Melbourne firms shapes the look, backs the future

A Melbourne firm the has played a role in helping shape the City of Greater Shepparton has now backed a public forum at which the city’s future will be discussed.



Urban Initiatives has been intimately involved with several major projects throughout Greater Shepparton, including the war memorial, Victoria Park Lake, the Maude St Mall, the re-development of the city’s showgrounds and public spaces at Toolamba, Merrigum and Tatura

The company’s director, Mr Bruce Echberg, said he supported the goals of the forum and decided to back the event with a $200 donation.

The forum, “Slap Tomorrow – A Wake-Up Call” is eager to ignite a conversation within the community about the challenges and opportunities arising from the world’s changing climate and, by implication, that of the Goulburn Valley.

Forum convenor, Mr Robert McLean, was delighted that Mr Echberg, with his working understanding of Shepparton, has a grasp of the changes, and subsequent opportunities, that people in the area will face as the climate changes.

The free forum, featuring Climate Commissioner, Prof Veena Sahajwalla, the chair of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, Anna Rose, and environmental consultant, Rob Gell, with Victoria’s Sustainability Commissioner, Prof Kate Auty, as the moderator, will be held at Shepparton’s Eastbank auditorium at 7:30pm on June 6.

Urban Initiatives is one of Victoria’s most established and respected specialist landscape architecture and urban design practices.