A year in review [04.12.2009]
Our objectives are to ensure Melbourne’s liveability and economic prosperity. We want to see Melbourne as a great place to live, work, invest and study. For the Committee for Melbourne, 2009 was a year of positive outcomes.
The Committee is able to look deeply into the strategic issues impacting Melbourne’s future as a result of your contribution, energy and expertise. Over the past 12 months, we have continued to make comprehensive information available to you. We have also enabled you to have a voice on topical issues.
We have created the opportunities to deepen your relationships through 32 taskforce workshops, five lunches with leading politicians, six tours and discussion forums, including exclusive tours of the Salvador Dali exhibition at the NGV, the new ANZ head office at Docklands, the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the Government House Apartments.
We have provided influential leadership in our community. Using our collective voice on issues such as higher education, climate change and shaping Melbourne, we create opportunities and outcomes in Melbourne. Such positive differences include:
Running a design competition for green roofs and installing the winning design on 131 Queens Street;
Setting up a ‘Welcome Booth’ at the Melbourne International Airport for international students just arriving in Melbourne;
Securing Government funding to establish the Culture Card, an initiative of the Committee’s Higher Education Taskforce, which is seeking ways to enhance the international student experience and liveability of Melbourne for people choosing to study here;
Facilitating the annual VC/CEO Forums;
Installing aboriginal art exhibitions around Melbourne’s CBD corporate office buildings; and
Congratulating our young leaders for completing our 2008-2009 business leadership program and welcoming 55 new participants into the 2010-2011 Future Focus Group program.
Our retiring Chief Executive Sally Capp recently shared her thoughts with me on what was the best thing about being the Chief Executive of the Committee as well as her thoughts about what makes a good Chief Executive in this organisation. Sally should know – she has done a marvelous job in that role for us over the last two years. While we are sorry to lose her, we wish her the best of luck in her important new role in London on behalf of all Victorians. You can see the complete interview in this issue of the newsletter.
I would like to take the opportunity to acknowledge the hard work, time and resources our members and key stakeholders invest in Melbourne’s future.
Our contribution to this great city does not stop here. We have some challenges ahead including how to cope with the change of the Committee’s Chief Executive Officer, the global economic crisis and the question of how we can accommodate several million more people in Melbourne while maintaining our enviable liveability.
We have a role to play in helping to determine the future shape of Melbourne, and we are seeking your continued involvement in this challenge.
I wish you all the best for the Festive Season and look forward to working with you in 2010 - our 25th anniversary year!
Our objectives are to ensure Melbourne’s liveability and economic prosperity. We want to see Melbourne as a great place to live, work, invest and study. For the Committee for Melbourne, 2009 was a year of positive outcomes.
The Committee is able to look deeply into the strategic issues impacting Melbourne’s future as a result of your contribution, energy and expertise. Over the past 12 months, we have continued to make comprehensive information available to you. We have also enabled you to have a voice on topical issues.
We have created the opportunities to deepen your relationships through 32 taskforce workshops, five lunches with leading politicians, six tours and discussion forums, including exclusive tours of the Salvador Dali exhibition at the NGV, the new ANZ head office at Docklands, the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the Government House Apartments.
We have provided influential leadership in our community. Using our collective voice on issues such as higher education, climate change and shaping Melbourne, we create opportunities and outcomes in Melbourne. Such positive differences include:
Running a design competition for green roofs and installing the winning design on 131 Queens Street;
Setting up a ‘Welcome Booth’ at the Melbourne International Airport for international students just arriving in Melbourne;
Securing Government funding to establish the Culture Card, an initiative of the Committee’s Higher Education Taskforce, which is seeking ways to enhance the international student experience and liveability of Melbourne for people choosing to study here;
Facilitating the annual VC/CEO Forums;
Installing aboriginal art exhibitions around Melbourne’s CBD corporate office buildings; and
Congratulating our young leaders for completing our 2008-2009 business leadership program and welcoming 55 new participants into the 2010-2011 Future Focus Group program.
Our retiring Chief Executive Sally Capp recently shared her thoughts with me on what was the best thing about being the Chief Executive of the Committee as well as her thoughts about what makes a good Chief Executive in this organisation. Sally should know – she has done a marvelous job in that role for us over the last two years. While we are sorry to lose her, we wish her the best of luck in her important new role in London on behalf of all Victorians. You can see the complete interview in this issue of the newsletter.
I would like to take the opportunity to acknowledge the hard work, time and resources our members and key stakeholders invest in Melbourne’s future. Our contribution to this great city does not stop here. We have some challenges ahead including how to cope with the change of the Committee’s Chief Executive Officer, the global economic crisis and the question of how we can accommodate several million more people in Melbourne while maintaining our enviable liveability.
We have a role to play in helping to determine the future shape of Melbourne, and we are seeking your continued involvement in this challenge.
I wish you all the best for the Festive Season and look forward to working with you in 2010 - our 25th anniversary year!
George Pappas