Sustainable Economic Growth for Regional Australia

SEGRA 2009 27–29 October Kalgoorlie-Boulder - ISBN 0 9802833 6 1

Tuesday 27 October 2009: New Frontiers for Regional Development

• Business Breakfast
  Mayor Ron Yuryevich AM RDF, Mayor of the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
  
• The Hon Brendon Grylls MLA, Minister for Regional Development, Leader of the Nationals WA
  
• Emissions Trading: giving up our activity and jobs for no global emissions reduction?
  Geoff Carmody, Co-Founder of Access Economics and Director, Geoff Carmody and Associates
• Developing a Growth Outlook
  Kim Horne, Executive Director, People, Environment and Corporate Affairs, Alcoa of Australia and President, Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA and Chair, Peel Development Commission
• Infrastructure Australia and Smart Sustainable Regions
  Professor Peter Newman, Board of Infrastructure Australia and Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University of Technology
• Outback Business Networks Project
  Mike Crowe, Networking and Communications Manager, Desert Knowledge Australia
• Townsville: a regional development case study
  Cr Les Tyrell OAM, Mayor, Townsville City Council
• Regional Development: are we there yet?
  Dr Lisa Pollard, Rural and Regional Queensland, Queensland Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation

Concurrent Sessions

Session 1 - Regional Case Studies

• Pilbara Industry's Community Council
  Anthony Miller, Executive Officer, North West and South West Regions, Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA
• Townsville: a regional development case study
  Cr Les Tyrell OAM, Mayor, Townsville City Council
• Sustainable Communications: the Baw Baw Shire Council
  Lynn Mizen, Business and Community Coordinator, Community Development, Baw Baw Shire Council
• Geelong: open for business
  Cr Rod Macdonald, Deputy Mayor, Portfolio for Economic Development, City of Greater Geelong
  

Session 2 - Community Development

• Renewing a Remote Community Through Partnership
  Sylvia Admans, CEO, Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal
• Resilient People - Resilient Region: a case study in the cape-to-cape region of South West WA
  Professor Glenn Albrecht, Director, Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy, School of Sustainability, Murdoch University
• Creating a Thriving Community
  Dr Andrew Johnson, CEO, Port Pirie Regional Council
• G.L.U.E
  Simon Boughey, Senior Adviser to Minister David Llewellyn, Tasmanian Minister for Primary Industries and Water

Session 3 - Regional Economic Development Strategies

• Exploring the Frontier of Horizontal Fiscal Equalisation and Regional Development: regions against regions?
  Dr Chris Berry, Regional Policy Unit (Manager), WA Department of Local Government
• Where are the Gaps: harnessing opportunities for desert SMEs
  Associate Professor Fay Rola-Rubzen, Core Project Leader, Desert Knowledge CRC and Curtin University of Technology;
  Professor Murray J McGregor, General Manager - Research, Desert Knowledge CRC and Professor of Agribusiness, Curtin University
• Desert Knowledge Australia Outback Business Networks Project
  Mike Crowe, Networking and Communications Manager, Desert Knowledge Australia
• Managing Mining Communities and Sustainable Development: a central Queensland case study
  Emeritus Professor Bob Miles, Executive Director, Miles Consulting Services

Session 4 - Regional Economic Development Strategies

• Regional Economic Development Models: new ways to do economic development
  Michael Campbell, Senior Consultant, AECgroup
• Towards Affordable Regional Infrastructure [Paper]
  Dr Mark McGovern, Senior Lecturer, School of Economics and Finance, Queensland University of Technology
• Three Issues of Importance to Decision-Makers in Regional Australia
  Mark Giddings, Pharmacy Graduate, James Cook University
• Leveraging on Population Mobility to Generate Local Solutions to Community Needs and Issues
  Joe Ripepi, PhD Student, Curtin University of Technology

Wednesday 28 October 2009: Developing New Frontiers in Regional Australia

• Business Breakfast
  Barry Strickland, Writer and Cultural Advocate and Dr Stephen Van Mil, Producer, Impian Films
• Revitalising Remote Australia: the need for reform in the governance and administration of remote regions of Australia
  The Hon Fred Chaney AO, Chair, Desert Knowledge Australia
• Alternative Energy: regional realities
  Gerry Morvell, Consultant, Climate Change and Energy and Chair, Conservation Volunteers Australia
• Delivering and Supporting Indigenous Participation in Regional Development
  Kaely Woods, Deputy General Manager Business Support, Indigenous Business Australia
  
