What is The Queensland Plan? Our shared vision for the next 30 years Developed through grassroots collaboration Guide future activities delivered by all levels of government, business and the community The Queensland Plan will be created by Queenslanders, for Queenslanders
Visioning “Essentially, visioning is a planning process through which any community creates a shared vision for its future and begins to make that vision a reality. It provides an overlay for plans, policies, and decisions, as well as a guide to concrete actions in the wider community.” - Steven Ames
Process MayMackay Summit to develop the process and the questions May-AugustCommunity engagement and consultation across the state OctoberBrisbane Summit to discuss contributions from Queenslanders End 2013The Queensland Plan released
CSIRO Megatrends
Queensland today Covers 1,852,642 square kilometres Population of 4.6 million 13.3% of which are over the age of 65 In 45 years, 24.3% will be aged over 65 Life expectancy increased by 2.7 years in last decade 52% live outside the Greater Brisbane Area Third-largest economy in Australia 2.33 million in the labour force
Thinking about Queensland in 30 years time… Where will you be? Where will your family be? Where will your children be? What is the world going to be like? What would you like your world to be like?
The questions we are asking Queensland to answer 400 Queenslanders came up with questions to make us think about the future Look at different aspects of our life Six Queensland questions
Queensland Question 1 In the context of living in the community, how do we move our focus from me to we?
Queensland Question 2 How do we create and foster an education culture that teaches skills and values to meet global challenges and optimises regional strengths?
Queensland Question 3 How do we empower and educate individuals, communities and institutions to embrace responsibility for an active and healthy lifestyle?
Queensland Question 4 How do we structure our economy to ensure our children inherit a resilient future?
Queensland Question 5 How do we strengthen our economic future and achieve sustainable landscapes?
Queensland Question 6 How do we attract and retain the brightest minds and ideas where they are most needed and capitalise on global opportunities?
Community Consultation Consultation through many avenues Most input through individual responses on the website and through organisations
Community Consultation A total of 78,500 responses Responses collated and major issues identified
Brisbane Summit 9 th & 10 th October 700 delegates including regional delegates, mayors, all MP’s, interested organisations
Brisbane Summit
Brisbane Summit Process of reviewing public responses, defining focus areas and goals Prioritisation and action plans
Where to from here? Process of refining agreed outcomes and writing the plan document Plan to be released before the end of the year
Where to from here? Queensland Plan will be enshrined in legislation Used as a reference for all government plans and activities
Where to from here? Process of review and update
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