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2 PIA Awards for Planning Excellence Message from the CEO and National president The PIA Awards for Planning Excellence recognise, reward and celebrate outstanding planning achievements. This is a highly regarded industry awards program that provides a forum for planners and planning teams within the profession to showcase their excellent work and promote planning to the wider community. The annual Awards program allows planning professionals from all states and territories the opportunity to have their work critically judged by local peers with winning projects from each jurisdiction later judged at the PIA National Awards ceremony. Planning projects winning at state or territory level have the opportunity to be acknowledged nationally as the best of what planning and planners in Australia have to offer. The program is designed to encourage continued excellence in planning achievements in an industry that applauds leadership, creativity and best practice. Promoting planning success stories in this way reaches out to engage the community with the message that planners really do make a difference. Those who participate in the PIA Awards for Planning Excellence make a small but important contribution that demonstrates a commitment to advancing the planning profession. Through this program the community can see the enormously important and positive contribution the Planning profession makes to the future of human settlement. Kirsty Kelly Dyan Currie 2 PIA (SA Division) Awards for Planning Excellence 2013

3 PIA Awards for Planning Excellence Contents Message from the PIA SA President... 4 Message from the PIA SA Awards Convenor Awards for Excellence Sponsors Awards Convenor & Judges... 7 Planner of the Year... 8 Young Planner of the Year... 9 From Plan to Place Award Outstanding Student Project Award - Tertiary Best Planning Ideas Award - Large Project Best Planning Ideas Award - Small Project Promotion of Planning Public Engagement & Community Planning Award Improving Planning Processes and Practices Award President s Award Minister s Award Awards for Planning Excellence Overview Planning Excellence Awards Nominees Fellow Elevations Level 1/ 162 Fullarton Road ROSE PARK SA 5067 Planning Institute Australia South Australian Division Tel (08) Fax (08) sa@planning.org.au PIA (SA Division) Awards for Planning Excellence

4 PIA Awards for Planning Excellence Message from the PIA SA President It is exciting to receive entries to the Awards in 2013! As always, South Australian nominations received this year reflect the considerable work undertaken by planners in all public and private sectors over the last twelve months. I congratulate the entrants on their submissions and moreover the concepts and ideas the entries illustrate. The Awards Committee under the able leadership of Stuart Moseley is also thanked for their time and considerations in the difficult job of judging the entries. The development of new buildings, spaces and places involves a wide collaboration of professionals with the role of planner as one of facilitation, communication, advocacy and, at times, mediation. Our entries are the product of a high level of collaboration and team work. These entries reflect the fact that we all work ultimately to benefit the community and the environment as well as the clients served through the results of this process. Planners are the ones who specifically advocate and implement good responses across a range of sectors while working within the legislative frameworks established by state governments. So it is important to showcase good outcomes from the planning process to members and a wider audience, which is the reason that the Planning Institute of Australia highly values the Awards each year as a major event. An emphasis on healthy spaces and places continues, as well as the need to respond creatively to changing economies and social structures. The challenge to planners and the planning outcomes for the future is to respond to health, employment and demographic trends. Our entries this year demonstrate where we are heading. The dialogues engendered have been thoughtful and we look forward to the continued application of this process through the structures set up by our state Premier and Planning Minister. Landscape architecture, architecture, engineering, surveying and planning contribute to quality outcomes and I am impressed at the passion and competence of the multidisciplinary teams involved in the entries received. The nature of planning for good and tangible outcomes necessarily involves a time lag between the planning process and its results, so the real test comes when places are built, landscaped, and peopled. However, the ideas and concepts are an essential step in the process and deserve to be celebrated. As mentioned previously, good news accounts of planning are frequently overlooked for planning involves contested viewpoints from across different sectors of the community. This is why PIA Awards are so valuable for the profession and the wider public. The event is a time to pause, appreciate and celebrate the quality of planning in making a difference in this state and to recognise the people involved. I particularly thank our sponsors for their support to enable us to promote the awards to a wider audience. Enjoy the occasion and the professional qualities evident in the awards! Dr Iris Iwanicki 4 PIA (SA Division) Awards for Planning Excellence 2013

5 PIA Awards for Planning Excellence Message from the PIA SA Convenor The really good thing about the annual Awards for Excellence is testing how strongly we can put the lie to popular myths and demonstrate the very real value planning and planners add to the everyday lives of South Australians. We planners so often get bad press. The media and the public love to portray us either as the ones who stop good things happening the red tapesters, the no people, the dreamcrushers or as the ones who get it wrong the source of all urban ills. This year the judging panel was again privileged to see a strong field of nominations, demonstrating quality outcomes across most fields of practice and most areas of the state and showing just how shallow and misleading much of the public debate about planning actually is. The award winners give a useful indicator of where planning has been focussed over the last year, demonstrating leading practice revitalising urban areas, reinvigorating regional towns, managing urban growth and engaging communities in the decisions that shape their environments. They reflect contributions from planning practitioners in the private sector, in Councils and in State Government. They show once again just how strongly planning done right can generate change that shapes and improves communities and environments across the State. Last year South Australia batted above its weight at the National Awards, bringing home three awards and three commendations. I think we have every chance of doing just as well this year. My congratulations to all nominees, and particularly those who have been recognised with an award or a commendation. My thanks to the judging panel and to George, Jodi and Abbie for making it all happen. And thanks also to PIA for the opportunity to again convene these very important awards. Stuart Moseley FPIA, CPP If you want to work with a team that is passionate about providing an exemplary service and has specialist knowledge and expertise in Planning & Building Law as well as Environmental Law, give us a call. Kelledy Jones is a you re used to. We are specialist lawyers for local government who will not act against or contrary to the interests of any council. (08) info@kelledyjones.com.au kelledyjones.com.au Lead. Reason. Advise. PIA (SA Division) Awards for Planning Excellence

6 PIA Awards for Planning Excellence Sponsors PIA SA thank the generous sponsors of the 2013 Awards for Planning Excellence. 6 PIA (SA Division) Awards for Planning Excellence 2013

7 PIA Awards for Planning Excellence AWARDS Convenor AND JUDGES PIA SA thank the Convenor & Judges for their time and assistance with the 2013 Awards for Planning Excellence. Convenor Judges Stuart Moseley Cate Atkinson Darren Starr Wendy Bell Michael Kelledy Dr Iris Iwanicki Dr Donna Ferretti George Inglis Lisa Teburea PIA (SA Division) Awards for Planning Excellence

