Ep 1 Sean McCarthy - Co-design Approaches to Empower Aboriginal Communities in Planning

In the first episode of the Planning with Country Podcast series today's, Sam Johnson is joined by Sean McCarthy, Director of Research and Strategy at Impact Policy. Together they delve deep into the challenges and opportunities in engaging Aboriginal communities within Australia's planning sector. They discuss the crucial changes needed to foster genuine collaboration and effective policy making.
The current pressures and burdens the planning process imposes on Aboriginal communities, including excessive consultation and time constraints.
The importance of transitioning from a transactional to a cooperative co-design approach in planning and policy formation.
A case study of successful co-design in biodiversity conservation planning in Western Sydney, emphasising continuous stakeholder feedback.
The "Connecting with Country" framework in New South Wales, aimed at enhancing service delivery and consultation processes for Aboriginal communities.
Strategies and resources for embedding aboriginal cultural knowledge in the planning sector, including the educational platform "Indigenous X." and other valuable resources.