Architectural practice in Melbourne city and coastal Victoria. Member AIA Vic Chapter Council. Design advisor in government and design procurement

Joined June 2012
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So pleased to see #Victoria2026 #Commonwealth Games are including #local content for their regional projects including the upcoming RFP for #VillagesBespokeDesign services lnkd.in/gHTdX-zZ
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Really pleased to see #regionaldevelopment and local design and architecture practices being supported in EOI request for #Commonwealthgames #Victoria2026 Hope our profession has recognised the value of embedding local , regional insight in their submissions.
2013 exploring #townsville details
Notto mention damage to #Country , environment and flood issues
Replying to @AlboMP
@AlboMP @DanielAndrewsMP please no: duplication of #barwonheads road only creates bottleneck at #barwonheads we need strategic approach not squeaky wheel responses
I have said it before but this is 19th century thinking- work with the environment, protect it. we can’t engineer our way out of nature
People before plants; this is key to understanding the Govt's priorities smh.com.au/national/nsw/peop… I'll paraphrase - Development before the Environment - Flooded homes before sensible Planning - Developers before People - #ClimateCrisis before #ClimateAction @ChrisMinnsMP #nswpol
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Amazing powers they have to draw up new contracts with private sector?
Victorian opposition pledges to cap public transport fares at $2 a day ab.co/3rJVF7v
Pleased to be part off panel discussion for Geelong Sustainability this Saturday 15 October 2022. #sustainability #communityarchitecture lnkd.in/gyAG8quN
Pleased to be part of panel discussion this Saturday 15th October for Geelong Sustainability lnkd.in/gyAG8quN #sustainability #architecture #community
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Really? Do you work in public sector?
Excellent point… did @DanielAndrewsMP suggest makes an even longer weekend! Could have just overlapped with @AFL parade
Why the 22nd? The funeral is on Monday the 19th 🙄
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Victoria has had increase in #publicholidays in last 8 years, #covid lockdowns . It’s not 70 years, it’s the last 3
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On September 22 there will be a public holiday for the National Day of Mourning for Her Majesty The Queen.
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Agree @roryhyde but in some respects this is an even bigger win demonstrating that landscape projects do actually have a $$value. Sad but necessary for some audiences with singular language
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“Council ought to back such projects because they are good, not because they make money. What price can you put on returning life to the river? On a quiet place to sit? On birdsong? Or on placing Aboriginal culture at the centre of the city?” theage.com.au/national/victo…
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Vale @archieroach such an enormous little as to Country, our culture and humanity
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Seriously concerning when someone simply divides average house construction rate by square meterage to determine cost of smaller home. Then cites examples without any specific costs: Top 5 Floor Plans & Designs for Small Houses | Architecture & Design architectureanddesign.com.au…

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Time for a planned retreat - move buildings off floodplains, reforest floodplains upriver to slow floodwaters. Time for design - wrestle with the implications of this for our communities, ecologies, histories. theconversation.com/its-time… via @ConversationEDU
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Women delivering change - as voters, as candidates #auspol
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Greens win Ryan!! Go @EWatsonBrown OMG, a super smart architect in parliament!!!!!!
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So how’s this $600k cut compared with $60million increase in ‘electoral events’ ?
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