Kate Shaw

Dr. Kate Shaw (born 1961, in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian academic, planning activist and commentator, currently serving as a Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne. Dr. Shaw is notable for her work in connection with the protection of local cultural diversity and alternative sub-cultures. Dr. Shaw's engagement with these concerns has encompassed community activism and education, media contributions and academic publications as well as teaching and researching at RMIT University and The University of Melbourne.Amongst other things, Dr. Shaw is notable for her high-profile involvement in the 'Save the Espy' campaign in the late 1990s and early 2000s, formally known as The Esplanade Alliance. The Esplanade Hotel in the inner Melbourne suburb of St Kilda is an iconic venue famous for its nurturance of a wide variety of Australian rock and alternative music acts.... Mehr