Hustle & Bustle podcast

Jason Byrne is a Professor of Human Geography and Planning at University of Tasmania. He researches urban political ecologies of green-space, climate change adaptation, and environmental justice. He has over 100 scholarly publications, including a multi-award-winning co-edited book - Australian Environmental Planning: Challenges and Future Prospects (Routledge).

Jason has been awarded the Planning Institute Australia’s national award for cutting edge research and teaching, and has twice been awarded the PIA Queensland award in that category – as well as their overall award for planning excellence.

I chat to Jason ahead of PIA National Congress in May 2022. We chat about:

1. top tips for Australian planners ready to converge on Hobart for PIA National Congress

Here are the links mentioned in our conversation:

https://climateadaptationaustralia.com.au/

https://theconversation.com/ordinary-people-extraordinary-change-addressing-the-climate-emergency-through-quiet-activism-160548

Hope you enjoy this chat!

To follow Jason on twitter - @CityByrne

PechaKucha is a global forum where ideas are pitched in a few minutes. 

Two of our great local architects, Katherine Rickard and Dave Hanson, have launched PechaKucha Gold Coast! With their first event in March a huge success, future PechaKucha nights will be held quarterly across the City. 

PechaKucha means "chit chat" in Japanese. This creative outlet began as night time get togethers in Tokyo in 2003 by two renowned architects. Since then, 3 million people have attended PechaKucha events worldwide. 

Tune into this episode to hear all about PechaKucha Gold Coast!

To stay up to date with future event - follow PK GC here

PechaKucha Gold Coast (@pechakuchagoldcoast) • Instagram photos and videos

Find our more about PK globally, check out the website below.

Pecha Kucha 20x20: Discover Pecha Kucha presentations, stories, ideas, examples, and videos that will inspire

Martin is an RPEQ, with a dual degree in civil engineering and business management. He is a stormwater and flooding engineer, with a vast range of experience focused mainly within the development and construction space.

Martin has managed teams of flood engineers both in Australia and Vietnam, delivering projects to both government and private sector.

Martin’s interest in Floodplain Management and flood awareness has grown increasingly after seeing those affected in 2011 and the more recent 2022 floods in Brisbane, as well as frequent flooding during his time living in Vietnam. He has seen all sides of the flood discussion, and hopes that by the end of his career, he has been able to make a positive change towards better flood risk management.

In this ep, we chat about:

• Improving community's awareness of flooding

I hope you learn something from this discussion. I covered only about half of my pre-prepared questions, so will bring you a follow up episode if you're interested in more. 

Brittany Lauga MP is the State member for Keppel and Assistant Minister for Education. Elected in 2015, Brittany is an award-winning Urban and Regional Planner prior to politics. Brittany has a strong professional background in infrastructure, urban planning and design, approvals and community development. She is passionate about her community. Brittany is an energetic and experienced Member working hard to deliver for the Central Queensland community.

In this episode, we chat about:

• Brittany's experience transitioning from a town planner to a politician

Brittany is such a busy person, so I was thrilled that she gave me her time to record this episode! I hope you enjoy it.

Noel Grummitt is a town planner and civil engineer. Noel has 50 years planning and development experience primarily in South East Queensland.  Prior to founding Grummitt Planning Noel also gained valuable experience overseas, culminating in 1997, spending the remaining 7 years as town planning manager for Weathered Howe Gold Coast, preparing concept development plans for tourist projects in Australia, Malaysia and Taiwan. Noel is a Fellow of the Planning Institute of Australia and Vice President of Southport Chamber of Commerce.

I chat to Noel about:

• his journey as a planner, from studying town planning in the 1970's, after working as a qualified civil engineer;

I hope you enjoy this episode. 

About Us - Grummitt Planning

Matt Collins is a highly skilled and experienced planning leader with a background in political studies and journalism. He is currently the QLD and NT State Manager for the Planning Institute of Australia.

In this week's episode, I ask Matt about politics and planning. We also discuss what the Planning Institute's priorities are.

Matt has significant experience in leadership, planning, policy and government. Prior to commencing with PIA, he was General Manager of the Queensland Government’s Cities Transformation Taskforce, where he led the state’s strategic cities agenda, including in relation to City Deals. He has also consulted for a range of major firms on planning, infrastructure and city-making, and has been a senior advisor to Ministers in the Queensland Government. He holds a Master of Urban and Regional Planning, as well as a degree in journalism and public policy.

In this episode, we discuss:

1. his perspective about how to navigate politics as a planner, in an ethical and positive manner

This week on the podcast, I am joined by the first Arup-ian to join me on the podcast, Mr Jaime Traspaderne. Jaime is an architect, urban designer with international experience, he is the Arup Qld leader for Urban design and Master planning, and co-leader of Cities local business leader for Qld.

Jaime has expertise and passion for designing communities for climate change and integrating natural environment, including the green and blue elements, into the built environment.

We chat about:

• the changing climate and how South East Queensland needs to respond

This week on the podcast, I interview Dr. Sharon Harwood.

Sharon is passionate about working with communities to develop place-based solutions to planning challenges. Her specialty and passion is in Indigenous planning and planning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait land owners. She has extensive experience engaging with communities through Northern Australia. 

She is a Fellow of the Planning Institute of Australia, and recipient of the 2018 Queensland Planner of the Year & 2019 Australian Planner of the Year. She was recognised for her outstanding leadership and contribution in the area of indigenous peoples’ rights and interest in planning.

She is Adjunct Associate Professor at James Cook University and Charles Darwin University. And has recently started a new position with Coffey as a Senior Associate in Social Impact.

We chat about:

- importance of including indigenous people in our planning processes

- recent changes to the legislative framework for indigenous engagement

- how to consult properly with Indigenous people

- who is responsible for engaging with Indigenous people

- most memorable moment in engaging with Indigenous people

I loved this chat. I hope you do too!

Welcome back to season 2 of the podcast! First episode back for 2022, and I am so thrilled to be joined by the 2021 Qld Young Planner of the Year, Nicholas Kamols. 

Nick is an exciting up and coming planner, who is really pushing the boundaries of traditional urban thinking. He is innovative, passionate, motivated and is really re-defining what it means to be a part of our profession.

We chat about:

• what led him to being a planner and what keeps him passionate about planning

And lots more!

This is the PhD book chapter mentioned in our chat: https://eprints.qut.edu.au/226785/

These are some others from Nick too:

MPhil article: https://eprints.qut.edu.au/209031/

Hope you enjoy this first episode back for Season 2!

In this episode, I interview Dorina Pojani, who is Senior Lecturer in urban planning at The University of Queensland. 

Her research interests encompass built environment topics, including urban design, urban transport, and urban housing, in both the Global North and South. She has completed her graduate studies in the US and Belgium, besides her native Albania. Over the years, she has held guest teaching or research positions in Austria, Chile, and Italy, and has been a consultant for various UN agencies including the United Nations Development Program, UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific, and UN Habitat. Prior to joining academia, she worked in urban design and planning in California. Her latest book is Trophy cities: A feminist perspective on new capitals, published by Edward Elgar, London. Offering a fresh perspective, the book analyses the socio-cultural and physical production of seven planned capital cities, including Canberra.

We discuss one of her latest research pieces looking at Brisbane's car free community. 

We chat about:

1. Dorina's background and upbringing that led to her researching Brisbane’s car free community

It's a shorter 20 min chat, hope you enjoy!