Healthy Cities Conference Coming to Geelong
Monday, 19 September 2011
Mayor Cr John Mitchell recently announced that the fifth Healthy Cities ‘Working Together to Achieve Liveable Cities’ Conference will be held in Geelong in 2012.
The conference, supported by organisations such as Urban Design Australia and the Australia and New Zealand Mental Health Association, will bring 300 delegates to Mercure Geelong for three days in July next year.
Held in Noosa this year, the Healthy Cities Conference is a platform for Government and Industry professionals to discuss public health, sustainability, natural resource management, transport, climate change, urban design, bio security and more.
The fifth Healthy Cities ‘Working Together to Achieve Liveable Cities’ Conference will cover topics including:
- Healthy urban design
- Connecting People and Places
- Urban planning and social equity
- Meeting the challenges of population growth
- Food security, buying local, urban agriculture
- Urban renewal – green buildings
- Education, motivation and incentives for behavior change
- Government and business leadership
- Regional Cities – interconnectivity – technology – heritage
- Working with climate change, energy consumption, generation and other challenges
The conference will examine public policy and social/community outcomes and consider what actions can be taken to positively influence the ongoing debate.
There will be over 80 keynote presentations, concurrent sessions, case studies, regional study tours and posters.
“This is a fantastic opportunity for professionals in the public and private sector,” said Mayor Cr John Mitchell.
“We worked hard to secure this specific conference for Geelong because the topics covered are extremely relevant and timely for our city and our vision for the future.”
“The conference will help us identify the trends and drivers for transitioning city centres, and it will also give us the opportunity to show the world our successes so far.”
“It will be a real learning experience for everyone involved, and we particularly hope to see students and future leaders coming along to share their ideas and learn from others’ experiences.”
“This will bring national and worldwide best practice information from around Australia and the world to Geelong.”
“I look forward to listening to some of the speakers and seeing the innovations and strategies that come out of this National Conference,” said Mayor Cr Mitchell.
