Published Thursday, 21 August, 2025 at 09:13 AM

Minister for Primary Industries
The Honourable Tony Perrett

Work underway to develop Prosper 2050 action plan for Southern Queensland

  • Regional Industry Working Group has met in Toowoomba to start designing five-year action plan for Southern Queensland region.
  • The Primary Industries Prosper 2050 will set the vision for a prosperous Queensland’s path to primary industries prosperity for next 25 years. 
  • Action plan will drive Crisafulli Government’s ambitious target to increase primary production output to $30 billion by 2030. 

The Crisafulli Government is partnering with regional communities and industry to set the direction for primary industries in Southern Queensland for the next five years. 

Primary Industries Prosper 2050, the bold long-term vision to supercharge primary industries, was launched at the Ekka last week, with work now under way to deliver the action plans for Southern Queensland.  

Prosper 2050 is the result of the largest sector-wide consultation undertaken in at least a decade with Queensland’s food, fibre and foliage producers, and drives the Crisafulli Government’s ambitious target to boost Queensland’s primary production output to $30 billion by 2030. 

Under Labor, the agricultural industry suffered increased regulation and red tape, and a Government that didn’t understand primary industries or rural and regional Queensland

The Crisafulli Government's 25-year blueprint for primary industries will be broken down into five-year action plans. 

Thirteen representatives from industry, government and the community have formed a Regional Industry Government Working Group (RIGWG). This group has been tasked with developing the action plans for Southern Queensland. 

The RIGWG met in Toowoomba this week to start work on co-developing the Regional Action Plans for Southern Queensland that will be tailored to local priorities and opportunities. 

Minister for Primary Industries Tony Perrett said the establishment of working groups reinforced the Crisafulli Government’s commitment to a genuine blueprint that is co-designed and co-delivered with industry stakeholders across the State. 

“The interest to be a part of this process was overwhelming, with over 200 nominations received during the four-week expression of interest period,” Minister Perrett said. 

"The level of interest demonstrates the genuine enthusiasm primary producers have for shaping the future of their industries. 

“We have set an ambitious goal to boost the value of primary production to $30 billion by 2030, and these working groups will be helping set the path toward achieving that goal. 

“These action groups really are where the rubber hits the road when it comes to tangible changes industry and government can make to drive the future prosperity of these critical sectors. 

“The era of Labor’s mismanagement, neglect and incompetence when it comes to the agriculture, fisheries and forestry sectors is over. 

“Finally, primary producers across that state can have confidence this government is committed to supporting and working with industry to help it reach its potential.” 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

The members of the Southern Regional Industry Government Working Group: 

  • Rowie Beveridge 
  • David Bray 
  • Jana Cameron 
  • Bryce Camm 
  • Lisa Cavallaro 
  • Sally Higgins 
  • James Hunt 
  • Pippa Jones 
  • Claire Pink 
  • John Power 
  • Georgie Somerset 
  • Kay Tommerup 
  • Bree Watson