An August 2002 conference in Casey, Building Sustainable Communities on the Urban Fringe brought together council planners from around Victoria, particularly the outer suburbs, as well as representatives of State Government and academia.

Topics included:

• Local case studies highlighting the relationship between planning, community development and wellbeing;
• Examples of successful integrated planning;
• Exploring strategies for achieving integrated local planning;
• Using the latest Census data for local planning

The powerpoint presentations are available at the website.

Feedback from the conference was organised in such a way that presenters were given a score.  Sheesh!  Congratulations to then Mornington Peninsular Shire Council CEO Dr Michael Kennedy on 4.6 points, and the runner up Emma Williams on 4.2.  For real though, these look like some great resources and potential contacts to draw on.