Panel Discussion: Reimagining Regional Growth
As part of the Festival of Future Urbanism, the Museum will be hosting a panel discussion examining the prospects for future growth in regional Australia. With a diverse panel of regional leaders and experts, the discussion will canvas economic, social, cultural and environmental opportunities and risks confronting communities beyond the major cities and the priorities for contemporary government intervention.
For the first time since 1981, Australia’s largest cities – Sydney and Melbourne – witnessed net population declines last year, while many regional areas have experienced an influx of new residents. Some analysts view this population turnaround as a short lived, pandemic driven phenomenon which has only exacerbated the regional housing crisis, but others see rich and dynamic opportunities for sustainable growth beyond metropolitan Australia.
Albury-Wodonga was the focus of a major federally-backed decentralisation program from 1973-1995, as one of Whitlam’s flagship National Growth Centres with the Murray Art Museum Albury itself a beneficiary of funding from the Commonwealth Growth Centre. The impact of this ambitious urban planning experiment is revealed throughout the region, with a legacy of cultural, educational, social and commercial investments that were stimulated during this period.
Welcome to Country
Aunty Edna Stewart
Keynote
Professor Nicole Gurran, Director Henry Halloran Research Trust, University of Sydney
Panelists
Aunty Edna Stewart, Wiradjuri Elder
Dr Julie Rudner, La Trobe University
Andrew Boyd-Barber, Urbanist
Moderator
Michael Keys, Regional Growth Development NSW Corporation
Murray Art Museum Albury is pleased to host this event as part of the annual Festival of ‘Future’ Urbanism.
What to Expect:
5.30pm Doors open, bar open
6.00pm – 7.30pm Welcome to Country, followed by Keynote and Discussion.
This seated talk will be held in the ground floor Foyer of the Museum. Keynote speaker Prof. Nicole Gurran will share a brief presentation via screen. The event is being filmed and live streamed by the Festival of Future Urbanism.
Live Stream Available:
Live stream link: Humanitix