Building on the valuable feedback from those who participated or hosted last July, we are expanding our program to be even more practical, beneficial, and accessible to our members, regardless of where they live in Australia. Sessions will be available online or in person in Naarm (Melbourne).

Urban Design Forum Australia hosts Mentor Forum to support the next generation of urbanists to grow and thrive. We pair 3-4 mentees with one mentor in group sessions to make the most of the mentor’s valuable time and allow mentees to grow their networks. This year, rather than a one-off session, each group will meet once a month over three months

The Process

To be a Mentee - Your membership with the Urban Design Forum Australia must be up to date, and you need to be subscribed to our newsletters.
First-come, first-served basis. We will not be assigning Mentees to Mentors for this program.
Mentees commit to participating in all three monthly 1.5-hour sessions (either online or in person). This is followed by celebratory drinks with all mentors and mentees at the end of the program.
Mentees and mentors have the opportunity to fill out a reflection and feedback form at the end of the program
Registration Cost—In-person mentoring: $30; and Online mentoring: $20. This registration cost will cover administration fees and catering.
You can only select 1 Mentor! You will be refunded all bookings if more than one is selected and booked.

Program Schedule

Mentor Forum will begin with its first session from Monday the 8th till Friday the 13th of April, based on the Mentor and Mentees availability. The first session is envisaged to be held at the offices/studio of the Mentor (or online) and will be an introduction to the Mentor group. Urban Design Forum will help facilitate and support this first session. The second and third sessions will be organised directly between the Mentor and Mentees and are intended to be more flexible in format.

Our Mentor Lineup

Targol Khorram
Homes Victoria, VIC (In-person Mentor)
Session One – Thursday April 11, 2024 12:00 PM → 1:30 PM
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Jesse McNicoll
City of Sydney, NSW (Online Mentor)
Session One – Thursday April 11, 2024
12:00 PM → 1:30 PM
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Nicole Allen
ARUP, VIC (In-person Mentor)
Session One – Tuesday April 9, 2024
1:30 PM → 3:00 PM
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Liam Mouritz
City of Fremantle, WA (Online Mentor)
Session One – Friday April 12, 202
3:00 PM → 4:30 PM
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Rob Adams
Adams Urban, VIC (In-person Mentor)
Session One – Monday April 8, 2024
8:15 AM → 9:45 AM
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Carley Wright
Urbanfold, VIC (In-person Mentor)
Session One – Tuesday April 9, 2024
12:00 PM → 1:30 PM
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Riley Flanigan
Urbis, QLD (Online Mentor)
Session One – Tuesday April 9, 2024
12:00 PM → 1:30 PM
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Laurence Dragomir
Fishermans Bend Taskforce, VIC (In-person Mentor)
Session One – Tuesday April 9, 2024
1:00 PM → 2:30 PM
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Bianca Elenćevski
Department of Transport and Planning, VIC (In-person Mentor)
Session One – Thursday April 11, 2024
6:30 PM → 8:00 PM
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