Tasmania Together

PROGRESS REPORT 2004

This is a report to Parliament on what the people of Tasmania have achieved in the pursuit of the Tasmania Together vision

live in harmony and prosperity. – Tasmania Together Vision

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The Hon Paul Lennon MHA, Premier both the environment and education areas. Work has commenced on a further Parliament House 30 benchmarks. The Board has started planning for the fi ve-year review, which HOBART TAS 7000 may see recommendations to modify a number of benchmarks where it is diffi cult to get measurable data. In addition to expanding the coverage of Tasmania Together through Dear Premier, reporting the Progress Board is actively engaging the community and has maintained strong links with state and local government. The Board appreciates I am pleased to present the 2004 Tasmania Together Progress Report, to be and values the support that has been given. tabled in Parliament in accordance with Section 10(1) of the Tasmania Together Over the last 12 months the Board has introduced the Partners Program, Progress Board Act 2001. which has signifi cantly increased engagement with the business and community Tasmania Together is a vision for how this community will be in 2020. sectors across the State. To date twelve partnership agreements have been It includes the community’s plan to realise that vision which we are now four signed and there is a growing list of potential partners. Our partners have years into. Tasmania Together is also a measurement system that shows what provided many of the stories in this report that tell us what people are doing to progress is being made. The longer we measure, the better we will understand move towards the targets set by our community. and be able to answer the question: “How is Tasmania going?” The enthusiastic take-up of the Partners Program shows the energy and This third progress report shows the growth of Tasmania Together in terms interest at all levels across the State to work on the achievement of benchmarks. of increased reporting, more positive results and progress towards the long-term Our partners are leading by example in their commitment and practical goals and objectives. contributions to achieving the Tasmania Together Vision: In this report 49 benchmarks show positive movement, with signifi cant “Together we will make Tasmania an icon for the rest of the world by creating achievements occurring in key education indicators, tourism, exports and a proud and confi dent society where our people live in harmony and prosperity.” perceptions of public safety. It is encouraging to see results from benchmarks The Tasmania Together Progress Board and staff hope the 2004 report is both that suggest young Tasmanians are more involved in improving their education, informative and useful to the Parliament and community. employment and decision-making opportunities. Also identifi ed are areas where long-term goals may not be met unless Yours sincerely performance improves. Twenty-four benchmarks show movement away from the Tasmania Together targets and the Board draws attention to the areas of family violence and children on care and protection orders. The Progress Board also needs to increase the number of benchmarks on which it reports. Productive work has been done with the community, Bob Campbell, Chairman government and the ABS to identify potential data sources and targets to August 2004 allow future reporting against more benchmarks. Three reference groups are currently working on proposals to complete an additional 15 benchmarks in

THE THIRD PROGRESS REPORT 5 OUR ECONOMY 63 Summary 6 Overview 64 Background 7 The Benchmarks 66 Legislative Requirements 7 OUR ENVIRONMENT 79 WORKING TOGETHER: WHAT TASMANIANS HAVE DONE 9 Overview 80 The Progress Board’s Work 10 The Benchmarks 82 Community Sector 12 MANAGING THE BENCHMARKS 93 Business Sector 12 APPENDIX 1 95 Local Government 12 Glossary of Terms 96 State Government 13 APPENDIX 2 103 THE DATA 15 Explanation of Measures 104 How the Data is Presented 16 APPENDIX 3 117 Qualifying Comments 17 Process to Develop, Review and Revise Benchmarks 118 Interpretation and Evaluation of the Data 17 APPENDIX 4 123 OUR COMMUNITY 19 Index of Stories 124 Overview 20 The Benchmarks 22 OUR CULTURE 49 Overview 50 The Benchmarks 51 OUR DEMOCRACY 57 Overview 58 The Benchmarks 60

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7 Background

7 Legislative Requirements

5 The Third Progress Report

Summary These movements are detailed in the Overview 16.1.3 Proportion of employees in secure The 2004 Progress Report paints a more sections for each goal group: Community, employment comprehensive picture of progress towards the Culture, Democracy, Economy and Environment. 16.2.1 Level of research and development long term objectives of Tasmania Together. With the approach of 2005 and the range expenditure as a proportion of Gross Reporting against benchmarks in this third of Tasmania Together targets to be met in that State Product progress report gives a clearer indication of year, it is worth noting the benchmarks where 16.3.1 Level of population growth performances and trends – both positive and performance has achieved or exceeded those 16.3.3 Proportion of migrants negative – in relation to the targets set. targets: 18.1.1 Level of participation in VET, tertiary This year’s report shows an increased number 3.1.1 Voluntary participation in community education and university of benchmarks achieving positive results. While and service activities 19.1.1 Ranking of Tasmania on the performance across the goal areas of Tasmania 4.1.1 Proportion of people in full or part- Competition Index Together is relatively consistent, this report time education or training 19.1.2 Credit rating shows some improvement in the Community 5.1.2 Premature mortality 19.3.1 Export value benchmarks and a slight easing in the strength 5.3.2 Number of new entires into the 19.5.1 Level of Tasmanian business confi dence of performances in the Economy chapter. methadone program 19.6.1 Level of value added by manufacturing The 2004 Progress Report contains a 7.1.2 Number of qualifi ed ambulance industries per head of population number of positive education outcomes, paramedics in rural and regional areas 20.2.1 Tourism expenditure improved indicators of public safety and 9.2.1 Number of multicultural events in 20.2.2 Visitor numbers evidence that young Tasmanians are more Tasmania 21.4.1 Attendances at major cultural heritage involved in education, employment and 10.1.1 Percentage of teaching staff who have sites decision-making. Tourism, exports and received professional development 21.5.1 Number of Tasmanian publications business confi dence all evidence a strong specifi cally related to their role as added to the State record economy supported by population growth. teachers of indigenous studies 21.6.2 Percentage of signifi cant items Of the 104 Category 1 and three 15.1.2 Percentage of councils with youth conserved Category 2 benchmarks reported against advisory committees 21.6.3 Number of heritage documents and in this year’s Progress Report: 15.2.1 Number of performance-based audits artefacts publicly available in digital • 49 show improvement; conducted by the Auditor-General format • 24 show deterioration; and 16.1.1 Proportion of population in the 21.6.5 Percentage of recorded heritage sites • 34 report no change. workforce and cultural landscapes actively managed

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23.3.1 The use of commercial food and non- The 2004 Government Activity Report more than 100 business, community and food GM crops in the open includes reports on action taken by State public-sector specialists to set the benchmarks environment agencies to contribute to the achievement of – the measures used to gauge progress 23.4.1 Percentage of land independently the goals and benchmarks. The Government towards the achievement of the Tasmania certifi ed for land management against Activity Report also identifi es the Government’s Together vision. The Tasmania Together international, national and state priority benchmarks. document was released in September 2001. standards This report highlights action taken by In August each year for the fi rst three years, 24.3.1 Breaches of National Environment Tasmania Together Partners – community and and every two years subsequently, the Progress Protection Measure air standards business sector organisations – committed to Board will report on what Tasmanians have been 24.3.2 Breaches of Australian Drinking Water realising targets in key areas. doing to achieve the goals and benchmarks and Standards whether the State is moving in the right direction For the fi rst time, the Progress Board has Background to achieve the targets that have been set. added interpretative comments in relation to Tasmania Together is the Tasmanian The Tasmania Together Progress Board data trends and performance relative to the community’s plan for the future: 24 goals to made its fi rst report through the Parliament 2005 targets alongside some benchmarks. be reached by 2020 and 212 benchmarks to to the people of Tasmania in 2002. A total of Of the benchmarks for which data trends measure progress towards the goals. 107 benchmarks can be measured at present have been assessed and comments made, Tasmania Together took the Community and work is in hand to identify or develop 41 either have achieved or are likely to Leaders Group (CLG) two and a half years of measures for others over time. achieve the corresponding targets, while 28 travelling, advertising, listening, questioning, are unlikely to meet targets. testing and refi ning. In that time the CLG Legislative Requirements The prime data source for the Tasmania collected the views of Tasmanians in public The Tasmania Together Progress Board Act Together benchmarks is the Australian Bureau forums and meetings, through a search 2001 established the Tasmania Together of Statistics which provides detailed Tasmania- conference, on comment sheets and postcards, Progress Board to monitor, promote and report specifi c information in many important areas. over the Internet and through submissions and on Tasmania Together. Other data sources include Government letters from all parts of the State. Tasmania Together is: agencies, Anglicare, Tasmanian Chamber of Once the goals were settled and the CLG • a long-term social, environmental and Commerce and Industry (TCCI) and the knew what Tasmanians wanted to achieve, economic plan for the State’s development University of Tasmania. they spent many months working alongside for a period of 20 years; and

• an overarching framework for planning, 2001 and the fi rst and second Progress The Progress Board’s 2003/04 Annual budgeting and policy priorities for the Reports in 2002 and 2003. The August Report will be tabled in Parliament by government and non-government sectors. reporting date specifi ed in the legislation does October 2004. In the meantime, information Under Section 10 of the Act, the Premier is not allow time for 2003/04 fi nancial year data on all these matters can be found on the required to table a report of the Progress Board, to be included. Tasmania Together website: the Tasmania Together Progress Report, in each The report focuses on what has been http://www.tasmaniatogether.tas.gov.au. House of Parliament before the end of August achieved in relation to the goals and in every year for the fi rst three years after the benchmarks in the 33 months since the release Board is established. After the fi rst three years, of the Tasmania Together document. It also reports are required every two years. reports action taken by Tasmanians in pursuit The Progress Report is to include the of the goals and benchmarks and comments Progress Board’s comments on progress from the Progress Board on its approach to towards, and the appropriateness of, the goals assessing and reporting on the appropriateness and benchmarks. of the goals and benchmarks. In measuring progress against the The Board has made some assessments of benchmarks, this report focuses on Category 1 the appropriateness or otherwise of specifi c benchmarks: that is, on those benchmark benchmarks, but it has not yet recommended indicators with targets and a complete set of any substantive changes to Parliament. This will data which meet the benchmarking criteria. be done in conjunction with the fi ve-year review The report includes some information on due for completion in 2007. action being taken in relation to Category 2 More detail on the Progress Board’s work and Category 3 benchmarks, but reportable will be contained in its 2003/04 Annual data is only available for three Category 2 Report, including activities to: benchmarks. Category 2 and Category 3 • promote the goals and benchmarks in the benchmarks are those where data is broader community; and incomplete or non-existent. • develop partnerships and coalitions of The third report includes available data up interest within and between various sectors to 30 June 2004. It follows the release of the of the community aimed at achieving Tasmania Together document in September Tasmania Together targets.

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PAGE 10 The Progress Board’s Work

12 Community Sector

12 Business Sector

12 Local Government

13 State Government

9 Working Together: What Tasmanians Have Done

The Progress Board’s Work • encourage the collaborative, cross-sectoral Partners Program which aims to progress the Tasmania Together is a community plan for the implementation of these plans; implementation of specifi c benchmarks through future of our State – its goals can only be • increase the involvement of young people in the creation of one-to-one relationships with key realised with the collaborative involvement of Tasmania Together; and organisations. Tasmania Together Partners agree all Tasmanians. • plan the fi rst fi ve-year review. to work towards implementing specifi c Tasmania Tasmania Together is about change: it’s The Progress Board continues to manage Together goals and benchmarks and the Board about planning beyond the next election and this work through three projects: provides support, contacts and regular updates it’s about working together. It is what • Managing the Benchmarks on its website. thousands of Tasmanians said they wanted for • Monitoring and Reporting The initial pilot of the Partners Program with their future and for the future of their children. • Promotions Volunteering Tasmania, Inc, Working It Out, In the last 12 months Tasmanians have The inaugural Progress Board’s two-year Inc. and Multicultural Council of Tasmania (Inc) continued to work together to realise the vision term expired in October 2003. The second has been so successful the Board has now and goals of Tasmania Together. The Tasmania round of appointments brought a mix of new established partnerships with a total of Together Progress Board has been inspired this year and old members together at the board 12 organisations over the year. Partnerships by the commitment of many, many Tasmanians to meeting in December 2003. The Board is now have been established with: implementing actions aimed at the achievement of meeting every two months in Launceston. • Volunteering Tasmania, Inc. – the peak body of specifi c Tasmania Together goals and benchmarks, These meetings focus on special issues and the volunteering in Tasmania. www.voltasinc.com and the enthusiasm of its partners. Board is doing more of its day-to-day work • Working It Out, Inc. – Tasmania’s peak In its fi rst fi ve years of operation the electronically, freeing members to increase lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Tasmania Together Progress Board aims to: their involvement in promoting Tasmania support organisation. • establish ongoing partnerships with business, Together locally. • Multicultural Council of Tasmania (Inc) – government and community based organisa- Progress Board members continue to meet Tasmania’s peak body representing culturally tions to progress the implementation of the with groups within their communities aiming and linguistically diverse communities. Tasmania Together goals and benchmarks; to develop a shared understanding of • Project Hahn – who encourage • increase awareness and acceptance of the Tasmania Together and the benchmarks disadvantaged young people to develop importance of Tasmania Together to the relevant to particular groups. Often this leads social skills and personal qualities for living State’s future; to groups linking their activities and business and working as mature citizens in an • promote the inclusion of the benchmarks in planning to particular goals and benchmarks. increasingly complex society. strategic planning; Last year the Board successfully trialled a www.projecthahn.tas.gov.au

10 © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 • State Bicentenary Advisory Committee – being basic telephone, Internet and mobile the monitoring and reporting on Tasmania who aim to provide greater knowledge of service. www.telstra.com.au Together. www.abs.gov.au the State’s history, heritage and culture – • TASCOSS – who provide a voice for The Board is charged with reviewing the withing Tasmania, nationally and Tasmanians affected by poverty and inequality benchmarks, commenting on their internationally. www.bicentenary.tas.gov.au and acts as a peak council for the community appropriateness, measuring progress and setting • Colony 47 – a leading community sector organisations that serve, support and targets where this has not already been done. organisation focusing on those experiencing work for them. www.tascoss.org.au This work is reported in more detail under the housing stress and barriers to participation • ultra106fi ve – Tasmania’s largest locally heading ‘Managing the Benchmarks’. in society because of issues relating to owned, not-for-profi t community radio This year the Board has established two employment, training, housing and lack of station. It is passionate about Tasmania, reference groups in relation to environmental social and family networks. www.colony47. presents positive radio, is focused on issues. The Environment Reference Group aims com.au lifestyle and families, and is committed to to make recommendations to the Board on six • Council on the Ageing – the peak consumer making a positive difference in the benchmarks for which targets are yet to be organisation dedicated to protecting and community. www.ultra106fi ve.com set. The Old Growth Forest Reference Group promoting the wellbeing of older people The Progress Board continues to meet was established in response to Benchmark (website available next month) regularly with key agencies including the 24.2.1(a) To end clear felling in high • Aurora Energy – Tasmania’s electricity University of Tasmania, the Local Government conservation value old-growth forest by distribution and retail company. Association of Tasmania, Tasmanian Council of January 1, 2003 not being met. www.aurora.com.au Social Service Inc (TASCOSS) and the Tasmanian The Board also launched the Tasmania • Rural Youth – an organisation for persons Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCI). Together Partnership to Jobs Coalition which, between the ages of 15-30 years, which The Board also meets regularly with leaders among other roles, considers the allocation of aims to provide opportunities for the and other members of political parties and government funding for employment initiatives personal development of members through members of the Legislative Council. for long-term unemployed people. The Coalition social, educational, cultural and agricultural The Board is particularly appreciative of the has recently commenced a pilot project aiming activities. http://www.ruralyouth.com.au/ strong relationship it has formed with the to fi nd employment for long-term unemployed • Telstra Country Wide – the unit responsible Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The ABS people by matching industry, businesses, the job for increasing the business performance of has a signifi cant commitment to Tasmania networks and the training sector. Telstra and providing better communications Together and continues to provide the Board The Board contracted Enterprise, Marketing services for Tasmanians with the priority with resources, expertise and sound advice in and Research Services (EMRS) to conduct a

survey on the awareness of Tasmania Together As the importance of Tasmania Together could be met. The workshop helped the Board throughout the community. The Board was very continues to be realised, more and more to understand issues in generating business pleased with the results of the survey that community groups are identifying with development and community recognition in showed 52% of Tasmanians had heard of particular benchmarks and including the relation to Tasmania Together. Similar meetings Tasmania Together. This knowledge of and achievement of these in their business or will be scheduled in other locations. involvement in Tasmania Together will strategic plans. Community groups are undoubtedly continue to increase and has been acknowledging that specifi c Tasmania Together Local Government facilitated by the Board’s general online forum benchmarks match with the aims and The Progress Board continues to work with the where the community can discuss any Tasmania objectives of their organisations. Local Government Association of Tasmania Together related issue. (LGAT), the Premier’s Local Government Council The success of Tasmania Together remains Business Sector (PLGC) and individual councils to encourage dependent on its adoption by individuals, the Parts of the business sector are adopting the inclusion of the Tasmania Together goals community, business and government sectors Tasmania Together as a key framework for and benchmarks in local government planning. and on an increasingly cross-sectoral and planning and working together for the social The Board is working towards establishing a collaborative approach to achieving the and economic progress of Tasmania. Two key partnership with LGAT and has had contact benchmarks. businesses in Tasmania, Aurora Energy and with all local councils offering support to link Telstra Country Wide, have signed up as their strategic planning to the goals and Community Sector Tasmania Together Partners and have benchmarks of Tasmania Together. The The community sector continues to play a acknowledged the importance of Tasmania majority of councils will be undertaking this major role in progressing the implementation Together for their businesses. work over the next few years. of the Tasmania Together benchmarks. The The Board continues to have a strong Four councils invited the Board to partnerships formed between the Tasmania relationship with the TCCI and its northern participate in their search conferences and will Together Progress Board and key agencies in counterpart, the Launceston Chamber of link their future directions to Tasmania the community sector highlight the Commerce and Industry and is soon to meet with Together. These councils were King Island, commitment and interest of this sector in smaller regional chambers in the north-west. Tasman, Central Coast and Meander Valley. Tasmania Together. The Board also now has a The Board held a successful forum with small The Board is very pleased with the interest long list of other community groups willing to businesses in the south that aimed to seek out of local councils in Tasmania Together and form a partnership and commit to specifi c small business ideas on how some of the their acknowledgment of the signifi cance of goals and benchmarks. business related targets of Tasmania Together Tasmania Together in their future planning.

12 © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 State Government Priority benchmarks have been identifi ed to 2.2.1 Number of deaths of people aged 0-29 In June 2004 the State Government provided the focus Government effort and resources in the years due to external causes. Progress Board with its annual Tasmania Together following areas: 2.2.2 Children on care and protection orders. Government Activity Report. This report highlights the Government’s efforts in 2003-04 towards the Poverty School Retention Rates implementation of the Tasmania Together 1.1.1 The cost of food, electricity, housing, 4.1.1 Proportion of people in full or part- benchmarks and is evidence of the commitment transport and health as a percentage time education or training. of the Government to Tasmania Together. of income for low- income earners. 4.1.2 Proportion of people aged 20-24 in full In his message the Premier outlines this 1.1.2 Proportion of households with income or part-time education or training. commitment: below the OECD poverty line. 4.1.3 Apparent retention rate Years 7-12. “Over the past 12 months, the State 1.1.3 Long-term unemployed people. 7.1.5 Access to basic services in rural areas in Government has implemented new initiatives 1.1.4 Proportion of adults who report being comparison to urban areas. or expanded existing initiatives to progress unable to raise $2,000 in a week for (a) Estimated Year 12 completion rates. approximately 68 of Tasmania Together’s 107 an emergency. (b) Number of students who progress Category 1 benchmarks, and approximately 54 1.1.5 Proportion of Tasmanians who report from Year 10 to Years 11 and 12 for Category 2 and 3 benchmarks. that they cannot buy enough food for major urban centres, major rural centres In addition to these new initiatives, the the household. and other rural and remote areas based general business of Government agencies is 7.1.4 Index of relative socio-economic on individual student-level data from progressing many more benchmarks, both disadvantage (rural). state and private education systems. directly and indirectly”. 18.1.1 Level of participation in VET, tertiary The 2004 Government Activity Report high- Community Safety education and university. lights the Government’s actions towards priority 2.1.2 Percentage of people who feel safe at 18.1.2 Retention from Year 10 to 12. benchmarks and provides a range of case studies home. and examples of specifi c work undertaken within 2.1.3 Percentage of people who feel safe in Meeting National Educational Benchmarks government departments. The report shows a public places. 4.1.5 Literacy rates against national signifi cant link between the Government’s budget 2.1.5 Crime victimisation rate per 100,000. benchmarks. priorities and the goals of Tasmania Together and 2.1.6 Reported level of family violence. 4.2.2 Performance of school students against emphasises the need for all sectors to work 2.1.7 Proportion of fi rst offenders convicted national benchmarks. together to realise the vision of Tasmania Together. again within two years.

Promoting Healthy Lifestyles 16.3.1 Level of population growth. The 2004 Government Activity Report will 5.1.1 Percentage of population who do 16.3.2 Proportion of 15 to 39-year-olds. be available via a link on the Tasmania medium/high intensity exercise. 16.3.3 Proportion of migrants. Together website at http://www. 5.1.4 Proportion of Tasmanians who achieve tasmaniatogether.tas.gov.au. the National Health and Medical Research Cooperation Between Levels of Government Council recommended guidelines for fruit 14.1.1 Number of cooperative programs State of the Environment Report and vegetable consumption. between levels of government. Tasmania’s Second State of the Environment 5.3.3 Current smokers. Report was released by the Hon Judy Jackson Promoting Tasmania MHA, Minister for Environment and Planning Employment 19.1.2 Credit rating. in March 2004. State of the Environment 1.4.1 Child care/Aged care cost and 20.2.2 Visitor numbers. Tasmania 2003 is a comprehensive and availability. 21.2.2 Proportion of Commonwealth and independent audit of the Tasmanian 8.1.1 Percentage of 15 to 19-year-olds not State resources allocated to conserve environment, which is prepared by the employed or in education. cultural heritage in comparison with Resource Planning and Development 11.1.2 Employment in cultural industries. OECD countries. Commission and links to relevant Tasmania 15.1.1 Proportion of people under 29 Together benchmarks. employed in all levels of government. Environment The report surveys the state of our 16.1.1 Proportion of population in the 23.4.1 Percentage of land independently environment ranging from the health of the workforce. certiﬁ ed for land management against land and oceans to the state of our cities and 16.1.2 Extent of under- employment. international, national and state towns. The recommendations outline key areas 16.1.3 Proportion of employees in secure standards. of environmental achievements and challenges employment. 24.2.1 Area reduction of clear felling in old- and propose a series of actions for 16.4.1 Number of vocational and tertiary growth forests. improvement. The report can be accessed on graduates employed in Tasmania. 24.6.3 Levels of greenhouse gas production. the web at www.rpdc.tas.gov.au/soer. The 24.7.2 Number of sampling sites which State Government response to the Population Growth maintain or improve their AusRivAS recommendations is available on the DPIWE 8.1.2 Proportion of 15 to 29-year-olds bands and number of sampling sites website at http://www.dpiwe.tas.gov.au. leaving for interstate or overseas for 12 which deteriorate. months or more.

