May 17, 2013
How is the best way to get six questions about the long-term future of Queensland out into the community?
This was the problem discussed today at a “report back” meeting in Yarraman organised by Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington in the wake of the recent Queensland Plan Summit in Mackay.
At the summit, delegates from all walks of life from all over Queensland produced six questions to put to the rest of the State to help inform the planning process for the next 30 years.
Nanango State School principal Lyal Giles, one of the three local representatives who accompanied Mrs Frecklington to Mackay, explained that a starting point had been a CSIRO document, “Our Future World: Global Megatrends” (787kb PDF).
From the on-going discussions, the delegates produced these six questions:
- In the context of living in the community, how do we move our focus from me to we?
- How do we create and foster an education culture that teaches skills and values to meet global challenges and optimise regional strengths?
- How do we empower and educate individuals, communities and institutions to embrace responsibility for an active and healthy lifestyle?
- How do we structure our economy to ensure our children inherit a resilient future?
- How do we strengthen our economic future and achieve sustainable landscapes?
- How do we attract and retain the brightest minds and ideas where they are most needed and capitalise on global opportunities?
Mrs Frecklington said the challenge now was how to get feedback from the greatest number of people to these questions.
“It gives ordinary people a say in the future,” she said.
Today’s report back meeting, which was held in Kitty Cook House in Yarraman, produced some ideas as to the best way to reach schoolchildren, their parents, tourist operators, sporting groups, P&Cs and church groups.
These included flyers at Driver Reviver vans, a stall at the Nanango markets and publicity through the media and school newsletters.
This is the second time this group – local residents who have registered interest in the Queensland Plan – have met. The meetings are being rotated around different towns in the Nanango electorate.
NB. The six questions can also be answered online; to get involved in The Queensland Plan, visit www.qld.gov.au/queenslandplan
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