Lord Mayor Cr. Gordon Bradbury (City of Wollongong), Lord Mayor Cr. Nuatali Nelmes (Newcastle City Council), Brett Luxford (City of Greater Geelong) – at the launch of the Gateways to Growth Report at Parliament House in November 2019

Lord Mayor Cr. Gordon Bradbury (City of Wollongong), Lord Mayor Cr. Nuatali Nelmes (Newcastle City Council), Brett Luxford (City of Greater Geelong) – at the launch of the Gateways to Growth Report at Parliament House in November 2019

About the Symposium

This event has been postponed until next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To have coincided with Wollongong City’s 50-year celebration, the Symposium was to focus on cities in economic transition within the context of the Australia’s Gateway Cities: Gateways to Growth report. Thought leaders across academia, all levels of government and the private sector were to come together to examine the opportunities for the Gateway Cities of Wollongong, Newcastle and Geelong.

The Gateway Cities Webinar Series

The Gateway Cities Webinar Series aims to bring together thought leaders across academia, all levels of government and the private sector to examine the opportunities for the Gateway Cities of Wollongong, Newcastle and Geelong.

The webinar series for 2020 has now ended and you can watch the recordings below.

Gateway Cities Webinars Recordings

Watch the How supply chains are contributing to the growth of our regions webinar, which addresses what challenges need to be overcome and how can these be achieved within our Gateway Cities.

The presentations are followed by an interactive conversation led by the Chief Executive Officer of the City of Greater Geelong, Mr Martin Cutter.

View the Gateway Cities: Population Post COVID-19 webinar recording, which features Rob Tyson, CEO of Polis Partners discussing the “Goldilocks Cities” Report.

View the The Future of Work – Who, How and Where webinar and hear the discussion about jobs of the future, employment pathways and the ability to work from anywhere followed by an interactive conversation led by the Lord Mayor of Wollongong, Cr Gordon Bradbery AM.

View the Property prices and housing trends within Gateway Cities webinar, which looks at trends in the housing market and property prices within Gateway Cities. Has Covid-19 effected the price of buying within Gateway Cities?

Presentations by Eliza Owen, Head of Australian Research, CoreLogic and Dr Adrian Lee, Associate Professor, Deakin University.

The presentations were followed by an interactive conversation led by the Deputy Mayor of the City of Greater Geelong, Cr Trent Sullivan.

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