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The three day conference brings hundreds of delegates GREG VANN\\ together, including leading planning and legal professionals, Master of Ceremonies councilors and local government representatives, developers and community groups. Greg is a founding partner and Director of Buckley Vann, and one of The 2012 PIA QLD State Conference is titled ‘Reinvigorate’ and will the longest serving and most well respected town planners in be held at the Sebel in Cairns on the 3rd – 5th of October 2012. Queensland. Greg has a wealth of knowledge and experience in a range of planning areas, and is well known in the planning, The conference provides fascinating presentations from a range of BEHIND THE SCENES government and development sectors for his judgement and speakers and scintillating social networking events. The conference integrity. challenges the traditional presentation format and provides a fresh Conference Committee Members: look at current issues faced by the planning community by exploring In his long career, Greg has overseen the preparation of many three key themes - “My Self. My Place. Our Future”. Kelly Barnes Peter Boyd Queensland planning schemes and strategic planning projects, Robin Clark Tony Croke including several in regional and rural areas. More recently, he has The conference has been purposefully held during school holidays Julie Colman Kaye Duggan (Executive Officer) emerged as a leader in the field of “visioning” in support of strategic and in conjunction with the Cardiac Challenge (Cairns to Cooktown Nikki Huddy Joanne Manson planning projects. He also has considerable experience in major Bike Ride). This provides a unique opportunity to experience a fun- Lestar Manning David Rivett development projects including the Northshore development at filled family holiday and a conference in our tropical paradise. The Jenny Sapuppo Lauren Stiles Hamilton and the Breakwater Road project at Merrimac. Greg has conference will cater for its delegates physical, personal and Alison Stevens (Convenor) Robert Zigterman recognised expertise as an expert witness in the Planning and professional development needs all at the same time. We Environment Court and as a speaker and contributor to forums in guarantee that everyone will leave feeling reinvigorated! ABOUT THE CONFERENCE planning and development in Queensland. As the conference convener, I would like to take the opportunity to Logo and Symbology Greg focuses on providing strategic direction to a wide range of express my deep gratitude to the enthusiastic conference projects for the public and private sectors and oversees all committee and sub-committee members. Your unfailing proposals. He also providers services in mentoring and coaching to commitment, efforts and support have made this truly an enjoyable local and state government planners. experience! Greg is a past President and National Councillor of the Planning Looking forward to seeing you all soon in The inspiration behind the conference logo design was to use the Institute of Australia (Qld), and is currently assisting in running the our tropical paradise! Licuala Palm which is a local species found in the Cairns region. The PIA mentoring program. colours in the logo design are intended to represent the feeling of being reinvigorated and the tropical lifestyle of Cairns. The three pieces of the Licuala Palm leaf within the design are to represent the Alison Stevens MPIA CPP three key themes of the conference. PIA TNQ Branch Committee Member, PIA QLD Division Committee Member & PIA The 2012 Conference Logo was designed by Jenny Sapuppo. QLD State Conference Convener GORDON PRICE\\ MALCOLM MIDDLETON\\ KIRSTY KELLY\\ Keynote Speaker The Keeble Lecture Keynote Speaker Gordon Price is the Director of The City Program at Simon Fraser Malcolm Middleton was appointed as Queensland’s third Kirsty Kelly leads Australia’s peak professional planning body and is University, Canada. He sat for six terms as City Councillor in Government Architect in July 2011 and is the Chair of the Board for responsible for leading effective planning for people and places. Vancouver, BC and also served on the Boards of the Greater Urban Places. Appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Planning Institute of Vancouver Regional District (Metro) and TransLink. Gordon Australia in February 2011, Kirsty is an experienced Certified publishes an electronic magazine and blog on urban issues, with a Mr Middleton has an honours degree in Architecture from the Practicing Planner. She is a strong advocate for the role planning focus on Vancouver, called "Price Tags" - www.pricetags.ca and University of Sydney and a Masters in Urban Design from QUT. He plays in creating sustainable, healthy and productive communities of www.pricetags.wordpress.com. arrived in Brisbane in 1981 and has been a private practitioner for lasting value. almost thirty years in Queensland. Gordon has written several extensive essays on Vancouver and transportation issues - The Deceptive City, Local Politician's Guide to In 2011 he served as the Director of the Australian Institute of Passionate about the contribution of planning and always eager to Urban Transportation – and in 2003, he received the Plan Canada Architects State Awards program providing him with a give back to others, Kirsty has served the Planning Institute of Award for Article of the Year - "Land Use and Transportation: The comprehensive overview of architectural standards across the State. Australia in various capacities throughout her career, including View from '56" - from the Canadian Institute of Planners. Mr Middleton is a former member of the Queensland Heritage professional roles such as Chief Operating Officer, National Policy Council and served on the South Bank Design Advisory Panel for six Manager, SA State Manager; and in voluntary roles including as a Gordon is a former Vancouver City Councillor of 16 years standing, years. He is also a former Queensland State President of the member of the Board of Directors, SA President and National Young who was a key member of the majority group who led their planning Property Council. Planner Convenor. during the formative years of the 90s into this century, on which Vancouver’s enviable record as one of the most progressive and During his period of private practice he executed work throughout Kirsty has also operated in private consulting, state government and liveable cities in the world is now built; and he is a tremendously Queensland as well as having an active period of urban design local government in South Australia and in the Northern Territory, insightful commentator on urban affairs generally, as evidenced by consultancy for a Brisbane professional consortium operating in working for key organisations known for their leading practice in the his renowned periodic but wonderful PriceTags photographic China. He has extensive experience in multi disciplinary design industry. She was also the Deputy Presiding member and served on enewsletter. teams with a particular interest in the integration of landscape, art the Marion Council Development Assessment Panel for 4 years. and public realm elements into architectural projects. He was the architectural team leader for the multi award winning Roma Street Kirsty has Bachelor of Built Environment (Urban and Regional Parkland project and has recently completed the Hinze Dam Visitor Planning) from the Queensland University of Technology, graduating Centre and Parkland which opened late 2011. with Distinction in 1996 and a Graduate Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of South Australia graduating He is also actively engaged with the development of social in 1999. infrastructure on the West Cape of Queensland through his work as Deputy Chair of the charity Act for Kids. PETER RICHARDS\\ TIM WILLIAMS\\ KARL KRUSZELNICKI\\ Keynote