Sustainable Economic Growth for Regional AustraliaSEGRA 2009 conference program
Monday 26 October 2009 – Pre-conference Workshop Program
Western Australian School of Mines 10:00am – 4:00pm
| 10:00 am – 4:00 pm | Practitioners' Workshop for Managing Climate Change | Facilitators: Associate Professor Peter Waterman, University of the Sunshine Coast and Professor Bob Miles, Executive Director, Miles Consulting Services |
| 12 noon – 4:00 pm | Economic Development Practitioners' Toolbox | Facilitator: Jay Hardison, Manager, Property & Economic Development, City of Belmont |
| 12 noon – 4:00pm | Tendering and Evaluation: Testing the market and securing the deal | Facilitator: Andrew Blitz, Business Development Manager and Dareen Turner, Manager, Business Management, Western Australian Local Government Association |
| 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm | Welcome Cocktails | Western Australia Museum |
| 7:45 pm | Pre-conference Dinner | The Palace Hotel |
Tuesday 27 October 2009
Western Australian School of Mines 7:30 am – 5:00pm
| 7:30 am – 8:30 am | Business Breakfast | Mayor Ron Yuryevich, AM RFD Mayor of the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder |
8:45 am – 12:30 pm |
Plenary Keynotes |
New frontiers of regional development |
| 8:45am | Welcome to Country | |
| 9:00am | The Hon Brendon Grylls, MLA, Minister for Regional Development, Leader of the Nationals WA | |
| 9:30am | Emissions Trading: giving up our activity and jobs for no global emissions reduction? | Geoff Carmody, Co-founder of Access Economics, Director, Geoff Carmody & Associates |
| 10:00am | Developing a Growth Outlook | Kim Horne, Executive Director People, Environment and Corporate Affairs, Aloca of Australia, President, Chamber of Minerals and Energy |
| 10:30am | Morning Tea | |
| 11:00am | Infrastructure Australia and Smart Sustainable Regions | Prof Peter Newman, Board of Infrastructure Australia, Chair of Habitat for Humanity in WA, Sustainable Policy Institute, Curtin University |
| 11:30am | Outback Business Networks Project | Mike Crowe, Networking and Communications Manager, Desert Knowledge Australia, Outbackbusiness Networking |
| 11:45am | Townsville: a regional development case study | Cr Les Tyrell, OAM, Mayor, Townsville City Council |
| 12:00pm | Q and A | |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch | |
| 1:30 pm | Concurrent Sessions | details |
| 3:30 pm | Afternoon tea | |
| 4:00pm | Regional Development: are we there yet? | Dr Lisa Pollard, Rural and Regional Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation |
| 4:30 pm | Plenary Forum | |
| 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Happy Hour | Hannans Club |
| 7:00 pm | Networking Dinner (includes a two-up school) | Historic Boulder Town Hall |
Wednesday 28 October 2009
Western Australian School of Mines 7:30 am – 5:00pm
| 7:30 am – 8:30 am | Business Breakfast | KCGM |
| 8:30 am – 12:30 pm | Plenary Keynotes |
Developing new frontiers in regional Australia |
| 8:30am | 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 |
| 9:00am | Green Skills Build Green Economies | Dr Heinz Schandl, Senior Science Leader, Sustainable Ecosystems, CSIRO |
| 9:30am | Alternative Energy: regional realities | Gerry Morvell, Co2 CRC Consultant, Chair, Conservation Volunteeres Australia |
| 10:00am | Kaely Woods, Deputy General Manager Business Support, Indigenous Business Australia | |
| 10:30am | Morning Tea | |
| 11:00am | Royalties for Regions Program | Paul Rosair, Acting Director General, WA Department of Regional Development and Lands |
| 11:30am | The Kimbrley LNG Precinct: delivering on a promise | Gail McGowan, Acting Deputy Director General, State Initiatives, WA Department of State Development |
| 12:00noon | Smithfield Feedlot: national partnerships between Indigenous, beef producers and key supply chains | Barb Madden, (Runner up Winner) Rural Industries Research Development Corporation, Smithfield Feedlot |
| 12:15pm | Gascoyne Aboriginal Heritage and Cultural Centre: lessons learned | Maureen Dodd, Chair of Mundatharrda, Board of Gascoyne Aboriginal Heritage and Cultural Centre and Lorraine Fitzpatrick, Senior Project Officer, Royaltiies for Regions, Gascoyne Development Commission, Vice Chair of Museums Australia National Council |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch | |
| 1:30 pm | Concurrent Sessions | details |
| 3:30 pm | Afternoon tea | |
| 4:00pm | FREE EYRE | Susanne Tegen, Managing Director |
| 4:30pm | Closing Forum | |
| 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Farewell Function | Historic Kalgoorlie Town Hall |
| 7:30 pm | Conference Dinner (includes a gold pour demonstration) |
Australian Prospectors and Miners Hall of Fame |
Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 October 2009 – Concurrent Sessions
Concurrent sessions will emphasise case studies that demonstrate successful regional responses, and innovative thinking in the operating environment of regional Australia.
Topics addressed will include:
- Regional Case Studies
- Community Development
- Regional Economic Development Strategies
- Focusing on Tourism
- Sustainability
- Reigonal Skills
The concurrent session details can be found here
Thursday 29 October 2009
Western Australian School of Mines
| 7:30 am – 8:30 am | Business Breakfast
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Samantha Fielder, Australian Representative at the Bright Green Youth Conference |
| 9:00 am – 5:00 pm | Regional Australia Summit 2009: the new agenda | details |
| 9:00 am – 5:00 pm | Study Tour 1 – Water Sustainability: the new frontier | details |
| 9:00 am – 5:00 pm | Study Tour 2 – Mining: exploring new ground | details |