World Town Planning Day

Happy World Town Planning Day!

Planning is in the news now more than ever. It's connections to multidisciplinary fields of architecture, landscape, urban design, traffic and consultation have never before been so dependent on each other. Which makes communication between professions critical to achieve well rounded outcomes.

Planners have the skills to understand and decipher the work and outputs required to enable the best results.

Run Melbourne

Thanks to all that sponsored me in Run Melbourne, raising over $1100 for Ballarat Cancer Research Centre. A solid time of 54.00 on the nose for 10kms was very satisfying.

Events are a great indicator of cities and their vibrancy. Having taken part in Run Melbourne recently, it was a showcase of a proud city with a history of great event hosting, from Olympic and Commonwealth Games to family events such as Moomba. Events of all kinds and scale can galvanise and strengthen how communities feel about place and a sense of giving. Well done to the organisers. Event hosting should not be underestimated for their economic input and values, as long as the price you pay to host them doesn't outweigh the overall net benefits.