8 Planner of the Year This Award recognises a planner who provides visionary leadership. WINNER Sandy rix Renewal SA This award is conferred upon Sandy Rix for clear and pragmatic planning leadership over many years that has helped give Adelaide many of its most significant city-shaping projects. An urban designer and economist by training, Sandy has wide experience in urban regeneration, place making, site and area strategic planning, design and economic development. He is passionate about what he does and committed to the role of good planning in shaping quality urban environments. Sandy is generous in sharing his extensive knowledge with colleagues and students as well as actively contributing to the Planning Institute and to planning debate in South Australia. Sandy has a rare combination of capacity in planning, design, delivery and economics, a commitment to professional integrity and ethics, common sense and an ability to negotiate positive outcomes with a range of participants in planning projects. Well known for quoting the axiom plan to deliver, Sandy is a planner who insists that plans deliver results on the ground. The nature of his work does not attract or require publicity, but the results speak for themselves. He has been instrumental in preparing and helping to deliver master plans and feasibility assessments for the North Terrace upgrade, the Bowden Urban Village project and the Riverbank Precinct. This award recognises Sandy as one of the most effective leaders of the planning profession in South Australia. 8 PIA (SA Division) Awards for Planning Excellence 2013

9 Young Planner of the Year This Award recognises the outstanding contribution or achievement of a Young Planner. WINNER Tammie Hamilton City of Playford Tammie has demonstrated a commitment to planning for communities in her role as a Social Planner at the City of Playford and in particular through her work on the Social Plan for Services and Infrastructure. Tammie also has an involvement with the Habitat for Humanity Global Village Program indicating preparedness to contribute to community capacity building at a local and global level. Tammie has demonstrated a commitment to the planning profession through her work with the Planning Institute of Australia as Chair of the SA Young Planners Committee and member of the PIA SA Division Committee. Tammie is a young planner with a commitment to planning for people and communities and she is a worthy winner of the Young Planner of the Year Award in PIA (SA Division) Awards for Planning Excellence

10 From Plan to Place Award This Award recognises the implementation of a plan into a successful place. Commendation Piazza Della Valle, McLaren Vale City of Onkaparinga, Jensen Planning + Design, Giordano & Associates, Brecknock Consulting, Lelio Bibbo Pty Ltd, Lucid Consulting Australia, Piazza della Valle Italian Heritage Association and Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure Piazza Della Valle is a community-led achievement that makes a strong contribution to planning practice through the reflection of cultural values in urban design in the context of the main street of a regional township. The project has successfully and sensitively inserted a well-designed and well-executed civic gathering space into the established main street of McLaren Vale. Community vision and engagement, supported by quality design, has driven the transformation of a disused car park into a culturally significant town plaza. This contemporary space provides an adaptable and active place for the community to gather and celebrate, while paying homage to the local Italian heritage. The regeneration of this urban space has also reinforced the heritage value of surrounding buildings and enhanced the strong local character of the McLaren Vale main street. The design vision for the space was to tell the region s migrant story and draw inspiration from the rural nature of the local area. This vision has been successfully implemented using high quality sustainable materials, with an emphasis on durability and life-cycle costing. This project showcases how a lot can be achieved in a small space through community-led action and insightful planning and design. 10 PIA (SA Division) Awards for Planning Excellence 2013

11 Outstanding Student Project Award - Tertiary This Award recognises outstanding planning work by a tertiary student. WINNER A Temporary City: Temporary Use as a Tool for Urban Design in the Creation of Convivial Urban Space Hannah Shaw A highly impressive thesis, this study interrogates temporary use projects as low cost mechanisms to activate previously underutilised or disused urban spaces as a means of reinvigorating the city. This is a particularly timely study given current initiatives within the City of Adelaide that are using temporary spaces to attract people, generate activity and create vibrant places. Accordingly, this thesis offers some useful and incisive observations to policymakers in the planning and design fields on how temporary spaces can be best deployed to improve urban design outcomes and enhance the urban experience. The comprehensive and thorough nature of the research approach is one of the key features of the study and adds weight to the veracity of its conclusions. In asking how temporary use projects might be supported, the study reveals a number of anomalies with the planning system; principal among these being its inflexibility when dealing with non-permanent activities. The study s conclusions are a salutary reminder of the ongoing need for the planning and design profession to contemporise its practice. PIA (SA Division) Awards for Planning Excellence

12 Outstanding Student Project Award - Tertiary This Award recognises outstanding planning work by a tertiary student. Commendation Planning for Food Security in Urban Areas: A Case Study of the City of Charles Sturt Michael Dickson This study investigates food security as an emerging challenge for land use planning in the context of the increasing densification of urban areas. It uses an inner city case study the City of Charles Sturt to demonstrate some of the problems associated with current policy approaches to food security. The study nonetheless acknowledges the limits of the planning system in addressing food security issues and recognises that the key to ensuring our future food security lies with appropriate education and awareness within the community. Using a number of research approaches, this study offers some useful insights into how the planning system can encourage and facilitate a greater commitment to food security across our major urban areas. 12 PIA (SA Division) Awards for Planning Excellence 2013

13 Best Planning Ideas Award - Large This Award recognises outstanding planning ideas. COMMENDATION Cowell Urban Design Framework and Masterplan District Council of Franklin Harbour, Masterplan SA Pty Ltd and Ian Robertson Design The Masterplan for Cowell presented a comprehensive project based on extensive consultation and has provided the District Council of Franklin Harbour with a clear direction for the future. The community engagement was excellent and achieved significant buy in from residents despite applying to such a small community 200 community members participated in the initial consultation which involved a range of engagement strategies including workshops. There is no doubt the project has engendered extensive community support and the outcomes demonstrated that there is plenty of opportunity to deliver a range of projects with an ethos of doing more with less The judges considered there was a good use of photographs and diagrams and the analysis was particularly sound and designed with the local community in mind. The project has also provided current costings and identified funding sources for Council and the community to be able to take the next steps in implementation. It was suggested however that the presentation of the material needed to be more user friendly, particularly in the field, and that the project would have been enhanced through developing a manual, the size of which could be easily carried and referred to. PIA (SA Division) Awards for Planning Excellence

