Shaping Melbourne Taskforce

Established in 2009, the Shaping Melbourne Taskforce is led by Co-Chairs Ms Pru Sanderson, CEO, VicUrban, Mr Tom Fricke, Executive Manager, GHD, and Mr Roger Poole, Executive Chairman, Bates Smart.

Melbourne at five million people will be a very different city to the one that we live in today. The Committee’s Shaping Melbourne Taskforce is considering what will be needed to enhance the economic prosperity and liveability of the city in the future accommodating a fast growing population, and how we can bring the community on board to share in decisions that will affect this transformation.

The taskforce has four key themes which Taskforce members have delved into in greater detail:

• Melbourne @ 10 Million: considering the long term vision of Melbourne’s development based on the scenario of a population greater than 5 million people and the economic rationale of the polycentric city model;
• Infrastructure: considering the infrastructure needs of Melbourne’s development and to enable longer tem polycentric infrastructure planning to accommodate population growth;
• Built Form Solutions & Place Making: considering built form solutions for substantially increasing density in established urban areas and how Melbourne’s character can be maintain as the city grows;
• Community Engagement: considering how the community can be engaged in Melbourne’s development and for both community and government to have a shared future vision.

The Taskforce is currently drafting its Report, ‘Melbourne@8 Million: A conversation about our future’, addressing the above themes.

Shaping Melbourne Taskforce members

• ANZ
• ARUP
• Aurecon
• Bates Smart
• Blake Dawson
• Bus Association Victoria
• BusinessAide
• City of Melbourne
• Clayton Utz
• ConnectEast Group
• Corrs Chambers Westgarth
• DIIRD
• DLA Phillips Fox
• Elmwood Melbourne
• Fed Square
• GHD
• Gieseck & Devrient Australasia
• Hebertgeer
• Holden Ltd
• Kreab Gavin Anderson
• LeadWest Ltd
• Melbourne Water
• Metlink Victoria Pty Ltd
• Minter Ellison
• Monash Sustainability Institute, Monash University
• NGV
• NORTH Link
• Paperlinx Printing and Publication Papers
• RACV
• RMIT University
• Sinclair Knight Merz Pty Ltd
• South East Water Limited
• Telstra
• URS
• Victoria University
• VicUrban

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Climate Change Taskforce

Established in 2007, the Climate Change Taskforce is led by Co-Chairs Mr Tony Wood, Director Clean Energy Program, Clinton Foundation, and Dr Philip Moors, CEO, Royal Botanic Gardens.

The Taskforce has identified the impacts of climate change on Melbourne and ways in which opportunities can be seized for positive action to adapt and mitigate to changes in our environment.

Following the publication the Climate Change Taskforce’s Report, ‘FutureMap: Melbourne 2030’, it has:

• Positioned Melbourne as a leader in climate change knowledge, proactive adaptation and mitigation, as well as business development;
• Highlighted what climate change trends mean for Melbourne’s community and key industry sectors in the lead up to 2030 and beyond;
• Investigated opportunities of a changing climate, and set priorities for government, business and community action.

Climate Change Taskforce Action Groups

Following on from the release of our FutureMap:Melbourne 2030 report, seven action groups were formed.

The Climate Change Bill Action Group is seeking to have ensconced in regulation that climate change issues be considered as part of the introduction of any new legislation.

The Coal Action Group is seeking to review all existing data relating to the possible introduction of low emission coal technology in Victoria with a view to establishing if this is commercially viable in our State.

The Low Income Renters Adaption Action Group is identifying initiatives that can incentivise landlords and support low income renters to adopt energy saving retrofits and appliances. Members of this action group are also participating in Minister Jennings roundtable on this issue being held on 17 December 2008.

The Procurement Action Group aims to encourage members to adopt carbon neutral practices for their business including purchasing green products by joining a procurement purchasing group and bringing discounts to purchases of green products.

The Retrofit Action Group works to encourage the retrofit of existing commercial buildings and tenancies to meet new green objectives by providing our members with information on how to reduce energy costs through behaviour change and retrofit measures thereby reducing costs for the business.

The Staff Travel Action Group seeks to assist members to develop transport management plans for their staff to improve the efficiency of travel to and from work and around the city grid during business hours.

Climate Change Taskforce members

• AAMI
• Access Environmental
• Allens Arthur Robinson
• Allianz Australia Worker's Compensation
• AMRS Australia
• ARUP
• Asia Pacific Rail Pty Ltd
• A T Kearney Australia Pty Ltd
• Australian Centre for the Moving Image
• Australian Conservation Foundation
• BearingPoint Australia Pty Ltd
• BioMelbourne Network
• Bligh Voller Nield Pty Ltd
• Brotherhood of St Laurence
• Bus Association Victoria
• BusinessAide
• Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research
• CIPS Australia
  
