Many Local Governments are investing in creating a culture of good design aiming at better built environment outcomes. They grapple with managing growth well and what is needed to achieve more distinctive places.

From the State Government level, the OVGA supports Local Governments in developing policies and processes. This includes two guidance documents about good Local Government procurement, and a guide to design review. At the Local Government level, the City of Melbourne, Merri-Bek City, Darebin City, the City of Casey and the City of Ballarat are some of the fast-growing and most diverse urban areas with some of Victoria’s most intact heritage. These Local Governments have embraced the pledge to design excellence.

Join us for our DEN Talk: A State of Design Excellence to hear from these Victorian Councils about their design excellence journey. This session will include a discussion with key Local Governments in the design excellence space to highlight how they are supporting good design, design thinking, and creative city strategies.

The discussion panel will be made from representatives of these five Council's Design Excellence Program, which include:

Facilitator:

Browen Hamilton - City of Melbourne, Principal Urban Designer & Design Manager

Panel Members:

City of Melbourne - Danielle Jewson , Strategic Design Lead
Merri-Bek Council - Angelica Kerama, Principle Urban Designer
Darebin Council - Munir Vahanvati, City Designer
City of Casey - Asieh Motazedian, Team Leader City Design
City of Ballarat - Joanna Cuscaden, Executive Manager Development Facilitation