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Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
This episode is an interview with Professor Paul Burton who is Director of the Cities Research Institute at Griffith University Gold Coast Campus.
Paul is an experienced planner and academic, and is the Vice President of Planning Institute of Australia Qld Division. In this episode we discuss the history of the Gold Coast, comparing the Gold Coast to other international cities, the Gold Coast’s growth to now, and what we should focus on for planning into the future.
It’s a great first interview for the podcast!
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
In this episode, you meet the host Nicole Bennetts, and find out what bought her to launching this podcast. You will then hear what to expect from this podcast in the future, the city thinkers and shapers you will hear from, and how you can get involved in the podcast.
About the host
Nicole is a wife, mother of 3 young children and passionate urban planner. She is an emerging leader and collaborator in city building and urban thinking, passionate about raising the profile of important issues facing our future.
She has 15 years experience as a strategic and statutory urban and regional planner in both public sector and private sectors.
Nicole is currently State Manager for Queensland and Northern Territory at Planning Institute of Australia.
Nicole has worked for Arup, a global multi-disciplinary sustainable development firm. She has held a leadership role within strategic urban and regional planning at City of Gold Coast as Coordinator of Neighbourhood Planning where she led local planning.
Another notable achievement, she was the property developer of award winning development ENVI micro urban village in Southport, in partnership with DegenhartSHEDD. A first of its kind exemplary small lot housing project that delivered exceptional design and high-density outcomes.