Program Information
Preliminary Program
Sunday 15 March 2009
| Time | Sessions |
|---|---|
| 1400 – 1600 | Registration Open Esplanade Hotel Fremantle |
| 1800 – 2000 | Official Welcome to Freo Fish & Chips at Cicerello’s, Fishing Boat Harbour Fremantle |
Monday 16 March 2009
| Time | Sessions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 0730 | Registration Open Esplanade Hotel Fremantle | ||
| 0900 – 0920 | Welcome to Country | ||
| 0920 – 0930 | Convenors Welcome David DuncansonManager Economic Development & Marketing City of Fremantle |
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| 0930 – 0950 | Welcome from the Fremantle Mayor Peter Tagliaferri Mayor, City of Fremantle | ||
| 0950 – 1030 | Keynote Address Eric Lumsden PSM Director General Department for Planning & Infrastructure |
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| 1030 – 1100 | Moving People & Moving MindsBrian McMahonPrincipal Planning Consultant Parsons Brinckerhoff |
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| 1100 - 1130 | Morning Tea | ||
| Time | Planning & Design Stream | Marketing & Communication Stream | Management Stream |
| Concurrent Sessions A | Revitalising Existing Mainstreets | Main Streets for All | Collaborating in the Mainstreet |
| 1130 – 1155 | A Blueprint for the Fremantle City CentreIan JamesCity of Fremantle, WA | Nurturing the Soul of St Kilda: What Happens When Things Work, People Arrive and the Place Becomes too Bloody PopularMike McIntoshCity of Port Phillip, VIC | Perth Metropolitan Mainstreet Shopping Areas - Retailers, Landlord and Customers - Listening to Them All Nick TakacsBurgess Rawson, WA |
| 1155 – 1220 | Leederville MasterplanJohn GiorgiTown of Vincent, WA | An Exploration of the Urban Design Success of Traditional Mainstreet Design Versus the 'Big Box' Shopping MallJennifer BoppQLD | Wallsend Town Embracing the DisasterKathie HeymanWallsend Town Committee, NSW |
| 1220 – 1245 | Building the Buzz the Remaking of MidlandAnneliese SaftstromMidland Redevelopment Authority, WA | A Child's Place in the MainstreetIan KerCATALYST, WA | Getting it Together: Bendigo's 'Joined Up' Delivery of Quality ChangeRod DuncanCity of Greater Bendigo, VIC |
| 1245 – 1310 | Point(ing) the Way; a Case Study of the Challenges of Inner-Urban Renewal in FremantleAss. Prof Brad PetittMurdoch University, WA Ian JamesCity of Fremantle, WA |
Benefits and Opportunities of Planning for the Baby Boomer MarketJoe MantonInstitute of Access Training Australia, VIC | Renewing Footscray’s Heart: A Collaborative ApproachSimon McCuskeyLillian Santoro-Woolmer Maribyrnong City Council, VIC |
| 1310 – 1410 | Lunch | ||
| Time | Planning & Design Stream | Marketing & Communication Stream | Management Stream |
| Concurrent Sessions B | Mainstreets in Greenfields | Shopping in the Mainstreet | Managing Mainstreets & Other Places; |
| 1410 – 1435 | Developing Mainstreets in Greenfield Master Planned CommunitiesCharles JohnsonDepartment for Planning & Infrastructure, WA | Shepparton Show MeAlicia KeoghGreater Shepparton City Council, VIC | Release of the National Survey of Place Management Initiatives in Australia 2008Sue CampinQueensland University of Technology, QLD |
| 1435 – 1500 | Can Mainstreets work in the Growth Areas of Australian CitiesPeter McNabbPeter McNabb & Associates, VIC | Traders Smarten-up with Retail Smart - an Ipswich City Council, TAFE and Ipswich Central Training PartnershipAndrew AntoniolliIpswich City Council, QLD | Marketing and Managing Mainstreets - a Victorian SnapshotNicole MaslinMainstreet Australia, VIC |
| 1500 – 1525 | Designing and Planning new Village Centre MainstreetsBen De MarchiTaylor Burrell Barnett, WA | Invigorating the Retailers of MainstreetDavid Jenkin AMD.H. Jenkin & Associates, VIC | Performance Measurement – It’s All About the StoryLeanne DeansDarebin City Council, VIC |