14 Best Planning Ideas Award - Large This Award recognises outstanding planning ideas. winner Medium Density Project City of Onkaparinga This is an excellent project that has demonstrated a proactive and creative approach to responding to the 30-Year Plan for Metropolitan Adelaide. The Council has embraced the need to establish a growth strategy that is sustainable for a fringe council through increasing medium density within identified areas able to accommodate this form of residential development. The Development Plan Amendment resulting from the investigations was comprehensive and reflected a range of approaches to ensure successful implementation of the policy. Increasing residential development is often controversial. The judges considered the project s engagement with elected members and the community was outstanding with good techniques and understandable information which promoted understanding of planning and innovation. Its ultimate policy and incentives for preferred development offers a good approach to this important issue. It also provided a comprehensive approach built on historical work, rather than starting the whole process again (which happens all too often!). 14 PIA (SA Division) Awards for Planning Excellence 2013

15 Best Planning Ideas Award - Large This Award recognises outstanding planning ideas. winner Port Pirie Retail and Industrial/ Employment Lands StudY Port Pirie Regional Council and Connor Holmes (A Fyfe Company) The judges considered this to be a very comprehensive and proactive project with excellent assessment of opportunity. The Council has identified the need to future-proof Port Pirie as an important regional centre and the study identifies areas for possible rezoning and development into the future to attract employment and, therefore, increase population. It was well documented with clear outcomes and a comprehensive engagement strategy which was tailored, detailed and carefully targeted. In particular, the judges considered the direct approach with land agents, industry and stakeholders demonstrated a high level of commitment to establishing a strategy that will be owned by many and delivered on a number of levels. Undertaking parallel land use/employment lands assessment and retail analysis demonstrated sound strategic planning and thinking. In recommending an award, the judges expressed a view that the project had many elements that warranted recognition. The work undertaken by Port Pirie has potential national application for other renewal projects of old ports facing similar issues within constraints of limited resources. It is a significant example of effective consultation in devising planning strategies to generate employment. PIA (SA Division) Awards for Planning Excellence

16 Best Planning Ideas Award - Small This Award recognises outstanding planning ideas. winner The Foods for Life Parklet and the Adelaide Parklet Program Adelaide City Council, Foods for Life and Troppo Architects This project demonstrates outstanding innovation, practicality, achievability, cost-effectiveness, governance and partnering to achieve fine-grained activation of urban streetspace. Adelaide City Council s Parklet Program has operationalised a concept that has been proven internationally but only experimented with locally. The Program is well thought-through, attractively and clearly presented, and supported by governance and partnering arrangements that cut through the complexity normally associated with works in the public realm. Foods for Life were the first business stakeholder to venture into the Program and commit to investing in Adelaide s first (non-experimental) Parklet. The initiative and enthusiasm of the business owner has benefited not only the customers of Foods for Life, but all those using the street. In design terms, the Foods for Life Parklet represents an exemplary solution to a difficult challenge on a very constrained site. The configuration, materials and planting selection combine to make the Parklet an oasis in a generally inhospitable street environment, reclaiming and extending space that would otherwise be given over to parking. As a partnership initiative for community benefit, the Foods for Life Parklet and the Program which supported it are outstanding examples of how good planning and attention to detail can activate streets and spaces in even the most congested urban environments 16 PIA (SA Division) Awards for Planning Excellence 2013

17 Best Planning Ideas Award - Small This Award recognises outstanding planning ideas. COMMENDATION Kadina Town Centre Study District Council of the Copper Coast, Wax Design, URPS, InfraPlan and Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure This project is commendable for the use of innovative engagement and rigorous analysis to support town centre planning in a regional context. The multi-disciplinary project team conducted an intensive three day Planning for Real onsite consultation program, which included a drop-in design studio where community members and stakeholders used visual aids to map the purpose and quality of their town centre experience. This process facilitated a strong understanding of the defined project area from the users perspective. Consultation outcomes have been overlayed with the observations of the project team through a detailed site analysis. Through the use of quality mapping and graphics, the report conveys a significant level of detail in a user friendly format. The study recommends an ambitious capital works program, which reflects the long-term place making vision for the town centre. The inclusion of a style guide within the final report contributes a practical element to the study and provides consistent guidance for implementation over the year project horizon. This project is a noteworthy response to the opportunities and challenges of rapid sea change population growth, seasonal population fluctuations and an ageing population, and provides a model place making framework for other country towns responding to growth and change. PIA (SA Division) Awards for Planning Excellence

18 Promotion of Planning Award This Award recognises a planner who provides visionary leadership. WINNER The Right Honourable lord mayor Stephen Yarwood Adelaide City Council Stephen Yarwood is passionate about cities and about planning and as the elected civic leader of the City of Adelaide he has outspokenly shared that passion with the entire South Australian community. This award recognises the effectiveness with which Stephen has built on his professional background and his elected representative role to mobilise support for the role of planning in shaping a capital city of which the entire state can be proud. Stephen has enthusiastically advocated for positive change in the way that the City of Adelaide is planned, designed and managed. He has been a prominent supporter of major city projects and innovative policy directions and has been instrumental in promoting game changers including the Victoria Square upgrade, Splash Adelaide and the City s new transport and movement plan Smart Move. Stephen is an outwardly-focused Lord Mayor who adeptly engages the various communities of the city and the state in debating planning issues for the future of inner Adelaide. Through his profile in the media in particular social media he has raised awareness of city planning among audiences who would otherwise seldom engage in the planning debate. As the first trained town planner to serve as the Lord Mayor of the City of Adelaide, Stephen has made a tremendous contribution to enhancing awareness of, and support for, good planning and sound city design as key drivers for creating the city of the future. This award recognises Stephen as a champion of good planning and an advocate for positive change. 18 PIA (SA Division) Awards for Planning Excellence 2013

19 Public Engagement and Community Planning Award This Award recognises initiatives in best practice public engagement that achieve an outstanding and innovative contribution to social planning practice and outcomes. WINNER Kerb Ramp and Footpath Community Consultation City of Salisbury This project exemplifies how close collaboration with the community can support good policy development and improved outcomes. The project successfully combined local community knowledge with extensive GIS and strategic asset management data to better prioritise and expedite improvements to kerb ramps and footpaths. Consultation processes challenged policy assumptions and caused Council to rethink its approach to resource allocation, yielding value-for-money quick wins for improving the connectivity of the community. Importantly, the project was grounded in a strategic vision that flows from the City of Salisbury s Strategic Inclusion Framework 2012 to the National Disability strategy, and all the way back to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The project successfully managed expectations while being simultaneously aspirational and pragmatic, and it also delivered a genuinely positive outcome for the community and built rapport between the community and Council. For these reasons it is a worthy winner of an award for Public Engagement and Community Planning. PIA (SA Division) Awards for Planning Excellence

