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- 1.5 CPD POINT
The session will provide insights into the recent drivers and need for enhancements in the consideration of natural hazards and climate change in land use planning. It will provide up-to-date information on current and upcoming work, and provide information to assist planners in making risk-based decisions.
Recorded Wednesday, 20 September 2023
Learning Outcomes:
Increased understanding of current and upcoming DPE guidance and policy relating to natural hazards and climate change.
12:00 – 12:05pm Introductions
12:05 – 12:50 pm Steve and Santina briefing to include Q&A
12:50 – 1:30pm Flooding panel with Q&A
Visit the Flood risk Management Toolkit
Briefing presenters:
Steve Hartley, Steve Hartley is the Executive Director of the Department of Planning and Environment’s Resilience and Urban Sustainability Branch. Steve is leading work aimed at embedding sustainability and resilience into urban land use planning, with the goal of improving the people’s lives and the sustainability of our urban environments. This work includes embedding green and blue infrastructure considerations into decision making, guiding strategic decision making, assessment and design around biodiversity and the risks from bushfires, floods and climate change, and a substantial program delivery portfolio. Steve is an ecological economist by training, and in his time with government has worked in policy, operational and regulatory roles across environmental and natural resource management including water, waste, native forestry, biodiversity and strategic planning. |
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Santina Camroux Santina Camroux is the Director, Resilience Planning at the Department of Planning and Environment. Santina has worked on significant planning, place and policy issues relating to flood management, bushfire planning, coastal management and biodiversity planning. She is currently leading a range of resilience projects – both state -wide and place-based, including flood management for the Hawkesbury Nepean Valley, and the land use planning response to the bushfire inquiry. She is passionate about working with stakeholders and the community to create great places to live, work and play |
Panel
Sam Kernaghan RPIA (Fellow) Sam Kernaghan is the Director of the Resilience Program at the Committee for Sydney - an independent urban policy think tank passionate about the future of Greater Sydney. Sam is passionate about creating social impact in the context of a changing climate, working over the past 20+ years to co-create and deliver investment programs, working with communities, government, philanthropy, banks and business to create opportunities and reduce risk in the climate transition. Since working in post-tsunami Sri Lanka in 2006, Sam has collaborated with more than 50 cities across Asia, New Zealand, Australia and the US, to build resilience to growing economic, social and environmental shocks and stresses. At the Committee, Sam led the development of “Decarbonising Sydney” a report which sets out the pathways for Sydney to meet its 2030 and 2050 carbon reduction goals, co-created an approach to valuing living infrastructure in “Nature Positive Sydney”, and recently released a plan to adapt to natural and economic risks facing vulnerable communities across Sydney. Sam is currently leading the development of a policy report - Defending Sydney - which is focused on adaptive planning for todays flooding and tomorrows climate risk.
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Sharon Pope RPIA (Fellow) The Director of Environment and Planning at Muswellbrook Shire, with more than 30 years’ experience working with local governments, predominantly in the Hunter, in land use planning and management roles. I have knowledge and experience in planning, building, environmental health, sustainability, and regulatory compliance. I have experience with managing the impacts of climate change and natural disasters. I'm currently involved in the transition from a coal based economy in the Hunter to a more diversified manufacturing, food and fibre economy. I am a Fellow of Planning Institute of Australia since 2017. |
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Stephen Timms MPIA Stephen has 20 years experience as a planner, project manager, leader and engagement specialist in government and consultancies. This has included large scale urban regeneration projects in the UK, earthquake recovery planning in Christchurch, NZ and advising the NSW and Qld state governments regarding disaster risk reduction. Stephen has been involved with PIA since being a young planner on the NSW Committee, helped set up the UK Branch of PIA and been involved with the RTPI, ISoCaRP and NZPI. Stephen is currently convenor of the Northern Branch. |
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Angus Witherby MPIA (Fellow) Angus Witherby is a geographer and economist who slid sideways into urban and regional planning. He worked in statutory and strategic planning at Shellharbour Council where he did the strategic planning for the Shellharbour Boatharbour Project. He also piloted a demand responsive public transit system in the early 1990s. Eight years at Shellharbour was followed by 15 years at the University of New England where he taught transportation planning and development assessment. Returning to local government in 2015, Angus was Director of Planning and Development at Moree Plains Shire Council where he was a key member of the Inland Rail project team, and also instrumental in securing a special activation precinct for Moree on the back of his work in transport planning. Retiring from local government in 2022, Angus is once again running his consulting business. |
- Price
- $45 for PIA Members | $65 for Non-Member
- CPD Points
- 1.5
- When
- Recorded Wednesday 20 September 2023, Recording duration: 1 hour 30 minutes approximately
- Registrations Close
- 30th Sep 24 10:00 AM