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The quarterly journal of the Planning Institute of Australia, South Australian Division

CONTENTS OF THIS EDITION INCLUDE:City of Salisbury Landscape Plan - 2007 Minister’s Award winner

Planning to make Adelaide a ‘cycling friendly city’

SA’s newest Life Fellow - Michael Llewellyn-Smith refl ects on his career

Interview with the SA Young Planner of the Year - Jessica Mowatt

Awards for Planning Excellence - winners photos

AND MUCH MORE.....

City of Salisbury Landscape Plan Our cities are rapidly facing the very real possibility of the dramatic eff ects of climate change. Prolonged periods of drought, lower rainfall patterns, increased evaporation rates, the eff ects of soil erosion, and variable water availability will radically alter our landscapes forever unless we deal with these challenges now, both in practice and in policy.

The City of Salisbury recognise these challenges and engaged HASSELL to prepare a visionary document to deal with these and other issues facing the city’s landscapes.

Salisbury is in a period of rapid economic growth and cultural change, and is fast becoming a vibrant hub. It is also home to a diverse and proud community. The City of Salisbury recognises the importance of the often distinctive landscapes and public open spaces and with HASSELL has developed a robust and visionary set of policies and guidelines for the future development of the city’s landscapes. The document is known as the City Landscape Plan.

The City Landscape Plan covers all the city’s external spaces, including streetscapes, plazas, meeting spaces, soft landscape areas, road corridors, reserves and open spaces, amenity landscapes, areas of cultural and environmental signifi cance, industrial and residential developments.

As a policy document the City Landscape Plan proposes a cohesive direction for existing and future development of the City of Salisbury’s landscapes, providing a clear set of guidelines to strengthen the

When preparing for celebrations this festive season give some thought to how you can modify your habits to try to reduce your impacts on the environment and your waistline!

Climate change and addressing the health crisis of our community are two signifi cant societal issues in which the planning profession plays a role. Let’s try to minimise our personal impacts on these problems but still enjoy the holidays as a chance to spend time with family and friends.

Best wishes to you and your families - have a safe and happy holiday season.

Kirsty Kelly, State Manager, PIA SA


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2007Decembercity’s unique physical characteristics, underpinned by the key principles of promoting biodiversity and sustainability, water sensitive urban design, crime prevention through environmental design, and context-based landscape design principles.

To enable specifi c and site-based guidelines, the City Landscape Plan identifi es four main landscape character zones. These have been developed according to extensive analysis of climatic and soil data, physiography, and pre-European plant communities. The four areas are:

Feature Article

Planning Minister’s Award - City of Salisbury Landscape Plan - HASSELL and

City of Salisbury - L-R Gary Mavrinac, Daniel Bennett, Colin Pitman, David Bills,

Minister Paul Holloway

the Coastal Plain;the Lower Alluvial Plain;the Upper Alluvial Plain; andRiparian (or river and creek) Corridors.

Dividing the city into these diff erent zones assists in identifying the specifi c requirements for plant selection, strengthening biodiversity, promoting sustainability and providing the strategic direction for the “look and feel” of the City for each zone. Planting design and selection are proposed to be based on sound design and environmental parameters, prevailing soil conditions and other climatic factors, and pre-European plant species associations.

The process of using a comprehensive analytical approach aims to increase the establishment and success of the city’s landscapes whilst also reducing recurrent maintenance and water use.

In higher profi le areas, the landscape function is the core parameter that directs the selection of public domain elements which includes plant selection, paving materials, furniture selection and other features. Consideration of material selection is given to road hierarchies, reserve function, areas of cultural and historical signifi cance, focal points and gateways. The City Landscape Plan’s guidelines for public domain elements will set down a consistent palette of treatments which will create continuity and legibility throughout the City of Salisbury.

The City Landscape Plan is intended to be a dynamic and evolving document that is continuously reviewed, improved and updated to keep abreast of innovations in urban design, landscape architecture and civil engineering design, planning, and asset management whilst also acknowledging the future environmental challenges of climate change.

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Feature Article

2007DecemberClient Statement

‘The City of Salisbury Landscape Plan is about creating Salisbury as a unique and sustainable City, through the creation of elements that identify the City, have visual appeal, amenity value and promotes community pride.

The Landscape Plan successfully and succinctly provides the framework for a consistent approach to the development and upgrade of Council’s natural assets (open space) into the future for both Council’s residents and developers.

The key aim of the document was to build upon current landscape strengths, identify short and long-term weaknesses with the existing landscape, and develop strategies for renewal of these existing landscapes and the enhancement of key high profi le areas within the City.

To develop a landscape that provides consistency, is practical and functional as well as being cohesive with the City’s existing landscape elements. To preserve bio-diversity by the use of predominately indigenous plantings that complement existing vegetation associations.

This plan has created a new landscape vision for the City.’

City of Salisbury

Awards

Planning Institute of Australia, SA Chapter,

2007 Awards for Planning Excellence

Planning Minister’s Award

‘The selection of the City of Salisbury’s Landscape Plan as the winner of the Planning Minister’s Award is a refl ection of the collaborative and researched based approach to developing the Plan, along with the importance that sustainable landscaping plays in enhancing the civic, usability and presentation of an area. The involvement of key stakeholders in the process, and the formulation of the Plan based on clear principles and thorough research, is the foundation of good planning and has been skilfully demonstrated in this case.

‘The focus on sustainable landscape outcomes as a critical element in improving the functionality and presentation of both the built environment and public spaces, is also to be whole heartedly supported’

Minister for Planning, the Hon Paul Holloway


Environmental Planning & Conservation

Award

‘The City of Salisbury Landscape Plan is a practical set of policy and guidelines for the future development of the public domain in the City of Salisbury. It promotes an integrated approach across biodiversity, water sensitive urban design, and crime prevention through environmental design and quality in landscape’

‘The information is logically and simply presented such that it would have broad applicability for the community in conveying the vision for public domain space in the City of Salisbury and also for the private sector and individuals to use as a practical guide, so that they may also participate in achieving a coherent urban biodiversity’

Jury Citation

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2007DecemberAustralian Institute of Landscape

Architects, SA Chapter, 2007 Awards

State Award

Excellence Award for Planning in Landscape

Architecture

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New PIA SA Members

and Membership

ElevationsCongratulations and welcome to the following new PIA members who have joined since October 2007 - welcome to your fi rst edition of SA Planner!

Also, congratulations to the recently elevated members.

Elevation to Life Fellow

Michael Llewellyn-Smith

Elevation to Fellow

Andrew Grear FPIA CPP

Dr Donna Ferretti FPIA CPP

Graham Burns FPIA CPP

Ian Robertson FPIA CPP

Corporate Members:

De’Anne Smith MPIA

Laura Kate Thomas MPIA

Student Members:

Tessa Parmeter MPIA(Student)

Debbie Saegenschnitter MPIA(Student)

Andrew Houlihan MPIA(Student)

Tomasz Owczarek MPIA(Student)

Cathryn Hamilton MPIA(Student)

Sam Miles MPIA(Student)

Victoria Samuel-White MPIA(Student)

Associate Member:

Chris Beaumont

The Wind Farms – A New

TwistThe windmills are becoming an in-thing around the globe. As one travels one cannot help but notice the scattering of the tall poles with fans oscillating in the air producing cleanest and safest form of energy the man has so far known.

