Site Tours
Congress Site Tours
Site Tours will be placed throughout the Congress Program to complement the presentations taking place. Please note maximum numbers apply.
- Cost:
- $35 per tour Young Planner/ Students
$45 per tour PIA Members/ Non Members
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Hobart CBD
- When:
- Monday 7 March 2011
- Time:
- 12.30 - 3.30
Hobart City Council has engaged Gehl Architects from Copenhagen to prepare an Inner City Development plan to be released for public comment early in 2011. The field trip will identify those aspects of the plan that will help transform Hobart's inner city area into a less car orientated and more pedestrian friendly environment.
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Sullivans Cove Waterfront
- When:
- Tuesday 8 March 2011
- Time:
- 12.30 - 3.30
The field trip will explore Hobart's waterfront. The area is under the statutory control of the Sullivans Cove Waterfront Authority. This area that serves as Hobart's working port, along with retail, recreational, educational, research and social activities has a somewhat complex planning history. The trip will look at the future planning of the cove in light of the recently released Sullivans Cove Master Plan and the draft Gehl Inner City Development Plan that also covers this area
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Healthy Spaces and Places Workshop & Site Tour
- When:
- Monday 7 March 2011
- Time:
- 1.15pm - 3.15pm
- When:
- Tuesday 8 March 2011
- Time:
- 10.45pm - 12.30pm
- When:
- Wednesday 9 March 2011
- Time:
- 1.15pm - 3.15pm
A practical look at applying Healthy Spaces and Places design principles to a site. Be prepared for walking or cycling to a nearby locality, reviewing site and locality characteristics and recommending options or a healthier built environment. Limited numbers
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Mt Wellington
- When:
- Tuesday 8 March 2011
- Time:
- 11.00 - 3.00
Mt Wellington is Hobart's playground providing a venue for walking, cycling picnicking etc. "The Mountain" as it colloquially known has seen little development since the devastating bushfires in 1967. The first major development at "The Springs" is about to commence. The trip will look at The Springs site and the management of the area as a whole through the combination of the Mt Wellington Management Plan and the four Municipal Councils Planning Schemes that cover the area.
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Moorilla
- When:
- Tuesday 8 March 2011
- Time:
- 11.00 - 3.00
The Moorilla property located on a peninsula jutting on the Derwent River has morphed from a small family owned vineyard over 50 years ago into a venue that produces wines and beers, conducts events and functions, has a restaurant and boutique accommodation along with the museum of old and new art housed in the recently completed contemporary designed building. The field trip will look at the history of the development of the site and the plans for the future by one of its owner's collector and entrepreneur David Walsh
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Brighton bypass/transport hub
- When:
- Wednesday 9 March 2011
- Time:
- 11.00 - 3.00
This major infrastructure project is to provide a bypass of the town of Brighton and a transport hub for southern Tasmania. The project is somewhat controversial with the proposal to bridge an area of Aboriginal artifacts dated at 40,000 years. The field trip will look at the planning behind such a significant infrastructure project and the benefits and shortfalls of the project.
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Clarence Council
- When:
- Tuesday 8 March 2011
- Time:
- 11.00 - 3.00
The Clarence City Council or the "eastern shore" is a diverse area of residential, commercial, semi rural and rural environments. A recent attempt to develop Tasmania's first canal estate in Ralphs Bay at Lauderdale attracted strong opposition. The Council faces challenges related to sea levels rising and rural residential living. The field trip will look at the site of the ill fated canal estate as well as other areas of the Council which is providing some interesting planning issues for them.
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Huon Valley
- When:
- Wednesday 9 March 2011
- Time:
- 9.00 - 3.00
The Huon Valley, to the south of Hobart was once the apple producing area that gave Tasmania the name "Apple Isle" in the 1960's and 70's. The area now produces a more diverse range of produce from cherries to mushrooms to salmon. The Huon Valley Council in addition to being Australia's most southerly also encompasses Macquarie Island which is located 1466km SSE of Tasmania. The field trip will explore the issues being confronted by this essentially "rural" municipality.
