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12th Annual State Conference

WA Works and Parks Annual State Conference

13–14 AUGUST 2009 - The Novotel Swan Valley Vines Resort, Verdelho Drive, The Vines.

Program

Welcome to this year's Conference. The Program of events shown here is as of 2 April 2009 and may be subject to change.

Wednesday 12th August 2009

Pre-Conference Corporate Golf Day
Novotel Swan Valley Vines Resort
Tee off times between 11.30am and 1.00pm as advised.

Enquiries to: Maurice Lowe, Golf Day Coordinator, Mobile: 0427 727 066

Thursday 13th August 2009

8.30-9.00am Registration
9.00am - 9.15am Welcome by Mr PETER MURRAY,
President, LGSA Conference
Conference Launch by Mr STEPHEN COLE,
Local Government Managers Association WA
 Session1
9.15am -10.45am Keynote Speaker: Mr GLENN CAPELLI
Director, True Learning Centre

Personal Development and Change
10.45am -11.45am MORNING TEA
and interaction with Trade Exhibitors
 Session 2
11.45am -12.30pm Mr IAN DECK, Alliance and Innovations Manager, Southern Gateway Alliance
Building the Bunbury Highway
12.30pm -1.00pm Mr ADRIAN LESTER, Chairman, C&D Working Group and
Mr BRUCE BOWMAN, Consultant

Using Recycled Construction and Demolition Waste Materials
1.00pm -2.00pm LUNCH (courtesy: Skippers Trucks)
and visit to the Trade Exhibits
 Session 3
2.00pm - 5.00pm Technical Tour including Afternoon Tea
– delegates, sponsors and exhibitors to:
•  Hazelmere Recycling Facility – on site bus tour
   (closed shoes required): Hosts A Lester/B Bowman

•  Hepburn Avenue extension: Host A Martin, City of Swan

•  Ballajura Peace Park: Host W Seymour, City of Swan

•  Ellenbrook Water Playground: Host R Thorpe, City of Swan
 
6.30pm - 7.00pm PRE DINNER DRINKS:
7.00pm CONFERENCE DINNER AND PRESENTATIONS

Entertainment:
Peppermint Jazz
Jehosophat the Hippie

11.30pm Bus to designated accommodation points

Friday 14th August 2009

7.00am - 8.00am CONFERENCE BREAKFAST
– including
Presentation by Gold Sponsor, WESTRAC
8.00am - 9.00am ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
including President’s report and Election of
Committee Members, as required by the Constitution

or

TRADE EXHIBITION VISIT

 Session 4
9.00am - 9.45am GILES PICKARD, Landscape Architect
Parks and Landscape, City of Fremantle

Vegetating the Urban Fabric
9.45am -10.45am MORNING TEA
and interaction with Sponsors and Trade Exhibitors
 Session 5
10.45am - 11.15am TBA
11.15am - 11.45am Presentations by Scholarship Winners

Mr MARK ATHERTON, Team Leader/Leading Hand Shire of Dardanup
Establishing landscaped POS areas

Mr STEPHEN HARDY, Parks and Gardens Supervisor, Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale
Playing Surfaces & Turf Management

 Session 6
11.45am - 12.45pm PANEL on Potential LGA Amalgamations:
Ms Joanne Trezona, Mr Tony Brown, Ms Jenni Law
(Each providing a perspective on this issue.)
LUNCH

Presentation of Prizes

CONFERENCE CLOSE by LGSA Regional President

Conference close

Thank you to our Sponsors and Exhibitors for their valued support. See them here: Sponsors >>> Exhibitors >>>.

 
 
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Tel: (08) 6250 0558
LGSA, PO Box 1410, Bibra Lake, WA 6965
Email: admin@lgsa.com.au

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