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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

Dr Mike Mouritz

Murdoch University​
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Urban Development professional with 20+ years’ experience in local and state government and in the private
sector. Passionate about developing and delivering urban planning, development and regeneration strategies,
with a keen focus on local economic development and sustainability. Solid track record in creating development
frameworks that provide investment opportunity and build local ownership. Executive level experience in local
and state government and in consulting – responsible for creating and building multi-disciplinary teams involved
in sustainability, local economic development, urban renewal, property and communications.​

Conference Speakers
  • Meryl Swanson MP 
  • Mike Mouritz
  • Dr Graham Brewer
  • Laurie Perry
  • Dr Stephen Wearing
  • Deborah Moore
  • Ben Ewald
  • Sam Reich
  • Tim Askew
  • Helen Plummer
  • Karen Partington 
  • Mike Halliburton
  • Ant Packer
  • David Atkinson
  • Prof. Michael Mahony
  • Geoff Wickens 
​Abstract
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Pathways to Sustainability: Looking back at the 1997 Conference and The Newcastle Declaration.

In June 1997 the International Conference Pathways to Sustainability: Local Initiatives for Cities and Towns was held in Newcastle, Australia.  This was the final in a series of conferences following on from the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, focusing on Local Authorities' Initiatives in support of Agenda 21.  Agenda 21 was the UN action plan on sustainable development agreed at the Rio Summit.

Newcastle was thought an appropriate location for the conference as it is a city in transition. As in April that year, BHP announced it would close its Newcastle based steel making facilities and 2500 jobs would be lost by 1999.

The Newcastle Declaration was endorsed at the 1997 conference, declaring that "There is growing evidence, however, that the future of all life on Earth is still in peril.  There is an urgent need to accelerate and assist action at all levels, particularly locally, if the global sustainable development objectives of Agenda 21 are to be realised".  

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​Pathways to Sustainability: Looking back at the 1997 Conference and The Newcastle Declaration

Presented on 27th September 2017 at the Active Transport: The Richmond Vale Rail Trail Conference (2017)
0915_mike_mouritz_pathways_-_a_retrospective.pdf
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