Economic Development Strategy for the City of Brisbane

Policy 11: Environmentally Sustainable Economic Development and Quality of Life

Brisbane’s Economic Development Strategy is consistent with a city in which economic development coexists with a high quality natural and social environment. The Strategy reflects the requirement for economic development and livability of the city to be compatible and complementary.

Policy 12: Economic Leadership

The Strategy puts in place a number of measures to cultivate economic leadership as a resource for the community’s future. It also establishes a framework within which effective economic leadership can be provided.

Implementation

The mechanisms for Strategy implementation are crucial. Central to this is a newly created Brisbane Economic Development Committee, which will oversee and report to Council on implementation progress.

Close consultation and participation by the State Government is also important and this has been achieved through Capital City Policy, which the Queensland Premier and I announced in May this year.

Conclusion

Brisbane’s Economic Development Strategy is distinguished by its comprehensiveness. More than this, however, it is marked by strong commitment from BCC, the State Government, business, the education sector and the community generally. Further, we have put in place the necessary structures and mechanisms to implement, monitor and progressively adjust the Strategy to ensure that it delivers the standard of living and quality of life which the whole community is looking for.

To conclude, BCC and the other stakeholders, recognise that our goals for Brisbane will not be achieved overnight. There are already some early successes, but we are aware that it will be a decade before the full benefits of the Strategy are evident. We believe, however, that a city with resolve and application can determine and create its future, and that Brisbane will succeed in realising its vision.