UrbanTalk Podcast

23 - Community Voice and Advocacy in the Redfern-Waterloo Area

REDWatch is one of the most well established community organisations in Sydney and has spent the last 20 years maintaining a website, sending email notifications and holding monthly meetings that keep their community up to date with what is going on in the area. We had the pleasure of speaking with the Spokesperson of REDWatch, Geoff Turnbull—a treasure trove of local knowledge.   Visit the UrbanTalk website - https://www.urbantalk.com.au/

22 - Building and Strata Reforms for the Housing Crisis

Much of the discourse around the housing crisis is examined through the lens of planning, which we were fortunate enough to explore last year with the NSW Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, Paul Scully. However, the other side of housing involves construction and the regulation that surrounds new builds, renters and strata schemes. In this episode we had to opportunity to focus on this side with our guest, NSW Minister for Building and Minister for Better Regulation and Fair Trading, Anoulack Chanthivong. Visit the UrbanTalk website - https://www.urbantalk.com.au/ [https://www.urbantalk.com.au/]

21 - Sydney YIMBY & the YIMBY Movement

Sydney YIMBY is a group advocating for more development in response to Australia’s housing crisis. In this episode of the UrbanTalk Podcast, we’re joined by Sydney YIMBY Deputy Chair, Melissa Neighbour. She talks about the YIMBY or “yes in my back yard” movement, what the group is trying to achieve and why it’s important. Visit Sydney YIMBY - https://www.sydney.yimby.au/ [https://www.sydney.yimby.au/] Visit the UrbanTalk website - https://www.urbantalk.com.au/ [https://www.urbantalk.com.au/]

20 - Creating Healthy Cities with the Heart Foundation

We delve into how the Heart Foundation’s Healthy Active by Design program is creating healthier, more walkable communities. Our guest, Anna Gurnhill, discusses the crucial impact of neighbourhood design on public health, highlighting evidence-based strategies, key design features, and practical case studies that show how thoughtful urban planning can improve liveability, physical activity, and wellbeing for all Australians. See the Healthy Active by Design resources: https://www.healthyactivebydesign.com.au/ [https://www.healthyactivebydesign.com.au/] Visit the Heart Foundation website: https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/ [https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/] Visit the UrbanTalk website: https://www.urbantalk.com.au/ [https://www.urbantalk.com.au/]

19 - How Green Infrastructure Can Improve Liveability

Along with the need to increase housing density, our cities need to also keep up with adequate green infrastructure. It will be more important than even to ensure there is enough green space and access to active transportation for the happiness and health of the broader community. In this episode we’re joined by Jua Cilliers – Professor of Planning and Associate Dean Research, Faculty of Design and Society at UTS Sydney. Jua discusses how a more wholistic approach to planning that includes adequate green infrastructure will improve the liveability, sustainability, health and safety of our communities. Visit the UrbanTalk website: https://www.urbantalk.com.au/