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It's World Town Planning Day today - not something I would have acknowledged in previous roles! But living and working in a bustling, developing city that has seen phenomenal growth over the last 30 years, and will continue to see it for at least the next 30, I'm amazed at the challenges, considerations and outcomes our planning team have to work through every day. These guys have to live in the future. Very few residents are thinking about the challenges that come with a growing population. There aren't many people who are designing things for use in 10, or 20 years, but that's what this team is doing every day. They're like futurologists with blueprints. There's federal, state, local regulations to consider; there are environmental and sustainable issues to consider; increasingly there are technological and social challenges to respond to, and all while making our public spaces beautiful and useable and accessible and, in the case of much of Mandurah, iconic. Thanks planning team - you do an incredible job! #thingsyoudidntknowyourcouncildoes
Happy World Town Planning Day! Town planners are in very short supply accross Australia. Luckily, we're fortunate enough to have a team of highly skilled and dedicated individuals at the City of Mandurah. The team have played a pivotal role in shaping the City's growth from c. 50,000 residents at the turn of the century to ~100,000 now. Our new challenge is to shift to urban infill (given greenfield development opps are close to exhausted) and enhance vibrancy, while preserving amenity on our journey to a population of ~120,000 over the next decade. Exciting times ahead. Ben Dreckow; Brendan Ingle; Casey Mihovilovich; Craig Johnson;
And what a dream team they are 👏
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4moCherryll! I recognise a familiar face :)