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PAGE 16 How the Data is Presented

17 Qualifying Comments

17 Interpretation and Evaluation of the Data

15 The Data

This section of the Tasmania Together Progress and selects specifi c indicators or measures of • any new baseline data or revisions to Report aims to assist readers in their progress along the way. previously reported data; interpretation, analysis and use of the data and A ‘benchmark’ is the term used to collectively • any new data source where it differs from to establish consistent reporting conventions identify the goal-related standards, targets and that previously reported; which will apply in future reports. indicators that enable assessment of progress • latest data or a comment on when new It identifi es issues and problems which have towards the achievement of goals. Each benchmark data will be available; been encountered and addressed, as well as is identifi ed by its goal and indicator numbers. • a comment on the data where appropriate; those that need further consideration. Indicators fall into one of three categories, and expressed by a number in brackets after the • an indication of the most recent data trends How the Data is Presented indicator. The categories are: as follows: The data is reported under the fi ve Tasmania 1 An indicator where a complete set of data movement in a positive direction in Together goal groupings: which meets the benchmarking criteria is the latest reporting period; • Our Community known to exist. The existence of this • Our Culture information allows targets to be set. no change or no new data; and • Our Democracy 2 An indicator where current available data is • Our Economy incomplete in terms of the benchmarking movement in a negative direction in • Our Environment criteria and further research is needed to the latest reporting period; complete the data set. E an indication of further information about The Progress Report provides information on 3 An indicator where no current data is the data which is usually an explanation of 104 Category 1 benchmarks and three Category available – an issue to be addressed by the how it is collected, contained in Appendix 2; 2 benchmarks for which data is available. Progress Board. C an indication of a minor change to For the other Category 2 and Category 3 previously reported data or sources; benchmarks, no new data or no data is The information provided on each reported R an indication where the Progress Board is currently available. benchmark is as follows: considering a review of the benchmark in In the context of Tasmania Together, • the benchmark from the Tasmania Together the next twelve months (reviews occur at benchmarking is an active process that sets document, baseline data and data source; the request of the community, business or standards for a particular goal, identifi es • targets; government, or because the Board has targets or interim steps to meet the standards, • data provided in previous Progress Reports; identifi ed a need).

16 © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 Qualifying Comments Interpretation and Evaluation of the Progress Board may bring the release date The data contained in this report has been the Data for the next, and subsequent reports, forward. collected in the 12 months to the end of June Evaluatory comments are included in the While full Progress Reports will only be tabled 2004. overview sections for each of the goal groups. in Parliament every two years, data will For some of the Category 1 benchmarks, no Interpretative comments in relation to data continue to be collected annually and will be new data is available because it is collected on: trends and performance relative to the 2005 available on the Tasmania Together website. • a fi nancial-year basis and new data will be targets for individual benchmarks have been available later in 2004 and reported in the added where data trends are assessable. In next Progress Report; or making these comments the Progress Board • a periodic basis other than annually (eg. considered: census data, three-yearly collection); or • rates of improvement or decline against the • an occasional basis with no repeat collection targets; planned (eg. Healthy Communities Survey). • external variables; and The Progress Board has ceased reporting • the reference period for the latest reported against one Category 1 benchmark (4.1.4 - data. household internet connections) as this data is Interpretative comments have not been reported separately under benchmark 7.2.2. made where a review of some or all of the Reporting against a previous Category 3 components of a benchmark is anticipated, or benchmark (4.2.2 – student performance against where there is less than three points of data national benchmarks) has commenced in relation available. to numeracy rates as this data is now available. The Progress Board intends to incorporate For several benchmarks, baseline data has graphical representations of data trends as been corrected or amended since the original part of its reporting against the benchmarks in Tasmania Together documentation. In a few its next Progress Report. cases, the variation is signifi cant and targets This report is the last in the series of three have been revised or may need to be revised in annual reports. The next report is due no later future reports. This is noted under the specifi c than August 2006. In order to overcome benchmark. timing issues around the availability of data,

PAGE 20 Our Community: Overview

23 The Benchmarks

23 GOAL 1) Ensure all Tasmanians have a reasonable standard of living with regard to food, shelter, transport, justice, education, communication, health and community services.

24 GOAL 2) Have a community where people feel safe and are safe in all aspects of their lives.

30 GOAL 3) Recognise and value the many contributions that volunteers and unpaid workers can – and do – make to their community.

30 GOAL 4) Create a culture that encourages people to learn and develop new skills, including life skills, throughout their lives.

36 GOAL 5) Develop an approach to health and wellbeing that focuses on preventing poor health and encouraging healthy lifestyles.

38 GOAL 6) Improve the health and wellbeing of the Tasmanian community through the delivery of coordinated services.

40 GOAL 7) Foster and value vibrant and diverse rural, regional and remote communities that are connected to each other and the rest of the world.

43 GOAL 8) Provide a valued role in community life for Tasmania’s young people now and in the future.

46 GOAL 9) Foster an inclusive society that ackowledges and respects our multicultural heritage, values diversity and treats everyone with compassion and respect.

19 Our Community: Overview

Highlights under Our Community include further Only data on the Category 1 benchmarks The Progress Board has previously identifi ed improvements in literacy rates (both reading and has been reported with one exception: some errors in, or problems with, the data or writing) with rates for year 5 students exceeding benchmark 9.3.3 which relates to gay and its source. Where the errors were small and the 2005 target. There has been an increase in lesbian people experiencing abuse or assault. easily corrected this has been done and is the proportion of people in full or part-time No data is available for other Category 2 and 3 refl ected in the new baseline. Where a review education or training, and retention rates for benchmarks beyond the source data in the of a benchmark has resulted in a correction or years 7-12 have also improved. Tasmania Together document. enhancement, details of the Board’s decision Other notable positives include increases in Of the 41 benchmarks for which data can are included. the number of people who feel safe at home, in be reported: public places and on public transport; a further • a positive trend is reported for increase in volunteering; more young people 16 benchmarks; participating in education or employment, and • a negative trend is reported for fewer young people leaving the State. 10 benchmarks; and On the downside, there has been an • no change is reported for 15. increase in reported levels of family violence; Of the 15 benchmarks for which no change and in the number of children on care and has been reported, the data has remained the protection orders. same for one benchmark and a new baseline Movement towards the achievement of the has been identifi ed for one benchmark. No nine goals in this group is measured by new data was available for 13 benchmarks 68 benchmarks, of which 40 are Category 1, however data should be available later in 2004 13 are Category 2 and 15 are Category 31. for two of these.

1 Indicators fall into one of three categories, expressed by a number in brackets after the indicator: 1) An indicator where a complete set of data, which meets the benchmarking criteria, is known to exist. The existence of this information allows targets to be set. 2) An indicator where current available data is incomplete in terms of the benchmarking criteria and further research is needed to complete the data set. 3) An indicator where no current data is available – an issue to be addressed by the Progress Board.

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No injuries keep the team on the park

mmunitymm In March 2004 Aurora passed four months currently under way, beneﬁ ting a range of food, shelter, transport, justice, education, without lost time due to injury, for the ﬁ rst organisations including Camp Quality, communication, health and community time in the six-year history of Aurora and in Autism Behavioural Intervention Tasmania services. Hydro history. This indicates the business- and the Royal Flying Doctor Service. wide commitment to workplace safety. To Goal 11 Have Tasmania recognised celebrate the milestone, each of Aurora’s Benchmark 1.2.1 Number and severity of nationally and internationally for its work sites was invited to select a local charity workplace accidents and illnesses. innovation, pursuit of excellence and to receive a $1000 donation. creativity in arts and culture. The distribution of this $17,000 Goal 1 Ensure all Tasmanians have a contribution to the Tasmanian community is reasonable standard of living with regard to

Colony 47 plans for a Tasmania Together future

Colony 47’s Strategic Plan is strongly linked Intensive tenancy support is being community, particularly through the to the goals and benchmarks of Tasmania provided to low income Tasmanians, with engagement of young people. Lead On uses Together and since becoming a formal the aim of improving sustainability of voluntary ‘real-life’ projects to form a link Tasmania Together partner earlier this year, housing tenure through ﬁ nancial counselling between young people, older people, business, Colony 47 has made progress in several areas and tenancy skills development. civic, education and community organisations. aimed at ensuring that all Tasmanians have Colony 47 has also contributed to the It is planned to be up and running in July 2004. the economic capacity to enjoy a reasonable development of a benchmark for Affordable standard of living and access to basic services. Housing in Tasmania, through its role on the Goal 1 Standard 1 To ensure that all Colony 47 has developed a successful pilot of Affordable Housing Strategy Tasmania Tasmanians have the economic capacity to the Community Business Housing Partnership Together benchmarking working party. enjoy a reasonable standard of living and with private landlords that links to rental Colony 47 is also helping to realise Goal 8 access to basic services. assistance and tenancy regulations. Colony 47 is Provide a valued role in the community life for currently looking for ways to extend this exciting Tasmania’s young people now and in the Goal 8 Provide a valued role in community project to increase the supply of private rental future. It is a key partner in a new project, Lead life for Tasmania’s young people now and in housing for low income Tasmanians. On, which aims to build the capacity of the the future.

Our Community | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 21 GOAL Ensure all Tasmanians have a reasonable standard of living with regard to food, shelter, transport, justice, education, communication, 1 health and community services.

STANDARD 1 • To ensure that all Tasmanians have the economic capacity to enjoy a reasonable standard of living and access to basic services.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

1.1.1 The cost of food, electricity, 2005 65% 2001 (revised) 2004 Data for this benchmark is available for housing, transport and health as 2010 62.5% Couples 72% Couples 73% 4 years. The data trend is inconsistent, but E a percentage of income for low- 2015 60% Families 73% Families 73% the 2005 target is unlikely to be achieved. income earners (ie bottom 40% of 2020 55% 2002 (revised) low- income earners) (Category 1) Couples 71% 2001 Couples 72% Families 71% Families 63% 2003 Source Anglicare (Cost of Essentials Couples 73% Benchmark Figure) Families 74%

1.1.2 Proportion of households 2005 8% N/a No new data. The ABS has advised that comparable data with income below the OECD 2010 6% for this measure is no longer available. The R poverty line (1) 2015 4% Progress Board may need to review this E 1999/00 10% 2020 0% benchmark. Source Income Distribution, Australia (ABS 6523.0 available on request)

1.1.3 Long-term unemployed 2005 Australian average April 2002 April 2001 (revised) Data for this benchmark is available for people (1) 2010 Best performing state Tas 40.1% Tas 39.7% 4 years. The data trend is inconsistent, but E April 2001 Tas 39.7% 2015 Best performing state Aus 23.7% Aus 22.1% the 2005 target is unlikely to be achieved. C Aus 22.4% 2020 Best performing state April 2003 April 2002 (revised) The Government states that long-term Source Labour Force, Australia Tas 36.1% Tas 40.2% unemployment has improved over the last (ABS 6291.0.55.001) Aus 20.9% Aus 23.4% four-year period. This trend is consistent (previously ABS 6291.0.40.001) April 2003 (revised) with Tasmania’s increased level of economic Tas 35.7% activity and employment growth. Aus 20.6% Based on more recent Census information, April 2004 the population benchmark used in survey Tas 37.0% estimation has led to minor revisions to Aus 20.3% previously published data.

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Affordable Housing for Tasmanians

mmunitymm Since the Community Leaders Group was established. One of the tasks for It will provide for: began work on the development of the reference group was to advise the • Hobart’s Windsor Court; Tasmania Together in 1998 one of the Progress Board on an appropriate • up to 800 affordable homes major changes in Tasmania has been housing benchmark for Tasmania through a joint process with private the need for more affordable housing. Together. sector partners; The real estate boom in the State has The State Government has also • an estimated 150 sales through the created problems for low- income recognised and responded to the Streets Ahead program; and earners, young families and ﬁ rst problem with its Affordable Housing • upgrades for 270 public housing home buyers. Strategy, a groundbreaking approach properties and additional works for Anglicare has written to the to ensure low– income Tasmanians new properties. Tasmania Together Board asking for have safe, adequate and affordable The Government recognises that all an addition to Tasmania Together to housing. this will take time. $15 million of the monitor “access to housing which is The scheme will see an unprec- new allocation has been dedicated to accessible, affordable and appropriate edented $45 million injection into assist people on low incomes to with security of tenure”. affordable housing, bringing total access and maintain their tenancies in The Board is part way through a funding available for housing assist- the private rental market, to establish process to develop a new indicator ance over the next two years to more more supported residential facilities under Goal 1 on which it will seek than $90 million. The $45 million, and to help people on low incomes public comment. which will be used to support new buy homes. Over 10,000 people are Following the announcement of public housing development and a expected to be assisted through the the Government’s Affordable Housing range of assistance programs, is made Affordable Housing Strategy. Strategy, community consultation was up of $30 million in additional capital undertaken and a reference group funds and $15 million in assistance Benchmark 1.1.1 The cost of food, comprising government agencies, funding. It is aligned with the current electricity, housing, transport and community peak bodies, housing Commonwealth State Housing health as a percentage of income for providers and industry peak groups Agreement. low- income earners.

Our Community | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 23 GOAL 2 Have a community where people feel safe and are safe in all aspects of their lives.

STANDARD 1 • To ensure that community facilities and spaces, transport systems and private homes are, and are perceived to be, safe environments.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

2.1.1 Hospital admissions due to 2005 5% compounding reduction 2001 New baseline Data for this benchmark is available for 4 years. injuries and poisoning (1) 2010 5% compounding reduction 4231 hospital separations 1998 6819 The data trend is inconsistent, but the 2005 E 1998 4804 hospital separations 2015 5% compounding reduction 2002 2001 7483 target is unlikely to be achieved. Previously C Source Department of Health and Human 2020 5% compounding reduction 5181 hospital separations 2002 7431 reported data only related to public hospitals. Services 2003 7422 Data is now available for both private and (8.84% increase on baseline) public hospitals and so a new baseline has been set for 1998 and data updated for each subsequent reporting period.

2.1.2 Percentage of people who 2005 92% 2001/02 (new baseline) 2002/03 The combination of a different feel safe at home (1) 2010 94% 92.5% (day) 94% (day) methodology, a move from calendar to 2001/02 2015 96% 80.0% (night) 84% (night) ﬁ nancial year reporting and some variation 92.5% (day) 2020 98% to questions means that no genuine 80.0% (night) comparison can be made between the 2000 Source Department of Police and Public Safety and 2001/02 results. 2001/02 and 2002/03 results are comparable. In light of the shift to reporting day and night data, the Progress Board is working with DPPS to revise the targets.

2.1.3 Percentage of people who 2005 75% 2001/02 (new baseline) 2002/03 The combination of a different feel safe in public places (1) 2010 80% 86.1% (day) 89% (day) methodology, a move from calendar to 2001/02 2015 85% 40.6% (night) 45% (night) ﬁ nancial year reporting and some variation 86.1% (day) 2020 90% to questions means that no genuine 40.6% (night) comparison can be made between the Source Department of Police and Public Safety 2000 and 2001/02 results. 2001/02 and 2002/03 results are comparable. In light of the shift to reporting day and night data, the Progress Board is working with DPPS to revise the targets.

24 Our Community | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 GOAL 2 Have a community where people feel safe and are safe in all aspects of their lives.

STANDARD 1 • To ensure that community facilities and spaces, transport systems and private homes are, and are perceived to be, safe environments. INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

2.1.4 Percentage of people who 2005 65% 2001/02 (new baseline) 2002/03 The combination of a different feel safe on public transport (1) 2010 70% 50.3% (day) 59% (day) methodology, a move from calendar to 2001/02 2015 75% 22.2% (night) 29% (night) ﬁ nancial year reporting and some variation 50.3% (day) 2020 85% to questions means that no genuine 22.2% (night) comparison can be made between the Source Department of Police and Public Safety 2000 and 2001/02 results. 2001/02 and 2002/03 results are comparable. In light of the shift to reporting day and night data, the Progress Board is working with DPPS to revise the targets.

2.1.5 Crime victimisation rate (1) 2005 12% April 2002 12.8% New data available in 2006. Corrections have been made to the April 1998 13.8% 2010 10% indicator wording to reﬂ ect the fact that E Source Crime and Safety, Australia (ABS 2015 8% the crime victimisation rate is a percentage, C 4509.0) 2020 6% and not a rate per 100,000 persons (as the original Tasmania Together document implies). Similarly the targets represent percentages. This point had previously been made in the accompanying Explanation of Measure, but had not been corrected in the indicator wording and targets.

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k r d dent dent wo work oye l ed at are confi are unemployed unemp unemployed uality m been a tremendous been a tremendous be presented to the be presented sadvantaged jobseekers. ing by an i Long-term 4. Ten applications were 4. Ten of these have been se job and meaningful m will continue to offer real job real m will continue to offer s in Tasmania. s coming thro Increase job and meaningful and with ma nership t To date, the anticipated job outcomes for To Partnership to Jobs has been a tremendous people from Partnership to Jobs funding are Partnership to Jobs funding are people from six casual, 23 full-time and part-time jobs, and access to 85 seasonal jobs. Second Round of the highly successful pilot As a result to the made were some revisions round, for the Program, guidelines and processes was launched at the and the second round were applications beginning of 2004. Ten and six of these have been received, for funding by an internalapproved to the committee, and will be presented Funding Roundtable. success and with many high-quality confi we are applications coming through job real will continue to offer that the program opportunities for disadvantaged jobseekers. Benchmark 1.1.3 people. Goal 16 opportunities in Tasmania. disadvantaged and long-term disadvantaged and long-term cate ve full-time transport service unemployed tourism and training to Certifi training to around six training to around unemployed people. tourism, furniture, engineering tourism, furniture, engineering and part-time jobs in and provide personalised craft ware, nationally accredited with purchasing plant and equipment, with purchasing and working capital to premises, renting in restaurant establish the ‘AfriTas’ created has restaurant Hobart. The AfriTas part-time full-time positions and 13 three and casual jobs. 2 level in and glass and glazing. for $91,915 to Futures) (trading as Youth of an additional van to cover purchase transport disadvantaged workers to rural workplaces around Launceston. will enable 85 disadvantaged job seekers to be placed in 100 paid seasonal jobs. establishment of a woodcraft cooperative to provide region in the Huon Valley employment and aged mature up to fi will create The project • Africa Enterprise Inc for $100,000 to assist • Inc Shelter Association Northern Youth It estimates the additional • Forty Plus Inc for $100,000 to enable work skills in demand. community not-for- employment opportunities Coalition and the Funding Together Progress Report 2004 training opportunities and/or training opportunities and/or rst pilot round of Partnership to Jobs rst pilot round t organisations to manage projects that t organisations to manage projects From the pilot round of funding the the pilot round From The four successful applications to be (trading as Studentworks) for $29,380 for the establishment of a business and tourism enterprise centre. The Program funds The Program Together Together he 2003-04 State Budget provided he 2003-04 State Budget provided fteen applications were received by the received fteen applications were profi deliver sustainable and provide for disadvantaged jobseekers relevant readiness activities for readiness funding closed on 29 August 2003 and fi Department of Economic Development. Tasmania four applications for Roundtable approved funding totalling $321,295. Funded projects to quarterly for adherence monitored are and projected requirements fund expenditure milestones. are: funded under the pilot round • Inc Launceston Student Workshops $1.4 million for the Partnership to Jobs Program. $1.4 million for the Partnership Funding Rounds The fi T Partnership to Jobs Program allocation of funds for innovative projects for innovative of funds allocation to Jobs Program Partnership Commmmunitymm Our Community | © Tasmania Our Community | © Tasmania 26 x xxx GOAL Comm

The role of the Partnership to Jobs Coalition

mmunitymm The Tasmania Together Partnership to Jobs Coalition is to assess proposed business and community sectors and Jobs Coalition is an important part of projects prior to their being forwarded to provide the mix of perspectives, the Government’s Partnership to Jobs to the funding roundtable. The Coalition skills and expertise necessary to Program which seeks to increase has access to the statewide audit of achieve the purpose of the Coalition. employment opportunities for opportunities and related research. The Coalition is convened and chaired disadvantaged job seekers, including The purpose of the Coalition is by the Chairman of the Tasmania the long-term unemployed. four fold: Together Progress Board and is The initiative aims to: 1. Consider and comment on serviced by a joint secretariat drawn • capture opportunities for proposals in line with the audit and from Tasmania Together and the jobseekers and disadvantaged agreed criteria. Department of Economic groups in Tasmania; 2. Consider the Partnership to Jobs Development. • ensure those captured Program in the context of research opportunities are those which are and analysis on long-term Benchmark 1.1.3 Long-term likely to deliver positive outcomes unemployment with a view to its unemployed people. for this client group; future development. • provide skills and resources so that 3. Consider Tasmania Together goals Goal 16 Increase job and meaningful viable opportunities for this client and benchmarks in the context of work opportunities in Tasmania. group can be managed and the Partnership to Jobs Program presented as a suitable business case; and its future development in • establish a system of governance consultation with all levels of through an employment coalition government and the business and under the umbrella of Tasmania community sectors. Together; and 4. Monitor progress with approved • establish a funding roundtable projects and identify key success comprised of independent organi- factors and the reverse. sations which seek to provide The membership of the Coalition moneys for job-generating projects. is designed to draw together key The purpose of the Partnership to stakeholders in the government,

Our Community | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 27 GOAL 2 Have a community where people feel safe and are safe in all aspects of their lives.

2.1.6 Reported level of family 2005 10% compounding reduction 2001/02 1,663 2002/03 2299 Data for this benchmark is available for violence (1) 2010 10% compounding reduction (27.92% increase) (76.85% increase on 3 years. The data trend is negative and the E 2000/01 1300 2015 10% compounding reduction baseline) 2005 target is unlikely to be achieved. Source Department of Police and Public Safety 2020 10% compounding reduction The Safe at Home Strategy will provide more effective baseline data to more accurately assess the level of family violence. It is anticipated that an upward trend in the reported level of family violence will continue next year given the new integrated family violence strategy. However, it is expected that the policy will break the cycle of family violence through different generations and result in a reduction of incidents in the longer term. The Government states that during 2002/2003 the focus on tackling family violence was on identifying and reducing the level of repeat offenders in the community. Police have reinforced the pro-arrest and prosecution approach to the handling and resolution of family violence incidents. The reporting of the number of family violence incidents has increased which does not necessarily mean that the incidents of family violence have increased. The Government states that increased reporting can be attributed to an improvement in the community’s attitude that family violence is no longer acceptable, and an increased conﬁ dence by the community in the criminal justice system.

28 Our Community | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 GOAL 2 Have a community where people feel safe and are safe in all aspects of their lives.