| 1525 – 1550 | Mandurah Revitalisation Strategy – Putting the Heart Back into the City CentreTony FreeCity of Mandurah, WA | Revitalisation of Papakura Town CentreTeresa TurnerPapakura District Council, New Zealand | Boulder Town CentreAnn PetzBoulder Promotion & Development Association Inc, WA |
| 1550 – 1620 | Afternoon Tea | ||
| 1620 – 1750 | Connecting Mainstreets - Video Link Up Andrew SimmsThe New Economics Foundation, United KingdomIncluding local panel of experts:Evan Jones Multiplex Connal TownsendNZ Property Council Michael BakerUrbis |
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| 1750 – 1800 | Closing remarks | ||
| 1800 | Free Evening, An Opportunity to Explore Freo’s Mainstreet | ||
Tuesday 17 March 2009
| Time | Sessions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 0800 | Registration Open Esplanade Hotel Fremantle | ||
| 0900 – 0945 | Keynote AddressConnal TownsendChief Executive New Zealand Property Council |
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| 0945 – 1030 | BIDS a Global Concept with Local Priorities in the UKDavid WestPrincipal Consultant Premier Retail Marketing |
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| 1030 – 1100 | Morning Tea | ||
| Time | Planning & Design Stream | Marketing & Communication Stream | Management Stream |
| Facilitated Workshops | |||
| 1100 – 1230 | Mainstreet Resurrection – People, in Community, the HeartbeatAllan TranterCreating Communities | Enhancing the Mainstreet – Improving Walking & WayfindingJohn GrantJ.A. Grant + Associates Bruce Herbes Visualvoice |
Getting to the Heart of the MatterJulia ZivanovicKnow L'Edge |
| 1230 – 1330 | Lunch | ||
| Time | Planning & Design Stream | Marketing & Communication Stream | Management Stream |
| Concurrent Sessions C | Revitalising Older Centres | Marketing the Mainstreet | Managing Movement |
| 1330 – 1355 | Nambour – Hub of The Hinterland from Namboring to Nambrilliant – Tracking the SuccessSue Campin Queensland University of Technology Libby OzingaSunshine Coast Regional Council, QLD | Marketing for Strip Shopping Centres using Effective WebsitesRay Jacobs YMP Consulting, VIC | Regional Collaboration to Promote the Inner Melbourne Region as a Tourism DestinationAlison Fitzgerald City of Yarra, VIC |
| 1355 – 1420 | New Life New Hill: Place-making Doncaster Hill - Creating a Vibrant and Sustainable Civic Heart for the Manningham CommunitySofi De Lesantis Manningham City Council, VIC | Niche Marketing Makes the Difference!Catherine Quinn Bankstown City Council, NSW | ‘Complete Streets’: a Social, Physical and Functional Evaluation Dr Reena Tiwari Curtin University of Technology, WA |
| 1420 – 1445 | Exploring Inner Space Sarah Stark City of Perth, WA | Customer Service MattersMeg Rodel Napier Inner City Marketing, New Zealand |
Triple Transit Cities – Planning and Implementation of Transit Cities Principles Within Three Diverse Regional Towns of VictoriaJane Burton Latrobe City Council, VIC |
| 1445 – 1510 | Re/Fabricating Box HillCarolynne MacNaughtan & Allison Egan Whitehorse City Council, VIC | Creating a New Brand for Melbourne DocklandsKirsten Rappolt VicUrban, VIC | Factors in Attracting and Retaining SMES In transit Oriented Development: Some Evidence from Perth WACarlindi Holling HURIWA & PATREC, WA |
| 1510 – 1540 | Afternoon Tea | ||
| 1540 – 1610 | Michael Baker Urbis, Australia | ||
| 1610 – 1655 | Closing Keynote David Engwicht | ||
| 1655 – 1700 | Conference SummaryMainstreet Australia Prelude to Wednesday’s Workshops in the Mainstreets | ||
| 1830 – late | Mainstreet Torchlight Dinner Fremantle Prison | ||
Wednesday 18 March 2009
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| Varies | Workshops in the MainstreetsDepartures commence from 0940 Fremantle Train Station |
| 1830 – 2030 | Closing Cocktail Reception Little Creatures Loft, Fishing Boat Harbour Fremantle |
Thursday 19 March 2009
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| Varies | Southern Mainstreet ToursDepart Fremantle 7am Arrive in Fremantle 7.30pm – 8pm |