The British Secretary of State for Business has just announced, “By 2020 enough electricity could be generated off our shores to power the equivalent of all the UK homes. The Challenge for our government and for industry is to turn this potential for our energy and economy into a cost-eff ective reality.”

He might as well have emphasized that it is also emerging as a challenge for local/planning authorities in every country as to what measures should we take to spread and or control this phenomenon.

The UK may be the Europe’s windiest nation and the Brown Government has just given 500 mullion Pounds to the wind turbine industry, but all this to no avail. According to the BBC Radio, energy fi rms are cashing in on subsidies by building wind farms where there will never be enough wind.

Michael Jeff erson of the World Renewable Energy Network argued that the industry is encouraged to exaggerate wind speeds and the amount of potential energy farms could supply. Despite substantial subsidies, only 0.5 per cent of the UK’s energy is generated by wind.

So, in future, when an approval is sought from the local/planning authorities for the development of wind farms, as a prelude to such approvals, investigations may well be conducted as to whether there will be enough winds to generate enough energy as claimed by the developer(s).

Satish Gupta MPIA


Planning to make Adelaide a ‘cycling friendly city’Brian Delaney, Planner, Offi ce for Cycling and Walking, DTEI

Have you ever considered riding to work but wondered where to park your much loved and valuable bike? Despite the obvious environmental, health and social benefi ts of cycling, workplace travel surveys indicate that the inability to fi nd a secure and convenient bike park is a major obstacle for those considering cycling to work. The good news is that the number of secure bicycle parks in the city is on the increase!

Safety in Numbers, A Cycling Strategy for South Australia was launched in February 2006 and the fi rst of its fi ve main objectives is ‘Eff ective Planning and Coordination for Cycling’. Included under this objective are actions to improve end off trip cycling facilities and improve Development Plan policy to further encourage cycling. Signifi cant progress has been made on both these fronts.

Bicycle Parking

The Adelaide City Council Development Plan has for some time included principles to provide secure bicycle parking and end of trip facilities in new developments. There are now several examples of this being implemented as developers and employers rush to demonstrate their green credentials by supporting sustainable transport for city workers. This progress coincides with the development and implementation of the Green Building Council of Australia’s Green star rating, which considers bicycle parking, showers and changing facilities in the rating.

Recent examples of providing excellent new bicycle parking facilities, include the Santos and SGIC buildings in Flinders Street and the new KPMG building on the corner of Pirie and Pulteney streets. Further on the horizon, 140 secure bicycle parks are planned for the new VS1 building in Victoria Square and bike parking is set to outnumber car parking for the proposed new Currie Street Offi ce Tower (200 bicycle parks) 1.

Providing bicycle parking in existing buildings is particularly challenging as space is both precious and commercially valuable. The State Government is endeavouring to set an example in this regard with a number of government workplaces recently retrofi tted with bicycle parking facilities. The Departments of Premier and Cabinet and Education and Children’s Services have recently installed a secure bicycle enclosure and bicycle rooms have been included in building refi ts for Roma Mitchell House and the PIRSA workplace on Grenfell Street.

In 2006 both the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia (city east campus), installed new bicycle enclosures for students. The University of Adelaide’s facility is an attractive architecturally designed, modular and secure bicycle enclosure.

Through a joint initiative of Adelaide City Council and the State Government’s Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure (DTEI) two bicycle enclosures have been purpose built in the Topham Mall and Wyatt Street U Parks providing 39 parks in total. These secure and undercover parks, accessed via swipe card, are leased to city workers or visitors at a small cost. Under this model it is possible for workplaces to reserve a number of bike parks for its employees.

1 Conner Holmes Currie Street Offi ce Tower: Planning Report October 2007 p10

Bicycle Room Roma Mitchell House

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Planning Policy that Supports

Cycling

Currently, there is great variation in how cycling is supported through Development Plans and in some cases it is diffi cult to conclude that cycling is supported at all. The emergence of Better Development Plan (BDP) modules provide improved policy for supporting both cycling and walking and hopefully the adoption of BDP modules will provide consistently good planning policy for cycling across all councils in the State. Adelaide University Bicycle Enclosure

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The BDP ‘general’ Transport and Access module supports the ‘provision of safe, pleasant, accessible, integrated and permeable pedestrian and cycling networks2’. The principles highlight the importance of safe and direct cycling routes, providing convenient access and connectivity to neighbouring networks and trip generators. Principles are also included to provide end of journey facilities, including parking to an appropriate quantity and standard.

The BDP land division module also supports direct cycling and pedestrian routes, providing appropriate facilities (footpaths, bicycle lanes and shared use paths) and highlights that land division should not compromise existing cycling and pedestrian routes3.

Whilst this policy progress is important, cycling and walking is only a viable replacement for short car trips if destinations are within reach. Land use zoning and zone policies signifi cantly infl uence this. Supportive policy for cycling also needs to be supported by appropriate development assessment decisions. Both of these issues warrant further exploration.

2 Government of South Australia, Planning SA (2007) BDP Planning Policy Library version 3 , November 2007 p102

3 Government of South Australia, Planning SA (2007) BDP Planning Policy Library version 3 , November 2007 p59-60

Celebrity Activists – Heroes or Hypocrites?The increasing profi le and success of the climate change movement has led me to consider the role of celebrity political activism in relation to these issues. Although many people are supportive of such involvement, there are others for whom nothing could rile them more than a climate change guru, or an actor who lives an extravagant life, fl ying all over the planet telling us to reduce our carbon footprints. Oh the ego! The hypocrisy! Right?

But is this criticism a fair call - or a cop out?

The climate change charge has been led by celebrity activists Al Gore and actor Leonardo Di Caprio (whether the term ‘celebrity’ can be used to defi ne an ex-Vice President of the United States is another question).

As a former politician-turned the media’s most noted commentator on climate change, Al Gore would have certainly expected some scrutiny over his own personal carbon impacts, an examination which had begun prior to the announcement of Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as joint winners of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.

On the one hand, it’s a fair call – anyone talking the talk should also be walking the walk, whatever it is they are campaigning on. And Gore has made eff orts to ‘green’ his lifestyle, although still has been criticised for living in a mansion, albeit run on green power.

On the other hand, it could be argued that casting the fi rst stone is not an option for most of us, who also live high-carbon lifestyles relative to those who are currently not part of the global consumer class – to people in developing countries who live on very low footprints, it’s all of us who are excessive emitters. We are all Als and Leos to one degree or another.


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There is no getting away from the fact that there is a contradiction inherent in people who live carbon-intensive lifestyles campaigning for climate change mitigation.

But look at it another way.

If the Al Gores and Leo Di Caprios immediately ceased all of their usual activities, it would not solve global warming. On the contrary, if Gore had decided not to travel anywhere or use a computer, or make a movie, climate change may not have made it into the consciousness of people beyond the environment movement so quickly and eff ectively.

The nature of Di Caprio’s work is inherently carbon-intensive – are we asking him to give up his profession? Would we give up ours? Aside from work, the lifestyles celebrities lead are a diff erent question, and one they will have to grapple with along with the rest of us, especially if they are positioning themselves as concerned with the issue.

