Live Q&A Event: Measuring local governments' impact
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Join SGS and LGiU Australia for a live event on Thursday 17 November to discuss how local governments can measure their ‘impact’ and effectively prioritise future investments.
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SGS scholarship recipient encouraged to tackle social inequalities in urban development
What's New
Moving from Peru to Melbourne to study a Master of Urban Planning at The University of Melbourne didn’t go to plan for Viviana Silva. Arriving in Melbourne in early 2020 — flying into the city shortly before COVID lockdowns — Viviana settled into her accommodation and kickstarted her master's program online with the rest of her cohort. Despite her unsettled start, Viviana loved every minute of her experience at The University of Melbourne.
Assessing net community benefit in the Victorian planning system
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Statutory planning practice in Victoria has struggled with the concept of net community benefit since the advent of this term in the Victoria Planning Provisions in 1996. This paper explores the reasons for the continuing controversy surrounding how the idea of net community benefit might be applied in the planning system and proposes some ways forward.
LIVE Q&A: Building community wealth & wellbeing
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Employment
This live streamed event on 20 October 2022 is for professionals in local government or large institutions who want to learn – and do – more to progress economic and social wellbeing in their communities post-COVID.
SGS appoints two new board members: Non-Executive Director Sue Holliday and Executive Director Yilong Shi
What's New
SGS is proud to announce the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors to help further carry out its commitment to shaping more sustainable places, communities and economies.
Masterclass – A new era for local economic development: Community Wealth Building
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Employment
Learn from Community Wealth Building experts Patrick Fensham and Neil McInroy in this extensive masterclass looking at the new era of economic development. Held in Sydney and Melbourne.