{"id":484,"date":"2010-09-03T01:37:33","date_gmt":"2010-09-02T15:37:33","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2013-04-30T22:38:55","modified_gmt":"2013-04-30T12:38:55","slug":"forum-melbournesurbangrowthboundary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sos.asn.au\/vic\/2010\/09\/03\/forum-melbournesurbangrowthboundary\/","title":{"rendered":"Forum – Melbourne’s Urban Growth Boundary"},"content":{"rendered":"

7pm Thursday 9 Sept, RMIT\u00a0Bldg 50, Orr St Carlton \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>entry – gold\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>coin <\/span><\/strong>donation<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The State Government recently announced that Melbourne’s Urban Growth Boundary would be expanded by around four times the size of Phillip Island to accommodate 134,00 new houses (just over 3 dwellings per hectare – very low compared to the 10 dwellings\/ha average for suburbs south-east of the CBD).<\/p>\n

The decision was supported by the Coalition and applauded by housing and property industry groups which claimed the expansion would make housing more affordable.<\/p>\n

But it also caused disbelief and dismay among other parts of the built environment profession – planning groups and the community in general.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Melbourne’s steady outward sprawl has been long criticised for pushing people further from jobs and services, forcing car dependence and subsuming much-needed agricultural land. Now it looks like the sprawl may be here to stay. But:<\/p>\n

– is this really the answer to housing affordability?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

– how does this expansion impact on social and ecological sustainability?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

– what does this mean for Melbourne in general?<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Join in this public forum as we explore these issues with a number of leading experts:<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Paul Mees,<\/strong> lecturer at RMIT GLobal Studies, Science & Social Planning<\/p>\n

– Stuart Worn<\/strong>, CEO, Planning Institute of Australia<\/p>\n

– Ian Wood,<\/strong> President, Save our Suburbs<\/p>\n

– Tony Di Domenico<\/strong>, executive director, Urban Development Institute of Australia<\/p>\n

– Carolyn Whitzman<\/strong>, associate professor in Urban Planning, University of Melbourne<\/p>\n

– Kate Shaw<\/strong>, ARC research fellow, University of Melbourne<\/p>\n

– Dianne Moy<\/strong>, project coordinator, Victorian Eco Innovation Lab<\/p>\n

– Maree McPherson<\/strong>, CEO, Victorian Local Governance Association<\/p>\n

chaired by Ian Woodcock, research fellow in Urban Design, University of Melbourne<\/em><\/p>\n

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7pm Thursday 9 Sept, RMIT Bldg 50, Orr St Carlton                                            <\/span>entry – gold <\/span><\/strong>coin <\/span><\/strong>donation<\/span><\/strong>                                      <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The State Government recently announced that Melbourne’s Urban Growth Boundary would be expanded by around four times the size of Phillip Island to accommodate 134,00 new houses (just over 3 dwellings per hectare – very low compared to the 10 dwellings\/ha average for suburbs south-east of the CBD).<\/p>\n

The decision was supported by the Coalition and applauded by housing and property industry groups which claimed the expansion would make housing more affordable.<\/p>\n

But it also caused disbelief and dismay among other parts of the built environment profession – planning groups and the community in general.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Melbourne’s steady outward sprawl has been long criticised for pushing people further from jobs and services, forcing car dependence and subsuming much-needed agricultural land. Now it looks like the sprawl may be here to stay. But:<\/p>\n

– is this really the answer to housing affordability?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

– how does this expansion impact on social and ecological sustainability?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

– what does this mean for Melbourne in general?<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Join in this public forum as we explore these issues with a number of leading experts:<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Paul Mees,<\/strong> lecturer at RMIT GLobal Studies, Science & Social Planning<\/p>\n

– Stuart Worn<\/strong>, CEO, Planning Institute of Australia<\/p>\n

– Ian Wood,<\/strong> President, Save our Suburbs<\/p>\n

– Tony Di Domenico<\/strong>, executive director, Urban Development Institute of Australia<\/p>\n

– Carolyn Whitzman<\/strong>, associate professor in Urban Planning, University of Melbourne<\/p>\n

– Kate Shaw<\/strong>, ARC research fellow, University of Melbourne<\/p>\n

– Dianne Moy<\/strong>, project coordinator, Victorian Eco Innovation Lab<\/p>\n

– Maree McPherson<\/strong>, CEO, Victorian Local Governance Association<\/p>\n

chaired by Ian Woodcock, research fellow in Urban Design, University of Melbourne<\/em><\/p>\n

                                                                                                                                                                     <\/span>words@bld50 – monthly talks in 2010                                                                                                           www.architectsforpeace.org<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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