I once asked Mathis Wackernagel, co-creator of the Ecological Footprint concept, how he reconciled his work with his own footprint, particularly the carbon footprint associated with all the fl ying. My point to him was that surely part of his Footprint is justifi able because it is being incurred for the ultimate benefi t of us all? His response was no – the planet did not diff erentiate between fl ying by a Footprint messenger and fl ying by, say, a supermodel. And he would have to live with this situation and work out how he could best compensate for it. It was the answer I hoped he’d give, but I still believe there is a diff erence in the purposes for which C02 emissions are generated.

All of us have a role to play in making changes in our lives as individuals, regardless of our societal status or income. But if we think we can make individual choices in a collective context that does not support those choices, we need to think again.

You can pledge to reduce your carbon footprint by catching public transport, but that can only be eff ective if the collective, societal investment in public transport is there.

There needs to be systemic change along with individual action.

Politically, our elected offi cials need our permission to spend our money in certain ways. That ‘permission’ comes when a critical mass of people become aware of and start demanding a certain course of action – a recent poll by the Australian Conservation Foundation revealed

that a majority of Sydneysiders would prefer money invested in public transport than tax cuts.

The connection is being made, yes because of the thousands of activists who have been slogging away on this issue for years, but the tipping point for climate change was Al Gore and his message, a message he was able to bring to attention because of his position.

Shooting the messenger is a lazy response to the eff orts of people who have the media spotlight and are prepared to use it to call for bringing about systemic change.

It diff uses the urgency to take action and diverts attention from the real questions - such as how we are going to collectively resolve the climate change issue.

Sharon Ede

Sharon Ede has worked in a variety of environment-related NGO and government roles, and holds a Grad Dip in Regional and Urban Planning from the University of South Australia.


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Region Tests Plans to Prioritise Funds If such a system was introduced here, there is no reason why some of our own councils/regions should not be able to produce IDPs to feed into EEDA’s corporate plan and take advantage of nest year’s regional funding allocations but both Federal and State Governments

Such plans, if agreed to, could focus on the on the period up to 2021, but must also provide some kind of advance warning of schemes needed even beyond then.

Meanwhile, back in East of England, EEDA’s draft regional economic strategy (RES) sparked some concern at the recent regional assembly, which I would call a normal

Democratic carry-on. The RES suggested up to 105,000 more homes might be built by 2021, in addition to the 508,000 proposed.

Satish Gupta MPIA

Considering that there is a desperate need for some of the infrastructure items in parts of South Australia, there may be something we could learn from what is happening in the United Kingdom.

In the UK, investment plans to prioritise across local authority boundaries are being tested in East of England growth points.

Regional Cities East, (RCE), a sort of alliance of six cities seeking growth, is trialling a model for creating capital investment delivery plans. The integrated development programme (IDP), developed by consultancy SQW, aims to help councils prioritise schemes based on wider economic areas.

It will be done by focussing on investment needed to meet housing and job targets and outline funding sources, deliverability and phasing. The plans are intended to help agencies to workout which projects are most benefi cial when allocating funding.

East of England Development Agency (EEDA) strategy and planning manager, Greer Roberts said, “For the fi rst time we have got something that tries to align the spatial aspects of plan-making and economic development. Agencies can then understand where investments are most needed.”

The partners aim to build on the government’s sub-national review, which signalled a greater capacity for economic growth planning at sub-regional level.

RCE manager, Neil Darwin commented, “if more money becomes available for growth points, then areas with IDPs will be in much healthier position to produce evidence to gain some of it.”

Michael HihimanisMPIA CPPTown Planning Consultant

23 Primrose TerraceRosslyn Park SA 5072

Certifi ed Practising PlannerTel: (08) 8331 1262Fax: (08) 8331 1241Mob: 0411 810 [email protected]


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Michael Llewellyn-Smith

LFPIA

Since arriving in Australia in 1970 Michael has had a distinguished career in the planning, architectural and management professions that has extended throughout Australia and overseas. After arriving in Australia Michael almost immediately got involved with the Royal Australian Planning Institute (RAPI) as a Committee member. Michael then went on to be a National Councillor and then President of the SA Division of RAPI.

As a Planner, Michael’s intelligence, dedication and enthusiasm has seen him make an outstanding contribution to development in metropolitan Adelaide and elsewhere. His ability to understand the dynamics of cities and a keen eye for developing innovative design solutions in place of the ordinary are in evidence in many parts of Adelaide. As the City Planner for Adelaide his infl uence in the shape and growth of the city is apparent today.

Michael then extended his place making role into the position of the Chief Executive Offi cer of the City of Adelaide and, in addition to his fl air for management and corporate governance, he continued his contribution to planning through a range of positions, including the State Planning Review.

In his various local government positions and consultancies Michael has always encouraged and assisted young planners in their work to achieve the best possible. He is always fair and open, willing to encourage and listen to other views, but then able to be decisive in determining the best course of action. He has played a signifi cant role in the maintenance of the high standards of the South Australian Development Assessment Commission as both a Deputy Presiding member and for the last seven years as Presiding Member.

He is recognised internationally for his exceptional design, planning and management skills. This was recognised by the Planning Institute when he was made a Fellow. In more recent years he has provided policy advice to overseas governments. Michael has written and contributed to an array of publication over the years and has present at many conferences including being a visiting guest lecture on occasions in the USA and UK.

Michael Llewellyn-Smith is recognised throughout South Australia as a leader in the design, planning and corporate governance professions. His knowledge, skill, intellect and capacity is without peer in South Australia and he has made an enormous contribution to the profi le of planning and the Planning Institute. His distinguished commitment to the profession was recently recognised through his elevation to Life Fellow of the Planning Institute of Australia, announced at the South Australian Division Awards on Friday 9 November 2007.

Life Fellow Elevation


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1 Project Director for the Woolloomooloo Action Plan in Sydney which for the fi rst time had a “shopfront” for public participation. Involved with Residents’ Groups and the BLF Green Bans and brought about the fi rst agreement between the three spheres of Government (commonwealth, State and Local) for signifi cant residential renewal in Australia. (1973)

2 Conservation of the historic Queens’ Chambers and its use as the offi ce of the new City Planner’s Department when I came to Adelaide as the City Planner. (1974)

3 As the City Planner involved with the closure of Rundle Street and its transformation into Rundle Mall – the fi rst such mall in Australia. (1975)



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4 The Rundle Mall car park commissioned by the Adelaide City Council to support Rundle Mall and involved with its design and approval through the fi rst CADC. (1976)

5 Streetscape improvements arising from the fi rst City of Adelaide Plan 1976 – 81. One of the fi rst Action Plans to implement the Plan. I was responsible for converting George Clark’s Planning Study into two parts : the Policy document – the Plan, and the Principles of Development Control for which new legislation was introduced, again a fi rst in Australia. (1977)



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6 The Council was concerned about the loss of low rise offi ces to Greenhill and Fullarton Roads so took the initiative to develop the eastern side of Hindmarsh Square through to Frome Street as an alternative – known as Citicom. I had become the City Manager in 1982 and had overall responsibility for various departmental (planning, building, development) inputs to bring this about. (1983)

7 The conservation of the historic East End Fruit and Produce Market facades on East Terrace, Grenfell Street and Rundle Street and the provision of a signifi cant residential component as part of the Council’s policy of repopulating the City. (1991)

8 Halifax Street Depot redevelopment. I was instrumental in persuading the Council that its depot in the South East of the City was an inappropriate use and should be relocated to encourage further residential development in that part of the City. A long term project which came to a successful conclusion and was critical in the policy (dating from the 1970’s as above) to have a signifi cant residential population in the City. (1993)



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Ever wondered what it feels like to be bestowed with the PIA SA Young Planner of the Year award? Anna Pullen, 2006 Young planner of the year winner, got the lowdown from SA’s 2007 winner of YPOTY, Jessica Mowatt.