• CitiPower Pty and Powercor Australia Ltd
• City of Melbourne
• Climate Positive
• Clinton Foundation
• Connell Wagner Pty Ltd
• Connex Melbourne Ltd
• CRC for Innovative Dairy Products
• CSIRO
• Currie Communications
• Daryl Jackson Pty Ltd
• Deloitte
• Department of Innovation, Industry & Regional Development
• Department of Premier & Cabinet
• Department of Sustainability & Environment
• Environment Protection Authority
• Ernst & Young
• Fenton Communication
• Freehills
• Future Climate
• Gavin Anderson & Company (Australia)
• GE Money
• GHD Pty Ltd
• Goldman Sachs JBWere
• Green Eye
• Holden Ltd
• Imagine Un Limited
• Invest Victoria - DIIRD
• KPMG
• Maunsell Australia Pty Ltd
• Melbourne City Council
• Melbourne Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Melbourne Water
• Metlink
• Mirvac Group
• Mobium Group
• Monash University
• Mollisons Communications
• Museum Victoria
• National Australia Bank
• Origin Energy
• Pacsoft Australia Pty Ltd
• Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
• PricewaterhouseCoopers
• RMIT University
• Royal Automobile Club of Victoria
• Royal Botanic Gardens
• Shell Australia Limited
• Sinclair Knight Merz Pty Ltd
• South East Water Limited
• Subaru
• Sustainability Victoria
• Telstra
• The Bio21 Cluster
• The University of Melbourne
• Transurban Group
• TRUenergy Australia Pty Ltd
• UBS Investment Bank
• Veolia Transport
• VicHealth
• Victoria Coal Resources
• Victorian Association of Forest Industries
• VicUrban
• Wesfarmers Ltd
• Yarra Tram
• Zoological Parks and Gardens Board
• Zoos Victoria Foundation

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Higher Education Taskforce

Established in 2006, the Higher Education Taskforce is led by Co-Chairs Mr David Miles, Chairman, Innovation Australia and Mr Michael Andrew, Australian Chairman, KPMG.

The Taskforce has looked at a number of important issues impacting the economic contribution of education to our state and how this affects our education and business sectors.

Following the publication of the Higher Education Taskforce’s Report, ‘Higher Education at a Tipping Point’, it has:

• Improved Melbourne’s University City ranking;
• Cultivated industry and higher education sector partnerships;
• Advocated effective partnerships between university and industry;
• Advocated efficient higher education funding and governance outcomes; and
• Promote recognition of the higher education sector within State and Federal Government.

Higher Education Taskforce Members

• Australian Catholic University
• Bates Smart
• BearingPoint Australia
• BioMelbourne Network
• BusinessAide
• Chifley Business School
• City of Melbourne
• Connell Wagner
• Commonwealth Bank of Australia
• Daryl Jackson Pty Ltd
• GHD Pty Ltd
• Holmes Institute
• Howard Florey Institute
• KPMG
• Melbourne Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Monash University
• National Australia Bank
• RMIT University
• Swinburne University of Technology
• The University of Melbourne

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Melbourne's Transport Taskforce

Taskforce outcomes achieved to date

Credited with being behind breakthrough work which put a $4 billion annual price tag on Melbourne’s transport congestion, the Taskforce has produced several key pieces of work, prior to its submission to the EWLNA, including the Bus, Road and Rail Policy Statement, in June 2005, and the Five Year Public Transport Priorities Report, in November 2005.

Recommendations from the latter were taken up in the State Government’s 10-year transport plan, Transport and Liveability Statement (TLS), Meeting Our Transport Challenges, released in May 2006.

The TLS pledged $10.5 billion over 10 years to ease transport congestion, took a long-term approach to managing the issue, and planned improvements in public transport services, infrastructure, and accessibility – all recommendations of the Taskforce.

Four areas in which the TLS reflected the Taskforce’s suggestions were capacity and performance, signaling and control, expanded peak and off-peak services, and attractiveness of the public transport to encourage patronage.

Additionally, the Taskforce’s Bus, Road and Rail Policy Statements released early 2005, recognised key problem areas for Melbourne’s transport system in economic, environmental and social terms, and highlighted the impending crisis developing in Melbourne if these problems were not urgently addressed.

The Taskforce emphasised that the solutions to these emerging problems required significant investment across co-ordinated, key projects which included completing the road network, upgrading the bus system and a reform of the road user pricing and funding system.

Led by Co-Chairs Mr Russell Caplan, Chairman, Shell Australia, and Mr Roger Poole, Executive Chairman, Bates Smart, the Taskforce has:

• Delivered Melbourne one of the World’s best intermodal integrated transport system; and
• Led debate on innovative funding choices and major issues such as congestion.

Transport Taskforce Members

The Taskforce Members include senior representatives of all public transport modes:

• ABN AMRO
• Arup
• Bates Smart Pty Ltd
• Bus Association Victoria
• City of Melbourne
• Clayton Utz
• Connell Wagner Pty Ltd
• Department of Infrastructure
• Freehills
• GHD Pty Ltd
• Lend Lease Corporation
• Maunsell Australia
• Metlink
• Minter Ellison
• Monash University
• RMIT University
• Royal Automobile Club of Victoria
• Shell Australia
• Sinclair Knight Merz
• Thiess Pty Ltd
• Transurban Group
• Victoria University of Technology
• Yarra Tram

Transport Taskforce Background

The Committee views Melbourne’s reputation as the world’s most liveable city as a vital foundation for its economic and social development.

Melbourne’s success is reflected in currently having the fastest population growth of all Australian capital cities.

An efficient and effective transport system is important to sustain Melbourne’s liveability and prosperity, both of these aspects, the Committee for Melbourne works to preserve and further develop.

The Committee established the Transport Taskforce in 2004, and advocates a multimodal, integrated transport system for Melbourne, innovative funding choices and continued action to tackle the big, difficult issues, such as congestion.

The Transport Taskforce has been running since 2004 and achieved the following key outcomes:

• Phase 1: Bus, Road and Rail Policy statements
• Phase 2: Five Year Public Transport Priorities Report
• Phase 3: Submission to Sir Rod Eddington's East-West Needs Assessment

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