STANDARD 2 • To support young people who have challenging behaviour or who are at risk. INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

2.2.1 Number of deaths of people 2005 15% compounding reduction 1999 74 2002 55 Data for this benchmark is available for aged 0-29 years due to external 2010 15% compounding reduction 2000 55 5 years. The data trend is inconsistent. E causes (1) 2015 15% compounding reduction 2001 47 Performance in 2001 achieved the 2005 1998 55 2020 15% compounding reduction target but this has not been maintained. Source Causes of Death, Australia (ABS 3303.0)

2.2.2 Children on care and 2005 2 per 1,000 June 2001 June 2003 Data for this benchmark is available for protection orders (1) 2010 1 per 1,000 453 (3.9 per 1000) 600 (5.1 per 1000) 4 years. The data trend is inconsistent, but E June 2000 470 (4.0 per 1000) 2015 0.5 per 1,000 June 2002 the 2005 target is unlikely to be achieved. Source Department of Health and Human 2020 0.25 per 1,000 463 (3.9 per 1000) The Government states that the number Services of children on care and protection orders has increased. As the rate at which children are discharged from orders is lower than the rate of children admitted to new orders, the absolute number of children on orders is increasing gradually. This is not necessarily reﬂ ective of an increase in levels of abuse, but is affected by a range of factors, such as the age of the child when they ﬁ rst come onto an order. 71% of children admitted to care and protection orders in 2002-03 were aged 9 years or less. Potentially, many of these children could be in the child protection system for between 9 and 17 years. Other reasons for the increase include greater community awareness and the impact of mandatory reporting.

Our Community | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 29 GOAL 3 Recognise and value the many contributions that volunteers and unpaid workers can – and do – make to their community.

STANDARD 1 • To recognise, support and measure the contribution of unpaid and volunteer work to the community.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

3.1.1 Per capita voluntary 2005 24% 2000 34.1% 2002 37.0% Data for this benchmark is available for participation in community and 2010 26% 3 years. The data trend is consistently service activities in a 12-month 2015 28% positive and the 2005 target was achieved period (1) 2020 30% in 2000 and has been improved on in 1995 22.2% 2002. Source Voluntary Work, Australia (ABS 4441.0)

GOAL 4 Create a culture that encourages people to learn and develop new skills, including life skills, throughout their lives.

STANDARD 1 • To have affordable and ﬂ exible access to and participation in lifelong learning that is responsive to individual and community needs.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

4.1.1 Proportion of people in full 2005 17% 2001 (revised) 2003 Data for this benchmark is available for or part-time education or training 2010 National average Tas 17.97% Tas 17.80% 4 years. The data trend is inconsistent, E (1) 2015 Best performing State Aus 18.07% Aus 18.63% however the 2005 target was achieved in 1997 Tas 16.3% 2020 Best performing State 2002 2001 and maintained in 2002 and 2003. Aust 17.5% Tas 17.11% Source Education and Work, Australia Aus 18.49% (ABS 6227.0) and Population by Age and Sex, Australian States and Territories (ABS 3201.0)

4.1.2 Proportion of people aged 2005 Progress towards national 2000 (revised) 2003 Data for this benchmark is available for 20-24 in full or part-time education average Tas 24.75% Tas 28.19% 4 years. The data trend is inconsistent. E or training (1) 2010 Progress towards national Aus 34.44% Aus 37.46% The 2005 target has been met in some C 2000 Tas 24.88% average 2001 (revised) years and not others and the movement Aus 34.44% 2015 National average Tas 27.99% recorded in the last year is small. Source Education and Work, Australia (ABS 2020 Best performing State Aus 34.76% Previous data was revised following the 6227.0) and Population by Age and Sex, 2002 2001 Population Census. Australian States and Territories (ABS 3201.0) Tas 28.18% Aus 37.15%

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Partnership Agreement between Tasmanian Government and Volunteering Tasmania Inc. leads the way mmunitymm

Volunteering is an essential part of our stronger interrelationship to build the profi le to the volunteering program and to community. It is a major contributor to social and practice of volunteering in Tasmania. encourage their employees to participate in a capital and community cohesion and allows The Agreement sets out joint objectives, range of voluntary activities. many organisations to operate in a way that actions and performance measures in Volunteering Tasmania was one of the would not otherwise be possible. mutually agreed areas and provides a fi rst organisations to adopt Tasmania According to the Australian Bureau of framework for future planning. Together benchmarks in a formal partnership Statistics (ABS) 34 per cent of adult Both Volunteering Tasmania and the State with the Tasmania Together Progress Board Tasmanians were involved in volunteering Government have been involved during the in August 2003. activities during the year 2000, which was fi rst year of the Agreement in efforts to above the national level of 31 per cent. address Tasmania Together benchmarks, Goal 3 Recognise and value the many During the same period, Tasmanian volunteers particularly 3.1.1 Per capita voluntary contributions that volunteers and unpaid devoted, on average, 19 hours annually to participation in community and service workers can – and do – make to their volunteer activities. Outside metropolitan activities in a 12 month period. The results of community. areas the volunteering rate is higher at 35.7 the fi rst year of the partnership have been per cent compared to 31.5 per cent in urban received, achievements assessed and areas. Tasmanian males volunteered at a rate priorities for the second year identifi ed. of 34.1 per cent, while females volunteered The Volunteering Partnership Agreement slightly less at 33.8 per cent. has the volunteering community and the In May 2003 the State Government and State Government committing to work Volunteering Tasmania signed a Partnership together to support the contribution that Agreement aimed at fostering volunteering volunteers make to individuals, communities in Tasmania. The Agreement was developed and to Tasmanian society. after extensive consultation with State The launch of the fi rst year report at the Government agencies and the non- Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens aimed to government sector. It aims to develop a encourage business organisations to sign on

Our Community | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 31 GOAL 4 Create a culture that encourages people to learn and develop new skills, including life skills, throughout their lives.

STANDARD 1 • To have affordable and ﬂ exible access to and participation in lifelong learning that is responsive to individual and community needs.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

4.1.3 Apparent retention rate years 2005 75% 2001 68.7% 2003 74.9% Data for this benchmark is available for 7-12 (1) 2010 80% 2002 72.6% 4 years. The data trend is now moving E 2000 69.5% 2015 90% positively and the 2005 target is likely to be Source Schools, Australia (ABS 4221.0) 2020 95% achieved.

4.1.4 Percentage of households 2005 National average See 7.2.2 The Board has reviewed this benchmark since with Internet connections (1) 2010 Leading state the last Progress Report. In order to correct the 2000 Tas 26% 2015 Leading state unnecessary duplication of the measure for this Aus 33% 2020 Leading state benchmark and for 7.2.2, the Board has decided Source Household Use of Information that in future, progress will only be reported at Technology (ABS 8146.0) 7.2.2. However the indicator wording from 4.1.4 will be used as this is considered to more accurately describe the measure. The source and baseline information have not changed.

4.1.5 Literacy rates against national Year 3 2001 Reading 2002 Reading Data for this benchmark is available for benchmarks (1) 2005 98% 2010 98% Year 3 95.1% Year 3 96.3% 3 years. The data trend is positive. The 2005 E 2000 Reading 2015 98% 2020 98% Year 5 94.4% Year 5 96.3% targets for Year 5 have been achieved and Year 3 91.2% Year 5 81.4% Year 5 2001 Writing 2002 Writing are likely to be reached for Year 3 reading, 2000 Writing 2005 90% 2010 95% Year 3 91.8% Year 3 91.8% but may not be met for Year 3 writing. Year 3 86.2% Year 5 88.2% 2015 98% 2020 98% Year 5 91.9% Year 5 92.5% Source Department of Education

STANDARD 2 • To develop Tasmania as a centre of learning excellence, recognised internationally.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

4.2.1 The proportion of interstate 2005 30% 2002 26.69% 2003 25.34% (fi nal) Data for this benchmark is available for 4 years. and overseas postgraduate research 2010 35% 2003 24.51% (interim) 2004 23.20% (interim) The data trend is negative and the 2005 C students identifi ed as equivalent full- 2015 maintain target is unlikely to be achieved.The E time student units (EFTSU) enrolled 2020 maintain University of Tasmania reports that whilst at the University of Tasmania (1) the proportion of Research Higher Degree 2001 26.93% (RHD) student load from interstate and Source University of Tasmania overseas has declined, this is principally due to improved results under the Commonwealth’s performance-based funding of research with income increasing from $21m for 2001 to $27.6m for 2004 which has increased opportunities for highly qualifi ed Tasmanians to undertake research higher degrees.

32 Our Community | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 GOAL 4 Create a culture that encourages people to learn and develop new skills, including life skills, throughout their lives.

STANDARD 2 • To develop Tasmania as a centre of learning excellence, recognised internationally.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

4.2.2 Performance of school Year 3 (Numeracy) N/a Numeracy baseline The Progress Board has commenced students against national 2005 98% 2000-01 reporting against the numeracy component E benchmarks 2010 98% Year 3 92.8% of this benchmark. Targets have been 2000-01 (Numeracy) 2015 98% Year 5 87.6% established consistent with the approach Year 3 92.8% 2020 98% 2001-02 used in relation to benchmarking Year 5 87.6% Year 5 (Numeracy) Year 3 95.6% performance against national literacy Source Department of Education 2005 98% Year 5 91.7% benchmarks (benchmark 4.1.5). 2010 98% 2002-03 National benchmarks in other learning 2015 98% Year 3 94.1% areas (eg scientifi c literacy; civics and 2020 98% Year 5 89.2% citizenship; and information technology) will be developed and reported against in future years. Data for this benchmark is available for 3 years. The data trend is inconsistent, but the 2005 target may not be achieved. The Government notes that the percentage of students meeting a benchmark (e.g. Year 3 Reading or Year 3 Numeracy) normally fl uctuates from year to year, even if performance levels remain the same. The major cause of this fl uctuation is measurement error of the tests themselves. Because of this, benchmarks are reported with margins of uncertainty. Measurement error cannot be avoided, but sophisticated techniques used in benchmark calculations ‘smooth’ out most of its effects. Reasonably large differences between benchmark fi gures, however, may indicate ‘real’ changes in performance.

Our Community | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 33 work poor community health and community cally for healthy lifestyles. c programs. Aboriginal mental health specialist young people now and in Acknowledge and respect the Increase job and meaningful Develop an approach to Provide a valued role in culture have made and continue to Project Hahn has also organised a series of Project Project Hahn is also active in the area of Hahn is also active in the area Project provide accreditation to participants who to participants accreditation provide have completed specifi programs being conducted for Richmond programs House and Fellowship, Wyndarra, Clare Anglicare. specifi camps and programs indigenous people. These have included a traditional camp based in a women’s and at Mole Creek gathering area women’s linked to Aboriginal activity programs further indigenous programs festivals. Two of 2003/04. planned for the remainder are Goal 5 contribution that the and its and its identity. make to Tasmania Goal 16 opportunities in Tasmania. mental health with wellbeing that focuses on preventing Goal 8 life for Tasmania’s the future. Goal 10 health and encouraging Project Project . young education community. for adolescents at support for their for cultural unemployed, people for drug and alcohol culty in maintaining a reasonable culty in maintaining a reasonable rehabilitation in conjunction with the rehabilitation Salvation Army; Aboriginals; of Tasmanian revitalisation for episodes of clients being treated mental illness; and risk of leaving school prematurely for Tasmanian Employment programs Project Hahn – Employment Initiatives Project Hahn Inc is becoming a Registered Project • Bridge Program • Bridge Program • Indigenous Fellowship • Richmond • School based programs populations most in need cater for young single Ashley, from people released mothers, long-term aged workers and with disabilities, mature indigenous members of the (PHEI) has employed thirty-nine (39) on projects. marginalised Tasmanians Each participant has been a long-term unemployed person and has experienced diffi of living and access to standard and other opportunities. Organisation. This will enable Training a range of opportunities Hahn Inc to offer above and to detailed for both of the areas

young Together fteen and over. Tasmania Tasmania community and more community and more Project Hahn Inc also has a Project for bridging the cultural divide Progress Report 2004 skills involved in Project Hahn programs. skills involved in Project between Ashley detainees and Police; To date, 25 people have been involved in date, 25 people have been To specialised wilderness programs Hahn’s Project Project Hahn works with at-risk participants Project It runs wilderness such as programs Together Together roject Hahn Inc is now working in roject P Project Hahn abseiling to new heights abseiling to new Hahn Project people, in particular by developing better connections to their to life coping responses appropriate situations for people aged ﬁ a Facilitating Wilderness This Program. leaders to the concepts introduces program and depend on diverse partnerships such as: • Currawong partnership with the Board. Progress with the Memorandum of Understanding State Government – 2008). The (1998 Hahn model attracts the majority of Project a through its targeted at-risk participants statewide support system. and receives Tasmania all around from a network of 100+ non- from referrals government organisations, government and Tasmania. other support services throughout Wilderness 400 for at least Therapy Programs aim to assist people. The programs Commmmunitymm Our Community | © Tasmania Our Community | © Tasmania 34 x xxx GOAL Comm

Aurora strong on Tasmania Together Goals

mmunitymm Volunteering is a special part of Aurora and workplace giving program, providing are now involved in a very practical way refl ects its strong commitment to the well- employees with the opportunity to have providing hands-on support and expertise in being of Tasmanians beyond its activities as regular deductions from their pay donated to fi nancial management, marketing, public an electricity retail and distribution company. a nominated charity. relations and administration. Employees have two days special leave Since Aurora was formed almost six years For example, on 30 April 2004, 50 each year to enable them to take part in ago, almost $1.5M has been distributed to employees from across Aurora participated in volunteer and community work. Tasmanian community organisations through fundraising for Asthma Whistle Day With strong employer support, employees the company’s corporate sponsorship program. collecting $12,000 for asthma education and are able to play their role in organisations as The program has been successful in reaching a information services. diverse as the Army Reserve, Meals on Wheels, large general population base around the State Aurora makes a big contribution to Reptile Rescue, volunteer fi re brigades, service in areas as diverse as sport, health and the Tasmania Together. clubs such as Lions, Rotary and Apex, the environment, education, business, the arts, State Emergency Service, the RSPCA and the charitable and educational activities. Goal 3 Recognise and value the many Cat Centre. Many others are involved in a Close partnerships have been forged with contributions that volunteers and unpaid variety of sporting clubs and school activities. many of these organisations, including the workers can – and do – make to their Aurora has also put in place a community Asthma Foundation, the No Interest Loans community. support program to provide corporate Scheme (NILS), is theatre ltd and TasDance donations of up to $500 towards a team or an which extend beyond fi nancial sponsorship individual’s work in support of the charity. contributions. Many employees with special Earlier this year, Aurora also introduced a talents or particular interests in these areas

Our Community | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 35 GOAL 5 Develop an approach to health and wellbeing that focuses on preventing poor health and encouraging healthy lifestyles.

STANDARD 1 • Improve Tasmanians’ health through promotion of a comprehensive approach to a healthy lifestyle.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

5.1.1 Percentage of population 2005 35% 2001 New data available in 2006. Following two external requests to review who do low or medium/high 2010 45% Med-High 28.4% this benchmark, the Board decided to E intensity exercise (1) 2015 55% Low 39.6% enhance the benchmark by including 1995 31.7% 2020 75% data for low intensity exercise in its Source National Health Survey (ABS 4364.0) reporting. This will expand the relevance of the benchmark for a greater number of Tasmanians and provide a broader indication of progress towards the achievement of the Standard and Goal. Data for low-intensity exercise is derived from the same source. The comparable 1995 baseline for low- intensity exercise was 34.3%.

5.1.2 Premature mortality (1) 2005 10% compounding 2000 1999 (New baseline) Data for this benchmark is available for 4 1999 improvement 23,170 years 30,158 years years. The data trend is inconsistent, but E 24,303.8 years 2010 10% compounding (4.67% improvement) 2000 (reset) the 2005 target could still be achieved. C Source Causes of Death, Australia improvement 2001 28,691 years With the publication of ABS Causes (ABS 3303.0) 2015 10% compounding 21,629 years (4.86% improvement) of Death data for 2002 the year 2001 improvement (11.01% improvement) 2001 (reset) replaced 1991 as the standard year. Since 2020 10% compounding 27,621 years the medium age of death rose from 76 improvement (8.41% improvement) years to 79 years between 1991 and 2001, 2002 all annual years of potential life lost have 27,797 years been reset. (7.83% improvement) Percentage improvement ﬁ gures shown for each year have been calculated against the new baseline.

5.1.3 Type 2 diabetes in over 25- 2005 8% N/a No new data. The baseline data was derived from a one- year-olds (1) 2010 7% off nationwide survey conducted in 2000. E 2000 8.7% 2015 6% The Progress Board is seeking an alternative Source The Australian Diabetes, Obesity and 2020 5% data source for this benchmark. Lifestyle Study (AusDIAB) Preliminary Data Report, Tasmania 2000

36 Our Community | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 GOAL 5 Develop an approach to health and wellbeing that focuses on preventing poor health and encouraging healthy lifestyles.

STANDARD 1 • Improve Tasmanians’ health through promotion of a comprehensive approach to a healthy lifestyle.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

5.1.4 Proportion of Tasmanians Fruit 2001 (New baseline) New data available in 2006. Data in the Tasmania Together document who achieve the National Health 2005 55% Fruit derived from the 1995 National Nutrition C and Medical Research Council 2010 60% Tas 50.7% Survey. recommended guidelines for fruit 2015 65% Aus 52.7% The new baseline data is taken from the and vegetable consumption (1) 2020 70% Vegetables 2001 National Health Survey and differs 2001 Vegetables Tas 45.2% from the earlier data both in terms of the Fruit (2 or more serves) 2005 50% Aus 29.7% survey questions used, and the use of a Tas 50.7% Aus 52.7% 2010 55% wider age group in 2001. Vegetables (4 or more serves) 2015 60% Following a correction in relation to the Tas 45.2% Aus 29.7% 2020 65% baseline data, the Board has decided to Source National Health Survey (ABS 4364.0) amend the targets consistent with the previously National Nutrition Survey, Food approach adopted in the original target Eaten Australia 1995 (ABS 4804.0) setting exercise. This correction ensures the benchmark remains relevant as a measure of progress towards the Standard and Goal.

STANDARD 3 • Reduce levels of risk-taking and addictive behaviour.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

5.3.1 Prevalence of problem 2005 0.8% N/a No new data. The Government advises that Gambling gambling (1) 2010 0.7% Frequency Surveys are undertaken at E 2000 0.9% 2015 0.6% infrequent intervals. The Gambling Support Source Department of Health and Human 2020 0.5% Bureau is funded by the Community Services Support Levy to conduct a further gambling frequency study in 2004. A range of health and social measures of gambling impact will be utilised, including comparable measures utilised in previous studies. The Gambling Support Bureau emphasises that the measure of 0.9% comprises 0.3% with a gambling problem and 0.6% at risk of having a gambling problem. The Progress Board looks forward to data from the 2004 survey and does not intend to further review this benchmark.

Our Community | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 37 GOAL 5 Develop an approach to health and wellbeing that focuses on preventing poor health and encouraging healthy lifestyles.

STANDARD 3 • Reduce levels of risk-taking and addictive behaviour.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

5.3.2 Number of new entries into 2005 170 2000/01 186 2002/03 123 Data for this benchmark is available for the methadone program (1) 2010 150 2001/02 149 4 years. The data trend is now positive, and E 1999/00 176 2015 100 the 2005 target has been exceeded for the Source Dept of Health and Human Services 2020 50 last 2 years.

5.3.3 Current smokers (1) 2005 24% 2001 24.4% New data available in 2006. 1995 25.8% 2010 16% E Source National Health Survey (ABS 4364.0) 2015 12% 2020 10%

GOAL 6 Improve the health and wellbeing of the Tasmanian community through the delivery of coordinated services.

STANDARD 1 • To improve the health and wellbeing of the Tasmanian community through the delivery of coordinated services.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

6.1.1 Number of people on waiting Full Dentures Dec 2002 Dec 2001 Data for this benchmark is available for 3 years. lists for more than six months for 2005 0 Full dentures 923 Full dentures 1145 The data trend for full dentures is positive, but E full or partial dentures (1) 2010 0 General dental General dental services the 2005 target is unlikely to be achieved. C Dec 2001 2015 0 services no new data 13,576 (corrected) The Board has reviewed this benchmark since Full dentures 1145 2020 0 Dec 2002 the last Progress Report, and decided to: General dental services 4746 Full dentures 923 • amend ‘Full Dentures’ targets to zero Source Department of Health and Human General dental services for each year in order to reﬂ ect the Services 13,779 original intent (ie. ‘maintain’ against an Dec 2003 original baseline of 0); Full dentures 761 • remove the targets for ‘Partial General dental services 9,070 Dentures’ until such time as disaggregated data for partial dentures can be regularly provided by DHHS; and • continue to report numbers on the ‘General Dental Services’ waiting list as an interim measure until ‘Partial Dentures’ data becomes available. Incorrect data for General Dental Services in 2001 was provided for previous Progress Reports – this has now been corrected.

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Rural Youth on the move

mmunitymm After an exhaustive selection process Judges were impressed with the The trips provide an opportunity to in Devonport, seven Rural Youth knowledge and capabilities of each of learn what is happening in rural members were chosen to represent the applicants and winners were communities interstate and overseas their organisation on study tours announced at a well-attended and to judge what we are doing well interstate and overseas. function held that evening. here in Tasmania, and to identify The process involved a rigorous day The winners of the study tours are: areas that need to be improved for of interviews and selections for the nine United Kingdom – Abbi Waterhouse, rural youth in the State. It also statewide applicants hoping to venture Northern Midlands Club provides a great chance to pick up forth. After showing their knowledge United States – Emma Preece, new ideas for rural programs, farm on agriculture and the Rural Youth Sorell Club management and rural communities. organisation, each applicant was then Switzerland – Alyssa Johnson, quizzed on their general knowledge. Northern Midlands Club Goal 7 Foster and value vibrant and Next they presented a demon- Norway – Zara Binns, West diverse rural, regional and remote stration and ﬁ nally they completed a Moorlands Club communities that are connected to tour of the Maritime Museum about Victoria – Aleasha Goss, Devonport each other and the rest of the world. which they then wrote a report. The Club demonstrations covered everything Queensland – Simone Jones, from how to make a movie on a Hagley Club computer, to making an origami crane Young Endeavour – Andrew and assembling a horse bridle. Davidson, Northern Midlands Club.

Our Community | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 39 GOAL Foster and value vibrant and diverse rural, regional and remote communities that are connected to each other and the rest of the 7 world.

