Purpose
The Hunter Joint Organisation convenes two regional forums comprising member Councils, state government agencies and other key regional stakeholder organisations. The objectives of the forums include:
Regional Planning Forum
- Facilitate operational alignment and collaborative design, delivery and resourcing of regional land use planning strategies and initiatives
- Facilitate networking & knowledge sharing between Councils, agencies and other key stakeholders involved in regional planning initiatives
- Provide a consultative forum to assist the JO represent member Council interests and viewpoints to the various regional committees and networks on which it sits, including (but not limited to) the Hunter Regional Plan Review Steering Committee and Urban Development Program
Regional Economic Development Forum
- Capture regional expertise and knowledge to identify, design and deliver regional economic development initiatives in areas of shared regional interest
- Facilitate operational alignment and collaborative design and resourcing between organisations to deliver these initiatives
- Facilitate ongoing networking, linkages, knowledge and resource sharing between Councils, government agencies and other key stakeholders involved in economic development programs across the region
- Provide a consultative forum to facilitate input to the Hunter JO, to assist it represent member Council interests and viewpoints to the various regional committees and networks on which it sits as a representative of local government
Terms of Reference
Regional Planning Forum
Regional Economic Development Forum
Presentations
| SPEAKER |
PRESENTATION |
| Katrine O’Flaherty – Manager Local and Regional Planning, DPIE |
Hunter Regional Plan Review |
| Sam Harding -Transport Planning Manager – North Region, Transport for NSW |
Hunter Regional Transport Plan |
| Kristi Jørgensen – Manager Regional Coordination, Hunter Central Coast Development Corporation |
Identity, Greater Newcastle Urban Development Program and Catalyst Areas |
| Elizabeth Lamb – Strategic Planning Coordinator, Port Stephens Council |
Update – Exploring a Collaborative Approach to Rezoning in the Hunter |
| Alice Thompson – CEO, Committee for the Hunter |
Hunter Freight and Supply Chain Taskforce |
| Boyd Blackwell – Regional Policy & Program Manager, Hunter Joint Organisation |
Opportunities for regional economic data collation and analysis |
| Mel Curtis – Regional Policy & Program Manager (Environment), Hunter Joint Organisation |
Hunter JO Strategic Plan (2022-2026), Disaster Resilience Program, Contaminated Land Program and Cities Power Partnership |
| Tim Askew – Regional Policy & Program Manager, Hunter Joint Organisation |
Regional Population Scenario Modelling, Circular Economy / Hunter BioCircular and Shiraz to Shore (Regional Cycle Tourism Masterplan) |
| Boyd Blackwell – Regional Policy & Program Manager, Hunter Joint Organisation |
Regional Infrastructure Priority List, Hunter 2050 Foundation, Regional Economic Development and Attraction Strategy and Regional Events Strategy (Accelerating Event Economies) |
