, Cairns , Devonport, Dubbo. Most of these wishes
were unattainable, not least for financial reasons, until the Town and Country Planning Act of 19
was passed, which gave
the necessary powers and the appointment of the first Town and Country Planning Commissioner, Ronald Alison McInnis.
Indeed, we could be forgiven for thinking that urban planning is only important to residents of capital cities, and perhaps
to residents of some major regional cities, but not to residents of small towns in Australia.
Collaboration and inclusion were probably more likely to be achieved in small towns than in larger urban centres,
but current research on Australian planning history does not allow us to state this view with confidence. During the latter part of the Second World War there was a much greater emphasis on cooperation and inclusion,
which made the implementation of the Devonport Town Council scheme more certain. During the Second World War, a decisive catalyst was the Devonport Chamber of Commerce, founded in 19
in
, which wanted to work with local and national authorities to begin planning. This paper seeks to further undermine the metropolitan.
In order not to repeat the mistakes of the past due to unplanned development, and the desire to promote population and economic growth,
urban planning enthusiasts have tried at various times to achieve better transport infrastructure, open spaces and
recreational areas, social improvements, urban plans. reach of planning history
1 Freestone, 201
. 3 He aley argues that when design ideas and supporters are fragmented into a temporary assortment of
,
individuals and groups, design cannot advance much.
