About the SEQ Community Alliance - SEQ Community Alliance

Who we are

The Southeast Queensland Community Alliance (SEQCA) is a not-for-profit umbrella organisation formed by community, planning and environmental advocacy groups across southeast Queensland (SEQ).

Our Vision

Our Vision for SEQ is:

Development conserves, respects and responds to SEQ’s enviable climate and its rich and diverse natural heritage for the benefit of current and future generations.

AND

Our cultural and built heritage, including our public assets, are recognised as key contributors to liveability and place-making and are valued accordingly when development occurs.

Consistent with this Vision, our goals are for development that:

Fast tracks to sustainability: Water wise and carbon negative (climate positive).
Pursues resilience: Lifting the benchmarks and not compounding the problems.
Defends our greenspace: Safeguarding our existing greenspace and adding to the stock.
Secures what we value locally: Ensuring the character and liveability of our communities are not overwhelmed by bland, profit driven development.

We also advocate for governance that:

Embraces participation and transparency: We seek more transparent forms of governance and meaningful participation to help realise our goals.

Our activities

To advance our Vision and goals, our activities include:

Advocating to governments for policy and law reform in areas of interest
Making submissions on policies and laws proposed by governments at all levels
Helping the community to learn about issues affecting the future of SEQ through:
- publishing articles and newsletters; and
- holding community forums

SEQCA wants to work with all levels of Government to further a constructive and consultative process to advance our Vision for SEQ communities in planning and development decision-making across the region.

SEQCA membership

SEQCA welcomes membership applications from not-for-profit organisations and individuals who share our aspirations for the SEQ region. The membership application form is available here.

Our current member associations include:

Gecko Environment Council Assoc. Inc.

Gold Coast Community Alliance.

Redlands2030 Inc.

Brisbane Residents United Inc. (BRU)

Sunshine Coast Environment Council Assoc. Inc. (SCEC)

Organisation Sunshine Coast Association of Residents. (OSCAR)

Brisbane Region Environment Council

Logan Ratepayers Association

Brisbane Flight Path Community Alliance

Our partner organisations include:

United Nations Association, Australia Queensland Branch

Queensland Conservation Council Inc.

Queensland Local Government Reform Alliance (QLGRA)

Community Alliance for Responsible Planning (CARP)- Redlands

SEQCA needs you

We welcome research, publicity and administrative support from any members or interested volunteers. Volunteers with experience utilising social media and creative web design are particularly welcome to get in touch.

SEQCA welcomes applications for membership from like minded community groups and individuals.

The more members we have the louder our voice will be!

For community organisations the benefits of membership include the right to send representatives to our monthly meetings and to vote on motions and the opportunity to contribute to submissions, government consultations, events and newsletters.

For individuals, the benefits of membership include the right to attend and participate in monthly meetings and the opportunity to contribute to submissions, newsletters, debates and events.

The membership application form is available here. Please email your completed memebrship applicaiton form to secretary@seqalliance.org