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Good design is excellent for Local Government

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Bunjil Place, image by John Gollings

In Victoria, several Local Governments are investing in creating a culture of good design—aiming at better built environment outcomes, and grappling with managing growth well and what is needed to achieve more distinctive places.

The OVGA supports Local Government in the development of policies and processes. This includes two guidance documents about good Local Government procurement, and a guide to design review.

The City of Ballarat, City of Greater Geelong and City of Casey are some of the fastest growing and most diverse urban areas with some of Victoria’s most intact heritage. They are collaborating to establish design excellence in their jurisdictions.

Join us for a discussion led by the OVGA with key local government design leaders, to highlight how they are supporting good design, design thinking and creative city strategies.

This event is part of Melbourne Design Week 2022.

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Wominjeka (Welcome). We acknowledge the Yaluk-ut Weelam as the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet. Yaluk-ut Weelam means ‘people of the river camp’ and is connected with the coastal land at the head of Port Phillip Bay, extending from the Werribee River to Mordialloc. The Yaluk-ut Weelam are part of the Boon Wurrung, one of the five major language groups of the greater Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to the land, their ancestors and their elders—past, present and to the future.