• Royalties for Regions Program
  Colin Slattery, Acting Director, Major Regional Projects, WA Department of Regional Development and Lands
• The Kimbrley LNG Precinct: delivering on a promise
  Gail McGowan, Acting Deputy Director General, State Initiatives, WA Department of State Development
• Smithfield Feedlot: national partnerships between Indigenous, beef producers and key supply chains
  Barb Madden, National Runner Up in Rural Industries Research Development Corporation 2009 Awards; Co-Owner, Smithfield Feedlot and Queensland's Rural Woman of the Year 2009
• Gascoyne Aboriginal Heritage and Cultural Centre: lessons learned [Video]
  Maureen Dodd, Chair, Mundatharrda and Board Member, Gascoyne Aboriginal Heritage and Culture Centre and
  Lorraine Fitzpatrick, Senior Project Officer, Royalities for Regions, Gascoyne Development Commission and Vice Chair, Museums Australia National Council
• Free Eyre Limited - a regional agribusiness cluster group approach to achieving innovative outcomes
  Susi Tegen, Managing Director, Free Eyre and South Australian Rural Woman of the Year 2009

Concurrent Sessions

Session 1 - Community Development

• More than a Drop in the Oean: how can good examples of remote services be replicated?
  Steve Fisher and Associate Professor Fay Rola-Rubzen, Core Project Leaders, Desert Knowledge CRC
• How remote and isolated communities can be socioeconomically advantaged trhough intra-regional development of an arts and cultural service delivery model
  Ted Burling, Development Officer, Remote Area Planning and Development Board
• Sustainable Mining Futures and the Liveability of Mining Villages
  Lindsay Greer, Senior Research Officer, Institute for Resource Industries and Sustainability, CQUniversity
• Community Recovery and Survival in a Boom and Bust Economy
  Professor Fiona Haslam McKenzie, Director, Housing and Urban Research Institute of Western Australia, Curtin University of Technology

Session 2 - Focusing on Tourism

• Australian Frontiers in the Next Decade: opportunities and prospects for regional Australia the outback way - Australia's longest shortcut
  Patrick Hill, Chairman, Outback Highway Development Council
• The Rainbow Corridor and The Rainbow Triangle of Australia
  Phil Walcott, Managing Director, The Rainbow Connection
• Gascoyne Aborginal Heritage and Cultural Centre: lessons learned
  Maureen Dodd, Chair, Mundatharrda and Board Member, Gascoyne Aborginal Heritage and Cultural Centre; and
  Lorraine Fitzpatrick, Senior Project Officer, Royalities for Regions, Gascoyne Development Commssion and Vice Chair, Museums Australia National Council
• Emissions Trading: an economic business perspective
  Debbie West, Manager in Tax and Business Services, WHK

Session 3 - Sustainability

• The Desert Uplands Committee and Region: leading enterprises, community and ecological sustainability [Background]
  Robyn M Adams, Chair, Desert Uplands Committee and Margaret House Committee Member
• Climate Change and the Green Revolution: what's in it for regional Australia
  Michael Campbell, Senior Consultant, AECgroup
• Driving the Rural Economy: innovation, clean energy and smart thinking
  Andrew Beveridge, Director, Time4Change
• Away from Conflict: a new paradigm for industry, regional communities, environmental organisations and traditional owners to look after the Great Western Woodlands
  Dr Alexander W.T. Watson, Outback Conservatory Manager, The Wilderness Society

Session 4 - Regional Skills

• Attracting and Retaining Mobile Skilled Workers: benefits for rural communities
  Dr Peter Vitartas, Senior Lecturer, Southern Cross University and Martin Homisan, Regional Investment Attraction Manager, Mackay Whitsunday Issac Regional Economic Development Corporation
• Facing the Economic Imperative: preparing a regional business for the future [Paper]
  Dr Dell Dennis, Strategic Development Advisor and Rob Edkins, CEO, South Coast Natural Resource Management
• Climate Proofing as a Regional Development Strategy
  Associate Professor Peter Waterman RFD, Coordinator, Climate Change, Coasts and Catchments, University of the Sunshine Coast
• Rural Skills Connect Connecting Industry to Skilled Labour
  Cr Roberto Paino, Rural City of Wangaratta

Thursday 29 October 2009

• Business Breakfast
  Samantha Fielder, John Paul College and Australian Representative at Bright Green Youth Conference