b'Ascot Waters embodies Liveable Neighbourhoods design outcomes.I am extremely privileged to have worked alongside the masterminds of the former WA Community Code and Liveable Neighbourhoods. (Bill Burrell, Evan Jones, Wendy Morris, Chip Kaufman, Jimmy Higgs and Bruce Aulabaugh) Today I remain extremely passionate about all that it stands for.Urban planners are tasked with tackling some of societys toughest challenges. From critical housing issues in our major cities to climate change and resilience across the country, planners are working to address how we will support the next generation of growth while fostering sustainable and equitable communities. Urban data has grown in leaps and bounds, yet its more difficult than ever to distil this information into actionable insights to support smart, data-driven planning. My vision for the future is to ensure we as planners are able to use data and technology to more efficiently identify and measure the urban problems we are trying to solve, apply appropriate technologies at appropriate scale to validate and provide evidence to support the principles behind smart growth/cities and adjust policy settings to respond accordingly. Ordinary people are capable of doing wonderful things Jane JacobsMandurah Ocean Marina (voted worlds best Marina 2011) was a major catalyst for the rejuvenation of the Mandurah CBD, and the first marina incorporating the Venetian waterways concept in the southern hemisphere19'