Stephen Yarwood – The role of Local Government in creating Australia’s future

Stephen Yarwood became the youngest Lord Mayor in the history of Adelaide when he was elected in 2010.  He first joined the Adelaide City Council in 2007after nearly 20 years working as a town planner.  Stephen has an MBA as well as post-graduate qualifications in Regional and Urban Planning and Environmental Studies.  He has lectured in planning and management in several countries, as well as studying future cities in Tsukuba, Japan’s technology city