SEGRA2011is hosted by:

GEELONG VICGEELONG VIC

2011Australia has a highly urbanized population and it isoften seen as city centric in its decision making.Regional Australia is relegated to nostalgia and oursense of a bush heritage. It is sobering to note thatin 2007 the ABS identified only 18 non capital citiesin Australia with populations exceeding 70,000people; this number reaches 36 if cities over 30,000are included. The last few years however have seenthe bush thrown into a new spotlight. In consideringa big Australia and more recently a sustainableAustralia, stronger relationships are now beingdrawn between resource growth and developmentand the impacts for regional communities;population growth and regionalism; northernAustralia and global shipping; food security andland use.

SEGRA has been at the forefront of these issues for wellover a decade. Pioneering the links between policy,research, and practice SEGRA offers a uniqueopportunity to consider these critical issues at macroand micro levels. In plenary sessions, speakers ofnational standing will be contributing their ideas andexpertise around a range of cutting edge nationalissues: growth management, limits to growth,population dispersal, maritime policy and remoteAustralia. In the concurrent sessions delegates will beable to choose from over 40 practitioners’ presentationsdemonstrating locality based responses to the range ofchallenges regions confront.

This year many regions will be presenting on their widestrategic planning for sustainable economicdevelopment – attracting investment, securinginfrastructure, achieving regional and inter-regionalcooperation at government, community and businesslevels. Other papers will provide insights intodeveloping community capacity, community well beingand services. Speakers will present innovative responsesto energy provision and network business development.There will also be some cutting edge case studies oncommunity engagement, regional arts programs andgreen industry development. All delegates will have theopportunity to hear first hand new ideas - what worked,what didn’t, what next and as always, to discuss theirown issues and concerns and share their own successes.

SEGRA2011is sponsored by:

Regional Development Victoria;Barwon Water; Avalon Airport;Keystone Business Park;Armstrong Creek DevelopmentCorporation; Deakin Universityand Indigenous BusinessAustralia

25-27 October 2011

PromotingRegionalAustralia:regions and their cities

Who should attend?SEGRA2011 is for those who wantto:

• Gain the latest regionaldevelopment intelligence andanalysis;

• Contribute to the developmentof innovative solutions toregional development issues;

• Experience innovative casestudies;

• Connect with key decisionmakers and like-mindedprofessionals;

• Develop new skills from theworkshops and applied sessions;

• Network, make contacts andbuild learning communitieswithin and across sectors.

FIFTEENTH NATIONAL CONFERENCE

The City of GreaterGeelong is pleased tohost the SustainableEconomic Growth forRegional AustraliaNational Conferencefrom 25-27 October2011.

Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of Australia’s premierregional conference. Widely recognised as Australia’s mostcredible independent voice on issues affecting regional Australia,SEGRA2011 will be asking some key questions about the role ofregions in shaping Australia’s economic outlook. A key focus ofthe conference will be regional cities and their regions and theway in which assets and resources can be shared and developedfor the whole region.

Photos: Geelong Bollards; Cunningham Pier, Geelong:Tambo Cultural Precinct; Albury LibraryMuseum; Gascoyne Aboriginal Heritageand Cultural Centre.

TO REGISTER YOURINTEREST TO SPEAK ORATTEND PLEASE EMAIL

JESSICA SHELTON ATinfo@segra.com.au

or Phone (07) 3210 0021Fax: 07 3210 0044

TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SEGRADATABASE PLEASE VISIT

www.segra.com.au and click on thecontact us page or email JessicaShelton at info@segra.com.au

Key action agendas include· Lobbying for regional, rural and

remote Australia

· Developing regional rural andremote Australia for communitiesof all sizes

· Economic Growth after extremeweather events

· High performing EconomicDevelopment Practice

· Sustaining the green revolution

· New constraints for regional cities

· Regional impact statements andregional indicators

· Decentralizing governmentfunctions - ensuring regionsbenefit

· Building SME’s – from the sparebedroom to the boardroom

· Why do regions innovate better

· Fair share for city and country

· Building your regional communityidentity

2011

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