Hustle & Bustle podcast

Matt Gross - Housing unaffordability & market outlook

Matt Gross is a well-known property economist, urban geographer, and sociologist based in Brisbane.  
Matt heads up one of Australia's most respected property research houses that has grown on the back of honesty, integrity and innovation, National Property Research Co. Matthew is highly regarded as being able to provide both strategic direction and tactical strategies to ensure that the project values, both social and economic are maximised. He has been involved in providing insight into some of the country’s biggest property transactions and largest residential developments.
The housing unaffordability crisis is growing! So I wanted to speak with Matt about his research and experience to help understand: 
his views on the current housing unaffordability. What will lead SEQ out of this current state?
impact of federal election on housing
impact of COVID on housing
longer term SEQ housing market predications
Key economic barriers and opportunities for 2032 Olympics
Hope you enjoy this chat. 

Prof. Jason Byrne - Tassie & Nature Based Solutions

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:
top tips for Australian planners ready to converge on Hobart for PIA National Congress
his career highlights and motivations 
key barriers for Australia in adapting to climate change
nature based solutions & innovative solutions to adapting to climate change
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

Katherine Rickard & Dave Hanson - PechaKucha Gold Coast

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 Roushani-Zarmehri - urban flooding

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
why so many of our urban settlements are susceptible to flood
issues with reliance on dams and levees. 
what does 1 in 100 year flood actually mean?
different types of flooding
solutions to reducing the risk of future floods
political issues with 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. 
 
 

Hon Brittany Lauga MP - Town Planner to Politician

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
the transferrable skills between planning and politics
her perspectives that have changes since joining politics
how to create positive interactions between politicians, planners and allied professionals
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 - History of Gold Coast

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;
the charitable work that Grummitt Planning has specialised in; and
the new passion project he is leading, to capture and communicate the history of the Gold Coast.
the essence of the Gold Coast - what makes us unique
I hope you enjoy this episode. 
 
About Us - Grummitt Planning
 

Matt Collins - Politics + Planning & an update on PIA Qld

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:
his perspective about how to navigate politics as a planner, in an ethical and positive manner
how politics and planning influences community trust
what planners can do to improve the community’s trust in the planning system
the role that PIA is playing to advance better planning, particularly in QLD

Jaime Traspaderne - Adapting to Climate Change

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
acting now to protect our lifestyles
grey, blue and green infrastructure 
how blue and green infrastructure make cities more resilience
delivering integrated blue green infrastructure in our cities
 

Dr. Sharon Harwood - Designing with Country

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!

SEASON 2. Nicholas Kamols - Young Planner of the Year

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
bridging the gap between academia and planning practice through his Masters of Philosophy and PhD, where he is looking to solve systemic workplace issues, such as how institutional cultures affect participatory planning, and institutional decision-making processes. 
he founded a social enterprise called PowerWells, the social enterprise – where he and his team are repurposing batteries to give renewable energy to off-grid communities in Indonesia.
how Planning seems to be spatial, but it really a social endeavour
his interest in Effective Altruism,  Long termism, Future casting and Back casting, the Metaverve, Inter planetary species and other cool things 
his interest in helping shape the 2032 Olympics and the obligation to contribute
And lots more!
This is the PhD book chapter mentioned in our chat: https://eprints.qut.edu.au/226785/This came out last night: https://thefifthestate.com.au/urbanism/planning/brisbane-climate-positive-olympics-the-pressures-on-queensland/
These are some others from Nick too:
MPhil article: https://eprints.qut.edu.au/209031/MPhil Thesis: https://eprints.qut.edu.au/208256/
Hope you enjoy this first episode back for Season 2!