Community Engagement Outcomes

Postcard Survey

Postcard Survey

Community Engagement Workshops

Over a two month period from mid July to early September 2009, the planning division of the Tablelands Regional Council ran a series of 12 community engagement workshops across the region, as preliminary community engagement towards the new Tablelands Regional Council planning scheme.

The workshops were held in the following locations:

In total, 257 Tablelands residents attended one of these workshops.

To read more about the outcomes and feedback from these workshops, download the Preliminary Engagement Outcomes Report.

Consultation Sessions

The next component of our engagement program were four consultation sessions, held over the course of two days on the 18 and 21 September 2009 with “key sectors” or representatives of key community associations, industry groups and businesses operating in the Tablelands with an interest in land use planning. These representatives were grouped into the following sectors:

• Business and Tourism; including tourism industry groups, regional development organizations, local Chamber of Commerce and business associations.
• Primary Industries; including forestry, agricultural industry groups and growers associations.
• Property Development; including developers, real estate agents, building contractors, surveyors and planning consultants.
• Environment; including NRM bodies, conservation, land care and environmental organisations and community associations.

To read more about the outcomes and feedback from these key sector sessions, download the Key Sector Consultation Outcomes Report.

Regional Survey

A Regional Survey was carried out as a joint project between the Urban and Regional Planning Group (URPG) and the former Community Development (CD) Department, now Corporate and Community Planning Group, of Tablelands Regional Council over the period commencing 15 August to 12 October 2009.
 
To view the results of the survey download the Regional Postcard Survey Outcomes Report.
 

Statement of Proposals

The Statement of Proposals is now available for review.

The period for submissions on the Statement of Proposals for the new TRC Planning Scheme has now closed. However you can still view the Statement of Proposals through downloading it from this site.

After conducting an extensive program of preliminary consultation in late 2009, Council developed a Statement of Proposals based on the feedback received from the community. The Statement of Proposals is an important consultation tool, as it provides the community with an opportunity to participate and contribute to the future development of our region, through commenting on the broad land use policies and strategies which will underpin the new Tablelands Regional Council Planning Scheme.

Council received submissions from residents and groups from across the Tablelands, who represented a diverse range of interests and values.
The key points and themes raised in the submissions included…

• The status of GQAL land
• Rural residential subdivision of rural land
• Provision of walking and cycling infrastructure within residential areas
• Water sensitive design
• Support for new and emerging industries
• The roles of Mareeba and Atherton
• Riparian protection
• The importance of well located industrial land
• State, regional and sub-regional wildlife corridors
• Agricultural diversification
• The use of conservation covenants on private land
• Sustainability indicators
• Sustainable building design
• Waterway envelopes
• Ecological significance of Myola
• Stormwater harvesting
• Matching urban growth with new employment
• Fragmentation of remnant rainforest
• Definition of “Sustainable” Development
• Opportunities for the resurgence of rail
• Water quality
• Fencing riparian strips
• Appropriate signage controls
• Urban densities per hectare
• Development controls
• Multiple dwellings on rural lots

These comments will now provide further base data and feedback upon which to develop our planning framework.

We thank every one who took the time to submit their comments, thoughts and reflections on the Statement of Proposals.