State of the Region Report 2008 Print E-mail

The South East Queensland State of the Region Technical Report 2008 (the report) provides an assessment of the region's progress towards sustainability.

The assessments and findings of the report have contributed to the development of the South East Queensland Regional Plan 2009-2031.

This is the first State of the Region report since the implementation of the South East Queensland Regional Plan 2005-2026.  

The purpose of the SEQ Regional Plan is to set out the vision for the region, and the strategic directions, regional land use pattern, regulatory provisions, policies and principles to achieve this vision.

The basic intent of the regional plan is described through 12 desired regional outcomes. Sustainability indicators based around these desired regional outcomes are used to monitor changes in economic, environmental and social factors to report on the progress of the region towards sustainability.

The SEQ State of the Region Technical Report 2008 provides detailed information on each of the sustainability indicators. It is structured in chapters according to the 12 desired regional outcomes.

The report has a whole-of-government focus and is a valuable resource that caters for a wide audience including government decision makers, scientists, students, industry groups, non-government organisations and general community.

The State of the Region report will be prepared every five years to identify the progress of the region in relation to its sustainability, in line with the review of the regional plan.

In 2006, the State of Region Baseline Report 2005-06 (Baseline report) (pdf 3.2 MB) was released. The objective of the Baseline report was to provide a benchmark or baseline for comparison in assessing trends in sustainability.

The SEQ Baseline Review (pdf 1.5 MB) was a review of sustainability indicators for use in state of region reporting and the appropriateness of the suite of indicators.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 07 September 2011 22:27