2016 Conference Proceedings

Day 1

Plenary

Ross Thornton, Chair, Great Southern Development Commission: 8:35am; Welcome to the Great Southern Region; Presentation Link Video Link

Senator the Hon. Fiona Nash: 8:50am; Video Address to SEGRA Delegates; Video Link

Prof. Peter Klinken, Chief Scientist of Western Australia: 11:00am; The Importance of Science and Technology in Regional Australia; Presentation Link

Anthony Bertini, Chairman, Thumper One Pty Ltd: 11:20am; Australian Omega Oils Pty Ltd: a regional innovation success story; Presentation Link

Kristian Kolding, Associate Director, Deloitte Access Economics: 11:40am; Navigating Uncertainty in Regional Australia; Presentation Link

Idris Mootee, CEO, Idea Couture: 12:00pm; Design Thinking: leading change management; Presentation Link

Spotlight 1 - Creating 21st Century Organisations

Dave Clare, Author, Speaker, Coach and Facilitator, DaveClare.com: 1:30pm; Leadership is Simple; Presentation Link

Joel Levin, Managing Director, Aha! consulting: 1:30pm; Ask the Cat! Why engagement counts in building regional sustainability; Presentation Link

Moragh Mackay, PhD Candidate, Charles Sturt University: 1:30pm; Transforming Governance Together; Presentation Link

Chris Thompson, Manager, Great Southern, Department of Sport and Recreation: 1:30pm; Riding the crest of the wave: exploring collaborative partnerships in establishing the Great Southern Centre for Outdoor Recreation Excellence (GS-CORE); Presentation Link

Spotlight 2 - Entrepreneurship and Investment in Regional Australia

Anthony Bertini, Chairman, Thumper One Pty Ltd: 1:30pm; The Pitch; Presentation Link

Stephen Birkbeck, Regional Entrepreneur and Farmer: 1:30pm; Indigenous Regional Wealth Creation; Paper Link

Cr. Amanda Camm, Deputy Mayor, Mackay Regional Council: 1:30pm; Invest Mackay: diversified - sustainable - vibrant; Presentation Link

Jason McFarlane, Managing Director, Far Lane and Andrew Outhwaite, Learning Lead, Pollinators Inc.: 1:30pm; Sustainable Disruption? Learning from Five Years of Investment in Regional Innovation; Presentation Link

Prof. Mark Morrison, Associate Dean Research, Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences, Charles Sturt University: 1:30pm; Benchmarking Regional Entrepreneurial Ecosystems; Presentation Link

Spotlight 3 - Free Trade Agreements: where do the benefits fall?

A/Prof. Jeremy Buultjens, School of Business, Southern Cross University and SEGRA National Steering Committee: 1:30pm; What are the Real Regional Benefits from FTAs?; Presentation Link

Michael Growder, Assistant Secretary, FTA Outreach Unit, DFAT and Brett Hughes, Director, North Asia - Trade & Market Access Division, Department of Agriculture and Water Resources: 1:30pm; Free Trade Agreements; Presentation Link

Spotlight 4 - Innovation and Technology: opportunities for regional Australia

Peter Elford, Director, Government Relations and eResearch, AARNet: 1:30pm; Universities as Anchors for Digital Regional Development; Presentation Link

Ken Moule, CEO, Global GBM: 1:30pm; How Technology Has Changed Our World and the Way We Behave; Presentation Link

Jim Wyatt, Principal, Optimi Digital: 1:30pm; Regional Communities, Shaping the Digital Economy; Presentation Link

Spotlight 5 - Regional Labour Markets: future prospects

Dr. Bobby Cerini, National Manager, Inspiring Australia, Questacon - the National Science and Technology Centre: 1:30pm; Inspiring Australia: how regional STEM networks are transforming national science engagement; Presentation Link

Cathryn Geiger, General Manager, Regional Economic Policy Branch, Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development: 1:30pm; Trends in Regional Labour Markets; Presentation Link

Prof. Fiona Haslam-McKenzie, Co-director Centre for Regional Development, University of Western Australia: 1:30pm; The Socio-Economic Benefits of Long Distance Commuting; Presentation Link

Dr. Branka Krivokapic-Skoko, Associate Professor, Charles Sturt University: 1:30pm; Small Scale Farming and Settlement of Humanitarian Immigrants in Australian Agriculture; Presentation Link - Part A Presentation Link - Part B

Spotlight 6 - Rendezvousing with Sustainable Economic Futures

Adj. Prof. Peter Waterman: Summary; Presentation Link

Alan Briggs, PhD Candidate, Murdoch University: 1:30pm; Porongorup: a tourism case study; Presentation Link

Prof. Ross Dowling, Foundation Professor of Tourism, Edith Cowan University: 1:30pm; The Benefits of the Cruise Ship Industry to Regional Australia; Presentation Link

Nicole Hodgson, Lecturer, Murdoch University: 1:30pm; Resilient and Sustainable Economic Futures for the Great Southern Region; Presentation Link

Randall Jasper, Treasurer, Creative Albany Inc.: 1:30pm; The Creative Economy: revealing your untapped resources; Presentation Link

Anne Moroney, CEO, RDA Barossa: 1:30pm; Getting to Now: the use of personal stories in economic development strategy; Presentation Link

The 2016-17 SEGRA Challenge

Challenge 1 - How might we develop the human capital of regional communities?