STANDARD 1 • To facilitate access to employment, basic services and public and private infrastructure for people in rural, regional and remote communities.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

7.1.1 Proportion of GPs in rural 2005 100 per 100,000 2001 New data available in 2006. Consideration of the need to review this and regional areas (1) 2010 120 per 100,000 78.0 per 100,000 (rural) benchmark has been deferred. It may be E 1996 2015 140 per 100,000 reconsidered in the context of the 5 Year 80.7 per 100,000 2020 160 per 100,000 Review of Tasmania Together in 2006. Source ABS Population Census

7.1.2 Number of qualifi ed 2005 20 2000/01 16 2002/03 20 Data for this benchmark is available for 3 years. ambulance paramedics in rural and 2010 25 2001/02 20 The data trend is positive, and the 2005 target E regional areas (1) 2015 30 has been met since 2001/02. In the current 2001 16 2020 35 fi nancial year the Government established a Source Department of Health and Human new paramedic branch station at Sorell which Services opened in the last week of December 2003. In the 2004/05 Budget the Government allocated an additional 25 operational ambulance positions to establish new ambulance services at Latrobe and Sheffi eld, and strengthen services at Ulverstone and Devonport. This is the largest single increase in ambulance operational staffi ng in the history of ambulance service provision in Tasmania and will necessarily involve a large intake of student ambulance offi cers.

7.1.3 Proportion of Tasmanians 2005 70% N/a No new data. Data was derived from a one-off survey. who assess their quality of life 2010 80% The Progress Board is seeking an alternative E as better than that of other 2015 90% data source for this benchmark. Australians (1) 2020 100% 1998 68.4% Source Dept of Health and Human Services

7.1.4 Index of relative socio- 2005 Maintain or improve N/a New data available later in economic disadvantage (rural) (1) 2010 Maintain or improve 2004. E 1996 2015 Maintain or improve Index of relative socio-economic 2020 Maintain or improve disadvantage 974 Rural index of relative socio- economic advantage 1019 Source ABS Population Census

40 Our Community | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 GOAL Foster and value vibrant and diverse rural, regional and remote communities that are connected to each other and the rest of the 7 world.

STANDARD 2 • To improve levels of communication between areas of Tasmania and the rest of the world.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

7.2.1 Public access to Internet 2005 10 N/a 2001 3.33 public Internet Data for this benchmark is available for services (1) 2010 Maintain and review computers per 1000 3 years. The data trend is positive, but the E 2000 2.8 computers per 1,000 2015 Maintain and review households 2005 target is unlikely to be achieved. The households 2020 Maintain and review 2002 4.44 public Internet Government states that the number of publicly Source Department of Education (previously computers per 1000 available Internet computers has increased Service Tasmania) households while the number of households without Internet access at home has decreased.

7.2.2 Percentage of households 2005 5% increase per year N/a 2000 (revised) Data for this benchmark is available for with Internet connections (1) 2010 Equal to or better than Aus Tas 25% 3 years. The data trend is positive, but 2000 Tas 26% average Aus 32% whilst the 2005 target was achieved Aus 33% 2015-2020 Maintain or improve 2001 in 2001, this performance was not Source Household Use of Information Tas 31% maintained in 2002. In order to correct the Technology (ABS 8146.0) Aus 42% unnecessary duplication of the measure for 2002 this benchmark and for 4.1.4, the Board Tas 35% decided that progress will only be reported Aus 46% for 7.2.2. However the indicator wording from 4.1.4 will be used as this is considered to more accurately describe the measure. The source and baseline information will not change.

STANDARD 3 • To maintain vibrant rural and regional communities.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

7.3.1 Proportion of Tasmania’s 2005 No decline June 2000 (revised) June 2002 (revised) Data for this benchmark is available for population outside the four major 2010 No decline 20.96% 20.79% 3 years. The data trend is negative, and the E urban centres (1) 2015 No decline June 2001 (revised) June 2003 (revised) 2005 target is unlikely to be achieved. June 2000 2020 No decline 20.88% 20.63% 21.50% reside outside Greater June 2002 Hobart, Launceston, Burnie and 20.78% Devonport Source Australian Demographic Statistics (ABS 3101.0)

Our Community | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 41 young family are are Together Participation of people community where people safe in all aspects of their community groups. ce of Youth Affairs documented Affairs ce of Youth To have a To Ofﬁ safe and are MCoT and Tasmania MCoT and Tasmania All endorsed the value of getting together. All endorsed the value of getting The in rebuilding their lives following in rebuilding violence incidents; their behaviour; and people have raised. Benchmark 8.2.1 under 29 in planning another forum, probably in Burnie,planning another forum, probably the to follow up on the matters that the outcomes of the program and forum for the outcomes of the program planning for incorporation in State strategic young people. • in changing to assist offenders programs • special assistance services for children. Goal 2 feel lives. family violence community members State Government has Progress Board; Her Board; Progress training to effectively training to effectively family violence; refugees in Launceston, Burnie,refugees Together As a measure of its resolve in tackling this of its resolve As a measure The level of interest in the conference was in the conference The level of interest incidents; the court process; through respond to respond problematic issue, the problematic committed $3.4 million in the 2004–05 Budget, with ongoing funding of to assist in reducing $4.8 million per year, family violence. The focus will be on: • early intervention in strong widely agreed that a special forum was widely agreed matters affecting necessary to address migrants and Devonport, and other towns. high with distinguished Professor listening and contributing notably, the Kent both from and Michael Judy Walker Tasmania Excellency Dr Jennifer Butler; Justice Pierre Slicer; Dr Jocelynne Scutt; and Patmalar Ambikapathy. • additional staff • to assist victims and any children a service • to support victims and children resources Youth Youth family young were were Department young people community . Public consulta- family violence that Safe at Home: A Progress Board Board Progress State Government Together Together family violence. Council of Tasmania Council of Tasmania Ready Willing and Able Together Together work and to culminate in a Progress Report 2004 community submissions supported a justice response to justice response young people in how Tasmania Tasmania In August 2003, the Together Together he Multicultural he criminal of offend- and prosecution includes the arrest ers and additional support for victims and living with children Criminal Justice Framework for Responding to in Tasmania Family Violence tion and organisations with many attended the conference the north of the State. It was travelling from an options paper, released Program and Conference. The The and Conference. Program funded the of Health and Human Services was to The aim of the program program. train essentially driven by conference people themselves. Over 130 incidence of on the reports regularly violence and action being taken to address the problem. (MCoT) and Tasmania (MCoT) and Tasmania partners in the T Safe at Home T Ready Willing and Able Youth Program and Conference showing the way showing and Conference Program and Able Youth Ready Willing Commmmunitymm Our Community | © Tasmania Our Community | © Tasmania 42 GOAL 8 Provide a valued role in community life for Tasmania’s young people now and in the future.

STANDARD 1 • To create meaningful education, employment, training and opportunities for young people that encourage them to stay in the State.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

8.1.1 Percentage of 15 to 19-year- 2005 9% 2001 10.7% 2000 (revised) 10.7% Data for this benchmark is available for olds not employed or in education 2010 7% 2002 10.3% 2001 (revised) 10.6% 4 years. The data trend is positive, and the E (1) 2015 5% 2002 (revised) 10.4% 2005 target is likely to be met. C 2000 11% 2020 3% 2003 9.5% Based on more recent Census information, Source Labour Force, Teenage Employment the population benchmark used in survey and Unemployment Australia estimation has changed and this has led (ABS 6202.0.40.001) to minor revisions to previously published data.

8.1.2 Proportion of 15 to 29- 2005 60 per 1,000 1999/00 (revised) 2002/03 63.8 per 1,000 Data for this benchmark is available for year-olds leaving for interstate or 2010 55 per 1,000 70.2 per 1,000 4 years. The data trend is now positive, and E overseas for 12 months or more (1) 2015 50 per 1,000 2000/01 73.5 per 1,000 the 2005 target may be achieved. 1999/00 68.8 per 1,000 2020 45 per 1,000 2001/02 72.0 per 1,000 Source Migration, Australia (ABS 3412.0)

Our Community | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 43 young safe in all cer on young people. Youth Network of Youth community where safe and are Youth Image Forum – being Image Youth Have a Provide a valued role in More information is available from information is available from More New technology plays an important New technology plays an important people now and in the future. Goal 2 03 6223 5511 or 0418 568 975. Goal 8 community life for Tasmania’s Dave Willans, the Executive Ofﬁ Tasmania’s part in the Streetsmart Kit. A DVD part in the Streetsmart tools incorporates all of the Streetsmart and important information and resources resources, about how to use the tools and of the including useful footage of one tools – the of used by groups people feel aspects of their lives. ; youth. Local young people youth of Tasmania youth of youth Glenorchy City Glenorchy Council’s Council’s community, and reducing and reducing community, The tools and resources have The tools and resources Kit contains several The Streetsmart City Glenorchy Government Guide to Youth Government Guide to Youth Participation – Face the Challenge, the Risk, Enjoy the Ride Take Council’s “Tea and coke: pizza and “Tea Council’s Rights and scones” project; Responsibilities Cards; Advertisements. already proved to be effective in to be effective proved already the image of improving within the of the negative stereotyping which draw on the resources experience of recent including: participation projects, • • from Postcards • and Safe Zone Cards; • Television Common Ground Crime Youth Youth community community. young people and Council and the young people. Progress Report 2004 Youth Network of Tasmania, Network of Tasmania, Youth The Streetsmart Kit provides a a Kit provides The Streetsmart Together Together he Glenorchy City Glenorchy and Community Safety Prevention help Council have launched a kit to behave people examine the way they each other. towards help that range of tools and resources age groups people in different examine how they judge and behave The kit has been each other. towards dialogue – designed to help improve particularly about the use of public space – between in the other groups The Streetsmart Kit and its The Streetsmart Image Forum will be particularly useful for local councils, sector organisations and other bodies working with T Innovation the key to helping the the key to helping Innovation Commmmunitymm Our Community | © Tasmania Our Community | © Tasmania 44 x xxx GOAL Comm

Working It Out Inc. ensures we have true compassion and respect in our community

mmunitymm Tasmania Together partner Working It Out months, this consisted of 36 sessions in three While WIO’s Tasmania Together Inc. (WIO) is a community-based support, southern high schools and involved more partnership relates to other goals pertaining counselling and training organisation than 250 students over a 7-week period. to creation of a safer community, the primary providing services to, and on behalf of, This course addresses homophobia as a form focus is on Goal 9, which sets out the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and of prejudice based on perceived or actual intention to “foster an inclusive society that intersex (LGBTI) Tasmanians. It employs four ‘difference’. This concept is explored in some acknowledges and respects our multicultural staff, with offi ces in Hobart and Burnie and detail and students are challenged to think heritage, values diversity and treats everyone has been funded under the Commonwealth’s about self worth, societal worth, and the with compassion and respect.” National Suicide Prevention Strategy. WIO is impact of language, stereotyping and WIO’s role in the achievement of this goal Tasmania’s only LGBTI-specifi c support service. assumption-based judgments on LGBTI people’s is threefold, and has been undertaken WIO’s core services involve the provision self esteem. Students are encouraged to through the following activities since signing of counselling, case management and appreciate everyone’s contribution and value. of the Partnership Agreement – benchmarks support to individuals who are experiencing As part of the Pride and Prejudice review and measurement, community diffi culties in dealing with issues around their program, 85 teachers in the participating education and training and professional gender or sexual identities. It also trains and schools received professional development in development for teachers. maintains a community-based peer support sexual and gender identity issues, and 66 network to provide support to those Grade 9/10 students participated in Goal 9 Foster an inclusive society that individuals, beyond the one-on-one additional gender identity sessions. acknowledges and respects our multicultural counselling and support service. WIO’s contribution to achieving Tasmania heritage, values diversity and treats everyone Along with the above, WIO also provides Together’s goals is also evident in its with compassion and respect. community education and professional participation in a number of departmental development training in the areas of gender reference groups and its direct involvement and sexual identity – the latter to service with Tasmania Together, where WIO delivery agencies, teachers, Tasmania Police Management Committee members and staff and health professionals. As part of its have taken part in workshops and meetings education program, WIO has piloted the to review relevant benchmarks and develop Pride & Prejudice program. In its fi rst six tools for measuring these.

Our Community | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 45 GOAL Foster an inclusive society that acknowledges and respects our multicultural heritage, values diversity and treats everyone with 9 compassion and respect.

STANDARD 1 • To ensure equal opportunity to participate in community cultural activities.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

9.1.1 Number of cultural events in 2005 South: 300 2001 No new data. The collection of this data has been each region (1) North & East: 100 South 211 discontinued by the State Library of E 2000 South 232 North West & West: 160 North & East 34 Tasmania. A review of other sources for the North & East 51 2010 South: 370 North West & West 109 collection of this data is currently under North West & West 134 North & East: 150 2002 way – outcomes should be known in late Source Department of Tourism, Parks, North West & West: 190 South 217 2004. Heritage and the Arts 2015 South: 440 North & East 99 North & East: 200 North West & West 119 North West & West: 220 2020 South: 500 North & East: 250 North West & West: 250

9.1.2 Percentage of the population 2005 South: 35% N/a New data available later in attending regional cultural venues North: 32% 2004. (1) North West: 24% 1999 Total Average: 31% South 33% 2010 South: 37% North 31% North: 35% North West 23% North West: 29% Average 29% Total Average: 33% Source Attendance at Selected Cultural 2015 South: 38% Venues, Australia (ABS 4114.0) North: 37% North West: 34% Total Average: 36% 2020 South: 39% North: 39% North West: 39% Total Average: 39%

STANDARD 2 • To promote awareness of Tasmania’s multicultural past and present.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

9.2.1 Number of multicultural 2005 30 2001 30 2003 57 Data for this benchmark is available for events in Tasmania (1) 2010 35 2002 48 4 years. The data trend is positive, and E 2000 20 2015 40 the 2005 target has been achieved and Source Department of Premier and Cabinet 2020 40 improved since 2001.

46 Our Community | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 GOAL Foster an inclusive society that acknowledges and respects our multicultural heritage, values diversity and treats everyone with 9 compassion and respect.

STANDARD 3 • To support and encourage a diverse, compassionate and socially just society that provides for the rights of all Tasmanians, including people from minority, disadvantaged and stigmatised groups.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

9.3.1 Number of complaints to 2005 5% compounding reduction 2001/02 239 New baseline Data for 2002/03 is not directly comparable the Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination 2010 5% compounding reduction 2002/03 255 to previous years. In 2002/03 the Anti- E Commission (1) 2015 5% compounding reduction Discrimination Commission changed 2000/01 287 2020 5% compounding reduction the way in which complaints lodged Source Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination are counted. In previous years if a Commission claimant lodged a claim against multiple respondents it was counted as a single complaint. From 2002/03 this is counted as multiple complaints, one for each respondent identiﬁ ed in the claim. This change has inﬂ ated 2002/03 data when compared with previous years.

9.3.2 Pay equity between men and 2005 90% Feb 2002 (revised) 87.18% Feb 2003 (revised) 88.05% Data for this benchmark is available for women in Tasmania (1) 2010 95% Feb 2003 87.95% Feb 2004 87.62% 4 years. The data trend is inconsistent, but E Feb 2001 86.15% 2015 100% the 2005 target may not be met. Source Average Weekly Earnings, Australia 2020 100% (ABS 6302.0)

9.3.3 Percentage of lesbian and 2005 22% 2002 No new data. Data from the original source is no longer gay people who experience verbal 2010 11% Verbal abuse 73.1% available. The Progress Board may need to R abuse and physical assault on the 2015 6% Physical assault 19.2% review this benchmark. basis of their sexual orientation (2) 2020 3% 2000 & 1998 44% Source Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group Tascard Gay and Lesbian Community Survey 2000, and Project Male Call (Macquarie University) 1998

Our Community | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 47 Number of Multicultural activities are fast Multicultural activities are various communities. MCoT advertises various communities. MCoT advertises and events in the MCoT newsletter generally encourages and promotes community participation. of celebrations in becoming a feature of with the notable addition Tasmania music, dance and cultural Africa. The from presentations Management Committee is planning a major 2004 event which will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the organisation. Benchmark 9.2.1 multicultural events in Tasmania. rst Together refugees from from refugees Power and Tasmania Integrated Tasmania program. This is a program. refugees who are who are refugees community forum and Through MCoT, Tasmania Tasmania MCoT, Through The two organisations have also MCoT continued to promote are arriving in 2004 and for the ﬁ are time, Tasmania, and Australia, is and Australia, time, Tasmania, of 70 percent receiving the stricken countries of Africa. talked with the to Settlement Committee that agreed run a consultation in the north of the State. collaborated on the Powerlessness to concernsresponse of elderly migrants and victims of bullying in aged care was homes. In December 2003, there a successful forum to bring community and aged care stakeholders together to examine this that a second It was agreed matter. forum will be held in 2004 so that the State and Federal Governments will back on issues raised in 2003. report multicultural events organised by

to facilitate refugees refugees Council of Tasmania reports on partnership benchmarks on partnership reports Tasmania Council of Together Together Council of Tasmania Council of Tasmania r have been work experience refugees making their refugees Togethe Progress Report 2004 MCoT has welcomed very much the important It has provided Together Together he Multicultural examining some broad social planning examining some broad to matters and associated structures deal with these. of Tasmania efforts for new arrivals and has programs involved State and Commonwealth Government departments. opportunities for MCoT to draw attention to the changing dynamics of the intake of new settlers, with number a record receiving Tasmania of immigrants. Up to 400 high-level discussions on the future of high-level discussions on the future multiculturalism in the State and to issues to be resolved. work through This started with partnership has generated lots of partnership has generated lots in action coinciding with an increase the number of MCoT and home in Tasmania. Tasmania (MCoT) – Tasmania (MCoT) – Tasmania T Multicultural Multicultural Commmmunitymm Our Community | © Tasmania Our Community | © Tasmania 48 Our Culture

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51 The Benchmarks

51 GOAL 10) Acknowledge and respect the contribution that the Aboriginal community and its culture have made and continue to make to Tasmania and its identity.

54 GOAL 11) Have Tasmania recognised nationally and internationally for its innovation, pursuit of excellence and creativity in arts and culture.

49 Our Culture: Overview

Highlights under Our Culture include an • no change is reported for four. increase in the percentage of teachers trained Of the four benchmarks for which no in indigenous studies; increased attendances change is reported, data remained the same at cultural venues; and a steady increase in for two, whilst no new data is available for the the contribution to Gross State Product (GSP) other two. New data should be available for from cultural industries. There has also been one of these before the end of 2004. an increase in major visitor centres featuring The Progress Board has previously identifi ed Aboriginal cultural interpretation, and an some errors in, or problems with, the data or increase in the extent of integration of its source. Where the errors were small and Aboriginal perspectives in the school easily corrected this has been done and is curriculum. refl ected in the new baseline. Where a review Movement towards the achievement of the of a benchmark has resulted in a correction or two goals in this group is measured by 21 enhancement, details of the Board’s decision benchmarks, of which nine are Category 1 are included. benchmarks, nine are Category 2 and three are Category 32. Only data on the Category 1 benchmarks has been reported. Of the nine benchmarks for which data can be reported: • a positive trend is reported for fi ve benchmarks; • no negative trends are reported; and

2 Indicators fall into one of three categories, expressed by a number in brackets after the indicator: 1) An indicator where a complete set of data, which meets the benchmarking criteria, is known to exist. The existence of this information allows targets to be set. 2) An indicator where current available data is incomplete in terms of the benchmarking criteria and further research is needed to complete the data set. 3) An indicator where no current data is available – an issue to be addressed by the Progress Board.

50 Our Culture | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 GOAL Acknowledge and respect the contribution that the Aboriginal community and its culture have made and continue to make to 10 Tasmania and its identity.

STANDARD 1 • Recognise, promote, share and celebrate Aboriginal culture and heritage, encouraging mutual recognition and respect between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

10.1.1 Percentage of teaching staff 2005 40% 2001/02 43% 2000/01 – 2002/03 78% The data collected in 2002 has been added who have received professional 2010 60% to the previous year’s data to produce the R development speciﬁ cally related to 2015 80% published ﬁ gure. Data will be presented in E their role as teachers of indigenous 2020 100% three-year blocks. The Progress Board may studies (1) need to review the targets. 2000 26% Source Department of Education

10.1.2 Percentage of schools 2005 100% 2001/02 29% 2001/02 (revised) 73% Data for this benchmark is available for integrating Aboriginal perspectives 2010 Maintain 2002/03 76% 3 years. The data trend is positive, but the E throughout all relevant areas of the 2015 Maintain 2005 target is unlikely to be met. C curriculum (1) 2020 Maintain Changes to the curriculum have informed a 2000 50% revision of the data reported for 2001/02. Source Department of Education The new data is a more accurate measure Aboriginal Education Unit annual survey of the extent of integration of Aboriginal perspectives into the curriculum, and therefore a better measure of the Tasmania Together indicator.

10.1.3 Number of major visitor 2005 9 2001 6 2003 8 Data for this benchmark is available for centres containing Aboriginal 2010 10 2002 7 4 years. The data trend is positive, and the E cultural interpretation (1) 2015 11 2005 target may be achieved. 2000 6 2020 12 The Great Western Tiers visitor centre was Source Department of Tourism, Parks, opened in December 2002, however the Heritage and the Arts Aboriginal cultural interpretation component has only recently been completed.

Our Culture | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 51 GOAL Acknowledge and respect the contribution that the Aboriginal community and its culture have made and continue to make to 10 Tasmania and its identity.

STANDARD 3 • To empower the Aboriginal community by increasing land in Aboriginal community ownership or management.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

10.3.1 Hectares of land owned 2003 56,000 2001 4742 ha May 2004 4742 ha Data for this benchmark is available for or managed by the Aboriginal 2005 77,300 April 2003 4742 ha 4 years, however the data is unchanged. community (1) 2010 90,000 The 2003 target was not met, and the 2000 4742 ha 2015 110,000 2005 target is unlikely to be achieved. Source Department of Premier and Cabinet 2020 124,000 The Government has announced its intention to introduce legislation to transfer Crown land on Cape Barren, Clarke and Goose Islands. This would increase the amount of land owned or managed by the Aboriginal community to approximately 55707 ha.

STANDARD 4 • To ensure the protection and conservation of Aboriginal culture and heritage.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

10.4.1 Percentage of Tasmanian 2003 10% 2002 5.4% May 2004 5.4% Data for this benchmark is available for Aboriginal cultural property 2005 25% (2 of 37 returned) (2 of 37 returned) 4 years, however the data is unchanged E collections repatriated (1) 2010 50% April 2003 5.4% since 2002. The 2003 target was not 2001 2.7% 2015 75% (2 of 37 returned) met and the 2005 target is unlikely to be (1 of 37 returned) 2020 100% achieved. Source Department of Premier and Cabinet The Government advises that negotiations have been under way with British museums for further repatriations, however it is unlikely that this will occur in the near future.