1. So, how does it feel to be YPOTY?

Honestly, at fi rst it was a shock and it took a few days to sink in, but now I’m feeling very pleased about the whole thing. I feel honoured to have been recognised by the Planning Institute of Australia (SA Division) in such a way.

2. What was the reaction from friends/family/work mates?

Everyone was thrilled about it! I’ve had a lot of positive feedback and comments from family, friends, work colleagues, our Elected Members and the general public. It has been a great experience.

3. How do you think this will change you?

It will make me work harder (we need to keep up the high standard expected of the SA YPOTY!). It has made me feel more confi dent within myself and the work that I do.

4. What’s the best thing about being a (young) planner?

I love the diversity of the job. I guess I’m pretty lucky working in a regional Council, because I am involved in such a wide range of planning work and planning related projects.

5. Why did you want to become a planner/at what point did you realise planning was for

you?

I remember the day distinctly! I was listening to a presentation by some people from RMIT University (Melbourne) as part of a year 10 careers class. One of the presenters was a Planner and I remember listening to her and thinking ‘Yep, that’s what I want to do.’ So after that I focussed on becoming a planner.

6. Where do you think/hope planning will take you? And what are your career aspirations?

Planning is such a diverse profession...there is a million and one things I want to do! Where do I start? I would like to gain more experience in planning at all levels of government and maybe even in the private sector. I have recently been involved with a master planning project through work (the Draft Greater Mount Gambier Master Plan); I found the whole process very interesting, so I would like to do more work in that area. I also have an interest in social planning, so I’d like to become more involved in that as well.

7. Any advice to other young planners/people interested in planning?

Work hard, be receptive to the world around you, pick an area of planning that you’re interested in/ passionate about, network and get to know other people who work in or who are involved in the profession. Also, do as much work experience as you can, not only does it give you some experience, but it also helps immensely with networking and getting to know the people and the profession.

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Arch 4037 Planning Study Visit – Penang, Malaysia.Dr Matthew W. Rofe

Experiential learning is an important aspect of the University of South Australia’s overall teaching agenda. The translation of lecture based information into practical, real-world oriented skills demands that students be presented with opportunities to apply knowledge in the fi eld. In doing so, knowledge becomes grounded in reality and comes alive. The ultimate goal is the training of graduates that are both intellectually insightful about and equipped with the required skills for the professions into which they enter. Staff at the Urban and Regional Planning Discipline, located within the multidisciplinary School of Natural and Built Environments, take this challenge very seriously. Many courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate level employ experiential learning strategies bridging the worlds of planning knowledge and practice. Epitomising this endeavour is the senior elective course Arch4037 Planning Study Visit. Developed by Prof. Steve Hamnett, Arch4037 enjoys a long tradition of taking a small group of highly motivated students overseas to study fi rst hand the planning complexities and challenges facing developing nations within South-East Asia. In 2007 Arch4037, now Coordinated by Dr Matthew Rofe with assistance from Dr Alpana Sivam, took eighteen 4th Year Undergraduate and Postgraduate Urban and Regional Planning students to Penang, Malaysia. For many students this was their fi rst trip outside Australia and a highlight of their studies.

The purpose of the planning study visit is to pursue learning through immersion in an urban setting which is extraordinarily rich in cultural diversity and in often unexpected and unfamiliar urban qualities. Penang’s historic capital of Georgetown is the focus of the students’ fi eld work activities. The shared planning histories of Georgetown and Adelaide, being planned by Light senior and junior respectively, their colonial legacy and their sister city relationship provide a solid foundation for contemporary intellectual insights and professional relationships. The later is particularly the case as the planning study visit is held collaboratively with staff , particularly Dr Lee Lik Meng and students from the School of Housing, Building and Planning at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). UniSA and USM students work in small research teams to develop planning and design responses to a range of complex urban issues evident within Georgetown. In 2007 the range of research topics addressed included transport planning, environmental planning, social and community development, urban design and heritage planning. Each research group was responsible for the design and conduct of their projects under the supervision of staff from UniSA and USM.

Given the scope of the research topics and the limited time to conduct primary fi eld work in an unfamiliar urban environment demanded signifi cant commitment from staff and student alike. Pre-departure seminars helped familiarise UniSA students with a range of key planning issues facing Penang, yet the real learning commences on the ground with a series of tours and lectures from local experts in the fi rst few days of the visit. These included a tour of Penang Island organised by the USM students to explore broad issues of regional development and urbanisation, a tour of the historic heart of Georgetown - that is the subject of a current World Heritage Listing application - by the Penang Heritage Trust and a lecture by local heritage and conservation expert Dr Gwynn Jenkins. Beyond these formal activities, students immersed themselves in the richness and diversity of Georgetown on a daily basis by exploring the streets with their USM colleagues while on fi eldwork.

Despite the limited timeframe of the study visit, the research projects undertaken by the groups were innovative and extremely impressive. The transport group investigated the impact the introduction of a State subsidised bus company with their new fl eet of air-conditioned coaches was having on local bus companies. Their fi ndings revealed a troubled future for local companies as


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they are increasing facing an unfairly competitive market within which they cannot compete. The social and community development group tackled the complex issue of the provision of culturally sensitive public housing at a site called Rife Range; a site housing some 20,000 people. Despite the heavily fortifi ed and oppressive built landscape of this development, the group concluded that Rifl e Range was the home of a number of vibrant and healthy communities that have found innovative ways of overcoming the limitations of the environment within which they live. These are but two examples of the quality and insight of the research projects undertaken by all groups and formally presented at USM to an audience comprising of student peers and staff from UniSA and USM. This year’s presentation seminar was chaired by the Head of the School of Natural and Built Environments, Professor Patrick James, who joined the study visit for several days. The eff ort and dedication of all students was evidenced in the extremely high quality of the research presentations.

Beyond the academic focus of the study visit, the opportunity to work closely and socialise with students from USM saw many close friendships forged. The cross cultural exchanges and understandings that emerge from the trip truly refl ect and embody UniSA’s graduate qualities of international perspectives and lifelong learning. Some social/cultural highlights of the trips included the tour of Penang Island, a jungle trek to a secluded beach, being taken backstage at a performance of the Khoo Clan Jetty Opera, the celebration of Ramadan and the Festivals of both the Monkey and Warrior gods. For many of the participants, it is these experiences that will have the most lasting impact; especially the friendships that were forged with their USM colleagues.

The opportunity represented by the planning study visit is unique within planning education in Australia. Given the budgetary constraints facing many universities the running of international fi eld schools is extremely rare. Planning students at UniSA are fortunate that their Institution and School is committed to the experiential learning and the signifi cant benefi ts that it off ers them academically, professionally and personally. While the success of this years study visit is the culmination of twelve months planning and organisation and involves numerous people behind the scenes the ultimate success of the trip rests in the hands of the students; their enthusiastic embracing of the trips’ challenges and opportunities ensured a successful and rewarding outcome for all participants.

