Transport, Social Disadvantage and
Well-Being Forum: Progress
 Melbourne, Australia
Thursday 19 July 2007

Shell House Theatrette, Mezzanine Level,
1 Spring Street, Melbourne
Transport Conference

Program

 

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Time   Speakers/Topics
8.30 am   Registration
9.00 am   Mr Terry Laidler, MC, Welcome
9.05 am   The Hon Peter Batchelor MP, Minister for Victorian Communities
9.15 am   Indigenous Welcome
9.20 am   Mr Jim Betts, Director of Public Transport
9.40 am   Q&A
10.00 am   Session 1 – Special interests
    Mr Hector McKenzie, Deputy Director Public Transport, Franchise Relationships, Department of Infrastructure, "Making Public Transport More Accessible For People With Disabilities"
    Dr Jenny Morris, Director of Transport Policy, Department of Infrustructure, “What’s Driving Policy? Government’s Response To A New Wave of Older Drivers”
    Mr Peter Hibbert, SCOPE, “Challenges of Achieving Accessibility With Taxis”
    Ms Jessica Zammit, Blind Citizens Australia, “Accessibility Vs Usability - Transport Perspectives Of People Who Are Blind Or Vision Impaired"
10.40 am   Q&A
11.05 am   Morning Tea
11.30 am   Session 2 – Service Expansion
    Public Transport, Bus and Regional Services representative - TBC
    Professor Graham Currie, Chair of Public Transport, Monash University “Service Expansion Progress: The Facts”
    Mr Doug Bell, Director Intermodal, “Lessons From Pakenham”
    Mr Bernie Trim, Community Transport Officer, Golden Connections, Golden Plains Shire, "Golden Connections: Why It Worked"
    Mr Philip Whiting, Chairperson, Victorian Community Transport Association, “Resource Coordination In Metro Melbourne”
12.25 pm   Q&A
12.50pm   Lunch
1.45 pm   Session 3 – Governance and Engagement
    Mr Andrew Wear, Manager, Transport Connections Program, Department of Victorian Communities, “Transport, Disadvantage And Decision Making: Issues and Initiatives”
    Mr John Stanley, Executive Director of Bus Association Victoria, “Knocking Down The Silos”
    Dr Michael Kennedy, CEO, Mornington Peninsula, “Everything’s Connected To Everything Else: Why Achieving a Fair and Effective Outcome Is Very, Very Complex, And What We Should Do About It”
    Ms Karen Fuller, Transport Connection Program Coordinator, Wimmera Transport Connections Project, “Community Engagement – The Wimmera Experience”
2.30 pm   Q&A
3.00 pm   Session 4 – Reflection
    Dr Sandi Rosenbloom, Adjunct Professor Planning, University of Arizona USA
    Mr Martin Thomsett, Principal Policy Officer, Queensland Transport
    Mr Phil Saunders, Manager, Integrated Services Planning, Public Transport Division, Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure, South Australia.
    Ms Caroline Mason, Director, Local and Community Transport, Ministry of Transport, New South Wales
3.40 pm   General discussion
4.30 pm   Close Forum