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Reconciliation shows the way forward

The State Government is working Crown land on Cape Barren, Clarke of culturally signiﬁ cant sites. turetu towards ensuring that Aboriginal and Goose Islands. Improvements to Aboriginal heritage culture is acknowledged and This would increase the amount legislation will focus this effort. respected, Aboriginal history is of land owned or managed by the recognised and valued, Aboriginal Aboriginal community to approxi- Benchmark 10.3.1 Hectares of land people have rights over their land, mately 55,707 ha. owned or managed by the Aboriginal cultural practices are acknowledged As a sign of the State Government’s community. and better protected and Aboriginal resolve in progressing Aboriginal youth have better opportunities in issues, the development of new Benchmark 10.4.2 Recorded sites education, health, housing and justice. Aboriginal heritage legislation has protected under either a management The Government is committed to been given funding of $180,000 for regime or Aboriginal management. reconciliation with the Aboriginal 2004–05. The legislation provides community and believes that land is effective recognition, assessment, central and fundamental to any protection and conservation of notion of reconciliation. It also Tasmanian Aboriginal heritage, and believes that the ‘hand-back’ of land empowers the Aboriginal community should be handled in a collaborative in relation to that heritage. way with sensitivity. The Government The Government will continue to has announced its intention to support the right of Aboriginal people introduce legislation to transfer to seek ownership and management

Our Culture | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 53 GOAL 11 Have Tasmania recognised nationally and internationally for its innovation, pursuit of excellence and creativity in arts and culture.

STANDARD 1 • To enshrine arts and cultural industries as a leader and engine for growth and prosperity.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

11.1.1 Contribution to Gross 2005 $95 million 2000/01 2002/03 Data for this benchmark is available for State Product by selected cultural 2010 $120 million $80 million $86.8 million 4 years. The data trend is positive, but the E industries (1) 2015 $140 million 2001/02 2005 target is unlikely to be met. 1999/00 2020 $170 million $84 million $77 million Source Department of Tourism, Parks, Heritage and the Arts

11.1.2 Employment in cultural 2005 7,000 New baseline New data available in 2006. The Board has reviewed this benchmark industries (1) 2010 9,000 2001 5,925 since the last Progress Report. E 2001 5,925 2015 10,500 Following a correction in relation to the Source Employment in Culture (ABS 6273.0) 2020 12,000 baseline data, the Board has decided to amend the targets consistent with the approach adopted in the original target setting exercise. This correction ensures the benchmark remains relevant as a measure of progress towards the Standard and Goal.

STANDARD 2 • To increase participation in the arts and cultural activities.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

11.2.1 Percentage of people 2005 20% N/a New data available later in participating in cultural activities 2010 24% 2004. E (ie people who are actually involved 2015 29% in activities, not audience) (1) 2020 35% April 2001 18.1% Source Work in Selected Culture and Leisure Activities, Australia (ABS 6281.0)

11.2.2 Attendance at cultural 2005 710,000 N/a 1999 (revised) venues (1) 2010 770,000 610,500 E April 1999 664,900 2015 830,000 2002 C Source Attendance at Selected Cultural 2020 900,000 676,700 Venues, Australia (ABS 4114.0)

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Our Design Island on show to the world

Tasmania’s fl ourishing design whimsical one-off cabinets are sought event to enable audiences to engage turetu community took centre stage in Sydney by private collectors around the with some famous Tasmanians who in March with the opening of Design world, and Claire Byers’ hand-woven spent their formative years here and Island, an exhibition presented by accessories are made in a remote have gone on to earn international Object Gallery, Arts Tasmania and the Tasmanian studio, for export to reputations in the arts. Returning Sydney Opera House. Helping to mark exclusive boutiques in Japan. artists include writer Peter Conrad, the 2004 Bicentenary of Tasmania, the Other pieces include a collaborative choreographer Graeme Murphy, exhibition will tour in Tasmania from work by award-winning architect author Christopher Koch, fi lm and June to September 2004. Craig Rosevear with skilled wood television producer Posie Graeme- Design Island is an exhibition of the designer Stuart Houghton and work Evans and theatre director Nigel Triffi t. work of Tasmania’s most talented by Simon Ancher, John Smith, Kevin designers, including new works by Perkins, Peter Prasil, Linda Fredheim, Goal 11 Have Tasmania recognised young and emerging designers Hermie Cornelisse, Les Blakebrough, nationally and internationally for its alongside those of some of the State’s Penny Smith, Peter Battaglene, Di innovation, pursuit of excellence and most distinguished artists and crafts Allison, Lola Greeno, Hugh creativity in arts and culture. people. McLachlan, Mary Phillips-McLachlan, Works include innovative furniture, Rosemary O’Rourke, Claire Byers, ceramics, jewellery, textiles and Kiyomi Reid and Indeco. tableware, each providing insight into Another innovative collaboration as the varied design practices that have part of Tasmania’s bicentennial year is emerged from Tasmania. Patrick Hall’s Refl ections of Tasmania, a special

Our Culture | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 55 Telstra Telstra transport decisions that attended the

King Island better To foster the To Progress Board, Board, Progress Together Provide all Tasmanians with the Provide all Tasmanians Foster and value vibrant and diverse King Island Way! The rule of thumb with Search Conferences Conferences The rule of thumb with Search ‘away’ Five people from affect their lives. opportunity to participate in development of strategic planning processes beyond the electoral cycle. Goal 7 rural, regional and remote communities that are connected to each other and the rest of the world. Goal 12 understood. The future was already there – there was already understood. The future The Goal 15 Standard 3 Country Wide the Cradle Coast and made Further connections were Authority. and the issues facing conference – representatives from the from – representatives conference Tasmania issues, energy and economic needs. is that you’ll know if they’ve worked if things is that you’ll know if they’ve worked ended with a start to happen. The conference People were barbecue out the back of the hall. over the talking about what had happened meetings days and organising more past three to to act on their ideas: a State Minister the Bass Strait islands, represent youth; King natural community in community King Island; education and uences affecting uences affecting community needs. nal day of the conference the nal day of the conference Council decided to host a Future Council decided to host a Future value adding; manage and improve value adding; manage and improve The conference worked through past and worked through The conference directions The prioritised top ten future On the fi Council) in saying where the Council) in saying where community) should help direct the Inside community) should help direct ( This attitude helps should go in the future. cynicism and builds true partnerships overcome and trust. to involve the Conference Search plan. the development of the strategic and infl trends present the way forward. Island and then processed access to to: improve were intergovernmental and strengthen improve and understanding; achieve power relations opportunities for price parity; improve increase tourism; better utilise and conserve the importance of the recognise resources; King Island brand; provide training for all ages and health services that to responsive are developing a participants worked in groups vision statement based on the values and One they had agreed. directions future participant summarised it up well: ‘The all want the the same – we statements are same things – common ground’. community community in King Island Way. water) on earth nal document. King Island Council leaders believed their work undertaken by the King Island Search Conference, held Conference, King Island Search Progress Report 2004 community is to own its future community is to own its future King Island Way King Island King Island King Island Way” is unique to a is unique King Island Way” community members at the conference. Involving and engaging your The ‘Way’ as it was known over the three as it was known over the three The ‘Way’ The Together Together he “ developing a strategic plan requires the belief developing a strategic plan requires that if a strategy then it must be involved in setting it. and sending it a plan in a back room Writing do a lot to get people out for comment won’t involved in or owning the fi community of approximately 1700 people community of approximately ‘on a rock who live, by their own description That ‘rock’ in the middle of Bass Strait!’ arguably the best beef, dairy produces and ‘cloud juice’ ( products and guided the 78 and certainly deserves a more embracing and certainly deserves a more given description than the one affectionately to it by its inhabitants. Of course, understatement is also the days of the 5 to 7 December Hall, from in the Currie Town 2003, described the uniqueness of the island, the its place, pace and lifestyle. It captured values and spirit of the T The planning process should begin with the should begin planning process community and that the Outside (the Demomocracymo Democracy | © Tasmania Democracy | © Tasmania Our 56 Our Democracy

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60 The Benchmarks

60 GOAL 12) Provide all Tasmanians with the opportunity to participate in decisions that affect their lives.

60 GOAL 13) Have a system of government that is open, seeks and listens to people’s views and ideas, and uses them in decision making at all levels.

61 GOAL 14) Ensure there is greater cooperation at all levels of government and among political parties to improve the lives of Tasmanians.

61 GOAL 15) Have a system of government that is accountable to the people and plans for the future at all levels.

57 Our Democracy: Overview

Highlights for Our Democracy include a Of the eight benchmarks for which data can signifi cant increase in the percentage of Local be reported: Government councils with youth advisory • a positive trend is reported for three committees, which exceeds the 2005 target. benchmarks; Other positive reports relate to the number of • a negative trend is reported for two Regional Community Forums held, and the benchmarks; and proportion of young people on government • no change is reported for three. boards and committees. No new data was available for the three On the downside there was a decline in the benchmarks for which no change has been number of performance-based audits reported, however new data should be available conducted by the Auditor-General, and an for one of these before the end of 2004. increase in the percentage of FOI refusals The Progress Board has previously identifi ed overturned by the Ombudsman. some errors in, or problems with, the data or Movement towards the achievement of the its source. Where the errors were small and four goals is measured by 33 benchmarks, of easily corrected this has been done and is which eight are Category 1, 15 are Category 2 refl ected in the new baseline. Where a review and 10 are Category 33. of a benchmark has resulted in a correction or Only data on the Category 1 benchmarks enhancement, details of the Board’s decision has been reported. are included.

3 Indicators fall into one of three categories, expressed by a number in brackets after the indicator: 1) An indicator where a complete set of data, which meets the benchmarking criteria, is known to exist. The existence of this information allows targets to be set. 2) An indicator where current available data is incomplete in terms of the benchmarking criteria and further research is needed to complete the data set. 3) An indicator where no current data is available – an issue to be addressed by the Progress Board.

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Democracy at the touch of a ﬁ nger

mocracymo Tasmanians can now contribute to and that false names are prohibited. are not published in any form on the parliamentary petitions on the “The Petition will be made website. The website only shows a Parliament website. available in hard copy format to the tally of the number of signatures Speaker of the House, Michael Parliament and the Government will collected. Polley, said the time the petition be required to respond.” The website for E-Petitions is appears on the website could vary Tasmania now joins Queensland www.parliament.tas.gov.au. from between 1 week to six months. and Scotland as the only places in the “Each person signing the petition world to have E-Petitions. Goal 12 Provide all Tasmanians with will be asked to accept the E-Petition’s Mr Polley said privacy would be an the opportunity to participate in conditions of use and they include important component. The personal decisions that affect their lives. that a petitioner can only sign once details of people who join E-Petitions

Hobart City Council implementing its future linked to Tasmania Together

Hobart City Council has developed a The system provides a quantitative benchmarks provided another Strategic Measurement System to approach to measuring performance, dimension, allowing it to measure not assess its progress in achieving its which allows the Council to only the progress towards its vision goals and vision for Hobart, deﬁ ned demonstrate whether its strategies for Hobart, but also its contribution to in its strategic plan. and actions are resulting in “a more the vision for Tasmania. The system is based on 143 individual liveable city”, or if it is “managing the measures to achieve targets based on environment” or “protecting our Goal 15 Standard 3 To foster the Tasmania Together benchmarks and heritage” or meeting many of its development of strategic planning goals, Local Government Association of other objectives. processes beyond the electoral cycle. Tasmania annual performance measures The Council says the inclusion of and other datasets. the Tasmania Together goals and

Our Democracy | © Tasmania Togetherther ProgressProgr Report 2004 59 GOAL 12 Provide all Tasmanians with the opportunity to participate in decisions that affect their lives. No Category 1 benchmarks under this goal.

GOAL 13 Have a system of government that is open, seeks and listens to people’s views and ideas, and uses them in decision making at all levels.

STANDARD 1 • To promote community awareness and participation.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

13.1.1 Participation in Local 2005 60% 2000 57.78% New data available later in Data for this benchmark is available for Government elections (1) 2010 65% 2002 57.31% 2004. 3 years. The data trend is inconsistent, E 1999 55.66% 2015 70% but the 2005 target may not be met. Source Tasmanian Electoral Ofﬁ ce 2020 75%

13.1.2 Percentage of effective 2005 92% 2002 New data available in 2006. Reporting frequency for this benchmark votes in State elections (1) 2010 94% 89.17% effective votes is determined by the timing of elections. E 1998 2015 96% (House of Assembly) The next available data will be in 2006, 91.1% effective votes (House of 2020 98% therefore the 2005 target cannot be Assembly) achieved. Source Tasmanian Electoral Ofﬁ ce

STANDARD 2 • To use processes that acknowledge and take account of community input in making decisions and provide access to quality information from government.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

13.2.1 Percentage of FOI refusals 2005 5% 2000/01 11.9% 2002/03 11.0% Data for this benchmark is available for overturned by Ombudsman (1) 2010 Less than 5% 2001/02 3.6% 4 years. The data trend is inconsistent, and E 1999/00 15.0% 2015 Less than 5% whilst the 2005 target was met in 2001/02, Source Annual Report of the Tasmanian 2020 Less than 5% this performance was not maintained in Ombudsman 2002/03. The Government states that due to the small numbers of reviews of FOI decisions undertaken each year (an average of 43 per annum for the past four years) it is not possible to draw reliable conclusions from annual variations of this benchmark.

60 Our Democracy | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 GOAL 14 Ensure there is greater cooperation at all levels of government and among political parties to improve the lives of Tasmanians. No Category 1 benchmarks under this goal.

GOAL 15 Have a system of government that is accountable to the people and plans for the future at all levels.

STANDARD 1 • To ensure the participation of young people in employment and decision making with a view to leadership succession and service provision in planning for the future.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

15.1.1 Proportion of people 2005 Parity with average of other 2001 (new baseline) New data available in 2006. under 29 employed in all levels of states Tas 5.72% E government (1) 2010 Maintain parity NSW 5.39% 2001 2015 Better than average of other Vic 5.24% Tas 5.72% states Qld 6.98% NSW 5.39% 2020 Best performing state SA 5.68% Vic 5.24% WA 5.31% Qld 6.98% NT 13.64% SA 5.68% ACT 17.44% WA 5.31% Average of States and Territories NT 13.64% (excluding Tasmania) 6.02% ACT 17.44% Source ABS Population Census

15.1.2 Percentage of councils with 2005 79% 2002 65.5% 2003 83% Data for this benchmark is available for youth advisory committees (1) 2010 89% 3 years. The data trend is positive, and the E 2001 65.5% 2015 95% 2005 target has been achieved. Source Ofﬁ ce of Youth Affairs 2020 95%

Our Democracy | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 61 GOAL 15 Have a system of government that is accountable to the people and plans for the future at all levels.

STANDARD 1 • To ensure the participation of young people in employment and decision making with a view to leadership succession and service provision in planning for the future.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

15.1.3 Proportion of young people 2005 6% New baseline Feb 2004 1.4% under 29 on government boards 2010 7% Jan 2003 1.3% and committees (1) 2015 8% Jan 2003 1.3% 2020 10% Source Department of Premier and Cabinet

STANDARD 2 • To ensure that all tiers and branches of government are accountable for decisions.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

15.2.1 Number of performance- 2005 Maintain 2000/01 6 2002/03 6 Data for this benchmark is available for based audits conducted by the 2010 To be advised 2001/02 9 4 years. The data trend is inconsistent, E Auditor-General (1) 2015 To be advised however the 2005 target has been 1999/00 3 2020 To be advised achieved since 2000/01. Source Auditor General’s Annual Report

15.2.2 Number of Regional 2005 10 per annum 2001 8 2003 8 Data for this benchmark is available for Community Forums (1) 2010 10 per annum 2002 6 4 years. The data trend is inconsistent, but E 2000 8 2015 10 per annum the 2005 target is unlikely to be achieved. Source Department of Premier and Cabinet 2020 10 per annum

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66 The Benchmarks

68 GOAL 16) Increase job and meaningful work opportunities in Tasmania.

69 GOAL 17) Maximise the opportunities available through information and other technologies.

70 GOAL 18) Ensure education and training provides our workforce with the skills to support our business and industry.

71 GOAL 19) Have an internationally focused business culture that creates business investment and growth and encourages enterprise, innovation and excellence.

76 GOAL 20) Promote our island advantages including our ‘clean-green’ image, natural resources, location and people.

63 Our Economy: Overview

Highlights under Our Economy include Movement towards the achievement of the its source. Where the errors were small and improved growth in the value of Tasmania’s fi ve goals is measured by 40 benchmarks, of easily corrected this has been done and is exports; a turnaround in the proportion of the which 22 are Category 1, 12 are Category 2 refl ected in the new baseline. Where a review population in the workforce; and an increase and six are Category 34. of a benchmark has resulted in a correction or in the State’s population growth rate. Data is reported for all Category 1 enhancement, details of the Board’s decision Visitor numbers increased signifi cantly and benchmarks and two Category 2 benchmarks are included. tourism expenditure continued to grow. for which data is available: 20.2.3: Mineral Tasmanian business confi dence continued to exports and 20.2.4: Primary industry exports. improve, and our performance relative to the Of the 24 benchmarks for which data can other States improved in the areas of air travel be reported: costs and industrial relations. • a positive trend is reported for Continuing positive contributions to the 12 benchmarks; State’s economic wellbeing were also reported • a negative trend is reported for six with an increased proportion of migrants; benchmarks; and increased participation in VET, tertiary eduction • no change is reported for six. and university; a decline in under- employment; For the six benchmarks for which no change and improved retention rates from years 10 to 12. has been reported, data remained the same Nine of the benchmarks have achieved the for one and no new data was available for the 2005 targets. others. New data should be available for three Contradicting the positive results was a of these before the end of 2004. decline in the value of mineral exports and The Progress Board has previously identifi ed primary industry exports. some errors in, or problems with, the data or

4 Indicators fall into one of three categories, expressed by a number in brackets after the indicator: 1) An indicator where a complete set of data, which meets the benchmarking criteria, is known to exist. The existence of this information allows targets to be set. 2) An indicator where current available data is incomplete in terms of the benchmarking criteria and further research is needed to complete the data set. 3) An indicator where no current data is available – an issue to be addressed by the Progress Board.

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Jobs just keep on coming from outside the square

Building Enterprising Communities – Panoho and Danny Gresham, spoke about a number of these innovative

nomyn Just Jobs 2 Conference passionately about the benefi ts of employment and enterprise programs from Energy and ideas were running high at this encouraging people to take greater control around the State. conference held at the Hotel Grand Chancellor over their lives and communities by The conference concluded with attendees in June 2004 when 180 participants came supporting a culture of business enterprise. eager to advance 16 proposals for job together with a shared commitment to reduce They shared a wealth of experiences creation. These included: using skilled Tasmanian unemployment levels. Coming about communities in socially disadvantaged mature aged unemployed people; increasing from around Tasmania and representing long- areas coming together to start fl edgling tourism opportunities and ventures; getting term unemployed people, community groups, enterprises that later were able to lead to mature workers to share their skills with business, councils, government, employment regional economic development. Community younger workers; and setting up a “Rural agencies, TAFE, Centrelink, Aurora Energy and business enterprise was fundamental to the Bank” to match rural labour opportunities Forestry Tasmania, delegates were committed process of creating a ‘culture of enterprise’. with workers. to reducing the impact of unemployment As people learnt enterprise skills these were Participants now face the challenge of upon Tasmanian communities. then available and transportable to new building on these shared insights and Organised by Tasmania Together partner, businesses they might start or to other jobs. proposals to assist Tasmanian communities the Tasmanian Council of Social Service “A large public company is successful to address their own employment (TasCOSS), the conference was opened by because the shareholders have confi dence in challenges. Tasmanian Minister for Economic it. Community enterprises are the same,” Mr Development, Lara Giddings. It was attended Gresham said. Goal 16 Increase job and meaningful work by Tasmania Together Progress Board members TasCOSS Executive Director, Mat Rowell, opportunities in Tasmania. Kem Perkins and Catherine Fernon and staff noted that delegates had explored together members Simon Boughey and Rosemary Epps the current and emerging enterprise and who explored ways Tasmania Together could employment environments, including the support enterprise and employment initiatives dramatic growth in the number and diversity and the TasCOSS Partnership. of community enterprise initiatives that had In the wake of severe economic cutbacks taken place since the fi rst Just Jobs to New Zealand communities over the last conference in October 2002. Delegates were 15 years, keynote speakers, Amokura able to hear presentations and seek advice

Our Economy | © Tasmaniaania Together Progress Report 2004 65 GOAL 16 Increase job and meaningful work opportunities in Tasmania.

STANDARD 1 • To increase the number of secure, ﬂ exible and well-paid jobs.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

16.1.1 Proportion of population in 2005 Achieve progress towards June 2001 (revised) June 2001 (revised) Data for this benchmark is available for the workforce (1) national participation rate Tas 58.5% Tas 58.5% 3 years. The data trend is inconsistent, E Trend at June 2001 2010 National average Aus 63.8% Aus 63.6% however the 2005 target was achieved in Tas 58.4% participation rate June 2002 June 2002 (revised) 2003. Aus 63.8% 2015 Highest participation rate Tas 57.9% Tas 57.9% Source Labour Force, Australia (ABS 6202.0) 2020 Highest participation rate Aus 63.6% Aus 63.3% June 2003 Tas 58.8% Aus 63.5%

16.1.2 Extent of under- 2005 6% Sept 2001 Sept 2003 Data for this benchmark is available for employment (1) 2010 3% 7.05% of employed persons 7.07% of employed persons 4 years. The data trend is inconsistent, but E Sept 2000 2015 1.5% (14,100 people) (14,700 people) the 2005 target may not be achieved. 7.0% of employed persons 2020 0% Sept 2002 (13,900 people) 8.11% of employed Source Underemployed Workers, Australia persons (16,100 people) (ABS 6265.0)

16.1.3 Proportion of employees in 2005 Improvement Nov 2001 56.18% New data available later in secure employment (1) 2010 Continued improvement 2004. E Measured by percentage of employees with 2015 Continued improvement leave entitlements 2020 Continued improvement Aug 1998 54.84% Source Forms of Employment, Australia (ABS 6359.0)

16.1.4 Median wage level (1) 2005 Towards national average May 2002 New data available in 2005. May 2000 2010 National average Tas $711.00 per week E Tas $665.00 per week 2015 Above national average Aus $769.00 per week Aus $717.00 per week 2020 Above national average Source Employee Earnings and Hours, Australia (ABS 6306.0)

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Work experience leads the way and a new start

The Multicultural Council of Tasmania federal government agencies and the followed up on recommendations for

nomyn (MCoT) applauds Tasmania Together private sector. diminishing barriers to employment for for its facilitation of a work On 17 March 2004, MCoT and migrants and refugees. The barriers experience program in the State Tasmania Together jointly hosted a include: lack of recognition of overseas Government for young refugees. forum to examine employment as it qualiﬁ cations and slowness of the MCoT initiated the idea in 2002 and relates to migrants and refugees. The system to accept these; employers’ Tasmania Together ensured the Director of the Department of lack of knowledge of the potential necessary follow-through with Immigration Multicultural and contribution of migrants and refugees; Multicultural Tasmania and the ofﬁ ce Indigenous Affairs, Mr James lack of local referees and work of the Commissioner for Employment. McCormack, outlined the Federal experience for migrants and refugees. Multicultural Tasmania and the Government’s policies for attracting Commissioner have implemented an new settlers to regional Australia. Benchmark 16.3.3 Proportion of imaginative, successful program Members discussed the implications migrants. which attracts many young refugees. of this in Tasmania given that MCoT and Tasmania Together employment rates for migrants and Benchmark 16.7.1 Proportion of continue to work together to extend refugees are not high. disadvantaged people in the labour the work experience program into MCoT and Tasmania Together have force.

