane City Council is the largest development assessment agency in Australia and the nation’s largest local council. 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It goes a long way in As a planner, there will always be planning particularly with a consultant situations that we fi nd ourselves in and Council/State offi cer to respect each where perhaps the vision is not quite other’s role in the planning framework. as clear. Sometimes a new, diff erent yet potentially community building and For me I feel that the appropriate level of embracing development might come your communication and interaction is fading way. Don’t be afraid to be bold in your in our profession. We are now so heavily decision-making. Just ensure that the reliant on the email conversation that it evidence is there to support what may not in my opinion starts to take away from have been envisaged within a planning the verbal understanding of what it is scheme or for a particular community. that each other is trying to achieve. At Sometimes it’s these bold new ideas the heart of all of this is that no matter that can activate and deliver a vibrant Kate Isles MPIA which side of the fence you are on we, as new place. However, what we see is that Queensland President a profession, should be striving to deliver these often more courageous decisions good planning outcomes. are taken out of the “normal” planning My role with PIA is one that I not only process because they weren’t foreseen. enjoy but I feel is such an important part For any planner, we should within minutes What if there was a mechanism (and I of who I have become as a professional. of seeing plans, or reading the executive don’t mean a Ministerial Call-in) but a PIA has become an important part of summary of a report, know whether this new diff erent way that planners or even my life dating back to 2000 when I co- is the type of development that we believe the community could exercise to help see founded the Queensland Young Planners should proceed. Of course the detail will good planning decisions realised? You just Group and since then I have enjoyed a come through but if as planners we can’t need to look around Brisbane city to see range of national and state based roles. see a proposal and make our own opinion where intervention has been required to On October 20, I was very honoured on fi rst look then I do not believe we are help steer what can be achieved and look to be re-elected Queensland President doing our jobs as eff ectively as we should. at the amazing results for what are now and I look forward to the year ahead I would challenge us all to start thinking vibrant community hubs. to deliver for Queensland members, more broadly, and to focus in on the grow the membership and to build the vision that is being sought. So as we head into the silly season can relevance of planning into the broader I please challenge us all over the break industry, government and of course to the In this edition of Queensland Planner, and into a new era of planning here in community. we focus on Achieving a Vision – another Queensland to take up the Planning crucial piece of the Planning Matters Matters challenge and embrace being a Being part of PIA has allowed me to jigsaw. I would argue for a planner, bold professional. Let’s talk more with create networks that I would never there is nothing more important than each other, encourage a greater level of have been able to realise. Th is network understanding the vision and then verbal communication and face to face includes friends and colleagues whom I ensuring that you are translating that discussions to commit to good planning can call upon whenever I am travelling vision into one that resonates with decisions here in Queensland. I wish or have a question around how another the community. In Queensland, our you and your families the very best for state/territory might deal with a Community Plans very clearly articulated the festive season. Enjoy each other’s particular matter. For us as planners, the vision that was set by the community company, relax and bring in a positive our networks are really part of our at large. It was then and still is the way new year for all. lifeline. Our profession is actually pretty for planners to found new planning small, you never know when your paths schemes, neighbourhood plans, and I would also like to extend my thanks may cross again and this is incredibly major projects. Th ese Community Plans to so many of you who reached out to important to remember. are vital and I believe an incredibly me after the last edition of Queensland important part of the planning for a Planner. I was really touched by the Whilst as a profession, we might all be place, town, region or as we have now comments many from whom I haven’t working on “diff erent” sides we need to seen for a state. It is a shame that the caught up with in a long time. To be ultimately respect our various roles. As community planning process has lost honest, I was just so pleased that people a wise Life Fellow once taught me as a its rigour. I acknowledge there are were reading my column let alone young planner, for many planners when many local governments who are still reaching out to say good work on being working on the job its business and it’s undertaking and updating these plans honest! So thank you – just the nothing personal – therefore we need because they recognise the asset that they further motivation I need. to ensure we aren’t taking things too Queensland Planner – Summer 2014 – Vol 54 No 4 – 1 News I also believe planners are not good I would also like to thank the many Achieving a vision at explaining the value that we add to volunteers who have helped me over the years. Th e volunteer members of our Dy Currie MPIA CPP places and communities or perhaps even Institute are a force of nature and we understanding that ourselves. As an would be lost without their dedication example, I often talk with DA planners and commitment. In particular I would who do not understand that they are like to thank the many members of helping to achieve the community’s the various Qld committees who work vision in a planning scheme through Nearly 7 ½ years ago I was rung by tirelessly for the benefi t of our Institute. every application that they process. multiple friends asking me to consider It is not easy at times to balance a full Kate Isles and I much prefer the term nominating as Qld President of PIA. My day’s work in your paid position and then Plan Implementation to Development initial response was to suggest they fi nd a to face meetings, reports and multiple grown up but Gary White rapidly replied Assessment for that very reason. Th is events at night, but it has always been that it was time I realised I was an adult, concern and also the criticism of the worth the eff ort from my perspective. I a senior person in the industry and that I planning profession post GFC lead to one have made lifelong friends, expanded my could contribute a lot. Since I was fi rst of the key goals of my term as National professional network and learnt so very introduced to PIA as a student planner President – the Planning Matters – Shaping much about planning.