In 2008, the planning study visit will return to Penang. For further details please contact Dr Matthew Rofe.

Dr Matthew W. Rofe

Program Director of Postgraduate Studies, Urban and Regional Planning

School of Natural and Built Environments, University of South Australia

08 8302 2358 [email protected]


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The South Australian Young Planners create their

own way forward!

Following the State Planning Conference this year in September, where the South Australian Young Planners (SAYP) were involved in Young Planner sessions aimed at empowering young planners and creating a vision for the future, the Young Planners have since discussed, been present and organised a new committee to lead the upcoming year’s planning events.

The new committee is bigger, bolder and full of new ideas that align and interlace beautifully with the existing vision for Planning in South Australia. The emphasis is on creativity and vibrance in SA through communicating and working together. The committee comprises existing and new members (working in public and private spheres) whom you will no doubt hear about from time to time.

It is important to nurture existing and new ideas, and harness creativity while ensuring that we are mentored in order to fulfi l our potential, preparing us to make signifi cant planning decisions of the future. There are sessions and workshops being organised by the SAYP Committee in light of these needs and any issues as they may be identifi ed.

The State Planning Conference Sessions organised by the SAYP were facilitated by David Engwicht who provided a creative streak to the whole conference itself. His views were based on, 1) Questioning the essentials: going back to fundamental reasons before making important decisions: “What really is the reason we are doing this? Why?”. He emphasised the importance of maintaining child-like questioning and searching for the truth behind the need for a plan. 2) Intuitive designing: creating areas that work because of reasons that are a result of natural responses, e.g. sculptures for children in the urban landscape resulting in traffi c calming because of our natural response to be wary that children may be around. 3) Finding elements that matter most to us, and creating a vision/plan based on aspects of who we are and what we value most about the urban landscape. He also emphasised the importance of knowing self, and searching and working on plans after an awareness of our own strengths, weaknesses and limitations – while realising that others hold diff ering sets of qualities that we may work with and nurture eff ectively.

For many of us who work in a creative environment where concept planning or design is an everyday aspect of life, to those of us who are State Government Employees, Development Assessment Offi cers and Information providers or students studying Architecture or Planning – the primary message by the SAYP this year is to continually empower ourselves with tools to be better Planners for a tomorrow that is in desperate need of carefully considered creative planning outcomes.

Furthermore, while separating work from play may be something we are accustomed to, it certainly is not something we should acclimatise to. To contribute eff ectively, our notions of work must always be highlighted with aspects we deem exciting. It is important to communicate and understand diff erent perspectives, and it is essential to realise that every Planner is “a complicated bundle of contradictions”, and this is what makes us the unique, complex and intricate individuals we are today – and hence the eff ective planning contributors of tomorrow.

Mabel John

on behalf of the SAYP Committee


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The new Master of Environmental Policy and Management (MEPM) builds on a 35 year history of environmental studies at University of Adelaide (Discipline of Geographical & Environmental Studies). Planners are keenly aware of the challenges ahead of them in responding to environmental issues such as climate change, water security and bio-diversity. The MEPM has been designed to directly address these major environmental issues as it engages with leading thinkers on the policies, decision making processes and mechanisms necessary to secure social well-being and ecological integrity. The MEPM comprises a series of nested programs which we think will suit the variety of interests and needs of planning professionals. Existing professionals or new graduates can do a Professional Certifi cate, a single course in a specialist area (e.g. Environmental Economics and Policy, Environmental Impact Assessment), or they can opt for a Graduate Diploma or Masters which includes the opportunity to develop their expertise in a particular area by coursework and research. The MEPM will commence in July 2008.

The Master of Planning and Master of Planning (Urban Design) are joint programs of the School of Social Sciences and School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design. While covering core knowledge in urban and regional planning, the Master of Planning aims to provide students with a grounding in environmental planning and management as well as urban design. Those wanting to develop expertise in urban design can do this through the Master of Planning (Urban Design).

Any enquiries should be directed as follows: Master of Environmental Policy and Management, Jennifer Bonham, 8303 4655 or [email protected]; Planning and Master of Planning (Urban Design), Rebecca Zweck, 8303 5877 or [email protected].

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News from Adelaide University

PIA is the voice of planning in South Australia. Our policy team is working hard to produce policy statements on a range of key issues to facilitate more eff ective lobbying. We now have clear positions on key topics including Aff ordable Housing, Climate Change and Sustainable Water Use.

We use these statements to inform our regular media statements, submissions on key issues such as the LMC Review, and to lobby government for change.

If you want to get involved in making a diff erence to planning outcomes in South Australia contact the policy team via [email protected]


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Awards 2007Awards 2007

Elevation to Fellow – Andrew Grear

L-R PIA CEO Di Jay, Andrew Grear, PIA SA President Gary

Mavrinac

Elevation to Fellow – Dr Donna Ferretti

L-R Di Jay, Dr Donna Ferretti, Gary Mavrinac

Elevation to Fellow – Graham Burns

L-R Di Jay, Graham Burns, Gary Mavrinac

Elevation to Fellow – Ian Robertson

L-R Di Jay, Ian Robertson, Gary Mavrinac

Elevation to Life Fellow – Michael Llewellyn-Smith

L-R Di Jay, Michael Llewellyn-Smith, Gary MavrinacUndergraduate Student Prize – Aaron Curtis

L-R Professor Steve Hamnett, Aaron Curtis, Gary Mavrinac

Post-graduate Student Prize – Trevor White

L-R Professor Steve Hamnett, Trevor White, Gary Mavrinac Urban Design Student Prize, Cathryn Hamilton

David Bills from HASSELL with Cathryn Hamilton and Gary

Mavrinac


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Awards 2007

Wayne Gibbings, LMC with Young Planner of the Year Jessica

Mowatt from the City of Mount Gambier

Planning Scholarship Research and Teaching

Commendation - From Rational Planning to Risky Business

L-R Dr Donna Ferretti and Gary Mavrinac

Rural and Regional Planning Achievement - Commendation

Northern Expressway Project Concept Planning

Environmental Assessment and Community Engagement

- Department for Transport Energy and Infrastructure (DTEI),

Kellogg Brown & Root Pty Ltd, QED Pty Ltd, Sinclair Knight

Merz Pty Ltd L-R Mark Jordon and Gary Mavrinac

Urban Planning Achievement

Commendation (under $30k study value)

Tea Tree Gully Desired Residential Character Study - GHD Pty

Ltd & City of Tea Tree Gully

L-R Donna Ferretti, Mark Separovic and Gary Mavrinac

Urban Planning Achievement - Commendation (over $30k

study value) Murray Bridge Urban Growth Plan - QED Pty Ltd,

The Rural City of Murray Bridge L-R Gloria Booker, Georgina

House and Gary Mavrinac

Urban Planning Achievement

Award (over $30k study value)

Airport Operations - Adelaide City Council

L-R Rick Hutchings, Stephen Yarwood and Gary Mavrinac

Urban Design - Plans and Ideas - Commendation (over $30k

study value) Henley Square & Grange Jetty Precinct Master

Plans - Jensen Planning & Design, Oxigen Pty Ltd

L-R Peter Jensen and Gary Mavrinac

Urban Design - Plans and Ideas - Award (under $30k study

value) - Port Waterfront Public Art Framework - Brecknock

Consulting Pty Ltd

L-R Richard Brecknock and Gary Mavrinac


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Awards 2007

Environmental Planning or Conservation

Award (under $30k study value)