Volunteering

Tasmania Together partner, Aurora’s against a target of 75%. A new Benchmark 16.6.1 Level of employee objective is to be benchmarked in the Employee Satisfaction survey has satisfaction. top 10% nationally as an Employer of been undertaken and the results will Choice. In 2002/03 Aurora achieved be available in July 2004. Goal 16 Increase job and meaningful an employee satisfaction level of 71% work opportunities in Tasmania.

Our Economy | © Tasmaniaania Together Progress Report 2004 67 GOAL 16 Increase job and meaningful work opportunities in Tasmania.

STANDARD 2 • To increase investment in research and development.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

16.2.1 Level of research and 2005 Best performing state 1998/99 New data available later in Data for this benchmark is available for development expenditure as a 2010 Best performing state Tas 1.66% 2004. 3 years. The data trend is inconsistent, E proportion of Gross State Product 2015 Best performing state NSW 1.25% however the 2005 target was achieved in (1) 2020 Best performing state Vic 1.64% 2000/01. 1996/97 Qld 1.21% Tas 1.94% SA 1.90% NSW 1.40% WA 1.31% Vic 1.87% 2000/01 Qld 1.33% Tas 1.91% SA 1.74% NSW 1.28% WA 1.65% Vic 1.67% NT 1.20% Qld 1.22% ACT 5.76% SA 1.83% Source Research and Experimental WA 1.22% Development, All Sector Summary Australia (ABS 8112.0) and Australian National Accounts State Accounts (ABS 5220.0)

STANDARD 3 • To increase population levels and distribution subject to sustainable levels.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

16.3.1 Level of population growth 2005 Progress towards national 2000 (revised) 2001 (revised) Data for this benchmark is available for (1) average Tas -0.05 % (negative Tas 0.16% 4 years. The data trend is positive, and the 2000 2010 National average growth) Aus 1.33% 2005 target achieved and maintained since Tas 0% 2015 National average Aus 1.23% 2002 (revised) 2001. Aus 1.31% 2020 National average 2001 (revised) Tas 0.45 % Source Australian Demographic Statistics Tas 0.15% Aus 1.17% (ABS 3101.0) Aus 1.34% 2003 2002 Tas 1.19% Tas 0.48 % Aus 1.27% Aus 1.31%

68 Our Economy | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 GOAL 16 Increase job and meaningful work opportunities in Tasmania.

STANDARD 3 • To increase population levels and distribution subject to sustainable levels.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

16.3.2 Proportion of 15 to 39 year- 2005 Progress towards national June 2000 (revised) June 2002 (revised) Data for this benchmark is available for olds (1) average Tas 33.98% Tas 32.79% 4 years. The data trend is negative, and the E 1999/00 2010 National average Aus 36.54% Aus 35.85% 2005 target is unlikely to be achieved. C Tas 34.31% 2015 National average June 2001 (revised) June 2003 (preliminary) Previous data was revised following the Aus 37.08% 2020 National average Tas 33.24% Tas 32.38% 2001 Population Census. Source Population by Age, Sex, Australian Aus 36.17% Aus 35.67% States and Territories (ABS 2101.0) previously June 2002 Australian Demographic Statistics Tas 32.77% (ABS 3101.0) Aus 35.98%

16.3.3 Proportion of migrants (1) 2005 Progress towards equitable 2000/01 0.53% 2002/03 0.86% Data for this benchmark is available for 1999/00 0.48% (444 of 92,272) share of migrants to Australia (564 of 107,366) (811 of 93,914) 4 years. The data trend is positive, and the E Source Migration, Australia (ABS 3412.0) 2010 1% of total migrant share 2001/02 0.66% 2005 target achieved and maintained since 2015 2% of migrant share (589 of 88,900) 2000/01. 2020 3% of migrant share

GOAL 17 Maximise the opportunities available through information and other technologies. No Category 1 benchmarks under this goal.

Our Economy | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 69 GOAL 18 Ensure education and training provides our workforce with the skills to support our business and industry.

STANDARD 1 • To provide an education and training system which fosters innovative and creative thought and learning.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

18.1.1 Level of participation in VET, 2005 Improvement towards 15% 2000/01 13.8% 2002/03 14.6% Data for this benchmark is available for tertiary education and university (1) 2010 15% 2001/02 14.2% 3 years. The data trend is positive, and the E 2000 13.7% 2015 15% 2005 target achieved and maintained since Source Department of Education 2020 15% 2000/01.

18.1.2 Retention from year 10 to 2005 80% 2001 2003 Data for this benchmark is available for 12 (1) 2010 Best performing state Tas 70.5% Tas 76.2% 4 years. The data trend is now positive, and E 2000 2015 Best performing state NSW 70.3% NSW 72.7% the 2005 target may be achieved. Tas: 71.6% 2020 Best performing state Vic 81.6% Vic 82.9% NSW: 69.8% Qld 79.7% Qld 81.5% Vic: 79.7% SA 69.6% SA 70.7% Qld: 78.7% WA 71.9% WA 70.6% SA: 69.5% NT 64.9% NT 68.7% WA: 71.6% ACT 93.3% ACT 90.3% NT: 62.2% 2002 ACT: 88.7% Tas 75.0% Source Schools, Australia (ABS 4221.0) NSW 72.4% Vic 82.9% Qld 81.1% SA 70.6% WA 73.9% NT 66.2% ACT 89.8%

70 Our Economy | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 GOAL Have an internationally focused business culture that creates business investment and growth and encourages enterprise, innovation 19 and excellence.

STANDARD 1 • To enhance Tasmania’s business operating environment in the international context.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

19.1.1 Ranking of Tasmania on 2005 Improve state ranking 2002 2003 Data for this benchmark is available for Competition Index (1) 2010 Improve state ranking Labour skills 6 Labour skills 6 3 years. The data trend is inconsistent, E 2001 2015 Improve state ranking Labour turnover 1 Labour turnover 1 however the 2005 target was achieved in Labour skills 6 2020 Number one ranking on the Industrial disputes 2 Industrial disputes 1 2003. Labour turnover 1 Competition Index Energy costs 6 Energy costs 6 The ranking is from 1 to 6 in relation to Industrial disputes 1 Surface freight 6 Surface freight 6 other Australian States, with 1 being the Energy costs 6 Air freight 5 Air freight 5 most favourable ranking. Surface freight 6 Air travel 5 Air travel 4 * Due to change in methodology, the 2003 Air freight 5 Access to ports 1 Access to ports 1 port charges index is not comparable to Air travel 4 Port charges 1 Port charges 5* previous years. Access to ports 1 Levels of business taxation Levels of business taxation - Port charges 1 – Payroll tax 2 – Payroll tax 2 Levels of business taxation – Land tax 3 – Land tax 3 - Payroll tax 2 - Land tax 3 Source Department of Treasury and Finance

19.1.2 Credit rating (1) Moody’s Standard & Poor’s 2002 2004 Data for this benchmark is available for 2001 2005 Aa1 2005 AA Moody’s Aa2 Moody’s Aa1 4 years. The data trend is positive, and the E Moody’s Aa2 2010 AAA 2010 AA+ Standard & Poor’s AA Standard & Poor’s AA 2005 target achieved and maintained since Standard & Poor’s AA- 2015 AAA 2015 AAA 2003 2003. Source Moody’s Credit Rating 2020 AAA 2020 AAA Moody’s Aa1 Standard & Poor’s has rated Tasmania AA Standard & Poor’s Credit Rating Standard & Poor’s AA with positive outlook. Standard & Poor’s has indicated that Tasmania is on track for a rating upgrade in the next couple of years.

Our Economy | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 71 Econ

Southern Midlands Council monitors sewerage and water treatment plants in real-time

nomyn The engineers at Southern Midlands of both the Tasmanian population before. Council now have real-time monitoring and landmass and so these innovative Remote telemetry has almost of sewerage pumping stations and solutions are available to most limitless application as these units can water treatment plants via Telstra’s Tasmanians, businesses and local and monitor nearly any device in most new Managed Telemetry Service. State governments sites. The units are locations. Using the CDMA network The Telstra Managed Telemetry very fl exible and can be either mains means low fi xed costs and very high Service remotely monitors equipment or solar powered. reliability, while giving access to status and alerts engineers of any Southern Midlands Council remote sites from your offi ce, or abnormal conditions via a mobile engineers can now check the real- indeed from almost anywhere! phone text message. time state of their various sewerage These remote monitoring units are and water treatment plants via an Goal 17 Maximise the opportunities deployed on eighteen sites throughout SMS message on their mobile phone. available through information and the Council’s jurisdiction, and send The remote telemetry unit will then other technologies. abnormal and alarm messages from all return a message detailing the health different types of plant. of the site. This gives them immediate The unit monitors “on or off” status access to vital information, from and variable inputs such as depth and almost anywhere, without the need fl ow. It can also control outputs like for site visits. More importantly, they turning on electrical equipment from get early warning of any potential the engineer’s mobile phone or back at problems, which might affect the the Council’s offi ces. In addition, it services expected by the local checks the status of both back-up community. This exciting application battery and mains power. of advanced technology means that All this communication takes place Tasmanians can enjoy the comfort of on Telstra’s CDMA mobile network. knowing these essential services are This network covers the vast majority being better monitored than ever

72 Our Economy | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 GOAL Have an internationally focused business culture that creates business investment and growth and encourages enterprise, innovation 19 and excellence.

STANDARD 2 • To increase the rate of economic growth.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

19.2.1 Growth in Gross State 2005 2% 1989/90 – 1999/00 (revised) 1989/90 – 1999/00 Data for this benchmark is available for Product (1) 2010 3% 1.63% 1.54% (revised) 4 years. The data trend is inconsistent, but E 1989/90 – 1999/00 2015 3.5% 1990/91 – 2000/01 (revised) 1990/91 - 2000/01 the 2005 target may not be achieved. C 1.58% 2020 4% 1.42% 1.31% (revised) The Government states that the average Source Department of Treasury and Finance 1991/92 – 2001/02 1991/92 – 2001/02 annual growth for the ten years ending 1.66% 1.62% (revised) in 2002-03 (1.47% per annum) declined 1992/93 – 2002/03 from the figure for the 10 years to 2001-02 1.47% (1.62% per annum) for two reasons: • a relatively small increase in estimated GSP in 2002-03 (0.5%) ; and • the fact that the growth rate in 1992-93 (the first year of the 10-year period to 2001-02) was higher (1.9%) than the growth rate in 2002-03 (0.5%). Due to rebasing of chain volume measures with the release of each full financial year of data, earlier estimates are revised on a yearly basis.

STANDARD 3 • To foster a culture of enterprise.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

19.3.1 Export value (1) 2005 4% annual growth 1999/00 1999/00 (revised) Data for this benchmark is available for 1999/00 2010 5% $2.544 billion (revised) $2.459 billion 4 years. The data trend is positive, and the E $2.324 billion 2015 6% 2000/01 2000/01 (revised) 2005 target was achieved in 2002/03. Source Australian National Accounts State 2020 7% $2.653 billion (revised) $2.506 billion International export trade values for Accounts (ABS 5220.0) (4.3% annual growth) (1.9% annual growth) Tasmania are chain volume measures with 2001/02 2001/02 (revised) a reference year of 2001- 02. Revisions $2.655 billion $2.559 billion to current price measures for the service (0.1% annual growth) (2.1% annual growth) exports item “education related travel” in 2002/03 2000-01 and 2001-02 have changed the 2.671 billion year-to-year growth outcomes. (4.3% annual growth)

Our Economy | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 73 GOAL Have an internationally focused business culture that creates business investment and growth and encourages enterprise, innovation 19 and excellence.

STANDARD 3 • To foster a culture of enterprise.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

19.3.2 Private and public 2005 Achieve positive growth 1999/00 (revised) 1999/00 (revised) Data for this benchmark is available for investment (1) 2010 2% $1.967 billion $2.025 billion 4 years. The data trend is inconsistent, and E 1999/00 $1.893 billion 2015 4% 2000/01 (revised) 2000/01 (revised) whilst the 2005 target was met in 2000/01 C Source Department of Treasury and Finance 2020 5% $1.977 billion $2.044 billion and 2001/02, this performance was not (0.51% growth) (0.94% growth) maintained in 2002/03. 2001/02 2001/02 (revised) The Government states that the minor $2.801 billion $2.899 billion easing in 2002-03 from the record level in (41.68% growth) (41.83% growth) 2001-02 was due primarily to a decline in 2002/03 public investment. Several large one-off $2.829 billion investments (including the purchase of the (-2.41% negative growth) two Bass Strait ferries for the Devonport to Melbourne route and optic ﬁ bre investments) were made in 2001-02 which resulted in a large spike in public investment in that year. Private investment grew by 4.9 per cent in 2002-03, partly as a result of continuing strength in dwelling investment and business investment in the State. Due to rebasing of chain volume measures with the release of each full ﬁ nancial year of data, earlier estimates are revised on a yearly basis.

19.3.3 Growth in the number of 2005 Equal to national average 1983/84 – 2000/01 New data available in 2005. small businesses (1) growth Tas 2.5% E 1983/84 – 1999/00 2010 Equal to national average Aus 3.5% Tas 2.4% growth Aus 3.5% 2015 Equal to national average Source Small Business in Australia growth (ABS 1321.0.40.001) 2020 Equal to national average growth

74 Our Economy | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 GOAL Have an internationally focused business culture that creates business investment and growth and encourages enterprise, innovation 19 and excellence.

STANDARD 4 • To increase access to global knowledge and productive business investment.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

19.4.1 Business connections to the 2005 70% New baseline 2002/03 63% The ABS advises that as the 2001/02 and Internet (1) 2010 80% 2001/02 64% 2002/03 percentages are estimates based 2001/02 64% 2015 90% on a sample survey, there is no statistically Source Business Use of Information Technology 2020 95% signiﬁ cant difference in the data. (ABS 8129.0)

STANDARD 5 • To increase business conﬁ dence.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

19.5.1 Level of Tasmanian business 2005 Equal to or better than March 2002 (revised) March 2004 Data for this benchmark is available for conﬁ dence (1) national average Tas 54.7 Tas 57.8 4 years. The data trend is now positive, and E March 2001 2010 Consistently better than Aus 58.2 Aus 53.2 the 2005 target achieved and maintained Tas 35.9 national average March 2003 since 2003. Aus 34.88 2015 Consistently better than Tas 55.6 Source Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce national average Aus 45.1 and Industry 2020 Consistently better than national average

STANDARD 6 • To increase value adding.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

19.6.1 Level of value added by 2005 Exceed national average 1999/00 New data available later in Data for this benchmark is available for manufacturing industries per head 2010 Exceed national average Tas $3722 2004. 3 years. The data trend is inconsistent, E of population (1) 2015 Top 25% Aus $3728 however the 2005 target was achieved in 1998/99 2020 Top 25% 2000/01 2000/01. Tas $3638 per capita Tas $3723 ABS (8221.0) presents information from Aus $3640 per capita Aus $3706 “manufacturing management units” rather Source Manufacturing Industry, Australia than “manufacturing establishments”. (ABS 8221.0) & Australian Demographic The management unit is the highest-level Statistics (ABS 3101.0) accounting unit within a business. In nearly all cases, it coincides with the legal entity owning the business. A management unit consists of one or more establishments.

Our Economy | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 75 GOAL 20 Promote our island advantages including our ‘clean-green’ image, natural resources, location and people.

STANDARD 1 • To maintain and improve quarantine services.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

20.1.1 Kilos of private confi scations 2005 20% reduction of 2001 total May 2002 April 2004 Data for this benchmark is available for by state quarantine services (1) 2010 30% reduction of 2001 total Fruit & veg 990.3 kg Fruit & veg 312.55 kg 4 years. The data trend is inconsistent, May 2001 2015 40% reduction of 2001 total Amnesty bins 71.8 kg Amnesty bins 1703.5 kg but the 2005 target is unlikely to be met. Fruit & veg 1,325 kg 2020 50% reduction of 2001 total Plants 690 kg Plants 189.1 kg The Government suggests that the decline Amnesty bins 136 kg Fish products 20 kg Fish products 200 gm in total confi scations during the last Plants 190 kg Cut fl owers 32 kg Cut fl owers 6.6 kg 12 months resulted from the increased Fish products 10 kg Seeds 8kg Seeds Nil visibility of detector dogs & quarantine Cut fl owers 10.5 kg Total 1,812.1 kg Total 2211.95 kg awareness programs. This has led to an Seeds 1.6 kg (8.31% increase) (32.21% increase on 2001 increased usage of amnesty bins and Total 1,673.1 kg April 2003 total) subsequently fewer detections in some Source Department of Primary Industries, Water Fruit & veg 2508.6kg areas. and Environment Amnesty bins 114.84kg Plants 82kg Fish products Nil Cut fl owers 5.2kg Seeds Nil Total 2710.64kg (62.01% increase on 2001 total)

STANDARD 2 • To effectively market Tasmania’s advantages.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

20.2.1 Tourism expenditure (1) 2005 15% increase 2001 (revised) 2003 Data for this benchmark is available for 2000 2010 15% increase $1318 per visitor $1467 per visitor 4 years. The data trend is positive, and the E $1076 per visitor 2015 15% increase 2002 (36.34% increase on 2005 target achieved and maintained since Source Tourism Tasmania 2020 15% increase $1394 per visitor baseline) 2001. (29.55% increase on baseline)

76 Our Economy | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 GOAL 20 Promote our island advantages including our ‘clean-green’ image, natural resources, location and people.

STANDARD 2 • To effectively market Tasmania’s advantages.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

20.2.2 Visitor numbers (1) 2005 10% increase 2001 530,800 2003 693,700 Data for this benchmark is available for 2000 510,000 2010 10% increase (4.08% increase) (36.02% increase on 4 years. The data trend is positive, and the E Source Tourism Tasmania 2015 10% increase 2002 575,700 baseline) 2005 target achieved and maintained since 2020 10% increase (12.88% increase on 2002. baseline) The Government notes that the number of visitors coming to our shores has increased dramatically. Contributing to this has been the introduction of a third passenger ship, Spirit of Tasmania III, and increased air access to the State.

STANDARD 2 • To effectively market Tasmania’s advantages.

20.2.3 Mineral exports (2) To be established by 2003 2000/01 2002/03 Data for this benchmark is available for 1999/00 $1,039.861 million $921.636 million 4 years. The data trend is now negative. E $934.702 million 2001/02 Source Tasmanian Statistical Indicators $953.182 million (ABS 1303.6)

20.2.4 Primary industry exports (2) To be established by 2003 2000/01 2002/03 Data for this benchmark is available for 1999/00 $416.304 million $390.036 million 4 years. The data trend is inconsistent. E $343.044 million 2001/02 Source Tasmanian Statistical Indicators (ABS $425.867 million 1303.6)

Our Economy | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 77 Econ

Country skills – working together to bring in the harvest

Every year there is a familiar chorus Country SKILLS will link workers, in Government funded Business

nomyn among Tasmania’s growers and particular those who are under- Enterprise Centres from the three orchardists – about the difﬁ culty in employed, to casual and seasonal regions will provide assistance with ﬁ nding well-trained pickers to harvest harvest jobs in southern Tasmania. any additional issues. The result will the State’s bountiful crops. At the Apart from the historical shortage of be an increase in productive same time, would-be employees with labour in the fruit-picking season, employment levels among casual and the desired skills and work ethic are market research indicates that an seasonal labour in three vital regions, unable to access work opportunities. extra 4,000 people will be needed which in turn will have a positive To overcome this anomaly, the during the picking season in the three impact on the economies of Government has invested $50,000 in targeted areas by 2005. surrounding communities. the new Country SKILLS program, STEPS Employment and Training focusing on three important rural areas Solutions has been selected to provide Goal 18 Ensure education and training in southern Tasmania: Huon Valley, Coal the high-level skills and coordination provides our workforce with the skills River Valley and Derwent Valley. needed for this service, and four State to support our business and industry.

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82 The Benchmarks

82 GOAL 21) Value, protect and conserve our natural and cultural heritage.

84 GOAL 22) Value, protect and maintain our natural diversity.

86 GOAL 23) Ensure there is a balance between environmental protection and economic and social development.

88 GOAL 24) Ensure our natural resources are managed in a sustainable way now and for future generations.

79 Our Environment: Overview

Highlights under Our Environment include an sustainable forest management in line with new data was available at the time of reporting. increase in the percentage of land protected 24.2: To sustainably manage old-growth The Progress Board has previously identiﬁ ed under management plans. Breaches of both forests and to phase out clear felling in some errors in, or problems with, the data or drinking water and recreational water those forests. its source. Where the errors were small and standards declined, and forest reservations for The reference group is working on the easily corrected this has been done and is private land continue to progress towards the development of new indicators for sustainable reﬂ ected in the new baseline. Where a review 2012 targets. forest management. It is also monitoring of a benchmark has resulted in a correction or Heritage benchmarks showing positive information as it becomes available in relation enhancement, details of the Board’s decision results related to planning schemes adopting to the Government’s decision to assess the are included. cultural heritage protection; attendances at implications of a phase-out of clear felling in cultural heritage sites; and increased listings of old-growth forests by 2010. sites on the Tasmanian Heritage Register. Movement towards the achievement of the On the downside, there was an increase in four goals is measured by 50 benchmarks, of the usage of 1080 and an increase in the which 25 are Category 1, 17 are Category 2 number of breaches of air quality standards. and eight are Category 35. Only data on the In relation to further development of the Category 1 benchmarks has been reported. old growth forest benchmark, the Board has Of the 25 benchmarks for which data can established a reference group to: be reported: • Develop interim targets to measure progress • 13 show a positive trend; towards 24.2.1 (b): Complete phase out of • six show a negative trend; and clear felling in old-growth forests by 2010; • no change is reported for six. and Of the six benchmarks for which no change • Develop a new indicator (24.2.2), or has been reported, the new data is the same indicators, and targets to measure for two. For the other three benchmarks, no

5 Indicators fall into one of three categories, expressed by a number in brackets after the indicator: 1) An indicator where a complete set of data, which meets the benchmarking criteria, is known to exist. The existence of this information allows targets to be set. 2) An indicator where current available data is incomplete in terms of the benchmarking criteria and further research is needed to complete the data set. 3) An indicator where no current data is available – an issue to be addressed by the Progress Board.

