Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development, Local Government, Arts and Sport
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Robyn Fleming is the First Assistant Secretary, North West and Local Government Division in the Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development, Local Government, Arts and Sport. Robyn has responsibility for the Office of Northern Australia and the Northern Australia Sustainable Futures Program, regional funding for communities which includes programs such as the Regional Development Australia Fund (RDAF) as well as Local Government policy and funding including the Financial Assistance Grants.
Robyn previously managed the Office of Northern Australia. Prior to joining Regional Australia, Robyn has worked across a number of portfolios including FaHCSIA, NOIE, Finance, Innovation and Trade. Robyn has worked on food processing, regional and urban planning, innovation, community and communications policy and program development.
Robyn has a Bachelor of Arts, Post Graduate Diploma in Communications and Information Technology and a Masters in Public Policy and Management all from Monash University.
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Integration & collaboration for regional development planning
Department of Planning and Infrastructure, NSW
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Richard Pearson is Deputy Director General, Development Assessment & Systems Performance in the NSW Department of Planning & Infrastructure.
Richard is responsible for overseeing the assessment of major development and infrastructure projects, including critical infrastructure, transport, energy and water, mining, extractive industry, manufacturing, waste and remediation and major urban renewal precincts such as Barangaroo.
Richard is also responsible for implementation of the NSW Housing Code, NSW Commercial and Industrial Code, and Joint Regional Planning Panels.
Richard is also overseeing the preparation of strategic regional land use plans across NSW. Initial priorities are regional plans for the Upper Hunter and New England North West. These plans have a primary focus on resolving land use conflict between coal mining, coal seam gas and agriculture.
Richard was previously the Executive Director of the Department’s Rural and Regional Planning Division from March 2006 to May 2009 where he managed the production, delivery and implementation of regional strategies for high growth regional areas, major Local Environmental Plans and other land-use and coastal planning work throughout rural and regional NSW.
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Strategic land use regional planning for resilience
John joined the Natural Resources Commission as Commissioner in December 2011. He was awarded an Order of Australia in 2005 and a Centenary Medal in 2003. He also chairs the Sydney Institute of Marine Science, the Cooperative Research Centres for the Pork and Sheep industries and the Australian Wool Exchange. He is a member of the NSW Environment Protection Authority Board. John is a Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, and the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is the past Chairman of Ridley Corporation Ltd, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Livestock Export Review, the National Registration Authority for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals, and Unisearch Ltd. John also owns a wool and lamb enterprise in central west NSW.
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Resilience & regional NRM planning
Carolyn has been with the Central West CMA from its inception in 2004. She possesses extensive experience and specialist expertise in the management of natural resources, strengthened through various positions in the public and educational sectors and local government over the past 20 years.
Carolyn has provided valuable leadership and direction in natural resource management strategic development and planning, including the development of the Central West Catchment Action Plan using resilience thinking and evidence based practice.
Qualifications include Bachelor of Science (Hons) from Monash University and a Master of Environmental Management from the University of New England.
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Implementing resilient thinking in NRM
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Implementing a resilience framework
Landscape resilience & adaptation
Australia is undergoing many drivers of landscape change.
Climate change and the price on carbon are propelling the development of policies and plans to help regions improve and safeguard environmental outcomes, whilst benefitting the economy. Equally, increasing demands on our natural resources pose enormous challenges to land-use planning for agricultural and mining development and conservation policies.
While these drivers of landscape change vary in demand, the need for our regions to remain resilient and sustainable remains unchanged.
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