Melbourne Knowledge Week Featuring Code Like a Girl
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
YOUR CITY OF MELBOURNE MAGAZINE APRIL - MAY 2016 MELBOURNE KNOWLEDGE WEEK FEATURING CODE LIKE A GIRL PEOPLE CITY WALKING THROUGH A CITY FOR PEOPLE MELBOURNE.VIC.GOV.AU YOUR CITY OF MELBOURNE MAGAZINE CONTENTS LORD MAYOR’S MESSAGE FEATURES FUTURE MELBOURNE: 05 LANEWAY COMMUNITY BLOOMS CITIZENS HAVE THEIR SAY Four laneways are set to go green To prepare for the next decade, the digital city, climate change, the future city 08 MELBOURNE City of Melbourne is bringing the economy, urban growth and density, and the KNOWLEDGE WEEK community together to refresh its role of citizen and government. Connecting minds, creating change long-term goals for the future. ‘It’s an ambitious project certainly, but the City of Melbourne has learned much about Known as Future Melbourne 2026, deliberative democracy and consultation 10 A PEOPLE CITY this strategic plan will guide city in the years since running a similar process development and activity from 2016 until Walking through a city for people in 2008. So now is the time to think about 2026, addressing the challenges and the city character we want to encourage. opportunities we face as a rapidly changing A good process has lots of different ways to 12 CITY GALLERY city, and responding to global changes. contribute, and with the website and public Professor Glyn Davis GOES VIRAL Lord Mayor Robert Doyle at the launch of the CLUE data at The Cluster co-working space The City of Melbourne has appointed a events and the citizen’s jury, the process is group of leaders from the community as heading in the direction’, said Professor Davis. A spotlight on disease in the city ambassadors to lead and guide the update We are a smart city. Half our residents are Even though it can be hard to plan so FUTURE MELBOURNE: You must have a strong focus on the of Future Melbourne. economy and sustainability if you employed in highly skilled occupations and far ahead, it is still important to do so. PROJECT PHASES Metropolitan Melbourne is home to 50 per The role of the ambassadors is twofold, said Cities do not stand still, they have to be want to be the most liveable city in the PHASE 1: SHARE YOUR IDEAS cent of the top 20 biotech companies listed responsive and reflect the times in which world. I say this a lot because it’s true. lead ambassador and University of Melbourne’s February to March 2016 on the Australian Stock Exchange. they exist. If cities fail to set goals, they risk Vice-Chancellor, Professor Glyn Davis. Ideas for the city’s future collected in REGULARS Cities need a healthy economy in order being driven by ‘fate and whimsy’. workshops, forums, seminars and online. to provide world leading programs, The future is also looking bright with major ‘Since it is not often citizens are invited infrastructure projects planned to ensure to invent the future of their city, we ‘Who better to ponder how we shape the 02 LORD MAYOR’S MESSAGE infrastructure, public spaces and, most PHASE 2: BRINGING IDEAS TOGETHER our city continues to evolve and is able city for ourselves and those who will join us importantly, opportunities for people. ambassadors hope to encourage participation April 2016 to accommodate the large growth that in the decades ahead than those who live 04 YOUR SAY in the Future Melbourne planning process’. A comprehensive report of the ideas to For years I have been spruiking that the Australian Bureau of Statistics has and breathe life in the city each day?’ said be published. Letters, tweets and a little love from Melbourne’s economy is on the up and up. predicted for us. ‘Just as important is the role for ambassadors Professor Davis. in generating their own ideas and leading our friends I have spoken about record investment PHASE 3: DELIBERATION The City of Melbourne and I personally ‘Melburnians are passionate about their in our city, employment growth, the discussion on some key topics. With Kate May to June 2016 will be working closely with the Victorian city, the opportunities it has and the threats 06 CITY NEWS construction boom, a burgeoning Auty, Marita Cheng, Tracey Fellows, Maria A group of randomly selected Government to deliver the Melbourne it may face. An inclusive and transparent knowledge economy and revitalised retail Katsonis and Rob McGauran, I believe community members will be invited to Melbourne Awards make a difference Metro Rail Project and Western Distributor, planning process is important, as it will and hospitality sectors; particularly in the the ambassadors’ group is well-placed to join a citizen’s jury to work together to both vital pieces of transport infrastructure more likely lead to outcomes that resonate night-time economy. contribute to the process, so ideas for our