Welcome
Message from Conference Organising Committee Chairman
On behalf of the Conference Committee it is my great pleasure to invite you to attend the 2009 Mainstreet National Conference to be held in Western Australia at the Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle.
The conference theme, Rediscovering the Heart, invites speakers and attendees to explore why mainstreets are again becoming the heart and sole of city and town centres across Australia. This rediscovery is having a major influence on the direction our city and town centres are heading in and whether they are responding positively to change and embracing future trends.
At a time when Australia’s overall economic prosperity is growing, which is particularly so in Western Australia, are we taking advantage of this by creating vibrant opportunities in our mainstreet communities? Delegates will hear from policymakers, practitioners and researchers as well as having the opportunity to see first-hand some of the exciting developments across the Perth metropolitan area, many of which build on the renewal and extension of the Perth passenger rail system over the past 20 years.
The City of Fremantle has been chosen as the venue for the Mainstreet Conference 2009 in March, when Western Australia is still enjoying some of its warmer days and balmy evenings. It’s a great chance to enjoy the vibrant port of Fremantle. On the weekends, streets come alive as performers fill the air with song, music and magic! During the conference you will have an opportunity to feast on delicious local seafood along Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour and see many fabulous historic and unique buildings – just some of the things that make Fremantle so special.
We look forward to a large contingent of interstate registrations taking advantage of visiting Western Australia again, as well as those coming here for the first time, ready to see the growth that has taken place in recent years.
As the conference date draws closer, the conference website will keep potential attendees and speakers up-to-date with progress and key dates for submitting abstracts and for registration.
We look forward to seeing you in Perth in 2009!
David Duncanson
Conference Convenor
Mainstreet National Conference 2009
Organising Committee
- David Duncanson
- Convenor
City of Fremantle - Ian Ker
- Deputy Convenor
Town of Vincent - Daniel Arndt
- City of Cockburn
- Charlotte Carlish
- City of Subiaco
- Ling Gaspar
- City of Belmont
- Robin Kingdon
- City of Gosnells
- Arthur Kyron
- Town of Claremont
- Andrew Smith
- Town of Kwinana
- Greg Martin
- Planning & Transport Research Centre
