Peri-Urban Councils of Australia Roundtable
Mr Andrew Goodsell - CEO, Town of Gawler Council, Mr Michael Tudball – Acting CEO, Golden Plains Shire Council, Ms Robyn Seymour – CEO, Surf Coast Shire Council, Mr Greg Box - CEO, Bass Coast Shire Council, Cr Liz Pattison – Mayor, Surf Coast Shire Council, Cr Rochelle Halstead - Deputy Mayor, Bass Coast Shire Council, Cr Brett Cunningham – Mayor, Golden Plains Shire Council, Cr Clare le Serve – Mayor, Bass Coast Shire Council, Mayor Jason Wendt - Mayor, Somerset Regional Council, PUCV Chair Cr Michael Leaney – Deputy Mayor, Baw Baw Shire Council, Mayor Tanya Milligan - Mayor, Lockyer Valley Regional Council, PUCV Deputy Chair Cr Moira Berry – Councillor, Moorabool Shire Council, Mayor Karen Redman - Mayor, Town of Gawler Council, Mr Derek Madden – CEO, Moorabool Shire Council
The Peri-Urban Councils of Victoria, hosted peri urban leaders from around the country during the Australian Local Government Association General Assembly in Canberra earlier this month.
The Peri Urban Councils of Australia roundtable brought together Council representatives from peri urban communities New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland.
In addition to our Victorian membership we hosted:
Lockyer Valley Regional Council (QLD);
Somerset Regional Council (QLD)
Town of Gawler Council (SA)
The National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA)
Representatives from the Blue Mountains City Council and Wollondilly Shire Council were also briefed post the roundtable.
Members agreed discussed the shared challenges of:
Managing the next wave of rapid urban growth in Australia;
Being both regional and urban communities which result in a lack of definition in policy and funding;
Planning to appropriately protect of viable agricultural land; and
Maintaining the unique character of towns in peri urban communities.
Members agreed to continue the conversation and identified a path to formalise the collaboration and advance the issues through possible shared advocacy. Watch this space!