Lochiel Park “Green Village” Urban Design Guidelines - Jensen

Planning & Design, Energy Architecture, Oxigen Pty Ltd

L-R Peter Jensen, Kirsty Kelly, Ian Robertson and Gary Mavrinac

Environmental Planning or Conservation -

Award (over $30k study value) - City of Salisbury Landscape

Plan - HASSELL and City of Salisbury

L-R David Bills, Colin Pitman, Daniel Bennett and Gary

Mavrinac

Social & Community Planning - Award (over $30k study value)

Kaurna Cultural Heritage Survey - GHD Pty Ltd, Vivienne

Wood, Hemisphere Design, City of Port Adelaide Enfi eld

L-R Donna Ferretti, Stuart Heseltine, Maria Fantasia, Rosa

Gagetti and Gary Mavrinac

Local Government Report, Project or Policy Initiative

Award - Noise Management Project - Adelaide City Council

L-R Marina Gibbs, Stephen Yarwood and Gary Mavrinac

Local Government Process Management Initiatives

Award - Development Assessment Project - Adelaide City

Council - L-R Rick Hutchings, Stephen Yarwood and Gary

Mavrinac

President’s Award - Paul Johnson and Yasmine Alliu – SA

Volunteers Post Tsunami Reconstruction Planning Support

Project Sri Lanka L-R Paul Johnson, Yasmine Alliu and Gary

Mavrinac

Left - Awards for Planning Excellence 2007 Hosts Sandy Rix

and Melissa Chrystal

Right - Awards for

Planning Excellence

2007 organisers Abbie

Martin of Life Style

Elements and Kirsty

Kelly, State Manager of

the Planning Institute

of Australia


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2007December

MY OPINION: SIGNIFICANT TREE LEGISLATION‘I can understand why the general public is frustrated with the planning system’. How is the average Joe coping with fi ghting legal jargon if I, former State Manager of PIA, am having a problem?For those of you that don’t know I have a great fear of signifi cant gum trees. Into my fi rst year with PIA a branch fell through the roof of my family home.It was late December 2004 when the limb fell. Most of the planners were on Christmas leave and the advice received at the time was that the tree could not be removed or pruned without Development Application consent. I expressed my fear that another branch would fall from the same tree which was located about 15 metres from my home. Needless to say it was the day before Christmas, two weeks after the initial branch fell, that another branch fell through the back of our next door neighbour’s house.Before I go any further, I want to make it perfectly clear that I am not criticising my local planning or engineering departments, but want to point out how frustrating our system can be.It is now 2007 and I ask you to picture this:

two signifi cant gums (60-80 metres high) located on council property less than 8 metres from my dwellingBoth not native to the area (Rose Gum)Both planted by the previous owner.

I have been expressing my concern about these trees with one council staff member for over two years – I think he has written me off as some sort of crazy women. My stance is and always has been a safety issue. If a limb falls, how can we exit the home safely before impact? We experienced this problem when the branch fell on our neighbour’s house (we ran and couldn’t get to the door).Needless to say one of the branches fell through the other end of my house a few months ago – the exact spot where Ruby and I were playing less than 20 minutes earlier. The council did not determine the trees to be a safety risk and would not remove or prune them. An Arborist report was ordered which stated the trees were a contribution to the character of the local area, not diseased, not a bushfi re risk and do not cause or threatening to cause substantial damage to a substantial building or structure or value (a risk of 1/10). After many discussions it was agreed an

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application would be put in of which council would request removal. I have since been advised that it will go up to the DAP to determine, which is still months away. I knocked on my neighbours doors and advised an application was being processed. To my surprise all of them signed my letter in support removal of both trees. The neighbours also feel they are a risk to public safety. Alas the application is still going to DAP.About a month ago the same tree lost two more branches which narrowly missed our home and car. Once again council staff visited our home and removed the branches. The branches were completely dead on the inside and we were advised that the limb would be assessed. Another Arborist report was requested by the same company and the report outlined the same recommendation as the previous one. There was no reference to the branch.I am now waiting for our application to be assessed; my neighbours keep asking what’s happening and are horrifi ed by the waiting game with council.Let me put on record that I love trees and I love my garden. I simply cannot understand why legislation has been written in a way that only supports an Arborists view. Signifi cant gum trees are dangerous so close to a home. You may only understand this to its full extent of their weight if you’ve had a limb drop on your roof. Why can’t gums be removed and replaced on a quicker timeline if they have been planted by a previous owner, less than a 10 metre radius from the dwelling, are not being cut down for further building works, do not have a heritage value and you have your neighbours approval? Is there anyway we can remove the politics from the South Australian Planning System and get some agreed standards that Arborist can use to eff ectively assess a tree? At this stage we are relying on their own subjective opinions to assess impact. Why does the average Joe need to spend thousands of dollars on legal advice to get some positioning in the planning system?At what point do signifi cant trees threaten to cause damage? Is there a $dollar price on this or does someone need to be physically hurt for politicians to agree and change the legislation?What are your thoughts?

Rebecca Olthoff


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SA Planner

2007DecemberOverview of the 2007 PIA SA Annual Report

State Planning and Development Review

In June the State Government announced the State Planning and Development Review. While PIA was disappointed that the Institute was not asked to be on the independent steering committee, we were fortunate to have had two meetings with Michael O’Brien MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier and Chair of the steering committee.

PIA arranged a Planning Review working group in August where a range of issues, opportunities and potential “solutions” to the issues raised in the Review’s Terms of Reference were explored at two workshops. At the time of this Annual Report, we are currently fi nalising our submission to the Review.

Planning Week

As part of the traditional celebration, the Profi le Committee arranged for the inaugural Planning Week celebrations. The week included public displays at Elizabeth and Marion Shopping Centres and displays organised by individual councils. While many were involved with this initiative, I would like to thank Andrew Robertson and Sarah McMaster for their eff orts with the public displays in particular.

Tom McKenna Memorial Lecture

20th Anniversary Tom McKenna Memorial Lecture provided the opportunity to hear about a topic that has been an increasingly important topic of discussion amongst media, politicians, professionals and the broader community. Titled The Long and the Short of Aff ordable Housing, Professor Julian Disney and the Hon. Jay Weatherill MP, Minister for Housing outlined their perspectives on addressing housing aff ordability. I would like to thank Stuart Boyd for his eff orts in organising this key event.

The evening was also the launch of the second edition of With Conscious Purpose – A History of Town Planning in South Australia, offi cially launched by Minister Weatherill.

National Planning Report Card

Adelaide hosted the launch of the second National Scorecard. The event provided a major promotional tool for the Institute. Media coverage for the event was extremely good. Channel 9 stayed for the entire launch and presented a lengthy news item based on the D+ grade on transport and infrastructure planning. The Advertiser also ran a similar story

Annual Report Summary

2007 has been another successful year for the Planning Institute in South Australia. The performance is documented in detail in the 2007 Annual Report presented at the 2007 Annual Division Meeting on Friday 7 December. The full version of the Report is available for viewing at www.planning.org.au/sa and limited hard copies are available from the State Offi ce upon request.

