Town and Country Planning Association (Victoria)

The Town and Country Planning Association (Victoria) is a planning organization established on the model of the original English Town and Country Planning Association, which itself evolved out of the Garden city movement. It is a non-profit organisation funded by members' subscriptions.

The Victorian Town Planning and Parks Association was formed in Melbourne in 1914 with Dr. (later Sir) J. W. Barrett as its first president.[1] The objects of the association were: to give the town a bit of the country, and the country a bit of the town, to secure better housing, to protect existing parks, to safeguard native animals, plants and erect memorials to explorers.[2] Its current objectives include promoting ecological sustainability, encouraging environmental planning and an effective strategic planning framework, and educating and inspiring popular support for environmental planning.[3]

The Association adopted a new constitution and was incorporated in 1994. Among its presidents have been businessman Ken Myer (1953–1958),[4] and the academic and architectural historian Miles Lewis.

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References
  1. S. Murray-Smith, 'Barrett, Sir James William (1862–1945)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, accessed 1 July 2013.
  2. Town and Country Planning Association 1996, Pandora Archive
  3. "About the TCPA". Town and Country Planning Association. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
  4. Derek Denton, Australian Academy of Science: Biographical Memoirs
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