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Active Transport:  
​The Richmond Vale Rail Trail Conference

Exploring the ecological, eco-tourism and health benefits of the Richmond Vale Rail Trail

​Active Transport: The Richmond Vale Rail Trail Conference

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Wednesday 27 September 2017 at University of Newcastle, Callaghan Campus 8:30am till 4pm

​Our conference aimed at addressing the local benefits of an active transport system, and in identifying areas such as the Richmond Vale Rail Trail (RVRT) that could be converted into a highly utilised system and corridor for active transport.
 
The RVRT concept offers walkers, naturalists, bird lovers and conservation students a wonderful chance to observe the scenic beauty and extraordinary ecological diversity along the trail, from the tidal swamps through to the rugged forests of the Sugarloaf Ranges, contained within the Stockrington State Conservation Area.  The RVRT offers a unique opportunity to all, as the gentle gradients along much of the rail trail make it suitable for most fitness and ability levels.
 
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) and Pathways to Sustainability (P2S) underpinned the themes of this conference by bringing our attention to the benefits such a corridor could bring locally, such as Education and Conservation Studies, Health and Wellbeing, an intuitive trail with links to our Smart City, Recreation as well as the economic benefits through Tourism.

Active transport can include walking, cycling, skating, skateboarding and any incidental activity associated with the use of public transport.  It reduces carbon emissions, is sustainable, interactive, educational, healthy and has many economic benefits.
Conference Program - Wednesday 27th September
Start Session Speaker Company
8:30 AM Registration    
9:00 AM CONFERENCE OPENS    
  Welcome and Acknowledgement of Country Tim Roberts Tom Farrell Institute, University of Newcastle
  Official Welcome from Meryl Swanson MP Ms Meryl Swanson MP
Member for Paterson, NSW
Federal Parliament
9:15 AM Session 1 - Pathways to Sustainable Tourism  
  Pathways to Sustainability: Looking back at the 1997 Conference and The Newcastle Declaration Mike Mouritz Murdoch University
  Using the UN SDGs to bring benefits to sustainable tourism projects Graham Brewer University of Newcastle - CIFAL Newcastle
  Active Transport and the Wonnarua Nation Aboriginal Corporation Laurie Perry Wonnarua Nation Aboriginal Corporation
  Understanding the Tourist as the End-User Conjoint Prof. Stephen Wearing University of Newcastle
10:35 AM MORNING TEA    
11:05 AM Session 2 - Active Transport - Smart and Healthy  
  Active Travel: A Paradigm Shift for (Active)Transport Infrastructure​ Deborah Moore The Heart Foundation
  Valuing active transport Dr Ben Ewald University of Newcastle
  Greenways Are Never Popular (Until They’re Built) Sam Reich Newcastle Cycleways Movement
  How Newcastle City Council is supporting active transport​ Tim Askew Newcastle City Council
12:30 PM LUNCH    
1:00 PM Session 3 - Rail Trails and Sustainable Living    
  Delivering Active Transport in Lake Macquarie Helen Plummer Lake Macquarie City Council
  Tipping the scales: putting people back into street design Karen Partington  Lake Macquarie City Council
  Rail trails – where have they come from (the journey’s beginning); where are they going (the destination) Mike Halliburton Mike Halliburton Associates
  Community built rail trails in Victoria and NSW Ant Packer Parklands Albury Wodonga Ltd
2:25 PM Afternoon Tea    
2:55 PM Session 4 - Towards the Richmond Vale Rail Trail  
  The Richmond Vale Rail Trail - a potted history David Atkinson Richmond Vale Rail Trail Inc.
  Biodiversity in the local region of the proposed Richmond Vale Rail Trail Prof. Michael Mahony University of Newcastle
  The Status of the Richmond Vale Rail Trail Geoff Wickens  Newcastle City Council
  Concluding Statements and Close Tim Roberts University of Newcastle
4:10 PM 10 MINUTE BREAK    
4:20 PM "Towards the Richmond Vale Rail Trail" Book Launch Tim Roberts
Tony Sutherland

Terry Lewin
University of Newcastle
Chair Donaldson Conservation Trust
Donaldson Conservation Trust
4:40 PM Refreshments    

Presenter Profiles and Abstracts

Meryl Swanson MP - Official Welcome

Mike Mouritz - Pathways to Sustainability: Looking back at the 1997 Conference and The Newcastle Declaration

Graham Brewer - Using the UN SDGs to bring benefits to sustainable tourism projects

Laurie Perry - Active transport and the Wonnarua Nation Aboriginal Corporation

Conjoint Prof. ​Stephen Wearing - Understanding the Tourist as the End-User

Deborah Moore - Active Travel: A Paradigm Shift for (Active)Transport Infrastructure​

Ben Ewald - Valuing active transport​

Sam Reich - Greenways Are Never Popular (Until They’re Built)

Tim Askew - How Newcastle City Council is supporting active transport​

Helen Plummer - Delivering Active Transport in Lake Macquarie

Karen Partington - Tipping the scales: putting people back into street design

Mike Halliburton - Rail trails – where have they come from (the journey’s beginning); where are they going (the destination)

Ant Packer - Community built rail trails in Victoria and NSW
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David Atkinson - The Richmond Vale Rail Trail - a potted history, the beginnings and the environments traversed​

Prof. Michael Mahony - Ecology of the Richmond Vale Rail Trail landscapes

Geoff Wickens - The Status of the Richmond Vale Rail Trail

Conference Sponsors

Donaldson Conservation Trust

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