Industry leaders, policians told to be bold in vision of Sydney’s future
Leaders of business, politics and infrastructure gathered at The Art Gallery of NSW on Monday night to be reminded why they need to be bold in planning the future of our city. More than 200 movers and shakers attended the event where Scott Morrison made a powerful speech on tackling our population growth.
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Leaders of business, politics and infrastructure gathered at The Art Gallery of NSW on Monday night to be reminded why they need to be bold in planning the future of our city.
“We lose the courage to do the big things if we don’t remind ourselves of how they have already changed the way we live today,” Ann Sherry, executive chairman of Carnival Australia said.
“The Bradfield Oration is a very good reminder that Sydney would not even be linked across the Harbour if it were not for the bold vision of John Bradfield.”
She said the annual event, attended by more than 200 of Sydney’s movers and shakers, is “a reminder at least once a year of the importance of being bold in planning cities.”
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Among those gathered to listen to Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s oration were NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and her new rival for the 2019 NSW election, Labor leader Michael Daly.
Stuart Ayres, NSW Minister for Sport and Western Sydney, said: “Vested interest and nimbyism are the enemies of a better Sydney. The Bradfield Campaign challenges us to think differently about our Sydney, to think beyond our backyards and well into the future. “Bradfield also helps us learn from history rather than repeating its mistakes.”
Tony Shepherd, chair of the Bradfield Oration Board of Governors, said: “Now is the most important time in Sydney’s history — given the pressure of population and investment in infrastructure — to enshrine the principles of Bradfield.
“When the Harbour Bridge was built the toll collectors at night played cricket on the bridge, it was so quiet. Look at the bridge today, that is vision for the future,” he said.
They were joined by former premiers John Brogden, now with Landcom, and Barry O’Farrell, now chief executive of Racing Australia. Also from the world of racing were Racing NSW CEO Peter V’landys and chairman Russell Balding.
Also attending were Sydney’s leading radio broadcaster Alan Jones, Sandra Chipchase, CEO of Destination NSW, Elizabeth Macgregor, director of the Museum of Contemporary Art and David Gallop, chief executive of Football Federation Australia.
Patricia Forsythe, Sydney Business Chamber executive director, said: “When Bradfield designed the bridge it was much bigger than was needed in the 1930s. It was built for a time in the future.
“I hope that everyone in this room is collaborating, both government and the private sector, to create the Sydney we want in the future.”
But Daily Telegraph editor Ben English warned: “The dead hand of red tape is at the heart of why our city has yet to fully realise its potential.”
He said the “miasma of planning bodies” were leaving progress in a quagmire and said the Bradfield Oration aimed to overcome that by capturing the imagination, vision and “determination to realise our impossible dreams.”
The campaign has also helped foster the big thinkers of tomorrow through the Lendlease Bradfield Urbanisation Scholarship.
Kylie Rampa, Lendlease, CEO Property said: “The depth of talent and the huge potential all Bradfield scholars displayed is so remarkable, especially when you think that they still have their whole lives ahead of them.”
“Sydney’s future is in extremely capable hands.”
University of Sydney Vice-Chancellor Dr Michael Spence said the undergraduate curriculum had been rewritten to prepare students for the future of work.
“The Bradfield Partnership, with the particular generosity of Lendlease, allows our students a chance to shine and show the city’s leader their vision to make our city even better,” he said.
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