Firstly, for those who missed Rob Joy's fascinating address 'The Victorian EPA: Past, Present and Future' last week, please note that his presentation can be downloaded from:
http://www.public-policy.unimelb.edu.au/events/Environmental_Policy.html Secondly, a quick reminder about the Partnerships, Community and Local Governance: International Perspectives and Australian Experiences half-day symposium to be held on Friday the 19th of September in the Centre for Public Policy. Places for this symposium are filling up fast so if you are interested in participating you will need to register quickly. Speakers and topics include: Limits to local governance: Lessons from the UK with Professor Mike Geddes University of Warwick, United Kingdom Partnerships and Local Governance: Some Lessons from European Innovations with Professor Mark Considine Centre for Public Policy, University of Melbourne Enhancing Diversity: Managing Partnerships with the State with Professor Paul Smyth and Dr Tim Reddel University of Queensland Partnerships with Government: the Brotherhood of St Laurence Experience with Sandra Hills Brotherhood of St Laurence Empowering Communities for Partnership with Vicki Evans Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development Dr David Adams from the Department for Victorian Communities will be acting as a discussant during this symposium. For more information or to download a registration form, please visit http://www.public-policy.unimelb.edu.au/events/partnerships.html. This symposium costs $60 and is inclusive of afternoon tea and post-symposium drinks. Credit card payments can be arranged, please email me if you have any queries. For more information about Centre Events, please visit our website < www.public-policy.unimelb.edu.au <http://www.public-policy.unimelb.edu.au/> >. Please don't hesitate to forward this email to friends and colleagues, and please contact me if you have any queries. Warmest regards, Lauren Rosewarne Centre Manager -- Lauren Rosewarne BA, BPPM (Hons), PhD Candidate Centre Manager Centre for Public Policy, University of Melbourne 3010 Phone : 8344 9482 / Fax : 9349 4442 Visit our website < http://www.public-policy.unimelb.edu.au/> -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Sub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]