Technologies, innovation, mega trends, how are they shaping our future? How are we anticipating change and planning the transformation of our built environment and our communities? This year’s theme ‘Shaping the Future State’ will explore the strategies in place to design and build our cities and communities in upcoming years, and assess the pathways to…
Desertification is the degradation of land in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas. It is caused primarily by human activities and climatic variations. Desertification does not refer to the expansion of existing deserts. It occurs because dryland ecosystems, which cover over one third of the world‘s land area, are extremely vulnerable to overexploitation and inappropriate…
The Panel will explore the opportunities available to us in Perth to transition to a water smart city through policy settings, design and planning policy and codes, and other transformative approaches available such as champions pursuing this developmental approach. Register here
The next AWA monthly sundowner event will held on Wednesday 20 June. The AWA will host regular and informal networking events in the form of after-work Sundowner drinks. Each month we will have an interesting topic for discussion and the opportunity to meet and catch up with other AWA members. Events are free, with a…
The 2018 Parks & Leisure Australia (WA) State Conference will be held on the 21st and 22nd of June at the Esplanade Hotel in Fremantle. This Conference only comes around every two years and is the largest scale professional development event on the PLA WA calendar. One you won't want to miss. This year we…
New WAter Ways is conducting a bus tour south east of Perth this June. This water sensitive urban design bus tour is an opportunity to visit various sites in the City of Armadale and the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale and learn firsthand about WSUD greenfield and retrofit sites. If you are involved in local and/or state…
Do you have a message, a cause or an approach that you would like to clearly articulate for the purpose of engaging with or influencing others? Hear from Doug Aberle about how you can inspire others and pass the passion on. Doug will explain the importance of being clear about your ‘why’ and how to…