Who’s Really Creating Our Cities?
Government, Urban Planners or Property Developers?

PANEL DISCUSSION:
Property Developers and the City: Housing Types, Locations and the Development Process

THE PANEL
Bert Dennis
Eric Dick
Peter McBride
Jarrod Sanfillipo
Geoff Underwood

ABOUT THE PANEL
This panel discussion will take place as part of the MSD subject ‘Housing, Markets, Policy and Planning’. The discussion is open to the public due to the overwhelming interest the community has in the issues to be discussed, including

• Pricing, housing affordability and location
• Urban growth boundary
• Planning and regulatory environment for developers

The panel format will involve the panel members providing short presentations and then answering questions from the students in the housing class, and then students, staff and the media. Finally, the panelists will be asked to answer the following: “If I were the new prime minister, my housing policy would consist of…”

The panel discussion will be of interest to those in Melbourne’s future growth, and industry professionals including property developers, urban planners, property consultants, in addition to members of the community who are affected by the decisions of government, urban planners and property developers. There will be time at the end for audience questions.