20 Public Engagement and Community Planning Award This Award recognises initiatives in best practice public engagement that achieve an outstanding and innovative contribution to social planning practice and outcomes. commendation Princess Elizabeth Playground, Minno Wirra (park 21W) Activity Hub and Loxton Pioneer Playground District Council of Loxton Waikerie, Adelaide City Council and Jensen Planning + Design This nomination was outstanding in its focus on consulting with groups beyond those typically invited to participate in development projects, specifically children. This focus not only gained valuable insight from the projects ultimate users but also ensured that each project was infused with character and history of the local area. The process also introduced a new generation to the excitement and opportunity intrinsic in planning. The projects finished products also act as an example to other projects seeking input from young people, as they were written and illustrated with that audience in mind. This project is deserving of public recognition and worthy of commendation in these Awards. 20 PIA (SA Division) Awards for Planning Excellence 2013

21 Improving Planning Processes and Practices Award This Award recognises the achievements of planners, planning authorities and development entities in translating good planning policy into improved processes and practices in the workplace and on the ground. WINNER Two Wells Residential Growth Framework District Council of Mallala, Hickinbotham Group and Connor Holmes (A Fyfe Company) This excellent planning and implementation framework for the growth of Two Wells provides a model of integrated land use, infrastructure and environmental planning with comprehensive community engagement throughout. It also boasts exemplary early engagement with key infrastructure bodies, including social infrastructure agencies such as Education and Health. The framework also benefited from sophisticated place making community engagement undertaken by Village Well at the project s commencement. The framework is innovative in how it guides relationships between the developer, the Council and the community, and for its consistent use of robust data and rigorous research in the decision-making process. These processes helped ensure that the community was cognisant of the rationale behind planning for expected growth and had confidence in the approach being taken. It is also notable for its translation of planning processes and structure plans into policy and formal agreements between key stakeholder and funding arrangements, within in the one document. The project s use of an economic modelling tool is also a first for South Australia in the way it assesses Council and developer contributions to the project. It is also noteworthy for the way in which the various elements of the framework are linked and work together. It is an exemplar to other projects in how it positively and proactively engages the local community in the narrative around the implications of growth, a challenge faced by growth areas around the nation This project stands out as one deserving of an Award for Excellence. PIA (SA Division) Awards for Planning Excellence

22 President s Award This Award recognises the most outstanding contribution to issues relating to urban and or regional planning in SA. WINNER Healthy by Design SA at Lightsview Heart Foundation SA, South Australian Active Living Coalition, CIC Australia and Renewal SA I have great pleasure in announcing the choice of the President s Award for 2013 to be the Healthy by Design SA Guide as delivered in the Lightsview project. The Guide reflects a collaborative process by the South Australian Active Living Coalition, comprising key government departments and other agencies whose core business includes the planning and coordination of active living initiatives and policies for improving the health and wellbeing of South Australians. Healthy by Design SA: A guide to planning, designing and developing healthy urban environments in South Australia draws together key research and information on a variety of design considerations for the built environment professional. It encompasses new and emerging topics and provides guidance tailored specifically to South Australia s current legislative and policy environment, including state initiatives such as the Public Health Act, Eat Well Be Active Strategy, the 30-Year Plan for Greater Adelaide to promote better living choices for a healthy and active lifestyle. The guide responds to a recommendation of the Local Government Review Report for the development of a state-specific resource aimed to assist planners, urban designers and related professionals to design healthy built environments. The Report identified an existing Heart Foundation resource - Healthy by Design, initially developed by the Victorian division with support from the planning, transport, recreation, health and community sectors and published in The SA guide is an excellent result. As part of the award I also include application and refinement of the Guide in the urban renewal project Lightsview. The tenets of the guide were incorporated from the early stages planning for LIghtsview and the team involved are congratulated on the demonstration of how to activate a community through design. In addition, the Heart Foundation will roll out further implementation and training both nationally and state wide, and I note Healthy by Design is a component of the 2014 PIA Training Program as part of this process. 22 PIA (SA Division) Awards for Planning Excellence 2013

23 Minister s Award The This Award Minister s is given Award to the is overall given winner to the of overall the South winner Australian of the Awards South for Australian Awards for Planning Excellence. Planning Excellence This Award and is is judged by by the the SA South Minister Australian for Planning Minister for Urban Development, Planning and the City of Adelaide. WINNER MEDIUM DENSITY PROJECT City of Onkaparinga The Government s 30 Year Plan for Greater Adelaide identifies changing the balance of development as a key priority for future growth. It is important that the significant benefits that come from delivering a greater proportion of growth from infill than from greenfield development are realised. The City of Onkaparinga s work in proactive engaging with the 30 Year Plan to identify future opportunities for infill development through its medium density project is exemplary. With the McLaren Vale Character Preservation zone in the City of Onkaparinga, the city is probably more aware than most of the need to embrace a shift in focus for future development. The creative way the project engages with the need to change the focus of development and, crucially, in the quality of the work is impressive. It sets a platform to underpin community engagement and development in the City of Onkaparinga for the future while giving industry a clear plan. This work is of the type and quality that I hope will become the normal across metropolitan Adelaide. I believe work like this supports the processes of urban growth and change envisaged by the 30 Year Plan. PIA (SA Division) Awards for Planning Excellence

24 Minister s Award This Award is given to the overall winner of the South Australian Awards for Planning Excellence and is judged by the SA Minister for Planning commendation Two Wells Residential Growth Framework District Council of Mallala, Hickinbotham Group and Connor Holmes (A Fyfe Company) Increasingly, the quality of public engagement in urban development can define a project. In the future, delivering comprehensive community engagement with an exhaustive plan for infrastructure, land use and environmental impact should be the norm. In this regard Two Wells in exemplary. The positive engagement employed in Two Wells combines an outstanding planning framework for growth with a process to ensure delivery occurs in line with the wishes of community, other interest groups and the State Government. Bringing communities along throughout the rezoning process through active and positive engagement is commendable. The outstanding achievement delivered through a partnership approach is an example for future projects. 24 PIA (SA Division) Awards for Planning Excellence 2013