refresh Future Melbourne using the ideas 14 EVENTS CALENDAR that will help modernise our city. and find broad acceptance at local future are as widely discussed as possible’. shared in phase one. Now, we have the most recent research to government level and beyond’. A few of our favourite things I am also particularly excited to see the Earlier this year, community members shared back it up. The City of Melbourne recently PHASE 4: FINAL PLAN Queen Victoria Market Renewal Project released our 10 year Census of Land their ideas in a range of workshops, forums, August 2016 17 YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD progressing. This major project has been on seminars and on the Future Melbourne 2026 Use and Employment (CLUE) data and FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT The Future Melbourne ambassadors will the drawing board for years and represents website. People were encouraged to share Remembering Enterprize Park the results are impressive: a 33 per cent melbourne.vic.gov.au/future present the refreshed plan to Council. increase in jobs and a 44 per cent increase the largest investment in Council’s history. their views of a future city in terms of the It will preserve and reinvigorate one of 18 MELBOURNE LOVE in our economy’s value in the past decade. Melbourne is certainly booming. our most cherished landmarks and social Marina buoyed by Chinese yacht visit and cultural institutions to ensure it can be That’s 111,000 new jobs and a Gross Local enjoyed by many generations to come. Product valued at $90 billion. 19 YOUR COUNCIL Lastly the future face of Melbourne will be The CLUE data is vital for us to understand determined by the 591 hectares of former 20 LORD MAYOR’S COMMENDATIONS how we are performing as a city and is industrial land in Docklands, Arden Macaulay, Mind Games an invaluable source of information for Fishermans Bend, E-Gate and Federation businesses, education and policy makers. As Square East that is slated for development. part of the CLUE process, we survey every business in the municipality every two years. Here’s to a smart future for the world’s most liveable city. We use it to measure our progress, inform Information and events in this publication are current at the time of printing. Subsequent changes may occur. The City our business planning, policy development of Melbourne does not guarantee that this publication is and strategic decision making. without flaw or wholly appropriate for your purposes. It and its employees expressly disclaim any liability, for any loss or damage, whether direct or consequential, suffered by CLUE is just one of the many smart tools we any person as the result of or arising from reliance on any use to plan for the future. Other research information contained in the publication. includes our economic profile online portal, Robert Doyle, Lord Mayor © All applicable copyrights reserved for the City of Melbourne. the Places for People study (featured in this Except for any uses permitted under the Copyright Act 1968 issue), pedestrian counting system, property @LordMayorMelb (Cth), no part of this publication may be reproduced in any manner or in any medium (whether electronic or otherwise) and development activity monitor and daily without the express permission of the City of Melbourne. population estimates and forecasts. Cover: Code Like a Girl founder Ally Watson gets ready for a tech meet up at Melbourne-based creative tech company Envato. Future Melbourne 2026 is a long-term strategic plan for the city 2 MELBOURNE.VIC.GOV.AU MELBOURNE APRIL - MAY 3 YOUR CITY OF MELBOURNE MAGAZINE YOUR SAY CITY NEWS LETTER OF THE MONTH LANEWAY COMMUNITY BLOOMS We had a fabulous time at [Junior Rangers] Wings over Wetlands during the school holidays. Jim and Nat ran a very engaging and educational program, both my boys Walk west up Little Lonsdale Street, to respond when they saw the project residents, tenants, families, children and loved it and we are still moving the nest around our garden. We have the bird books at turn right down a side street, then advertised in October last year. even a number of dogs. second on your left is Guildford Lane, home and are planning on a twitch in our local park to see how many of the Royal Park Peter’s partner Ally did a letterbox drop ‘We needed to get everyone on board’, birds we can spot. Thanks and keep up the great work. one of just four laneways selected for of handwritten notes to those they knew, said Katherine, ‘but we haven’t ever really the City of Melbourne’s first Green Samantha Grover while Katherine tackled some of the had to explain the benefits’. Laneway program. less visible building owners, such as the Share your thoughts with us at [email protected] With more than 800 nominations from CitiPower electricity substation.