Melissa Neighbour is an urban planner, community builder and sustainability specialist. She is the owner and Director of Sky Planning, a purpose-driven town planning consultancy based in Sydney, and co founder of Sydney YIMBY. Melissa has been pivotal in planning reform advocacy to accelerate more housing in NSW. She has developed and implemented award-winning sustainable development projects across Australia, and is a strong advocate for building progressive, inclusive cities that unleash and amplify your peak potential as a human being, while regenerating the natural environment. Melissa regularly consults to government and industry and presents at major fora including TEDx, on the innovations, trends and forces that are shaping urbanism and defining our communities. Melissa and her team at Sky Planning help developers bring their vision to life by guiding them through the minefield of the government approval process to get their development approved.