Natural resource management in Tasmania is moving forward

The purpose of the Southern National The draft strategy provides a 50-year NRM South is an independent, 15- Resource Management (NRM) Strategy, framework for a coordinated approach to member organisation. It was established in ironmentir which is one of three being developed in NRM action in the southern region of 2003 to develop and implement a natural Tasmania, is to set long-term directions and Tasmania. It aims to ensure the natural resource management strategy for southern identify priorities for investing in and taking resources of southern Tasmania are managed Tasmania. It spans the 12 southern local action to look after our natural resources. sustainably for the benefi t of present and government areas. The Southern NRM Strategy refl ects a new future generations, and provides direction for The two other Tasmanian regions regional way of thinking for NRM in the investment and partnerships in NRM by developing NRM strategies are the Cradle southern region. In the past, investment of Federal, State and local governments, Coast area and NRM North. All three strategies time and money has tended to be driven by industry and the regional community. should be fi nalised by the end of 2004. perceived need for immediate action in The draft strategy aims to build on the response to obvious problems in the local excellent work already achieved in NRM and Goal 21 Value, protect and conserve our area or at State level. to manage natural resources in a holistic way natural and cultural heritage. The draft strategy proposes directions on across southern Tasmania by: ensuring that natural resource management for comment key national, State and local policies and Goal 22 Value, protect and maintain our and gives everyone the opportunity to voice plans are addressed; setting targets and natural diversity. agreement with the proposed vision, goals, outcomes for resources that are agreed by all targets, priorities and management actions, partners; coordinating and linking the wide Goal 23 Ensure there is a balance between or suggest an alternative. array of existing and planned NRM activities environmental protection and economic and It is expected the fi nal strategy will refl ect undertaken by communities, government social development. further development and consideration of all and industry; and forming partnerships to elements in the light of feedback from the share skills and resources to manage natural Goal 24 Ensure our natural resources are consultation process, particularly on the resources effectively. managed in a sustainable way now and for Aspirational Targets, Resource Condition The draft strategy is the result of extensive future generations. Targets, Management Action Targets, research, consultation, analysis and planning. Management Actions, priorities and focus for More than 700 stakeholders, specialists, investment, and specifi cation of partners and interest groups and members of the public key stakeholders for Management Actions. have contributed to strategy development so far.

Our Environment | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 81 GOAL 21 Value, protect and conserve our natural and cultural heritage.

STANDARD 3 • To foster innovative design of the built and landscaped environment.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

21.3.1 Percentage of local 2005 100% N/a 2003 97% The Government states that the increase government planning schemes 2010 Maintain in planning schemes adopting provisions E adopting best practice in cultural 2015 Maintain for historic heritage places is a direct result heritage protection (1) 2020 Maintain of implementation of the Historic Cultural 1997 71% Heritage Act 1995. Source State of the Environment Report Comparisons with the previous State of the Environment Report illustrate that a greater proportion of planning schemes now include a heritage section. Currently 97% of planning schemes (38 of the 41) contain a heritage section compared to 71% in 1997. Most heritage sections, often called Buildings and Works of Historic Interest, detail the provisions for conserving the heritage listed items. The heritage list is often included in a Schedule with a similar title.

STANDARD 4 • To increase the number of people visiting Tasmania’s cultural heritage sites.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

21.4.1 Number of attendances at 2005 590,000 2001/02 561,382 2002/03 644,740 Data for this benchmark is available for major cultural heritage sites (1) 2010 640,000 3 years. The data trend is positive, and the E 2000/01 540,000 2015 680,000 2005 target was achieved in 2002/03. Source Department of Tourism, Parks, 2020 750,000 The Government reports that most Heritage and the Arts institutions recorded increased attendances. The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery accounted for the bulk of the increase with a 27.3% rise due to its very successful special exhibitions program.

STANDARD 5 • To capture Tasmania’s stories and make them available to all.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

21.5.1 Number of Tasmanian 2005 12,000 2000/01 5,198 2002/03 21,170 Data for this benchmark is available for publications added to the State 2010 13,000 2001/02 19,736 3 years. The data trend is now positive, and E record (1) 2015 14,000 the 2005 target achieved and maintained 2000 10,000 2020 15,000 since 2001/02. Source Department of Education

82 Our Environment | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 GOAL 21 Value, protect and conserve our natural and cultural heritage.

STANDARD 6 • To identify, conserve and present signiﬁ cant representations of the built and moveable heritage and cultural landscapes.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

21.6.1 Number of enrolments in 2005 900 N/a 2002 786 cultural heritage courses (1) 2010 1,000 E 2001 800 2015 1,100 Source Department of Education 2020 1,200

21.6.2 Percentage of signiﬁ cant 2005 25% 2001/02 45% 2002/03 51% Data for this benchmark is available for items conserved (1) 2010 50% 3 years. The data trend is positive, and the E 2000/01 20% 2015 75% 2005 target achieved and maintained since Source Department of Education 2020 100% 2001/02.

21.6.3 Number of heritage 2005 300,000 2001/02 302,759 2002/03 390,542 Data for this benchmark is available for documents and artefacts publicly 2010 600,000 3 years. The data trend is positive, and the E available in digital format (1) 2015 900,000 2005 target achieved and maintained since 2000 131,605 2020 1,200,000 2001/02. Source Department of Education

21.6.4 Number of sites listed on 2005 7,000 Nov 2001 5,016 May 2004 5,085 Data for this benchmark is available for the Tasmanian Heritage Register (1) 2010 8,000 April 2003 5,037 4 years. The data trend is positive, but the E Nov 2000 4,900 2015 9,000 2005 target is unlikely to be met. Source Tasmanian Heritage Register 2020 10,000 The Government advises that approximately 2,600 nominations are currently in the process of being assessed for inclusion on the Tasmanian Heritage Register.

21.6.5 Percentage of recorded 2005 12% April 2003 12.2% June 2004 14% Data for this benchmark is available for heritage sites and cultural 2010 16% 3 years. The data trend is positive, and the E landscapes actively managed (1) 2015 20% 2005 target achieved and maintained since C 2001 8.5% 2020 25% 2003. Source Tasmanian Heritage Register

STANDARD 1 • To maintain or improve natural heritage including biodiversity, geodiversity and landscapes.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

22.1.1 (a) Number of species (a) May 2002 April 2004 (a) 11 species were added to the schedules, showing a decline in status on 2005 0 (a) 1 (of 18) (a) 1 (of 11) (b) 4 species were removed from the E the schedules of the Threatened 2010 0 (b) 3 (b) 0 (of 4) schedules as a result of new information on R Species Protection Act (1) 2015 0 April 2003 the extent of range or status in Tasmania. (b) Number of species showing an 2020 0 (a) 1 (of 10) This information was obtained through improved status on the schedules of (b) (b) 9 survey or taxonomic revision, showing that the Threatened Species Protection 2005 5 these species have a greater status than Act (1) 2010 10 previously thought. 2000 2015 15 The Board has received a request for a (a) 5 2020 20 review of this benchmark. (b) 2 Source Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment (Threatened Species Protection Act)

22.1.2 Reservation shortfall in 2002 No shortfall against the 2002 April 2004 Data for this benchmark is available for hectares in relation to Regional Regional Forest Agreement targets. (i) N/a (i) Nil 3 years. The data trend is inconsistent, E Forest Agreement targeted (ii) 85,000 ha (ii) 72,219 ha (shortfall however the 2005 target was met and communities (1). April 2003 against 2012 target of maintained for public land since 2003. (i) for public land (i) Nil 100,000 ha) The Government states that the reservation Attachment 6 – Tasmanian Regional (ii) 77,095 ha shortfall against the 100,000 ha target Forest Agreement 1997. established in Attachment 8 of the (ii) for private land Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement Attachment 8 – Tasmanian Regional 1997 needs to be seen in the context of Forest Agreement 1997. the timetable for implementation of this Strategic Plan for the Private Land program. The project plan indicates that it Component of the CAR Reserve will be at least 2010 before the available System 1998. resources are able to be committed. Source Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment

Second State of the Environment Report shows the way for the environment and technology

Tasmania’s Second State of the Environment The report contains valuable information The links between Tasmania Together ironmentir Report was released by the Hon Judy Jackson on a wide variety of issues of concern to all goals and standards and the SoE Report will MHA, Minister for Environment and Planning Tasmanians, including resource managers, assist information exchange between the in April 2004. The State of the Environment environmental care groups and programs and joint approaches to priority Report is a statutory requirement of the environmental educators. There are more datasets. The detailed recommendations Resource Planning and Development than 70 key issues covered in the SoE Report, contained in the report will also help to guide Commission. which are linked to related Tasmania progress towards Tasmania Together goals. Tasmania’s second State of the Environment Together goals and standards. State of the Environment Tasmania 2003 (SoE) Report builds signiﬁ cantly on the The report also makes a series of informed can be accessed on the web at substantial groundwork undertaken in recommendations for the future, which further www.rpdc.tas.gov.au/soer. compiling the ﬁ rst report, completed in 1997. the sustainability objectives set out in Tasmania’s The State Government response to the Key improvements for this second report Resource Management and Planning System. recommendations is available on the DPIWE include the development of a web-based The 50 major recommendations are also each website at http://www.dpiwe.tas.gov.au. reporting system, which will improve the linked to related Tasmania Together goals and capacity to maintain and distribute the standards. Goal 21 Value, protect and conserve our information in the report. The SoE Report contains information about natural and cultural heritage. This is complemented by the use of environ- issues affecting Tasmania’s environment. It is Goal 22 Value, protect and maintain our mental and natural resource indicators in designed for use by the community and natural diversity. tracking changes over time. The content policy makers to help inform decision-making management and on-line reporting software across all spheres of government. Goal 23 Ensure there is a balance between developed for the Tasmanian State of the It is also intended for use by scientists, environmental protection and economic and Environment Report over more than three years students and resource managers who require social development. is being used by the Commonwealth summary information and perspectives from Government’s Department of Environment and other disciplines. The report can also be used Goal 24 Ensure our natural resources are Heritage to support the preparation of the to gain insights into some of the available managed in a sustainable way now and for 2006 National State of the Environment Report. underlying databases and information sources. future generations.

Our Environment | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 85 GOAL 23 Ensure there is a balance between environmental protection and economic and social development.

STANDARD 1 • To understand, protect and manage our globally signiﬁ cant natural and physical resources.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

23.1.1 Percentage of land protected 2005 45% 2002 39.99% April 2004 40.68% Data for this benchmark is available for either by legislation or by contract 2010-2020 to be established April 2003 40.44% 4 years. The data trend is positive, but the E in conservation reserves, under by 2005 2005 target is unlikely to be achieved. covenant or heritage regimes (1) 2001 39.88% Source Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment

23.1.2 Percentage of protected 2005 100% 2001 April 2004 Data for this benchmark is available for land covered by approved 2010 100% 62% ( DPIWE) 73% (DTPHA) 5 years. The data trend is positive, but the E management plans (1) 2015 100% 100% (Forestry Tasmania) 100% (Forestry Tasmania) 2005 target is unlikely to be met. 2000 2020 100% June 2002 72.7% ( DPIWE) 69% ( DPIWE) 100% (Forestry Tasmania) 100% (Forestry Tasmania) Source Department of Tourism, Parks, April 2003 Heritage and the Arts 70% (DTPHA) 100% (Forestry Tasmania)

STANDARD 3 • To have a clean and green image in the international community. INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

23.3.1 The use of commercial food To continue the existing June 2002 0 April 2004 0 Data for this benchmark is available for and non- food GM crops in the moratorium until July 2003 April 2003 0 4 years. The target has consistently been E open environment (1) met. 2004 data continues to meet the 2001 0 target for continuing the moratorium until Source Department of Primary Industries, June 2003. Water and Environment In February 2003, the Tasmanian Government released its review of the Gene Technology Policy, and a statement of the policy position for the next fi ve years. The central focus of this policy position is a fi ve-year extension of the moratorium on commercial release of genetically modifi ed organisms (GMOs) in primary industries.

86 Our Environment | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 GOAL 23 Ensure there is a balance between environmental protection and economic and social development.

STANDARD 4 • To achieve sustainable and appropriate land use.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

23.4.1 Percentage of land 2005 25% 2001 25% 2004 25% Data for this benchmark is available for independently certiﬁ ed for land 2010 50% 2003 25% 4 years. The 2005 target was achieved and E management against international, 2015 55% has been maintained since 2001. national and state standards (1) 2020 60% 2000 2% Source Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment

23.4.2 Number of new pests 2005 0 May 2003 June 2004 Data for this benchmark is available for established (1) 2010 0 Weeds 1 Weeds 1 3 years. The data trend is positive, and the E 2001 2015 0 Invertebrate pests 2 Invertebrate pests 0* 2005 target may be met. Weeds 774 2020 0 Plant pathogens 1 Plant pathogens 0 * The Government notes that four species Invertebrate pests 451 (approx) of marine invertebrates have been detected Plant pathogens 1,000 through a port baseline survey. This is the (approx) ﬁ rst survey of Tasmanian ports and the Source Department of Primary Industries, introduced species are likely to have been Water and Environment in the port for several years undetected.

23.4.3 Area of land affected by 2005 Maintain N/a New data available in 2007 salinity (1) 2010 Reduce State of the Environment E 2001 53,500ha 2015 Reduce Report. Source Department of Primary Industries, 2020 Reduce Water and Environment

Our Environment | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 87 GOAL 24 Ensure our natural resources are managed in a sustainable way now and for future generations.

STANDARD 1 • To limit conversion of land with native vegetation.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

24.1.1 Percentage of Tasmania (a) No net loss of vulnerable N/a (a) New data available later (a) Information is not available at this time, covered by native vegetation (1) vegetation communities and no new in 2004 but should be available later in 2004 as E 2000 73% (approx) communities classiﬁ ed as vulnerable (b) New baseline part of the TASVEG project. Source Department of Primary Industries, (b) Tasmania retains more than 70% 2004 75.7% (b) TASVEG is a Tasmania-wide vegetation Water and Environment of its land area covered by sustainably mapping program that uses satellite (State of Forest Reporting and TASVEG) managed native vegetation mapping technology to divide vegetation into 188 distinct vegetation communities ie non- forest community types include grasslands, heathlands, scrub, wetlands and saltmarshes as well as riparian and coastal vegetation, woodlands and forest remnants. The baseline data is continually reﬁ ned.

STANDARD 2 • To sustainably manage old-growth forests and to phase out clear felling in those forests.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

24.2.1 Area reduction of clear (a) To end clear felling in areas of No data. (a) 2003 Target not met Detail of the Progress Board’s further felling in old-growth forests (1) high conservation value old-growth (b) No data development of this benchmark is E No data forest by 1 January 2003 included in the Overview section for ‘Our Source Forestry Tasmania/ Department of (b) Complete phase out of clear Environment’. Primary Industries, Water and Environment felling in old-growth forests by 2010

STANDARD 3 • To reduce air and water pollution.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

24.3.1 Breaches of National 2005 Reduce annual breaches in 2000 39 2003 24 Data for this benchmark is available for Environment Protection Measure air Launceston to less than 25 2001 28 5 years. The data trend is inconsistent, but E standards (1) 2010 100% of monitored 2002 13 the 2005 target was achieved and has been 1999 43 communities meet NEPM standards maintained since 2002. Source Department of Primary Industries, 2015 100% of monitored The Government states that the number Water and Environment communities meet NEPM standards of exceedences in 2003 ﬁ ts the long-term

2020 100% of monitored declining trend in PM10 exceedences in communities meet NEPM standards Launceston. The extremely low number of exceedences experienced in 2002 reﬂ ects a very mild winter, and illustrates the natural variability in this data and its dependence on meteorology.

88 Our Environment | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 GOAL 24 Ensure our natural resources are managed in a sustainable way now and for future generations.

STANDARD 3 • To reduce air and water pollution.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

24.3.2 Breaches of Australian 2005 32 2001/02 36 2002/03 30 Data for this benchmark is available for Drinking Water Standards (1) 2010 25 3 years. The data trend is positive, and the E 1999/00 37 2015 20 2005 target was achieved in 2002/03. Source Department of Health and Human 2020 15 The Government states that there has Services been an improvement in water supply quality and this is reﬂ ected by a 20 per cent reduction in boil water alerts.

24.3.3 Breaches of recreational 2005 10 2000/01 17 2001/02 29 breaches Data for this benchmark is available for water standards (1) 2010 8 (140 sites tested) (134 sites tested) 4 years. The data trend is inconsistent, but E 1999/00 11 (82 sites tested) 2015 6 2002/03 20 breaches the 2005 target is unlikely to be met. Source Department of Health and Human 2020 5 (132 sites tested) The Government advises that the water Services testing system was altered 18 months ago to focus on testing for enterococci rather than thermotolerant coliforms. The improved testing methodology is likely to have contributed to a reduction in the number of breaches generated from coliforms of non-faecal origins in the Derwent estuary. The new testing system also allows for a quicker response in the event of a breach, with results available in 24 rather than 48 hours.

STANDARD 4 • To develop and implement ﬁ re management regimes that are appropriate for protecting environmental, economic and social values.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

24.4.1 Number of hectares burnt 2005 25,000 No data No data Data is not available on an ongoing basis. per annum by unplanned ﬁ res (10- 2010 16,500 The Progress Board is liaising with DTPHA R year moving average) (1) 2015 Maintain with a view to identifying an alternative No data 2020 Maintain data source for this benchmark. Source Forestry Tasmania/ Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment

Our Environment | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 89 GOAL 24 Ensure our natural resources are managed in a sustainable way now and for future generations.

STANDARD 5 • Reduce reliance on chemical use by primary, secondary and tertiary industry and the domestic sector.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

24.5.1 Levels of usage of 1080 (1) 2005 50% reduction 2000/01 12.69kg 2002/03 10.40kg Data for this benchmark is available for 1999/00 15.151kg 2010 75% reduction 2001/02 9.57 kg (31.36% reduction on 4 years. The data trend is inconsistent, E Source Department of Primary Industries, 2015 100% reduction (36.84% reduction on baseline) but the 2005 target may be met. Water and Environment 2020 Maintain baseline) The Government states that usage of 1080 has increased marginally in the past 12 months, but is still below the 2000/01 usage level. The increase in use was in the agricultural sector, where the drier conditions saw an increased number of native wildlife searching for food. The forestry sector has reduced its reliance on 1080 poison with the total amount used by the sector decreasing by 7.5%. This has been primarily due to alternative browsing control measures being used. The usage of 1080 as part of the fox baiting program was small, accounting for less than 0.14% of the total 1080 used.

24.5.2 Level of organic agricultural 2005 150 No data No data The Organic Coalition survey from which production in Tasmania (1) 2010 250 the original index was derived has not been E 2000/01 2015 400 repeated. The Progress Board is seeking an Organic Index 142.67 2020 800 alternative data source for this benchmark. Source Organic Coalition of Tasmania

STANDARD 6 • To mitigate the effects of greenhouse gases and ozone-depleting substances and, where possible, reduce their emissions.

INDICATOR TARGETS PREVIOUS DATA LATEST DATA COMMENTS ON DATA

24.6.1 Age-adjusted mortality 2010 1.5 per 100,000 N/a 1996-2000 A data source (DHHS – Population Health) through melanomas per annum (1) 2020 1.0 per 100,000 3.4 per 100,000 has been identiﬁ ed, along with a baseline R 1996-2000 3.4 per 100,000 1997-2001 for the 5-year period 1996-2000. E Source DHHS 3.4 per 100,000 Data for this benchmark is reported for 1998-2002 3 periods. The data trend is negative and 4.0 per 100,000 on present evidence the targets are unlikely to be met. The Progress Board may need to review the targets.

Aurora and your environment

Aurora continues to work hard to Aurora continues to comply with the purchase of an additional two petrol/ raise awareness of the health issues provisions of the Commonwealth electric hybrid sedans for its vehicle ironmentir associated with air pollution from Government’s Energy (Electricity) Act fl eet following the successful trial of wood heaters through its support for through the purchase of Renewable the fi rst hybrid vehicle purchased in the Asthma Foundation of Tasmania Energy Certifi cates (RECs). December 2002. and the Australian Lung Foundation In the residential sector, (Tasmanian Division). The company information on improving energy Benchmark 24.3.1 Breaches of also has produced a new television effi ciency in the home was contained National Environment Protection advertisement highlighting air quality in the latest edition of the Warm Measure air standards. issues which commenced screening magazine, which was distributed to on 25 May 2004. all Tasmanian households in time for Benchmark 24.8.3 Percentage Aurora is continuing to work with winter. Energy effi ciency also is a increase in energy effi ciency by all Tasmanian companies in meeting the focus of the company’s redesigned consumers. demands of the Commonwealth website, launched in April/May 2004. Government’s Greenhouse Challenge The company also has maintained to reduce greenhouse emission levels its commitment to improving its own and encourage effi cient energy use. energy effi ciency through the

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PAGE 94 Managing the benchmarks

93 Managing the benchmarks

The Tasmania Together Progress Board is these areas as no such survey currently exists. ongoing availability of data, it has fl agged the charged with reporting on the appropriateness The remainder are either still under investigation need to consider re-categorising the benchmark of the goals and benchmarks. It has received or are suffi ciently ambiguous or diffi cult to or identifying an alternative data source. comments from individuals, groups and measure as to require reconsideration as part of A need for review has been identifi ed in government bodies about several benchmarks the 5 Year Review to be conducted in 2006. relation to the following benchmarks: and has been asked to make several The Board has reviewed those benchmarks 1.1.2 household income reassessments and corrections. fl agged for review in last year’s Progress Report. 9.3.3 lesbian and gay people experiencing The Board has defi ned a process for A number of amendments to correct or verbal abuse and physical assault developing, refi ning or revising the benchmarks enhance certain of those benchmarks have 10.1.1 teacher training re indigenous studies (available on the Board’s website) and is trialing been incorporated in this report, whilst for 22.1.1 threatened species this process in relation to a number of others a note is included where the Board is 24.4.1 hectares burnt by unplanned fi res benchmarks which need further development seeking an alternative data source or indicator. 24.6.1 melanomas in the form of establishing targets. In its ongoing efforts to ensure the accuracy The Board has been working with the and clarity of the benchmarks, the Board has community to identify potential data sources made certain minor corrections which improve and establish targets to allow future reporting the accuracy of the document. against more benchmarks. Three reference In other cases, the Progress Board has groups are currently working on proposals to queried the appropriateness of a benchmark complete an additional 15 environment and and these will be reviewed in accordance with education-related benchmarks. the Board’s process for developing, refi ning or A further 20 benchmarks require a reviewing the benchmarks. community survey to provide data and the In those cases where the Progress Board has Board is unable to advance data collection in doubts about the regular collection and

