Bold targets to lead Queensland into future
Published Sunday, 08 December, 2013 at 07:30 AM
Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection
The Honourable Andrew Powell
In 30 years’ time Queenslanders want 50 per cent of our population living outside South East Queensland, 100 per cent of children having basic literacy and numeracy when they leave primary school and the lowest incidence of preventable diseases in Australia.
Minister Andrew Powell said a high bar has been set across all aspects of our life, with 16 bold targets to lead Queensland into the future outlined in The Queensland Plan: a 30-year vision for Queensland – our working draft, released today for review by all Queenslanders.
“We have the power to transform and lead our state to meet future challenges head on, and throughout 2013, Queenslanders rose to the occasion to address these challenges,” Mr Powell said.
“The working draft is based on a compilation of what Queenslanders have told us they want in 30 years’ time. We don’t expect everyone will agree with these preliminary targets, but we now have a great opportunity as a community to realise the future we want.”
“We want to get this right. I encourage all Queenslanders to review the working draft and reflect on whether the targets, measures and aspirations are an accurate reflection of Queenslanders’ feedback to date.
“Test us. These targets are bold, they are different and some have never been measured in Australia before. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to shape the Queensland we all want for the future.”
The final Queensland Plan is expected to be released by mid-2014.
“It will describe a future Queensland for us to strive towards and will go beyond the life of any government,” Mr Powell said.
“We will enshrine it in legislation and ensure it remains at the forefront of everything we do.
“The Government then has a large body of work to do in responding to the plan and using the vision to inform our decisions, policies and service delivery.
“Later in 2014, we will release a whole-of-government strategic plan that will provide clear guidance and set out our priorities in responding to the plan.
“But we can’t do this on our own. Queenslanders have a collective responsibility, be it local government, business, industry and the community, to respond and align their planning with our shared priorities for the future.”
The working draft is on the website www.qld.gov.au/queenslandplan and will be available for review between 8 December 2013 and 7 March 2014.
Minister Andrew Powell said a high bar has been set across all aspects of our life, with 16 bold targets to lead Queensland into the future outlined in The Queensland Plan: a 30-year vision for Queensland – our working draft, released today for review by all Queenslanders.
“We have the power to transform and lead our state to meet future challenges head on, and throughout 2013, Queenslanders rose to the occasion to address these challenges,” Mr Powell said.
“The working draft is based on a compilation of what Queenslanders have told us they want in 30 years’ time. We don’t expect everyone will agree with these preliminary targets, but we now have a great opportunity as a community to realise the future we want.”
“We want to get this right. I encourage all Queenslanders to review the working draft and reflect on whether the targets, measures and aspirations are an accurate reflection of Queenslanders’ feedback to date.
“Test us. These targets are bold, they are different and some have never been measured in Australia before. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to shape the Queensland we all want for the future.”
The final Queensland Plan is expected to be released by mid-2014.
“It will describe a future Queensland for us to strive towards and will go beyond the life of any government,” Mr Powell said.
“We will enshrine it in legislation and ensure it remains at the forefront of everything we do.
“The Government then has a large body of work to do in responding to the plan and using the vision to inform our decisions, policies and service delivery.
“Later in 2014, we will release a whole-of-government strategic plan that will provide clear guidance and set out our priorities in responding to the plan.
“But we can’t do this on our own. Queenslanders have a collective responsibility, be it local government, business, industry and the community, to respond and align their planning with our shared priorities for the future.”
The working draft is on the website www.qld.gov.au/queenslandplan and will be available for review between 8 December 2013 and 7 March 2014.
The 16 primary targets identified in the plan each have specific primary and secondary measures to track progress. The primary targets identified by Queenslanders are:
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Contact: Brooke Hargraves 0458 689 043
- 100 per cent of Queensland children have basic literary and numeracy in primary school
- Education is highly valued by all Queenslanders
- Increase the wealth of all Queenslanders while achieving the narrowest gap between the wealthy and the poor
- Queensland has the highest rate of volunteering and community participation in Australia
- Anyone who makes Queensland their home has employment opportunities and is welcomed into the community
- Half of Queensland’s population lives outside South East Queensland
- Queensland has the highest income, trade and employment levels in Australia
- Our bright ideas have real economic and social benefits
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Queenslanders have the same life-expectancy as non-Indigenous Queenslanders
- Queenslanders have the lowest incidence of preventable diseases in Australia
- Queensland has the best balance of environmental protection and economic development in Australia
- Double the proportion of Queenslanders over 55 years who participate in the community and workforce
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Queenslanders have the same workforce participation as non-Indigenous Queenslanders
- Queensland is the best place to live in Australia
- The right infrastructure is delivered in the right place at the right time
- Queenslanders are highly satisfied with the way governments deliver for their communities.
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Contact: Brooke Hargraves 0458 689 043