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City Conversations - Headland Park, Barangaroo: In conversation with Peter Walker
21 February 2012
At the first City Conversation for 2012, Peter Walker, internationally renowned landscape architect, will talk about the designs for Barangaroo's Headland Park.
Peter has designed hundreds of major projects during a five-decade career, including the redevelopment of Millennium Park for the Sydney Olympics and the World Trade Centre Memorial in New York City.
Following the talk, which is being held in conjunction with Barangaroo Delivery Authority, a panel of experts will discuss the new Headland Park and its significance for the city's workers, visitors and residents.
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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) launches report on Climate Change, Employment and Local Development.
Wednesday 7 December 2011
The City of Sydney's efforts to tackle climate change have been praised by the OECD.
The OECD report Climate Change, Employment and Local Development looked at how cities and regions are creating green jobs and developing a skilled workforce to meet the needs of a greener economy.
"The City of Sydney's Sustainable Sydney 2030 presents a bold and compelling vision for how this centrally located area will tackle climate change, global competition, transportation congestion, and half a dozen other major challenges over the next 20 years," the OECD report says.
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Community Economic Development with Dr. Ernesto Sirolli
Tuesday 29 November 2011
Dr. Ernesto Sirolli is a noted authority in the field of sustainable economic development and the Founder of the Sirolli Institute, an international not-for-profit organisation that teaches community leaders how to establish and maintain Enterprise Facilitation projects in their community. Dr. Sirolli has devoted his life to helping people who have a 'dream' to develop a business and shares examples of how people are successfully doing this by utilising his unique methodology.
Currently there are over 30,000 businesses from Sirolli Institute programs worldwide; and they have achieved an outstanding overall business sustainability rate of 80% (as measured over five years). Accompanying him is Australian Enterprise Facilitator Felix Ryan, of STARTTS sharing local stories of community economic development.
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City Conversations - How the carbon price affects you
9 November 2011
Climate change is real today and over 90 cities around the world are reducing their emissions to secure our world for future generations.
The Federal Government has joined the global movement by introducing a price on carbon. We invited small and big business leaders, policy makers and experts to explain how a price on carbon works and how it affects you.
If you missed the forum, you can download the podcast and vodcast here.
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Talking Shop Series
Wednesday 21 September 2011
Aimed at retailers large and small from Sydney's CBD and villages, our Talking Shop series is designed to open a conversation about the issues that matter to businesses. Covering new initiatives, changes occurring within the City and upcoming opportunities, these seminars will provide insights to help businesses grow and evolve to meet the marketplace's changing demands.
Our second seminar for 2011 has a special focus on Christmas and will provide valuable intelligence to help Sydney businesses large and small understand how to best benefit from our dynamic and inspiring Christmas program of events and activities, aimed at promoting Sydney as a world-class retail destination.
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State of the City 2011 - Sustainable Sydney 2030
Wednesday 31 August 2011
The City of Sydney has the most ambitious greenhouse gas reduction target of any government in Australia. Through Sustainable Sydney 2030, we are already delivering on that target.
In this podcast, ABC Radio's Adam Spencer hosts a forum where you will hear the Lord Mayor and Monica Barone, the City of Sydney's Chief Executive Officer, explain how we're closing in on the most ambitious greenhouse gas reduction target of any Australian government, 70% by 2030 (on 2006 levels). You will also see an interesting presentation about our progress in the cultural and creative industries, transport, architecture, planning and economic development, and our night time economy policy.
Visit the Sustainable Sydney 2030 website.
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Better Buildings Partnership
Thursday 30 June 2011
The Sydney Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) is an alliance of the City of Sydney and 13 major organisations, which collectively own nearly 60 per cent of Sydney's CBD office space. It's the first time major property owners in Australia have come together to develop energy, water and waste systems to improve environmental performance precinct-wide.
