Join us for a dynamic Networking Breakfast proudly sponsored by Green By Nature at the beautiful Mount Lawley Golf Club on Wednesday, March 11, from 8am – 10:30am as we reconnect with colleagues and kick off the year with an engaging and thought-provoking discussion on the theme “Planning for Growth.”

This interactive morning will feature insights from an experienced panel of industry leaders, exploring strategies, challenges and opportunities for sustainable growth in the year ahead. Following the panel discussion, attendees will be invited to share their perspectives in facilitated table conversations. Your contributions will play an important role in shaping our future presentations and seminars, ensuring our program continues to deliver relevant and valuable content.
We are pleased to announce:
Speakers:

Cathy Kiss AM -Service Manager – Recreation Services at the City of Cockburn
Cathy will be reflecting on observations from a growth Council around the management of outdoor sports fields and sports clubs, and thoughts around different approaches to management of use and community expectations.

Jacqui Freeman – Manager City Reserves – Parks and Natural Areas at the City of Albany
Jacqui will be sharing challenges in management of the increasing visitation to destination areas from
illegal camping and increased infrastructure use to environmental degradation, Increased use of infrastructure, Waste Management.
Paul Handcock
Paul has kindly come out of retirement to present on the pressure of managing existing assets while the focus keeps moving to increasing levels of service and the bright shiny new.
Paul’s Bio:
A career including IT, Data, Project Management, Paul has recently retired from an Asset Management Coordinator role at the City of Melville.
His work interests include AM systems, Infrastructure strategies and data migrations. He has collected, manipulated, reported and connected data, and managed their integration with Capital Works, Community and Long term Financial Plans and daily use.
We look forward to welcoming you for a morning of connection, conversation and collaboration as we plan for a successful year ahead.