25 2013 Awards for Planning Excellence - Overview overview Planner of the Year Award Winner: Sandy Rix (Renewal SA) Young Planner of the Year Award Winner: From Plan to Place Award Tammie Hamilton (City of Playford) Commendation: City of Onkaparinga, Jensen Planning + Design, Giordano & Associates, Brecknock Consulting, Lelio Bibbo Pty Ltd, Lucid Consulting Australia, Piazza della Valle Italian Heritage Association and Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure Outstanding Student Project Award - Tertiary Award Winner: Hannah Shaw Commendation: Michael Dickson Best Planning Ideas - Large Project Award Winner: City of Port Pirie Regional Council and Connor Holmes (A Fyfe Company) District Council of Franklin Harbour, Masterplan SA Pty Ltd and Ian Robertson Design Commendation: City of Onkaparinga Best Planning Ideas - Small Project Award Winner: Adelaide City Council, Foods for Life and Troppo Architects Public Engagement and Community Planning Award Commendation: District Council of the Copper Coast, Wax Design, URPS, InfraPlan and Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure Promotion of Planning Award Winner: Lord Mayor Stephen Yarwood Public Engagement and Community Planning Winner: City of Salisbury Commendation: District Council of Loxton Waikerie, Adelaide City Council and Jensen Planning + Design Improving Planning processes and practices Award Winner: President s Award Winner: Minister s Award Winner: District Council of Mallala, Hickinbottom Group and Connor Holmes (A Fyfe Company) Heart Foundation SA, South Australian Active Living Coalition, CIC Australia and Renewal SA Medium Density Project. City of Onkaparinga. Commendation: Two Wells Residential Growth Framework. District Council of Mallala, Hickinbotham Group and Connor Holmes (A Fyfe Company) Fellow Elevations Awarded to: Alan Rumsby and Stephen Smith PIA (SA Division) Awards for Planning Excellence

26 2013 Planning Excellence Awards - Nominees Best Planning Ideas Large ElectraNet s Land Use Guidelines for Electricity Transmission Corridors Electranet ElectraNet, South Australia s principal Transmission Network Service Provider owns and manages the state s electricity transmission network, which transports high-voltage electricity over long distances and to remote areas. ElectraNet s new Land Use Guidelines are a practical tool to guide better integration of electricity infrastructure with the surrounding environment, while also planning for the longterm future of the network. The guidelines break ground in an area that receives limited attention and creativity and are a first for an Australian TNSP. To be utilised collaboratively, the Guidelines have been prepared for townships, urban and peri-urban areas. They can be used to inform Development Plan policy and structure planning for new growth areas with electricity transmission corridors, or to inform the assessments of applications adjacent to them. Planning for the Future of Primary Industry Primary Industries and Regions SA and URPS Primary industry is a fundamental part of South Australia s future, vital to our food security, our economic growth, and to sustaining our regional communities. In this context, Primary Industries and Regions South Australia s (PIRSA) Planning for the Future of Primary Industry in South Australia sets out a strategic and practical framework for enhancing the responsiveness of planning policy to primary industry development across the state. The project recommendations include changes to planning policy to support flexibility, innovation and value adding in primary industry, along with complementary recommendations for industry development, advocacy, and improved communication, education and capacity building amongst all stakeholders. The project s 8 objectives and associated policy positions and recommended actions form a clear framework for PIRSA to work with other State agencies and Councils in facilitating improved processes and outcomes for the future of primary industry in South Australia. The Elizabeth Regional Centre Sports Precinct Master Plan City of Playford, Connor Holmes Property Services (a Fyfe Company), Suter Planners The City of Playford commissioned the development of the Elizabeth Regional Sports Precinct Master Plan in 2012 to confirm there is justification for a regional sports precinct in the City and to guide the future development and management of the sports precinct. Previous planning for a regional sports precinct had been undertaken and the principle of developing a sports precinct near the Elizabeth Centre was already supported by Council. However, Council required a clear direction on what the sports precinct should incorporate, where it should be located and how it should be managed. In addition, Council required a Master Plan that was soundly based and sufficiently detailed to apply for grant funding through the State and Federal Governments. Overall, the purpose of the Master Plan project has been to develop a soundly based and realistic master plan that will assist Council to achieve a regional sports precinct that will benefit the community for generations to come. The Master Plan project is consistent with and driven by the Playford Community Vision PIA (SA Division) Awards for Planning Excellence 2013

27 2013 Planning Excellence Awards - Nominees Best Planning Ideas large The Social Plan for Services and Infrastructure City of Playford and Elton Consulting The Social Plan for Services and Infrastructure project is a leading practice case study of a proactive, forward thinking approach to social infrastructure planning. The project was a large idea imagined by the City of Playford who sought to address existing community needs and plan for future communities in an area projected to experience significant population growth. Social infrastructure and services are vital to the creation of vibrant, engaged, healthy and socially connected communities. It is, therefore, critical that communities have equitable access to high quality facilities and services, and in new development areas they are provided as early as possible to meet demand. The City of Playford recognised the importance of planning strategically to ensure the needs of its community will be met in a timely and economically sustainable way. The City of Playford engaged Elton Consulting to manage the project and work together to develop a strategy document that would provide a blueprint for social infrastructure provision and Salisbury City Centre Renewal Strategy City of Salisbury, Hames Sharley, Leedwell Strategic, Natalie Fuller and Associates, Aurecon could guide the City s policy development and planning processes. Social services and infrastructure provision is complex and costly; beyond the resources and skills of a single stakeholder. In recognition of this, the project adopted a collaborative approach involving engagement of a broad range of stakeholders involved in the provision of social infrastructure and services (including government agencies, community organisations and property developers). The process achieved stakeholder buy-in and identified opportunities for real, tangible partnerships. The Social Plan for Services and Infrastructure was built on a strong evidence base through the use of qualitative and quantitative research methods to establish community need. It also adopted a technical approach through the development and application of standards for social infrastructure provision. While tailored to the City of Playford s local context, these standards represent a valuable tool that could be adapted and applied to projects nationally. The City of Salisbury commissioned this renewal strategy to identify an appropriate Renewal Strategy and Implementation strategy to initiate the revitalisation of the Salisbury City Centre (SCC). The renewal strategy achieves the following renewal outcomes: Population - Provide a substantive population increase which underpins activation within the Salisbury City Centre and provides the basis for all other desired outcomes to flourish. Business and Employment - Establish Salisbury City Centre as the pre-eminent business hub of the mid Northern metropolitan area by stimulating new business and employment opportunities. Retail - Increase retail offerings to establish the Salisbury City Centre as an active and thriving retail hub. Community - Enhance access to community facilities and services to inform, support and celebrate community diversity and promote community wellbeing. Place - Provide a sense of place which reflects Salisbury s heart and identity and connects all elements of the wider urban realm linking pedestrian, residential, economic, civic, community and recreation networks. PIA (SA Division) Awards for Planning Excellence