The following is a summary of the performance of the South Australian Division in 2007, based both the 2006/07 and 2007/08 Business Plans.

President’s OverviewThe South Australia Division of the Planning Institute continues to pursue key themes that have been at the forefront of the Division’s agenda since the introduction of a new structure in 2005, namely

Profi le and AdvocacyPolicyProfessional DevelopmentMember Services

Thank you to the respective chairs for their eff orts through the year to deliver on the action identifi ed in the Business Plan. 2007 has been an active year for the Institute and the committee members. The Institute continues to lobby the Government and opposition on a range of planning issues (i.e. Buckland Park, Urban Growth Boundary, and Penola Pulp Mill) raising our profi le. The Institute has also received a high proportion of coverage through all forms of media.

Highlights for 2007 include:

State Conference

The State Conference was a highlight of the professional development calendar. Titled 2

Million, ready set go the two day conference was a huge success, providing the opportunity to debate the target and what are the short and long term strategies and issues that need to be addressed. The quality and range of speakers was excellent. Many of the speakers raised issues associated with the target and with growth management strategies. A highlight was David Engwicht who argued that chaos can be a good thing compared to orderly planning. I would like to thank Donna Ferretti for her eff orts as Conference Convenor.

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2007Decemberthe next day.

South Australia received a C grade overall, consistent with the National average. Only NSW and Tasmania did worse with a D+. The Hon Paul Holloway MLC, Minister for Urban Development and Planning, The Hon David Ridgeway MLC Opposition Spokesperson for Urban Development and Planning, The Hon Mark Parnell MLC of the Greens and The Hon Sandra Kanck MLC of the Democrats all attended the launch and participated in a question and answer session.

Awards Launch

This year PIA held a breakfast presentation to launch the 2007 Awards. This was held in April at the Boulevard Room, Stamford Plaza Hotel North Terrace, Adelaide. The event was a great success with approximately 50 people attending. Presentations were made by the Hon Paul Holloway, Minister for Urban Development and Planning and Vince Rigter on behalf of HASSELL, winner of the 2006 Minister’s Award.

Awards

The Awards for Planning Excellence presentation was held in the fabulous art deco Capri Theatre, and included two performances of the famous Wurlitzer organ. As always, the Awards are an opportunity for the planning community to celebrate and recognise their achievements and contributions to a diverse range of professional and technical fi elds. It’s an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of our professional colleagues who strive daily for planning excellence. While the number of nominations was lower this year, the quality has remained at a high standard.

Event Management

The PIA appointed Lifestyle Elements (Abbie Martin) to coordinate and manage many of the events held throughout the year. Abbie and her team were responsible for much of the day-to-day management and coordination of seminars, the State Conference and the Awards. This appointment has proved to be very worthwhile. The growing success of our programs has shown that these events require intensive management. The appointment of Lifestyle Elements has enabled PIA to concentrate on improving other services to our membership.

I would like to thank the Committee members for their support and commitment during 2007 particularly the retiring members, namely:

Don Donaldson – Policy Committee

John Hodgson – Planning Law Chapter

Adam Mrotek – Urban and Regional Planning Chapter

Anna Pullen – SA Young Planner Chair (still NYPG Representative)

Jim Allen - Environment Planning Chapter (who moved interstate during the year)

I look forward to working with the incoming committee to continue the positive actions that have been made this past year.

Finally, on behalf of the Committee and members I must thank our State Manager - Kirsty Kelly, who in her fi rst year in the role has done a magnifi cent job in ensuring that the Division and Committee members keep moving in the right direction.

Gary Mavrinac MPIA CPP

State President

PolicyOBJECTIVE: Provide PIA SA with a Policy

Platform

Chair: Don Donaldson & David Bailey

Summary

The committee met monthly throughout the year at a breakfast meeting, generously hosted by the Adelaide City Council. A strong regular attendance of planning professions from a range of backgrounds and with varied levels of experience made for lively discussion and debate on policy matters. In addition to responding to key issues arising throughout the year such as the State Planning Review, the policy committee spent 2007 focused some key policy issues, for which SA has been given national responsibility to prepare draft policies.

Overall during 2007 progress in this action area has been good with key policy activities including:

Policy position statement on Aff ordable Housing.

Policy position statement on Sustainability.

Policy position paper on Growth Management and leading the national policy statement.

Commencement of policy position statement on Streamlined Assessment, for future adaptation to a national policy statement

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Submissions on: the Extension of the Urban Boundary; Penola Pulp Mill Authorisation Bill; Cheltenham Racecourse Redevelopment; Victoria Park Redevelopment; and the Public Sector Workforce Review of Planning Offi cers’ Classifi cation.

Submission on Legislative Council enquiry into Pt Stanvac oil refi nery and price of fuel.

Submission to Statutory Authorities Review Committee inquiry into the Land Management Corporation;

Input into submission to the State Planning and Development Review.

Ongoing input via Paul Johnson on national policy committee.

Discussions on the drafting of an Indigenous Planning Issues policy statement.

Press release on Major Projects

Areas requiring further eff orts include:

Obtaining grants for research and policy development

Undertaking discussion papers and research papers

Further engagement with UniSA (and other Universities) to tap into the latest research

Profi le & AdvocacyOBJECTIVE: Increase PIA’s profi le, reputation

and infl uence within the state through

quality advocacy

Chair: Sandy Rix

Summary

The committee met monthly throughout the year with good attendance from student representatives and younger members. The committee has been active in planning for PIA events including Planning Week in SA, the Awards for Planning Excellence and the Tom McKenna Lecture.Student participation particularly from Andrew Robertson, Sarah McMaster and colleagues was particularly appreciated for the above

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events and shopping centre displays during Planning Week. The challenge of committee membership and time required continues, with the participation and leadership by the State Manager on the committee being crucial. The committee continues to work on the Speakers Kit based on the research work of award winning young planner Jessica Mowatt. In terms of Business Plan success measures, the profi le committee has achieved most objectives but needs to maintain and improve its activity levels in the future.

Overall during 2007 progress in this action area has been solid with key activities including:

Regular communication with members in an improved format (eNews, SA Planner and PLACE)

Increase in media presence

Stronger advocacy and lobbying role that has increased our profi le

Quality Awards process(albeit lower numbers of entries and attendees)

Planning Week celebrations

The Development Assessment Study report completed

Planning Fact Sheets project completed and disseminated

Strengthened and extended relationships with stakeholders

Stronger promotion of planning


Continued advocacy and media eff orts

Website content and format

More promotion of planning – both as a career and general awareness

Clear advocacy and media plan in conjunction with national PIA activity

Implement the recommendations of the Development Assessment Study

Further promote the Planning Fact Sheets

Education & Professional

DevelopmentChair: Natalie Fuller

OBJECTIVE: to deliver the educational

and professional development events to

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The committee, comprising representatives of Chapters and Special Interest Groups and ably supported by Abbie Martin and Kirsty Kelly, has delivered a varied and interesting educational program. The Business Plan for 2007 / 08 identifi es minimum targets for the number of professional events per Chapter. While these targets will be achieved, the focus for the 2008 calendar year will be on ensuring greater integration between Chapters with events refl ecting the themes of the Planning Report Card. Thanks to all Committee members and especially to retiring member, John Hodgson, who has been a long standing member since joining the PEF Committee in 1997.

