COMMUNITY MANAGERS NETWORK

CAN INTEGRATED SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING DELIVER BETTER VALUE FOR COMMUNITIES IN THE CONTEXT OF CONSTRAINED BUDGETS?

This event is brought to you by the LG Professionals, SA Community Managers Network, and supported by the City of Adelaide and Local Government Association. PROGRAM Raeph Cumming, convenor of the Victorian Social Infrastructure Planners Network and social infrastructure planning specialist, will provide an overview of the innovations in Victoria and explore how they help to: ∴ Deliver more value for the community in times of budget constraint ∴ Take a strategic approach to community facilities investments and asset management ∴ Make data collection and gap analysis easier ∴ Support integration with community services planning ∴ Facilitate successful hubs ∴ Attract more funding Raeph’s presentation will be followed by a Q & A session and discussion about the opportunities and challenges for applying these approaches in SA Councils. Please see over for more information about Raeph.

AIMS To learn about innovative community and social infrastructure planning that is delivering community value, integration with services and strategic outcomes for local government in Victoria. Since 2012, local governments across Greater Melbourne and regional Victoria have been collaboratively developing new integrated approaches to the planning of community services and community facilities. Through the Victorian Social Infrastructure Planners Network, a range of methods and tools have emerged that may be equally useful in South Australia.

When / Thursday, 13 June 2019

Where / LGA Boardroom, 148 Frome Street, Adelaide

Time / 1:00pm – 3:30pm Includes afternoon tea

Investment (Inc GST) / Attendance is free; however, registrations are essential.

Register online / www.lgprofessionalssa.org.au/event-3408391

Registrations close / Friday 7 June 2019

Who should attend / Anyone involved in social infrastructure planning or community facilities operations (e.g. Asset Managers, Social and Recreation Planners, Community Development Staff)

About Local Government Professionals Australia, SA

Local Government Professionals Australia, SA is a not-for-profit member based association representing professionals working in local government in South Australia. We have the ability to link and connect people from different councils who may not otherwise form relationships or share with each other. Our high quality professional development programs and networking events are uniquely local government – reflective of the culture of the sector and sensitive to the needs of its professionals. The content of our events and programs are informed by our members and people who genuinely care about the sector. We provide a safe and supportive environment in which to grow and learn while creating opportunities to make time away from the office to work on the business or on self. We award and acknowledge achievements of excellence.

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All proceeds from our networks are directly reinvested to further develop the local government sector through continued support of professional networks, events and learning and development initiatives for local government professionals.

Raeph CummingRaeph is a specialist in local government social and community infrastructure planning and Geographical Information Systems (GIS). His professional experience spans 16 years in strategic planning, social planning and community development in the UK, Western Australia, metropolitan Melbourne and now regional Victoria. Prior to establishing SocioLogic in 2017 Raeph spent five years in full-time community infrastructure planning roles in metropolitan and regional local government in Victoria. For 6 years Raeph convened the Victorian Social Infrastructure Planners Network, working with more than 20 councils developing integrated social infrastructure planning approaches. As Director of Sociologic, Raeph now works actively with Victorian local and State Government conducting infrastructure needs assessments, implementing integrated planning frameworks, and building the online CASIMO gap analysis tool.

Raeph is visiting Adelaide to speak at Planning Institute of Australia’s SA State Conference on 14 June, where he will focus on the application of these approaches and tools in urban and strategic planning. You might like to make your colleagues in Planning teams aware of his presentation topic if this is topical for your Council.

Further info can be at www.planning.org.au/sa-conference-content/raeph-cumming

JOIN US! Registrations for this event are open to Local Government Professionals Australia, SA members, council employees, employees of regional subsidiaries.For further information, please contact:Penny Worland, Senior Social Planner – City of Adelaide at P.Worland@cityofadelaide.com.au or phone 8203 7353.

Tahlia Willey, Network and Program Officer – LG Professionals, SA at connect@lgprofessionalssa.org.au or phone 8291 7994.

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