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Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning Jeff Seeney<\/figcaption><\/figure>June 28, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

The State Government has released a draft regional plan designed to protect agricultural land on the Darling Downs while at the same time allowing opportunities for “growth and co-existence” for the resources sector.<\/p>\n

The draft plan will be open for public consultation until late September.<\/p>\n

Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney said the “new generation” regional plan would deliver outcomes that “aligned with the State\u2019s interests in planning and development”.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe draft Darling Downs Regional Plan seeks to address land use conflicts between agriculture and mining \u2013 two vital pillars of the Queensland economy,\u201d Mr Seeney said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt protects the region\u2019s priority agricultural land uses by defining the key criteria that will need to be met in order for agriculture and resources development to successfully co-exist within mapped Priority Agricultural Areas (PAA).<\/p>\n

\u201cThe previous government\u2019s Strategic Cropping Land legislation failed to protect the most important agricultural land uses, was overly burdensome for resource developments and had adverse consequences for landholders.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Strategic Cropping Land legislation will be reviewed and amended to facilitate the implementation of the new regional plan and processes will be streamlined to remove unintended consequences for landholders.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Darling Downs region has some of Queensland\u2019s most diverse agricultural assets and an abundance of coal, natural gas and other resource deposits.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe plan will protect our most productive agricultural assets by identifying and mapping the PAAs that require protection from the encroachment of incompatible resource activity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Seeney said the plan also provided certainty for the future of towns by mapping Priority Living Areas (PLAs) and identifying infrastructure opportunities in the area.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis specific land-use mapping will improve certainty for communities and business in a region that has experienced significant change following growth in the mining and gas industry sectors,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy department has workshopped key issues with representatives from local government, the agricultural and resource sectors and the community and held information sessions in Roma, Warwick, Goondiwindi and Toowoomba.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve also chaired meetings with the Regional Planning Committee \u2013 made up of mayors, local members and other groups \u2013 and have heard firsthand the range of views that are held by the group.<\/p>\n

\u201cI now encourage Darling Downs residents to read the draft plan and have their say before the 20 September deadline.\u201d<\/p>\n

The draft Darling Downs Regional Plan includes the local government areas of Balonne Shire Council, and the Goondiwindi, Maranoa, Southern Downs, Toowoomba and Western Downs regional councils.<\/p>\n

To view the plan and find out how to make a submission, visit www.dsdip.qld.gov.au\/darling-downs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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