CROWAG October2024 Forum

Event Description.

Theme: The Clash: Higher Density Living and a Changing Climate

Would you like to know more about coming climate change impacts in Whitehorse, do you worry about how planning laws will address those climate impacts?

​Come along to our special forum on 19th October 2024 at the Whitehorse Community Arts Centre, Box Hill. We have lined up some excellent speakers who are experts in their field.

Forum Objectives:

1. To expose the realities of what we can expect in Whitehorse from further destabilising climate change – the known and the surprises.

2. To explore how dramatically changed state government housing policy will inevitably clash with climate change mitigation and adaptation objectives.

3. To better understand what the City of Whitehorse is doing to address the climate emergency and the threat of the new housing policy.

4. To share ideas and work together, to help identify community ambitions for what would make Whitehorse more liveable; a better place to live, accounting for climate change AND, to tell our leaders what needs to change.

Planning Minister Sonia Kilkenny in a statement has said Plan Victoria would … ‘‘give Victorians a once-in-a-generation opportunity to have a say on how we shape our cities, towns, regions and communities for decades to come. We want to talk about a wide range of topics that affect how we live now, and what people’s lives will be like in the future: that includes housing affordability and choice, jobs and equity, liveable and thriving neighbourhoods, and climate action and sustainability.’’

Speakers.

Out of the Box Executive

Neil Plummer, Climatologist Consultant, Monash Climate Change Communication Research Hub - Climate Change Trends, Globally & Locally; changes broadly across the Melbourne urban area and risk management issues to consider in planning a denser city.

RMIT 

Jo Hurley, RMIT Centre for Urban Research - Victorian population to grow to more than 10 million by 2050. Higher density living with 70 per cent of new homes to be in established areas. Provision of infrastructure, public transport; schools and open space. Assessing climate/energy impacts on housing density including building design options in adaption for climate change heatwaves. Best practice for maintaining sustainable liveable, thriving neighbourhoods.

City Of Whitehorse speakers

Local planning and sustainability context to Higher Density Living and a Changing Climate - current new residential trends. State Government Housing Statement implications for Whitehorse & Box Hill and Climate change mitigation & adaption in future Planning Decisions and Council policies. 

Panel Discussion with presenters and filtered questions from the floor.