Lauren Andrews, Rural & Regional Affairs Strategist, Bendigo Bank and Jacqui Bramwell, Manager, Sectoral Partnerships, Deakin University: 4:00pm; Challenge 1 - How might we develop the human capital of regional communities?; Presentation Link

Challenge 2 - How might we retain young talent in regions? Bright ideas to avoid the milennial brain drain.

Cr. Bronwyn Voyce, Councillor, Tablelands Regional Council: 4:00pm; Millennial Brain Drain: bright ideas needed to retain young talent in regions; Presentation Link

Day 2

Plenary

Andrew Sharpe, CEO, City of Albany: 8:30am; Advantage Albany: regional hotspot for growth and innovation; Presentation Link

Simon Lyas, Executive Officer, RDA Great Southern WA: 8:50am; RDA WA: a collaboration; Presentation Link

Prof. Stephen Hopper, Professor, Centre of Excellence in Natural Resource Management, University of Western Australia: 9:10am; Sustainability of Land, Water and Community: a sense of place; Presentation Link

Immersion 1 - Dynamic Systems Thinking: delivering a sustainable regional Australia

Justin Bellanger, CEO, South Coast NRM: 11:15am; Dirt and Trees are as Important as Roads and Phone Towers: priorities for investment in the Great Southern; Presentation Link

Immersion 2 - Regional Collaboration: self interest, best interest and the parity principle

Catherine Crowden, Project Officer, South West Natural Resource Management: 11:15am; Who Fenced The Dogs Out? Collaborative Area Management in South West Queensland; Presentation Link

Kate Forrest, Rangeland NRM Alliance Coordinator, Desert Channels Queensland: 11:15am; The Rangeland NRM Alliance: action through collaboration; Presentation Link

Kelly-Anne Saffin, CEO, RDA Yorke and Mid North: 11:15am; Good Governance as Economic Development Strategy; Presentation Link

Glenys Schuntner, RDA CEO/IQ-RAP Secretariat, RDA Townsville and North West QLD: 11:15am; Inland Queensland Roads Action Plan; Presentation Link

Andrew Sharpe, CEO, City of Albany: 11:15am; Partnering for Maximum Impact and Efficiency; Presentation Link

Immersion 3 - Building Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

Troy Haines, Start-Up & Innovation Coach, theSPACE Cairn: 11:15am; Can we effectively build startup and innovation ecosystems in regional Australia; Presentation Link

Prof. Mark Morrison, Associate Dean Research, Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences, Charles Sturt University: 11:15am; Startups and Regional Ecosystems; Presentation Link

Immersion 4 - That Thing from the Future: playing with regional scenarios

Jason McFarlane, Managing Director, Far Lane: 11:15am; That Thing from the Future: playing with regional scenarios; Presentation Link

Spotlight 7 - Regional Tourism and Geotourism

Alan Briggs, PhD Candidate, Murdoch University: 1:30pm; Determining Geotrail Potential for Gunduwa Conservation Region of Western Australia; Presentation Link

Alan Briggs, PhD Candidate, Murdoch University: 1:30pm; Geotourism in Western Australia; Presentation Link

Neville Byrne, former Executive Officer, Australian Alps National Landscape: 1:30pm; Perceptions of a Geo-tourist; Presentation Link Paper Link

Prof. Ross Dowling, Foundation Professor of Tourism, Edith Cowan University: 1:30pm; Geoparks: a powerful new development vehicle for regional Australia; Presentation Link

Stuart Kidd, Founder, Everythere: 1:30pm; The Digital Outback; Presentation Link

Prof. Michael McGrath, Professor of Information Systems, Victoria University: 1:30pm; Big Data: analytics for tourism destination management; Presentation Link

Ken Moule, CEO, Global GBM: 1:30pm; The World We Walk In: multifaceted tourism experiences; Presentation Link

Angus M. Robinson, Managing Partner, Leisure Solutions®: 1:30pm; Australian-Chinese Partnership Creating New Geotourism Opportunities; Presentation Link

