More than 260 participants celebrated the contribution of women to the planning profession this morning in Brisbane. The Women in Planning Breakfast is one of the most popular PIA events of the year. Emma Thomas, the CEO of the Sunshine Coast Council, hosted the event and gave a very inspiring speech illustrating how she has … Continue reading
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UQ|UP students win PIA Qld Awards for Excellence
Last week the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA), Queensland branch, celebrated the 35th PIA Queensland Awards for Planning Excellence. UQ|UP staff and students attended the event to celebrate the achievements of the year. We were really excited and proud to see UQ|UP students received two awards. Congratulations! For Planning Research, Rachel Gallagher (PhD student) received … Continue reading
Stephanie Wyeth’s MPIA Fellow Elevation
We invite you all to celebrate the second virtual elevation of PIA’s newest Queensland Fellow member and UQ|UP member, Stephanie Wyeth. We extend our sincere congratulations to Steph for this highly accomplished achievement. Stephanie Wyeth has more than 20 years’ experience in urban and social planning, with specialist expertise in community and social planning, stakeholder … Continue reading
PIA Queensland Student Academic Prizes announced
These awards recognise excellence in planning studies, and are a chance for teachers, friends, and families to celebrate and reward outstanding performers. The Awards for Planning Excellence 2019 was hosted by Wendy Evans, PIA Queensland President, and attended by Hon. Cameron Dick, MP, Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning, who also presented the … Continue reading
PIA awards ceremony coming up
This year’s PIA Launch of the 33rd Queensland Awards for Planning Excellence will be held at Parliament House on 29 May. Several UQ|UP students are getting awards! UQ|UP staff will be there to support our brilliant students and to meet up with old friends too. For more information: http://www.planning.org.au/events/event/QLD-Awards-Launch-2019. RSVP. Continue reading
The Keeble Lecture 2018: “Impacts of global migration on Queensland places” by Ursula Kerr
The Keeble Lecture is held every year by PIA Queensland in honour of Lewis Bingham Keeble, the Foundation Professor of Regional and Town Planning, The University of Queensland. A generation of town planners throughout Australia will share memories of a truly remarkable man who founded a thriving town planning school in the less than hospitable … Continue reading
SEQ home to PIA National Congress 2019
Planning Institue of Australia (PIA) National Congress will be held 15 – 17 May 2019 in the Gold Coast. The Call for Abstracts is currently open. There is the opportunity for accepted abstracts to submit a paper for peer review and online publication. PIA would love to receive abstracts from academic peers and hopes to … Continue reading