Over 8 years, in collaboration with the Regional Landscape & Open Space Advisory Committee and stakeholders across government and industry, successfully envisioned, researched, developed and, in some cases, implemented many significant policies, frameworks, strategies, action plans and reports in the resource and landscape planning and open space arena. Some, but not all, are set out in this report.
Key achievements: 2004 – 2012
o Regional Landscape & Open Space Advisory Committee established to succeed the Regional Landscape Strategy Advisory Committee (1997-2003)
o Queensland Greenspace Strategy
o Regional Landscape Planning “Body of Knowledge”
o SEQ Greenspace Network Plan
o SEQ State of Region Report
o Strategic Cropping Land Strategy
o SEQ Active Trails Strategy
• Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Plan and 96km of trail open
• Maroochy River Trail Plan and works completed
• Boonah to Ipswich Trail Plan and 49km of trail open
• Kingaroy to Theebine Trail (Business Plan &Feasibility Study) and key rail assets secured.
o Queensland Outdoor Recreation Strategic Framework
o SEQ Outdoor Recreation Strategy (service providers “mapped”)
o SEQ Scenic Amenity methodology
o SEQ Scenic Amenity Planning Guidelines & Mapping
o SEQ Rural Futures Strategy
o SEQ Rural Precinct Planning Guidelines
o SEQ Outdoor Recreation Demand Studies
o Sustainable Poultry Strategy
o Water Sensitive Urban Design Planning Guideline
o North East Gold coast land use and infrastructure strategy
o Landscape heritage discussion papers
o Indigenous landscape heritage research
o Peri-urban Planning research
o Rural and Greenspace Policy Forum
Greenspace Working Group
Outdoor Recreation Working Group
Rural Futures Working Group
o Regional Landscape Forums:
Living landscapes (Boonah)
Landscape Corridors (Esk)
Greenspace Planning (BFP)
Regional Recreation Trails Planning (BFP)
Environmental planning student forums (RLOSAC annually)
o SEQ Regional Plan : policy development/review, coordination & implementation
SEQ Regional Plan Desired Regional outcomes 1-5 and 7
The regional landscape planning framework
• Regional landscape areas
• Regional landscape values
• Scenic amenity
• Landscape heritage (indigenous and non-indigenous)
• Outdoor recreation
• Community greenspace
• Inter-urban break planning
• Rural futures
• Natural resources
o Other regional initiatives: key stakeholder/contributor to:
CEOs Committee for NRM in SEQ
SEQ Natural Resource Management Plan
SEQ Ecosystem Services Framework
Flinders Karawatha Corridor
Peri-urban research
Monitoring Reporting and Evaluation framework
Industry Recognition of Achievements
Since 2004, the work of the Branch was regularly recognised for its achievements. Through collaboration with State agencies, universities, local governments, and NGOs, the Branch has been recognised for achievements, including:
Queensland Outdoor Recreation Federation – 2010 Government Achievement Award: South East Queensland Outdoor Recreation Strategy
Planning Institute of Australia Queensland Division – 2010 Certificate of Merit for the Decision Support Tool for Local Government Planners Integrating SEQ Regional Natural Resource Management Plan Targets into Local Government Planning Schemes
Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) National Council and National Awards- 2010 Planning Minister’s Award: South East Queensland Natural Resource Management Plan 2009-2031
Planning Institute of Australia Queensland Division – 2009 Overall winner and Planning Scholarship, Research and Teaching Award for Excellence Identifying and Incorporating Indigenous Landscape Values into Regional Planning Processes led by the Urban Research Program, Griffith University.
Queensland Outdoor Recreation Federation – 2010 Government Achievement Award: Brisbane Valley Rail Trail
Planning Institute of Australia Queensland Division – 2009 Regional Planning Achievement Excellence Award: South East Queensland Natural Resource Management Plan 2009-2013
Planning Institute of Australia Queensland Division – 2009 Certificate of Merit: North East Gold Coast Land Use Economic and Infrastructure Strategy
Planning Institute of Australia Queensland Division – 2008 Certificate of Merit: Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Plan
Planning Institute of Australia Queensland Division – 2008 Award for Excellence: South East Queensland Ecosystem Services Project
Queensland Outdoor Recreation Federation – 2008 Certificate of Appreciation: 5th Biennial National Tracks and Trails Conference
Planning Institute of Australia Queensland Division- 2007 Certificate of Merit: Policy and Planning Framework for Urban Water Sensitive Design in South East Queensland
Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) National Council and National Awards – 2006 Planning Ministers’ Award: South East Queensland Regional Plan and Infrastructure Plan; Office of Urban Management, Queensland Department of Local Government and Planning
Planning Institute of Australia Queensland Division- 2005 Award for Excellence: Scenic South East Queensland 2004 Public Preference Survey.
The Landscape Planning team signs off in September 2012
Thank’s for all your help, advice & support folks!
FAREWELL, ADIOS, CIAO, AU REVOIR, CHEERS, AUF WEIDERSEHEN MERCI, GRACIAS, GRAZIE, DANKESCHON
UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN…….
Steve MacDonald, Dave Batt (Batty), John Rush (JR), Bill MacFarlane, Marie Patamise, Peter Kleis and many many more who are gone but not fogotten…