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Bruce Precious
Chair of the Partnership and GPT Group sustainability manager
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Stephen Dunne
AMP Capital Investors Managing Director
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City Conversations with Professor Ross Garnaut
Tuesday 22 June 2011
The City of Sydney hosted a sold-out public forum with eminent authority on climate change Professor Ross Garnaut, who welcomed the City of Sydney's efforts to become a low carbon city by reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions.
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Ross Garnaut (AO)
Professor Ross Garnaut is one of Australia's most distinguished and well-known economists. In November 2010, Professor Garnaut was commissioned by the Australian Government to provide an update to the 2008 Climate Change Review. Since then, Professor Garnaut has released a series of papers addressing developments across a range of areas including climate change science and impacts, carbon pricing and the electricity sector. Click here to find out more about trigeneration.
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Talking Shop Series
Wednesday 21 September 2011
The City of Sydney is hosting a series of free talks with large and small retailers about issues that matter to businesses in Sydney's centre and villages. The Talking Shop series will cover new City initiatives, changes and upcoming opportunities, giving you insights to help your business grow and evolve to meet the market's changing demands.
You can watch and listen to speakers from Events New South Wales, Sydney Film Festival, Sydney Festival and more tell you how you can get involved in some of Sydney's unique events.
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Transport Seminar
Thursday 19 May 2011
The City of Sydney hosted two free transport forums featuring keynote speaker Professor Jaun Pablo Bocarejo from the Universidad de Los Andes in Bogota, Colombia. Professor Bocarejo shared his experiences on transport and land use and behaviour change in Bogota, Columbia.
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Professor Juan Pablo Bocarejo
Juan Pablo Bocarejo is a Professor at Universidad de Los Andes in Bogota, Colombia in the transportation field and the director of the Research Centre on Urban and Regional Sustainability (SUR). SUR develops projects in road safety, transport economics, policy, transport and traffic modelling, equity issues related to mobility, environmental impacts as well as land use and mobility.
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Retail loss prevention & safety seminar for small business
Tuesday 5 April 2011
The City of Sydney hosted a free seminar to educate retailers about how to design out shoplifting; the rights of retailers; and procedures to manage and support staff. Keynote speaker Professor Lorraine Gamman, Professor in Design at the School of Graphic and Industrial Design, and Director of the Design Out Crime Centre at Central Saint Martin's College of Art and Design (University of the Arts, London) shared tips and information on new anti-shoplifting designs, particularly linked to the theft of products such as cosmetics, alcohol, women's wear, designer goods and small electronic items.
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Professor Lorraine Gamman
Professor Lorraine Gamman is Professor of Design in the School of Graphic and Industrial Design and the Director of the practice-led Design Against Crime Research Centre at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design (University of the Arts, London). Professor Gamman has taught at the University of the Arts, London for over 15 years and founded the Design Against Crime Research Centre in 1999.
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Design Excellence Forum
Tuesday 22 March 2011
The first Design Excellence Forum for 2011 welcomes guest speaker, Amanda Burden, who is New York's Planning Commissioner. As she has memorably said, "You measure the health of a city by the dance of its streets and plazas and parks."
These are exciting times for our city and for cities across the world as we all grapple with the challenges of climate change and building sustainable economies, and there is a tremendous exchange of information taking place between cities across the globe.
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Clover Moore MP, Lord Mayor Of Sydney
In this presentation, Clover Moore MP, Lord Mayor of Sydney talks about how we protect neighbourhoods and local amenity in the global city, and how we develop planning controls that will deliver excellent urban environments.
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Amanda Burden
Chair, New York City Planning Commission, Director, New York City Department of PlanningAmanda Burden is the Chair of New York City Planning Commission and Director, New York City Department of Planning. One of her tasks is to oversee the rezoning of one-fifth of New York City - that's 8,400 blocks - and she is renowned for walking those blocks and taking a detailed approach to their planning. Among her achievements are the elevated park on the once-derelict High Line railway, and the reclamation of the New York waterfront.
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