28 2013 Planning Excellence Awards - Nominees Best Planning Ideas Large District Council of Mallala Strategic Directions Report and Community Engagement District Council of Mallala, URPS, Tonkin Consulting, Integrated Planning and Technical Services(IPTS), Profile.id In the preparation of its Strategic Directions Report for the entire Council area, the Mallala Council adopted an approach to promote its organisational values and to: Foster significant community ownership of the process and findings. Illustrate that robust up-front planning investigations and engagement will provide creativity and innovation that will lead to better on-the-ground development outcomes, without necessarily increasing project costs to levels that are out of reach of smaller local communities. Promote the professionalism of the Council team to its community and peers. Promote best practice planning that can be applied nationally within a budget range that can be adopted by similar sized local councils. Key elements of the process and outcomes have included: A review of relevant State Government and Council strategic directions to promote a whole of government approach to problem solving with the objective of striving to leverage Federal and State Government funding for certain projects. Preparation of a robust and considered community engagement strategy that provided significant flexibility to ensure it could be tailored to ensure it responded to the community s feedback during the process. Development of structure plans for the District and for each township and settlement that provide clear and recognisable direction for each locality within the Council area. These structure plans have been designed to be used by all Council staff (including non-planners) and the broader community. If required, these plans can simply be updated and incorporated within Council s Development Plan. The final package of information represents an outstanding consolidated resource for the Council, the local community and the State Government. The resource makes a significant contribution to current planning practice and is considered to encapsulate best practice planning for both urban and peri-urban councils. ipts Over 30 years local/international expertise, knowledge & experience Professional & Technical Services for Planning, Urban Design & Development Sectors Planning, GIS and Illustrative Mapping/Analysis, Visual Design & Communications Water Resource Management & Engineering Integrated Planning & Technical Services t e Davidlloyd@ipts.com.au / Ildaclos@ipts.com.au 28 PIA (SA Division) Awards for Planning Excellence 2013

29 2013 Planning Excellence Awards - Nominees Best Planning Ideas Small Welland Transport and Parking Plan Jensen Planning + Design, GTA Consultants, City of Charles Sturt In 2012 Jensen Planning + Design and GTA Consultants were engaged by the City of Charles Sturt to undertake a Transport and Parking Plan covering that part of the suburbs of Allenby Gardens, Welland and West Hindmarsh located north of Grange Road. The objectives of the Welland Transport and Parking Plan (WTPP) are: Better link transport and parking needs with other aspects of prosperous, socially and culturally cohesive community encouraging healthy/active lifestyles Plan for future demands of streets and open spaces in response to changing expectations about how we move around our neighborhood and about what makes a safe/attractive/healthy community. The WTPP deals with a variety of transport and urban improvement topics, including walking, cycling, local traffic improvements, car parking, public transport, and improvements to the look and feel of streets, parks and walking paths. It is structured in an easily communicable and implementable format, commencing with a general discussion on the different transport issues at each key location and then concluding with detailed recommendations for improvement (which includes diagrams, photos and text). The WTPP not only achieves the objectives outlined in the Council s brief for an evolved strategic direction for transport in the study area, but expanded the intent to become a roadmap to achieving community health, vitality, functionality and beauty. The Plan clearly demonstrates the benefits of a planning / urban design led collaboration with transport planners to deliver a holistic approach to what has traditionally been a traffic engineering led Local Area Traffic Management Plan. Inner West Precinct Place Making & Urban Design Framework Wax Design, City of Charles Sturt, URPS, Natalie Fuller & Associates The Inner West Precinct Place Making and Urban Design Framework explores the crucial issues associated with the progressive regeneration of the Inner Rim of Metropolitan Adelaide and how developments such as the Bowden Redevelopment impact on existing communities. The study aims to identify opportunities and experiences that can lead to and deliver integrated place making approaches within the Precinct. The study seeks to progressively combine the existing character of the Inner West Precinct with the new urban realms associated with development areas, creating a new urban- symbiosis and integrated public realm. The Place Making Framework is not simply a land use planning exercise for one part of the City of Charles Sturt, but a detailed assessment and analysis of the Precinct which creates an urban design framework that builds on the existing sense of place and community value within the suburbs of Bowden, Brompton, Hindmarsh, Ovingham and Ridleyton. The framework represents a collection of ideas and actions which enable community involvement and engagement. It does not create a prescriptive approach with defined outcomes and narrow objectives. Instead, the framework aims to cultivate ideas and encourage members of the community as well as Council and Renewal SA to become place making activists; to tackle projects that build on the existing urban character, while accommodating new urban forms and public spaces that will continue to reshape the Precinct in the future. PIA (SA Division) Awards for Planning Excellence

30 2013 Planning Excellence Awards - Nominees Best Planning Ideas small Wayville Station - Integrated Land Use & Transport Project InfraPlan In 2013, a new railway station commenced construction at Wayville next to the Adelaide Showgrounds - replacing both the annual temporary Royal Adelaide Show station, and the ageing Keswick Railway Station. Travel experience is a key determinant of the ability of rail systems to generate travel movement and grow patronage. Railway Stations and their appearance are a key element to overall travel experience and subsequently any new station requires fundamental design requirements which are functional to the stations location. Station development or refurbishment involves the design of core features such as platforms, shelters or pedestrian access but in addition considers external development; commercial or residential growth opportunities with an overall perspective of creating increased commuter numbers. The position of the new Wayville Station incorporates this statement, as the Keswick Barracks - directly adjacent to the new station, is a site documented by government, as being a prime location for a future Transit Orientated Development (TOD). The contribution to fulfilling the State Government s aim is significant and demonstrates how a project can be developed to maximise the integrated principles of the 30 Year Plan and achieve best practice urban design outcomes. From the onset the idea was to link metropolitan wide strategies to the local context and challenges. The project s outcomes are consistent with the Australian Government s National Urban Strategy objectives of making cities more liveable, and encouraging the use of public transport by making it more accessible. In particular the project will improve the urban amenity of Adelaide s inner suburbs. 30 PIA (SA Division) Awards for Planning Excellence 2013

