Professor Patrick Troy AC (1936 -2018) was a pivotal figure in urban research in Australia and renowned internationally. He was influential in highlighting the role of government agencies and researchers in the development of making better Australian cities.

Professor Troy was a respected mentor to many students, urban planners, researchers and public servants. To honour his legacy, Professor Troy's friends, family and colleagues have established The Patrick Troy Memorial Prize.

Professor Troy was a respected mentor to many students, urban planners, researchers and public servants. To honour his legacy, Professor Troy's friends, family and colleagues have established The Patrick Troy Memorial Prize which will be awarded to an ANU post graduate student who demonstrates excellence in the field of Urban Systems and Sustainability.

If you would like to support the Patrick Troy Memorial Prize please visit the Patrick Troy Gift in Memoriam on the ANU website. Your donation will ensure that we can continue to honour Patrick’s memory and offer the Award well into the future.

To announce the first recipient of the prize, the Fenner School of Environment & Society at the Australian National University will host a memorial lecture. Light refreshments will follow the lecture.

About the lecture

The guest speaker for the lecture will be Kurt Iveson, Associate Professor of Urban Geography, Research Lead at the Sydney Policy Lab, and Branch President of the National Tertiary Education Union, at the University of Sydney. 

Iveson will speak on the topic From the Green Bans to a Green New Deal. His presentation will honour Patrick Troy’s constant efforts to prioritise both environment and equity in Australian urban policy. 

Associate Professor Kurt Iveson writes:

'The idea of a “Green New Deal”, a radical program for mobilising the institutions of state and civil society to address the challenges of climate change and inequality simultaneously, is gaining momentum in US politics. It is also generating considerable interest in the labour and climate movements in Australia, in the wake of this year’s federal election outcome. What Australian historical precedents might we draw upon to inspire and inform efforts to tackle the twin challenges of climate change and inequality in our cities today? This presentation will take us back to Sydney’s green ban movement in the 1970s, in which workers, resident activists and sympathetic professionals built a powerful movement that sought to put people and planet before profit. The rise and fall of this movement hold important lessons for contemporary efforts to build alliances between the labour and climate movements, and for the work of such alliances to advance an Australian “Green New Deal”.’

Associate Professor Kurt Iveson has a PhD in Urban Research from the Australian National University, where Patrick Troy was one of his supervisors. He's authored and co-authored books include Publics and the City, Planning and Diversity in the City, and the recently published Everyday Equalities: Making Multicultures in Settler Colonial Cities. He is currently concluding a three year project called Organising the 21st Century City, which explores different forms of citizen organising for urban social and climate justice in cities around the world. Iveson is also a regular contributor to public debate about Australian urban policy, and has a fortnightly radio show about urban environmental politics on Radio FBi.

Supporting the Prize

If you would like to support the Patrick Troy Memorial Prize please visit the Patrick Troy Gift in Memoriam on the ANU website. Your donation will ensure that we can continue to honour Patrick’s memory and offer the Award well into the future. 

To discuss a gift toward The Patrick Troy Memorial Prize, please speak with Georgia Kendall, Development Manager, College of Science via phone 02 6125 0170 or email Georgia.kendall@anu.edu.au.