Angus M. Robinson, Managing Partner, Leisure Solutions®: 1:30pm; Geotourism: the key driver of tourism for regional Australia; Presentation Link

Spotlight 8 - Emerging Economic Development Opportunities

Anita Crisp, Executive Officer, Upper Spencer Gulf Common Purpose Group: 1:30pm; Upper Spencer Gulf: a tri-city alliance; Presentation Link

Rebecca Eggleston, General Manager, FORM: 1:30pm; Creativity: the ultimate renewable; Presentation Link

Stuart Nahajski, Chief Executive Officer, LandCorp: 1:30pm; Naturally Stronger Regions: realising the potential; Presentation Link

Neil Smithson, Managing Director, Smithson Planning: 1:30pm; Rainbow 2000: a regional planning strategy for Albany & the Great Southern; Presentation Link

Spotlight 9 - Food Industry Innovation

Kim Antonio, Manager Food Industry Innovation, Department of Agriculture and Food WA: 1:30pm; Mapping the Food Production and Processing Landscape in the Great Southern Region of Western Australia; Presentation Link

Evelyn Collin, Community Food Events: 1:30pm; Food for Thought: strengthening community spirit and resilience from the inside out; Presentation Link

Debra Howe, Former Economic Development Manager, Mackay Regional Council: 1:30pm; Creating a Farm to Plate Value Chain in MIW’ (Mackay Isaac Whitsunday); Presentation Link

Kaylene Parker, Owner/Manager, Greenvalley Free Range Piggery: 1:30pm; Just One Small Piggery: the social, environmental and economic benefits; Presentation Link

Dr. Nick Rose, Executive Director, Sustain: The Australian Food Network and Lecturer, William Angliss Institute: 1:30pm; Community Food Hubs: benefits and opportunities for regional Australia; Prezi Link

Sarah Houston, Project Officer, Grower Group Alliance: 1:30pm; Grower Groups in WA: from agricultural R&D to social and regional development; Presentation Link

Spotlight 10 - Production Landscapes

Adj. Prof. Peter Waterman: Summary; Presentation Link

A/Prof. Rosemary Black, Associate Professor, Charles Sturt University: 1:30pm; Grassroots Conservation Actions Among Residents on Private Land in a Regional Rural-Urban Interface Landscape in New South Wales; Presentation Link

Dr. Henry Brockman, Director - Farming Operations, EnergyEne Australia: 1:30pm; Producing natural rubber in the Wheatbelt: a potential for innovative and sustainable regional development; Presentation Link

Prof. Max Finlayson, Director, Institute for Land, Water & Society, Charles Sturt University: 1:30pm; How Do We Sustain Production Landscapes?; Presentation Link

Michael Kitzelmann, CEO, Etheridge Shire Council: 1:30pm; Driving Development; Presentation Link

Dr. Breda McCarthy, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, James Cook University: 1:30pm; Barriers to the Diffusion of Renewable Energy in Queensland; Presentation Link

Spotlight 11 - Resilient Communities

Fiona Martin, Vice President, Nyabing Progress Association: 1:30pm; Nyabing Community Hub; Video Link

Michael Chappell, Managing Director, Culture Counts & Pracsys Economics: 1:30pm; Realising Potential through Cultural Value Measurement; Presentation Link

Dr. Devaki Monani, Lecturer in Social Policy, Australian Catholic University: 1:30pm; Exploring Pathways of Social Cohesion: experience of ethnic communities in regional areas; Presentation Link

Dr. Peter Spooner, Senior Lecturer, Charles Sturt University: 1:30pm; Rural Stories: how embracing cultural and natural heritage can enhance tourism and sustain regional communities; Presentation Link

Joanna Steel, Population Health Coordinator, WA Country Health Service- Great Southern: 1:30pm; Act-Belong-Commit: building mental health in the Great Southern Region of WA; Presentation Link

Plenary

SEGRA 2016-17 Challenge

Adj. Prof. Peter Waterman, Adjunct Professor, Institute for Land, Water and Society (ILWS), Charles Sturt University and SEGRA National Steering Committee: 4:00pm; Challenge 4 Pitch; Presentation Link

Ken Moule, CEO, Global GBM: 4:00pm; Challenge 5 Pitch; Presentation Link

Report Back on SEGRA 2015 Challenge - Safe and Secure Domestic Water for Rural and Remote Regions

Michael Kitzelmann, CEO, Etheridge Shire Council: 4:40pm; Presentation Link

Regional Australia Raise Your Voice - Conference Sum Up

Prof. Geoff Cockfield, Professor in Government and Economics, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland and Founding Member of SEGRA: 5:00pm; Presentation Link

Announcement of 2017 Host Region

Mayor Sam Johnson, Mayor of Port Augusta: 5:15pm; Presentation Link