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The 5th Healthy Cities: Working Together to Achieve Liveable Cities Conference will be a platform for Government and Industry sector professionals to discuss causes, effects and solutions that relate to population health, sustainability, natural resource management, transport, climate change, urban design and more.

Conference host Geelong, is Victoria's second largest City and offers a diverse range of food, wine, cultural and recreation attractions and colonial history. A waterfront city, it is also the major gateway to the Bellarine Peninsula and Great Ocean Road. Beautifully preserved historic buildings capture the region’s colourful past at towns like Queenscliff, Port Fairy and Portland.

There are a number of National Trust properties open to the public which offer a fascinating insight into the early colonial days.  Geelong takes full advantage of its unique north-facing bay with fabulous waterfront eateries, landscaped beach-gardens and walking paths set against the backdrop of Corio Bay.

Confirmed presenters include;

Dr Agis D. Tsouros, Head, Policy and Cross-cutting Programmes and Regional Director’s Special Projects, World Health Organization, Denmark
Professor Rob Adams, Director of Design and Culture at the City of Melbourne
Peter Kenyon, Director of The Bank of Ideas WA
Cr Debbie Blumel, Sunshine Coast Regional Council Qld, Chair of Regional Development Australia Sunshine Coast and represents Queensland local governments on the National Sea Change Taskforce Executive.
David Engwicht, Director, Creative Communities International Qld
Philip D. Allsopp, RIBA, FRSA Co-founder of Transpolis Global, Arizona USA
Prof Evelyne De Leeuw - Chair in Community Health Systems and Policy Faculty of Health, Deakin University  VIC
Matt Coetzee, Business Manager, Government at Aurecon Aust

Details on how to speak at the conference are available on the website, a book of proceedings is published after each event and peer reviewing of papers is available.

Date: 6-9th June 2012

Venue: The Mercure Hotel and Conference Centre, Geelong, Victoria

More information: (07) 5502 2068
                              www.healthycities.com.au