31 2013 Planning Excellence Awards - Nominees From Plan to Place Supporting & Strengthening Sustainable Agriculture in the Alexandrina Council Alexandrina Council, URPS In 2006 URPS consulted with around 80 farmers from 8 industry sectors about the issues facing the future viability of their enterprises. They identified planning policies and a lack of understanding of the needs of primary producers by Council planners and other staff as areas of frustration. They didn t think Council really cared about what farmers needed. Even when the Rural Areas Strategy was endorsed by Council in 2008 these farmers were sceptical that much would change. In 2010 the Alexandrina Council working with consultant planners URPS took the first steps to turning the vision in the plan into reality. The creation of the Alexandrina Sustainable Agricultural Round Table, ASART, coincided with the Rural Areas Strategy receiving a National Award from the Planning Institute of Australia. Almost four years and 20 ASART meetings later these farmers and those they interact with in their communities know that Council values their contribution. They work collaboratively with planners, elected members and other Council staff. A new place is being created a place of respect and recognition: a place where an Alexandrina resident can feel proud to be part of their farming future. Great Place Award Meyer Reserve Bay River Defence Housing Australia, Renewal SA Meyer Reserve is a 2.25 hectare recreational hub at the heart of Bayriver, Defence Housing Australia s (DHA s) residential development at Largs North, Adelaide. DHA has transformed an old oval and enclosed industrial site of 8.8 hectares into a landscaped greenbelt for the enjoyment of future residents and the surrounding community. DHA s masterplan blends 127 serviced lots for houses, apartments and townhouses with more than 55,000 mostly native trees and shrubs in the reserve. Additionally, drought resistant plantings border the entire eastern perimeter providing shelter for exercise, play and picnic areas. The site has been developed on behalf of Renewal SA (the South Australian Government s urban renewal authority) with 15 per cent of the lots designated for affordable housing. DHA will build and retain 35 dwellings for Defence members, with the remainder sold in the open market. The first residents move in at the beginning of DHA s creative integration of Meyer Reserve, with pedestrian walkways and cycle paths linking to the surrounding neighbourhood, ensures that the amenities are widely shared. From the earliest stages in planning this residential development, DHA has held public information sessions to engage with the community. Their comments and feedback have been included in a unique project that has effectively converted a fenced off industrial wasteland into a welcoming community hub. Meyer Reserve demonstrates how innovative design and engineering solutions can be used to overcome significant environmental challenges, transforming a potentially difficult site into a functional and well integrated space for the community. PIA (SA Division) Awards for Planning Excellence

32 2013 Planning Excellence Awards - Nominees Improving Planning Processes & Practises Tonsley Park Redevelopment Social Infrastructure Plan Jensen Planning + Design, Renewal SA, Department for Manufacturing, Innovation, Trade, Resources & Energy (DMITRE) Jensen Planning + Design was engaged by Renewal SA and DMITRE to undertake a Future Needs Social Infrastructure Assessment of the Tonsley project at Tonsley Park. This involved assessment and mapping of existing social infrastructure, and determining future need of communities of interest. It included rigorous research into future needs of workers, students, residents and visitors utilizing case studies around the world involving TODs, mixed use, student campuses and large employment centres, as well as underlying interviews and from analyzing quantitative data. Recommendations regarding built form, location, scope, function, management and funding of social infrastructure were provided. Tonsley is an exciting and major urban infill project within metropolitan Adelaide located on the old Mitsubishi site. Ultimately it will see about 19,000 residents living in the immediate catchment area, 7,000 new workers and 10,000 students attending University or TAFE located within Tonsley Park each year. The social infrastructure assessment has been undertaken as a core component of the early planning and design phases of the project. The timing and rigour of this assessment has clearly shown that government has recognized the value of early consideration of social infrastructure, and in effect, put social infrastructure back on the planning agenda. It recognised that this information was required early on in the Tonsley planning process to inform state and local government about future community needs, priorities and appropriate models of provision. Adelaide City Council 3D City Model Adelaide City Council It s said a picture tells a 1000 words. The Adelaide City Council 3D City Model represents a significant achievement in visually representing in three dimensions the future development of the State s capital by using methods accessible to the general public, the development industry and the education sector. The 3D City Model has been used in strategic planning, for consideration of planning policy and assessment. Being the first model in Australia to be publicly available on-line, the ability of City stakeholders and the community to interact with the City in a 3D setting improves understanding of what is planned for the City. This improves the ease by which non-planners can understand the future of the City, and how it may impact them. The 3D Model has been used to translate planning policy into improved processes and practices in the workplace and on the ground. The ease of the model to represent policy alternatives, and to visually display these, has made policy consideration processes easier to engage with, and more effective. In terms of planning assessment, the model has been used by applicants to assist in their planning for their development. The model has supported improved decision making by the assessing officers, Council s DAP and the State Government s Development Assessment Commission. The provision of free access to the model by the general public and industry and education sectors has supported improved information, and is a customer focussed approach. As Adelaide considers the how, where and why to build higher buildings, use of visualisation to improve understanding of planning for the future of the City is critical for successful community understanding and participation. The Adelaide City Council s 3D Model advances good planning processes and practices. 32 PIA (SA Division) Awards for Planning Excellence 2013

33 2013 Planning Excellence Awards - Nominees Public Engagement and Community Planning Picture Playford 2043 City of Playford Picture Playford 2043 was a comprehensive high quality community participation and planning exercise undertaken during April-June 2012 with the objective of seeking information from the community and stakeholders for the development of the City of Playford s new 30 year community plan, the Playford Community Vision It is a high level aspirational community plan developed by the community and its stakeholders; it articulates the community s collective values of where we are going and why. The purpose of Picture Playford 2043 was to work with the community and stakeholders to identify their views, vision for the future and explore challenges for the economic, urban development, environment and community service sectors in Playford. The Playford Community Vision 2043 has set the scene for the City of Playford s Strategic Plan, which is currently in draft. The Plan identifies key areas that council and other stakeholders will need to focus on to work towards achieving the community s vision. It includes a set of community indicators which will help council and others to measure progress towards achieving the vision. Through the process we wanted to communicate that it is important for the community get involved in developing the plans for their community as they (and their families, neighbours, friends) will be the ones experiencing the future and should take responsibility to help shape and drive its direction, while sharing their aspirations for their community. Picture Playford 2043 was targeted at the whole of the Playford community including those who may have the intention to live, work or invest in Playford in the future. Rather than target specific ages, ethnicities, socio-economic groups, stakeholders and businesses we used a holistic approach to engage and activate participation by anyone who has (or may have) an interest in Playford. PIA (SA Division) Awards for Planning Excellence

