Draft Rural Futures Strategy for SEQ Queensland open for public submissions until 3 November 2008

Participants in the Building Sustainable Small Business program will be interested to review the draft of the Rural futures strategy which has been prepared by the State Government Department of Infrastructure and Planning with assistance from the Rural Futures Committee.

This strategy will be of particular interest to the Scenic Rim Region and submissions can be made until 5pm on 3 November 2008.

The document states that “The Queensland Government is developing the Rural futures strategy (the strategy) to guide sustainable economic and community development in rural South East Queensland. The strategy supports the South East Queensland Regional Plan 2005-2026 (SEQ Regional Plan) and the Queensland Government’s vision for rural South East Queensland:

Rural communities are strong and viable with sustainable economies, contributing to the health, character and liveability of the region.”

The document states that “The draft Rural futures strategy includes a range of targeted initiatives to promote prosperity and to plan for and respond to the challenges facing rural communities and industries in South East Queensland.”

It also states that “The Rural futures strategy also sets out the strategic direction for the region’s rural areas – to promote economic and community development in the area.”

The document can be downloaded below or from the State Government website at www.dip.qld.gov.au. 

More information is also available from www.dip.qld.gov.au

 Draft Rural Futures Strategy (598.31 kB)