FNQROC Community Plan Update - October 2012

By: Frederick Marchant, Regional Sustainability Coordinator (Acting)

Community Plans show regional benefits

The FNQROC Community Planning Group met in August and discussed the potential to identify common issues and formulate a regional approach to dealing with the issues and opportunities raised by Community Plans.

Councils across Queensland completed community plans last year as part of a requirement under the Local Government Act 2009.  The planning process gave communities the chance to list and prioritise issues and opportunities with a 10 year timeframe.  In turn this has provided Councils with valuable information regarding their communities expectations to assist in preparing corporate and other strategic/business plans.

Furthermore, other regional organisations have been able to integrate community plan information into specific regional plans. The benefits of community plans have obviously stretched beyond individual community boundaries.

FNQROC has reviewed Councils' community plans and has identified common issues and opportunities across the region, looking at options for further cross boundary collaborations.