34 Fellow Elevations Fellow elevation Stephen Smith Stephen has consistently demonstrated a keen awareness of the importance of planning for sustainable water use in urban and rural scenarios. He has positioned his work with communities and peers on an understanding that social and economic sustainability must be grounded in a fundamental concern and care for the environment. In his chosen field he has demonstrated the highest order of professionalism as a planner skilled in both local government planning and in the crucial area of sustainable natural resource management. His contribution to the state s planning and environmental management system is one of a quiet achiever, who has effectively been in the vanguard of evolving systems to better manage natural resources, particularly that of water, in the driest state of Australia. More recently the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board under his guidance has produced an excellent guide to planning for climate change in a progress manner. Since graduating in the planning course from the South Australian Institute of Technology in 1982, Stephen has progressed from senior strategic policy and statutory planning positions to managing environmental services within local government, principally with the Stirling and Adelaide Hills Councils between 1993 and These councils are within the Adelaide Hills area, now sequestered into the State s strategic view of Greater Adelaide. They are also consequently within the major water catchment area for metropolitan Adelaide, so Stephen is well acquainted with the crucial importance of water as a planning issue in the overall sustainability of urban Adelaide. After joining the Onkaparinga Catchment Water Management Board in 2000, he went on to work closely with the Board and the community in leading the development of a catchment based plan and managing the integration of the broad catchment plan through water sensitive design policies within the development plans of six councils within the catchment area. The consultation process was an outstanding success in its ability to engage interactively with key stakeholders and community in achieving a Catchment Water Management Plan for using water sustainably in both urban and rural scenarios. Further, the translation of the Plan policies into the Development Plans of several councils in the catchment area involved working with each council and Development Plan to successfully to provide planning objectives and principles whilst reviewing the documents to avoid repetition or contradiction. After leaving the position of General Manager of the Board in 2006, Stephen joined the Adelaide and Mt Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board as Director of Policy and Planning, to continue the process of the development and review of a Regional NRM Plan. This work has involved judgement in interpreting guidelines to specific situations arising in the development and implementation of the NRM Plan and managing the development of solutions to complex policy issues related to Water Allocation Plans within the region. Stephen s contribution to planning strategy in the area of natural resources management has been recognised by PIA awards, namely in 2001 by a state award for planning excellence in the category of Environmental Planning and Excellence for the Onkaparinga Catchment Water Management Plan; in 2008 by a state Award for Planning Excellence in the Category of Environmental Planning or Conservation for 34 PIA (SA Division) Awards for Planning Excellence 2013

35 Fellow Elevations Fellow elevation continued... the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Plan, followed in 2009 by a national Award for Planning Excellence in the Category of Environmental Planning and Conservation for the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Plan. Stephen has combined his professional life with involvement in community affairs in his private life and continued to maintain his professional skills through further study, including obtaining a Graduate Diploma in Public Sector Management and Diploma in Local Government Administration from the former South Australian Institute of Technology, now UniSA, and successfully qualifying as a Master in Business Administration. In all aspects of Stephen s contribution to the planning profession, he has demonstrated the ability to translate the bigger picture and longer time perspectives of resource management to current development planning structures. His high ethical standards and personal qualities of quiet humour and dedication are an inspiration to colleagues within his profession and the wider community. His contribution to the reputation and integrity of the planning profession and Institute includes: - Member local government planners association prior to being RAPI/PIA member - Member of the PIA Executive three separate periods, convened various committees including policy and environment, member of Environment Chapter since establishment, and as a member of the SA Division committee, organised the 2013 Coastal Planning Forum - Member and Past Chair of the Mount Lofty Ranges Planners Group - Lectured and tutored planning students at University of South Australia in natural resource management - Mentored UNISA planning students - Worked to embed natural resources management into everyday planning thinking - Involved in the development of the Onkaparinga Catchment Water Management plan, which was recognised with a PIA award in Led the preparation of the first regional NRM plan in South Australia which received South Australian and National planning awards in Member of the City of Campbelltown Development Assessment Panel since 2011 PIA (SA Division) Awards for Planning Excellence

36 Fellow Elevations Fellow elevation Alan Rumbsy Alan is one of South Australia s most experienced and respected planning consultants, with a distinguished career spanning some 37 years and counting. With a Bachelor of Arts in Planning from the University of SA under his belt, he started his career as a planner with the State Planning office in 1976, before working with the Department of Housing and Urban Affairs and then the SA Housing Trust until This public sector experience helped to hone his strategic thinking, writing and design skills, providing an excellent foundation for his planning career. Having gained much from his time in the public service, Alan then joined Bone and Tonkin Planners (now Master Plan SA) as a Senior Planner for some 10 years, before taking on the role of Manager with Colliers Jardine Planning Consultants. Then in 1999, together with Jeni Nolan, he established Nolan Rumsby Planners which became one of South Australia s leading Planning consultancies for almost 15 years. More recently, Alan has become a Director at URPS as part of the merger of these two prominent consultancies. A true all rounder, Alan is equally skilled at leading broad-level strategic planning and master planning, as well as development policy (including Development Plan Amendments), and development facilitation/assessment. The formulation of planning policy has been a distinguishing feature of Alan s career, having assisted numerous local government authorities and State Government agencies in preparing SDPs, PARs and DPAs. His knowledge and experience in amending Development Plan policy is matched by his work facilitating/assessing countless development projects across South Australia. Alan particularly enjoys giving planning advice on development projects and land development concepts, stemming from his days managing major residential subdivision projects at Pooraka, Munno Para West, Noarlunga Downs for the SA Housing Trust. He also continues to put his expertise to the test giving expert evidence in some 80 appeals and counting, making him one of South Australia s most experienced planners in ERD Court matters and other licensing jurisdictions. Alan has worked tirelessly throughout his career to advance the cause of planning and promote the careers of many young planners, giving many a graduate planner their first leg up into the field of planning. He has exhibited a long standing commitment to the profession via his mentoring of students and graduates through formal programs such as the PIA mentoring scheme, as well as through his business/practices where he took on many planning students for placement work most of whom then stayed with him in paid employment after graduating. Nolan Rumsby Planners also sponsored the University of SA Award for Urban Design, supporting the application of solid planning principles to deliver excellence in the public realm. A strong contributor to PIA and Planning education, Alan has been a regular speaker and sponsor of PIA events, particularly related to policy formulation, ERD Court work and development assessment. He also serves as a member of the UDIA s Retirement Living Committee. Alan is a passionate advocate for the profession his integrity and commitment is without question. He advises his clients without fear or favour, displaying the highest standard of professional conduct and instilling in others the importance of a planner s independent professional opinion. Alan is widely respected for bringing people together in the pursuit of great development outcomes he is always warm and respectful, he listens carefully, he responds thoughtfully and he works tirelessly in all his interactions throughout the planning process. He is an exemplar for professionals working in the planning system in South Australia. 36 PIA (SA Division) Awards for Planning Excellence 2013