Marcus Rolfe has continued to represent PIA on the Educational Review Committee for the Urban and Regional Planning courses off ered by the University of SA. There is continued heavy demand for the Bachelor of Urban & Regional Planning (60+ enrolments), Graduate Diploma in Urban & Regional Planning (30 enrolments) and the Master of Urban & Regional Planning (20 enrolments). However, relatively few people are pursuing research degrees. A need for greater training in development assessment has been identifi ed, but not at the expense of a well-rounded planning education.

Dr John Kellett has taken over as the Head of School from Professor Steven Hamnett, who has moved to part-time duties to take up an appointment in the ERD Court. New teaching appointments include Dr Matthew Rofe, Dr Lou Wilson and Dr Alpana Sivam while Dr Paul Maginn and Dr Kathy Arthurson have left to take up positions with interstate universities.

The University of Adelaide has recently announced that as of 2008, it will off er a Master of Planning and Master of Planning (Urban Design). Both are two-year programs designed to provide advanced coursework leading to professionally-recognized qualifi cations. The programs will have a strong foundation in ecological, social and economic sustainability as well as emphasize skills in communication and collaboration with local communities and professional groups.

PIA has re-established connections with the TAFE course with the view to better promotion of the course to increase the support available to planners in the development assessment workplace. Geoff Sheridan, who is the Coordinator of Local Government Training at

TAFE, has advised that they have had a very successful year with the Certifi cate IV in Local Government (Planning) with 40 students completing the course. It looks like four of these students (that they know of ) will continue and are making applications to enroll for the Degree in Planning at UniSA next year. The feedback on the course has been excellent and enrollment enquiries for next year are very strong. They will be running the course again commencing in March 08

Overall during 2007 progress in this action area has been solid with key activities including:

Delivery of 11 good quality Professional Development Events

Successful State Conference

Great public events (Tom McKenna & Climate Change)

Professional / discipline based forums to engage members

Successful Building Your Career program complemented by the Shape Your World collaboration


Better engagement with the universities and dissemination of latest research through professional development activities

Maintaining a good quality program and attendance despite competing demands for time and resources

Integration of Planning Practice Courses in to the PD program and increased participation

Further promotion of the TAFE course and engagement on its content and role

Obtaining grants / fee for service work that aligns with our interests and resources

Member ServicesOBJECTIVE: Provide members with a range

of member services throughout the year

Chair: Recently fi lled by Andrew Robertson

Summary

Due to the absence of a chairperson for this committee until the recent Annual Division meeting, PIA was unable to actively pursue all the actions identifi ed in the Business Plan apart from those committed to and delivered by the

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2007DecemberSA Young Planners Group.

In terms of PIA membership, in May 2007 a signifi cant national “clean up” of the membership data base was undertaken with non-fi nancial members (people who had not paid their fees for a year of more) taken off the database. This was the fi rst real lapsing process in many years and resulted in SA losing 45 “members” from its list. Please note that this did not aff ect the fi nancial position as these people had not been paying their fees in any case for quite some period of time and in eff ect were not really PIA members. It is therefore diffi cult to accurately compare member numbers from December 2006. We do know however, that we have attracted 34 new individual members and 3 company / Council members in 2007. We are currently fi nalising the 2007 membership renewal process and will shortly be discontinuing the membership of those members who have not paid their fees (or have not made arrangements to do so). The State Manager, Management Team and National Membership Offi cer have been activity pursuing those members who are about to be discontinued in a hope to retain them as members.

Overall during 2007 progress in this action area has been reasonable with key activities including:

Young Planner of the Year prize

Young Planner scholarships to State Conference

PIA information Board at UniSA

SAYP engagement with OOPS

Members feedback surveys with events

Awards presentation night

State Conference social functions

Mentor Scheme

SAYP Quiz night

Networking drinks

SAYP Weekends away

Continuing BEST member of the month


Student prizes – resolution with UniSA ( and potentially Adelaide Uni & TAFE)

Events for fellows

Mentor Scheme activities in 2008

Student Welcome activities in 2008

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Further networking, social and support events and activities such as Women in Planning

Pursuing other member benefi t opportunities.

Operations & Financial

ManagementOBJECTIVE: Ensure the effi cient and

appropriate operation and fi nancial

management of the SA Division in line with

national requirements.

Chair: Andrea Sargent & Kirsty Kelly

Summary

Overall PIA SA is doing well year on year in the delivery of its Business Plan and Budget. Financial SA is going fairly well with a surplus for 2006/07 in the order of $24,718 or approximately 8% of turnover, which is healthy business practice. This is an improvement on the 2005/06 audited result of a $4,329 loss. For 2007/08 turnover continues to increase and while some costs, wages in particular, have increased, this expenditure is necessary for us to continue to deliver and improve our services for the SA members.

The start of 2007 saw Division Manager Rebecca Olthoff go on maternity leave (and give birth to daughter Ruby). Rebecca was replaced by former State President Kirsty Kelly in the revised role of State Manager. The staffi ng change was part of a restructuring of PIA SA staffi ng resources aimed at both providing more support to PIA offi ce bearings and volunteers and at undertaking more PIA activity. The restructuring included the outsourcing of PIA accounts to Maria Hocking; and the outsourcing of events management to Lifestyle Elements (Abbie Martin). This shift in staffi ng has enabled the State Manager to have some more time to focus on the areas of policy, advocacy, media and sponsorship, which were the key aspects of the new role. This has been somewhat eff ective although there has still been a signifi cant daily administrative burden on the State Manager which is prevented her from achieving the full potential of the role.

To address this issue PIA has advertised for and recently appointed an Administration & Communications Offi cer (which was identifi ed in early 2007 and accommodated in the 2007/08 budget). The new appointee, Kimberley Heinrich, will commence work in

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2007Decemberthe PIA offi ce in January for 3 days per week. It is hoped that this will further relieve the State Manager and allow her to concentrate on the core activities of the role. With this increased staff capacity we are confi dent that 2008 will be an even better year for PIA as our profi le and infl uence grows, helping us to make a real diff erence to planning and planners.

2007 has also seen a signifi cant national shift in our staffi ng capacity and cooperation. The National Management Team has strengthened and the sharing of information, ideas and resources is improving our cohesiveness and overall delivery of service to members. This is a very important change that makes a signifi cant diff erence to the satisfaction of employees.

Overall PIA SA is tracking well, and with improvements such as a new server and computer, as well as an anticipated shift to a larger dedicated offi ce area, the working environment for PIA staff will assist in facilitating better outcomes. Big thanks should also be given to SKM for their very generous support of PIA in providing heavily discounted offi ce accommodation, as well as making us feel a valued part of their workplace (and for fi nding us a larger space).

Overall during 2007 progress in this action area has been good including:

Delivery of the 2007/08 Business Plan & budget in accordance with the national requirements

Meeting national reporting requirements

Delivering a $24,718 surplus for 2006/07 (fi nal audit results)

Obtaining a signifi cant amount of sponsorship

Working well within the national team

Successful local staff transition arrangements


Develop 2008/09 Business Plan & budget

Develop sponsorship prospectus for 2008

Meet budget targets for 2007/08

Induction and training of new staff member in 2008

Continue to work with and review Chapter operations

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