PAGE 96 Glossary of Terms

95 Appendix 1 – Glossary of Terms

ABS b. expenditure on public works or any property and selects specifi c indicators or measures of Australian Bureau of Statistics required for public purposes; or progress along the way. c. the making of a loan authorised by law. Accredited care services Biodiversity Care services that have been certifi ed as meeting AusDIAB The variety of life forms: the different plants, government or industry quality standards directly Australian Diabetes Study, a nationwide survey animals and micro-organisms, the genes they relevant to the service provided. conducted in 2000. contain and the ecosystems they form. It is usually considered at three levels: genetic Accumulated leave scheme AusRivAS bands diversity, species diversity and ecosystem Formal workplace arrangements that allow Four major categories (bands) of water quality diversity. workers to take extra leave in exchange for an based on observed numbers of macroinverte- equal reduction in salary. For example, workers brate families compared with expected numbers. Carbon store capacity may elect to take an extra eight weeks leave Total sink capacity of all types of vegetation Back Country Recreational Use/Impact per year and so their annual salary is reduced corrected for their relative ability to store Index by eight weeks pay. carbon. A sink is a pool or reservoir that stores This index provides a negative score if either carbon, hence lowering the amount of carbon ANZSI recreational use goes down or track damage dioxide in the atmosphere. Australian and New Zealand Standard Industry goes up, and a positive score if recreational Classifi cation. use is stable or goes up and track damage is Category stable or goes down. Indicators fall into one of three categories, Apparent retention rates expressed by a number in brackets after the The percentage of students who continue to a Benchmark indicator: particular level/year of education. The term used to collectively identify a 1 An indicator where a complete set of data standard, target and indicator. Appropriation Bill which meets the benchmarking criteria is A Bill which authorises the issue and Benchmarking known to exist. The existence of this application of any money from the In the context of Tasmania Together, bench- information allows targets to be set. Consolidated Fund to meet: marking is an active process that sets standards 2 An indicator where current available data is a. the cost of the ordinary annual services of for a particular activity or goal, identifi es targets incomplete in terms of the benchmarking the Government; or interim steps required to meet the standards, criteria. The Community Leaders Group

96 Appendices | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 recommends further research be Finance to provide an objective assessment of rewarding workplace, family-friendly work undertaken to make the data set complete. the attractiveness of Tasmania as a business environments, opportunities for career 3 An indicator where no current data is location relative to other States of Australia. It development and personal fulfi lment, open available. The Community Leaders Group aims to highlight those areas in which Tasmania communication and workplace practices which recommends that the Tasmania Together has a competitive advantage as a location for promote equity and diversity. Progress Board addresses this benchmark as business and those where it is at a disadvantage. External causes of death a matter of priority. Council by-law Deaths resulting from accidents (transport, Chain volume measures Regulation made by a council and applying falls and drowning), intentional self-harm Measures of ‘real’ values of goods and only to that particular local government area. and assault. services over time derived by adjusting Cultural property collections Flexible leave options previous period price values on the basis of Aboriginal human remains, artworks, tools and Options which provide employees with the current prices for the previous periods artefacts in the collections of museums. fl exibility as to the structuring of working hours goods and services volumes. The revaluation and leave arrangements particularly to meet removes the direct effects of changes in prices DHHS the needs of those with family responsibilities. over the period under review for the purposes Department of Health and Human Services. of comparison. FOI DPAC Freedom of information. Clear felling Department of Premier and Cabinet. The felling of all or nearly all trees from a Geodiversity DPIWE specifi c area in one operation. The number and variety of the non-living earth Department of Primary Industries, Water and features found within a specifi ed geographic Community benefi t statement Environment. region, including the variability within and A statement that places an onus on those in all EFTSU between these features. levels of government policy-making to Equivalent full-time student unit. demonstrate the community benefi ts of GMOs proposed legislation and policies. Employers of choice Genetically modifi ed organisms – changing the Employers recognised for providing their genetic structure of living things through transfer Competition Index employees with fair and fl exible terms and of genes from one organism to another. Prepared by the Department of Treasury and conditions of employment, a safe and

Government LGAT Medium exercise/high-density exercise For the purposes of Tasmania Together, Local Government Association of Tasmania. Exercise or other activities (undertaken for government means all levels of government, sport, recreation or fi tness) that cause a Life skills that is, Federal, State and Local Government. moderate increase in the heart rate or There is currently no known defi nition of breathing of the respondent; exercise or other Gross State Product life skills. However life skills, in addition to activities that cause the respondent to perspire The total market value of goods and services essential literacy and numeracy skills, could and/or result in a large increase in heart rate. produced in Tasmania after deducting the cost encompass the ability to build sound, of goods and services used up in the process harmonious relationships with self, others Moody’s Rating Agency of production, but before deducting and the environment; the ability to act An international company which specialises in consumption of fi xed capital. responsibly and safely; the ability to survive assessing the risk associated with loans to under a variety of conditions; and the ability governments and other organisations. It Heritage regimes to solve problems. assigns each a ‘credit rating’ based on the Any system that identifi es heritage values and perceived level of risk of default on loan affords them protection by virtue of listing/ Long-term unemployed repayments, with Aaa being the rating registration, and subsequent planning control A person is considered to be long-term associated with lowest risk. The Australian or approval requirement. unemployed if he or she has been unemployed States have been rated annually by Moody’s continuously for a period of more than Income units since 1990. The rating received by each 52 weeks (one year). A person or group of related persons within a jurisdiction has a direct impact on the amount household whose command over income is Macroinvertebrates of interest it pays on outstanding loans (see assumed to be shared. Animals without backbones which live all or also Standard and Poor’s). part of their life cycle in or on the bottom of a Indicator Moveable heritage body of water. Their presence is affected by A measurement that demonstrates progress or Artefacts held in museums and collections that the quality of water and habitat of the not towards a defi ned goal, standard and/or are not built heritage. waterway. target. Example: overall reported crimes per Multi-party support 1,000 Tasmanians. MCEETYA Support by more than one political party. Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs

98 Appendices | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 Native vegetation labour force participation rate is the labour Premature mortality Plants and plant communities (groups of plants force expressed as a percentage of the Potential life lost calculated for deaths of growing together) that occur naturally in an civilian population aged 15 or more in the persons aged 1-75 years based on the area. same group. assumption that deaths occurring at these ages are untimely. Naturalised organism Partnership Agreements An organism that is able to reproduce Agreements between Local and State Primary, secondary or tertiary industries unassisted in the wild. Governments which deal with a range of Primary industry: industry directly involved with issues of mutual concern. the acquisition or extraction of natural NEPM resources, then receiving minimal modifi cation National Environment Protection Measure. Pathogen before being (usually) passed on to secondary A micro-organism such as a bacterium or Non-Government Members of Parliament industry. Examples include agriculture, forestry, fungus that causes diseases in plants. Members of Parliament who do not belong to mining and fi shing. the same political party as the Government. Performance-based audits An audit conducted by the Auditor-General’s Secondary industry: also known as OAA Department to examine the economy, manufacturing industry, this is the mechanised, Offi ce of Aboriginal Affairs. effi ciency and effectiveness of government and usually large-scale, processing of raw OECD departments. materials into partially or fully fi nished Organisation for Economic Cooperation and products. Examples include food processing, Pests Development. mineral refi ning and equipment construction. Terrestrial, marine and freshwater species of Old-growth forest non-native plants, vertebrates, invertebrates Tertiary industry: also known as service Forest that is ecologically mature and has been and pathogens harmful to agriculture and industry, this offers services to primary subjected to negligible unnatural disturbance other industries, nature conservation and industry, secondary industry and the general such as logging, roading and clearing. public amenity. public. Such industries do not produce Participation rate (labour force) Phytophthora cinnamomi tangible goods, rather they provide services, For any group, the labour force is persons A root-rotting fungus. including linking producers to consumers. who are employed or unemployed; the Examples include education, hospitality,

retailing, fi nance and insurance, and tourism- For the purposes of the Tasmania Together Self-determination related operations. benchmarking committee, the following broad The right of Aboriginal people to decide, interpretations of urban, rural, regional and within the broad context of Australian society, Protected land remote areas were used. the priorities and the directions of their own Land protected through legislative or lives, and to freely determine their own affairs. contractual arrangements within formal and Urban areas are characterised by relatively informal conservation reserves, covering Social Capital Index large, concentrated populations which have reserves, covenants or other heritage regimes. Social capital is not a precise concept. In fact, access to most elements of economic and there is considerable debate and discussion Quality information social infrastructure. about exactly what is meant by social capital Bills, Regulations, Government Business Rural areas tend to have smaller populations and a range of defi nitions has been proposed. Enterprise/departmental annual reports, and greater land area. In addition, there is debate as to whether Commonwealth, State and Local Government Remote areas are also small but are social capital should be seen as an attribute of projects and policy initiatives, the State Budget distinguished from rural areas because individuals or of communities. Despite these and Council by-laws. distance means people experience some debates, there are a number of common diffi culty in accessing goods and services Regional Community Forums themes on which the ABS is basing survey and have fewer opportunities for social Regular community consultations by Cabinet development work. Social capital is considered interaction. throughout Tasmania. to encompass: social networks and support Regional refers to the three generally structures; empowerment and community RFA accepted regions of Tasmania: the South, participation; civic and political involvement; Regional Forest Agreement. North and North West. trust in people and social institutions; tolerance Rural, Regional and Remote (and Urban) Salinity of diversity; and altruism and philanthropy. Broadly, the main factors determining whether The presence of naturally occurring salts in soil Standard an area is considered urban, rural or remote or water. If the water table rises (e.g., due to A measurable statement that supports a goal. are absolute population size, space (land area), removal of deep-rooted vegetation) naturally Example: to reduce the crime rate in Tasmania. the ratio of population size to space which saline groundwater may come to the surface defi nes density or concentration of population where it will kill natural vegetation and crops. Standard and Poor’s Rating Agency and economic and social organisation. An international company which specialises

100 Appendices | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 in assessing the risk associated with loans to adverse effects of activities on the VET governments and other organisations. It assigns environment. Vocational Education and Training. each a ‘credit rating’ based on the perceived TADC Volunteers level of risk of default on loan repayments, with Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination Commission. People who willingly give unpaid help in the AAA being the rating associated with lowest form of time, service or skills, through an risk. The Australian States have been rated Tasmanian Heritage Register organisation or group. annually by Standard and Poor’s since 1990. As defi ned by the Historic Cultural Heritage The rating received by each jurisdiction has a Act 1995. direct impact on the amount of interest it pays Weeds TASVEG on outstanding loans (see also Moody’s). Terrestrial, marine and freshwater species of Vegetation management strategy for non-native plants that are harmful to Stigmatised groups Tasmania. agriculture and other industries, nature Groups that are unfairly marked as the target TCCI conservation and public amenity. of contempt and discrimination by the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and prejudices of others. Young people Industry. Defi ned for the purposes of Tasmania Together Sustainable development Top quartile as people between the ages of 15 and 29. Managing the use, development and Top quarter or top 25%. protection of natural and physical resources in Youth a way, or at a rate, which enables people and Turbidity Defi ned for the purposes of Tasmania Together communities to provide for their social, The cloudiness of water resulting from as people between the ages of 12 and 25. economic and cultural wellbeing and for their dissolved or suspended solids in water such as health and safety while: soil particles. • sustaining the potential of natural and Type 2 diabetes physical resources to meet the reasonably Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of foreseeable needs of future generations; diabetes in which the body does not produce • safeguarding the life-supporting capacity of enough insulin or the cells ignore insulin so air, water, soil and ecosystems; and that sugar cannot be used to fuel cell growth. • avoiding, remedying or mitigating any

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PAGE 104 Explanation of Measures

103 Appendix 2 – Explanation of Measures

What follows is a list of benchmarks where used to calculate the total cost of 2.1.1 While hospital admissions is a commonly explanation about the manner in which data is essentials, which was then divided by used term, the technical term describing collected is provided. average weekly income to calculate the a completed hospital episode (ie. the Certain benchmarks in this report use data Cost of Essentials Benchmark Figure. death, discharge, or transfer of a sourced from sample surveys. The ABS advises patient) is a ‘separation’. At the end of For the purpose of this Benchmark that such data is subject to sampling error, the episode – at the time of separation Figure, couples are defi ned as an whereby the estimate may differ from the from the hospital – details of the unemployed adult couple receiving the fi gure that would have been produced if all of episode itself are recorded, including full Centrelink Newstart Allowance the in-scope population had been included in diagnoses, procedures and the date, with no other source of income. Four- the survey. time and method of separation. member families are defi ned as an As there is a statistical chance that the Consequently, hospital inpatient data unemployed adult couple (receiving the actual population characteristic may be higher collections are based on separations. full Centrelink Newstart Allowance, or lower than the sample estimate produced, plus the Family Tax Benefi t Part A and 2.1.2 Data for this benchmark is derived readers should take care in interpreting the the Family Tax Benefi t Part B) with two from the National Police survey which signifi cance of movements in these children (aged six and 12). is conducted by AC Nielson and is benchmarks. designed to seek information from The benchmark numbers below relate to Note that the measure is for respondents (18 years and older) on the goal, standard and indicator numbers in unemployed couples and families, and feelings of safety and attitude towards the Tasmania Together document. does not include those on low wages. police (programs and professionalism/ 1.1.2 The poverty line is half the level of the honesty) and the identifi cation of 1.1.1 ABS Household Expenditure Survey median value of OECD adjusted community problems. data is used to determine the weekly disposable incomes for Australian budget for each of the expenditure 2.1.3 Data for this benchmark is derived income units collected in the ABS categories: housing, electricity, from the National Police survey which income survey. transport, health and medication, is conducted by AC Nielson and is groceries. A range of common items 1.1.3 A person is considered to be long-term designed to seek information from for each category was priced according unemployed if he or she has been respondents (18 years and older) on to these budgets. The aggregate cost unemployed continuously for a period feelings of safety and attitude towards for the goods in each category was of more than 52 weeks (one year). police (programs and professionalism/

104 Appendices | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 honesty) and the identifi cation of Departmental Domestic Violence and such, survey data for the Census year community problems. Restraint Orders policy they are (and four years preceding) may be required to submit a domestic violence revised based on Population Census 2.1.4 Data for this benchmark is derived incident report. This information is data. This explains some data changes in from the National Police survey which stored in a database that is available to the report, and why data given in this is conducted by AC Nielson and is police and DHHS crisis service staff. report may be changed in future years. designed to seek information from respondents (18 years and older) on 2.2.1 External causes of death refer to 4.1.2 Data for 2000 is calculated as the total feelings of safety and attitude towards deaths resulting from accidents number of people in Tasmania aged 20- police (programs and professionalism/ ( transport, falls and drowning), 24 attending an educational institution, honesty) and the identifi cation of intentional self-harm and assault. divided by the estimated Tasmanian community problems. population aged 20-24. Data for 2001 2.2.2 The number and rate of children (aged is calculated as the total number of 2.1.5 This measure refers to the proportion under 17) per 1,000 children who are people in Tasmania aged 20-24 enrolled of persons who were victims (of on care and protection orders. in a course of study, divided by the robbery, assault or sexual assault), or 4.1.1 Data for 2001 is calculated as the total estimated Tasmanian population aged who lived in households that were the number of people in Tasmania aged 15- 20-24. Data for attendance and victims of break-in, attempted break-in 64 enrolled in a course of study, divided enrolment is for the 12 months to May or motor vehicle theft. The personal by the estimated Tasmanian population of the survey year, while population crimes of robbery and assault were aged 15-64. Data for both attendance data is for June of the survey year. From only measured for persons aged 15 and enrolment is for the 12 months to 2001, State level estimates are years and older, while sexual assault May 2001, while population data is for published in 6227.0. 1997 data has not was only measured for females aged June 2001. Change in data source for been used as a baseline as the ABS 18 years and over. This measure is a 2001 is due to State level estimates advises that data originally published percentage (per 100 people), not a rate being published for the fi rst time in was inaccurate. While population data per 100,000 people. The 1998 data 6227.0. While population data is derived is derived from quarterly ABS surveys, refers to the 12 months to April 1998. from quarterly ABS surveys, the ABS the ABS Population Census (conducted 2.1.6 Each occasion police attend an incident Population Census (conducted every fi ve every fi ve years) yields more accurate that comes under the defi nition of the years) yields more accurate results. As results. As such, survey data for the

Census year (and four years preceding) commencement of the secondary with the full-time Year 12 cohort two may be revised based on Population school system in the respective State or years hence would be the Year 10 to Census data. This explains some data Territory). The resultant fi gure is Year 12 apparent retention rate. The changes in the report, and why data converted to a percentage. term apparent is used in relation to given in this report may be changed in retention rates because it recognises that The ABS advises that care should be future years. not all students progress through the exercised in the interpretation of education system in the normal way. The 4.1.3 The apparent retention rate refers to apparent retention rates since a range apparent retention includes students the proportion of students who of factors affecting calculation have who repeat a year, and students who re- continue to a particular year of not been taken into account. At the enter full-time education. It is also education. The apparent retention rate Australian level these include students infl uenced by interstate migration and is the number of full-time school repeating a year of education, cross border enrolments. students in a designated level/year of migration and other net changes to education expressed as a percentage of the school population. At the State 4.1.5 The percentage of students reaching their respective cohort group (which is level, interstate movements of students National Benchmarks is calculated in either at the commencement of their have not been taken into account. strict accordance with the procedures secondary schooling or Year 10). To Part-time students are currently developed by the Benchmark Equating calculate the Year 7/8 apparent excluded from apparent retention Steering Committee (BESC), which retention rate at the Australian level for rates; the effect of this exclusion varies reports to MCEETYA. The procedures the year 2000, the total number of between States and Territories. allow for differences in test diffi culties full-time students in Year 12 in 2000 is between jurisdictions and from year to The State Government adds that divided by the number of full-time year within the same jurisdiction. apparent retention rates do not students in the base year, which is Year represent a tracking of individual Literacy reporting against national 7 in New South Wales, Victoria, students but are simply a comparison of benchmarks now includes publication Tasmania and the Australian Capital the full-time year level enrolments in one of reading and writing results. Writing Territory in 1995 and Year 8 in year with the corresponding full-time cut-scores for Years 3 and 5 were set Queensland, South Australia, Western enrolments at a future point in time. For for the fi rst time in 2002, and results Australia and the Northern Territory in example, the number of full-time for previous years have now been 1996 (since those years represent the students in the Year 10 cohort compared calculated.

106 Appendices | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 4.2.1 Postgraduate research students refers 4.2.2 The percentage of students reaching measure. YPLL measures the total only to PhD students and Masters by National Benchmarks is calculated in number of years short of age 79 for all research students. Those studying strict accordance with the procedures deaths of people who died between the Honours are not included. developed by the Benchmark Equating ages of 1 and 78 (inclusive). The Steering Committee (BESC), which measure excludes infant mortality (those For research students, the number of reports to MCEETYA. The procedures who live less than one year). YPLL is EFTSUs is calculated on a daily basis. allow for differences in test diffi culties based on the assumption that any For example, a full-time student who between jurisdictions and from year to death between 1-78 years is premature. attends University every day of the year year within the same jurisdiction. has an EFTSU of 1, a part-time student 5.1.3 Type 2 diabetes refers to the most who attends every day has an EFTSU of 5.1.1 Medium/high intensity exercise refers common form of diabetes in which the 0.5, while a part-time student who to exercise or other activities body does not produce enough insulin attends half of the days of the year has (undertaken for sport, recreation or or the cells ignore insulin so that sugar an EFTSU of 0.25. fi tness) that causes a moderate cannot be used to fuel cell growth. The increase in the heart rate or breathing baseline data refers to the proportion University performance against this of the respondent (medium), as well as of Tasmanians (aged 25 years and over) indicator is measured offi cially at exercise or other activities that causes with either Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. 31 August each year. Given the earlier the respondent to perspire and/or publication of this report, the 5.3.1 A Snap Shot representative sample results in a large increase in heart rate University provides interim fi gures for telephone survey of 1223 Tasmanian (high). Low intensity exercise refers to the current year. Research Higher adults in October 2000 conducted by walking for sport, recreation or fi tness. Degree students can enrol progressively Roy Morgan Research. One set of throughout the year and the University Baseline 1995 data refers to the questions on the survey determined has a mid-year intake which can affect population aged 15 years and over. the combined weighting of the both the level and proportion of Data in the 2001 survey refers to the population of those at risk of being a enrolments. The fi nal result for the population aged 18 years and over. problem gambler and those who were previous year and an interim result for Data is collected every fi ve years. determined to be problem gamblers the current year will be provided in all (0.6+0.3% respectively) to equal the 5.1.2 Premature mortality is calculated using subsequent reports. 0.9% indicator. A more regular survey the Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) or study is being considered.

5.3.2 Number of Tasmanians commencing other Australians. The Healthy The indexes are ordinal, and so can be the DHHS methadone program. Communities Survey was a 31 page interpreted as a ranking in relation to questionnaire administered to a randomly other States. However interpretation of 5.3.3 This measure is the sum of current selected sample of 25,000 Tasmanian the interval between States, or the data daily smokers and current other adults. Comparisons within the survey for a particular State over time, is problem- smokers and refers to the population include: family situation, health, achieve- atic. Data is collected every 5 years. aged 18 years and over. Data is ments in life, amount of money, material collected every fi ve years. 7.2.1 This measure is calculated as the number possessions generally, quality of life, of publicly fi nanced computers with 6.1.1 Number of people on waiting lists for amount of debt, the future. Internet access as a proportion of total more than six months for full dentures. 7.1.4 The two indices referred to as baseline households without Internet access. 7.1.1 This is a tailored report generated from data are the average of the Index of Publicly fi nanced computers are those the Population Census fi le. Data is Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage located in neighbourhood and commu- collected every fi ve years. and the average of the Rural Index of nity houses, Online Access Centres, Relative Socio-Economic Advantage for Service Tasmania shops, and branches of 7.1.2 Number of qualifi ed paramedics in rural Tasmania. The RIRSEA covers areas the State Library. The measure excludes single-offi cer branch stations. (Burnie, with a population of less than 1,000, all commercial providers such as Internet Devonport and Ulverstone are no longer while the IRSED covers areas of all cafes, as well as excluding computers in classifi ed as rural for the purposes of this population sizes. places such as schools and TAFE. benchmark.) Single-offi cer branch station is the term used by the Tasmania The data for the indexes is calculated at 7.3.1 This measure is calculated as the Ambulance Service to describe stations the Population Census Collection District estimated population of Tasmania staffed with one paramedic available 24 level, where a collection district is minus the estimated populations of hours a day with support from a equivalent to a small group of suburban Hobart, Launceston and Burnie- volunteer ambulance offi cer. Each station blocks in urban areas. Index scores have Devonport, then divided by the has two paramedic positions with been standardised to have a mean of estimated population of Tasmania. offi cers working on opposite shifts. 1,000 and a standard deviation of 100 While population data is derived from across all Collection Districts in Australia, 7.1.3 This is an index of how Tasmanians quarterly ABS surveys, the ABS Population so that about 95% of index scores are compare various aspects of their lives to Census (conducted every fi ve years) yields between 800 and 1,200.

108 Appendices | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 more accurate results. As such, survey the report, and why data given in this organisation or a non-government data for the Census year (and four years report may be changed in future years. agency working with people of diverse preceding) may be revised based on backgrounds, where members of the 8.1.2 Population retention is measured as Population Census data. This explains community are invited or asked to attend. the number of 15-29 year olds leaving some data changes in the report, and for interstate for 12 months or more, 9.3.1 The measure represents the number of why data given in this report may be per 1000 in the 15-29 year old age complaints lodged with the Anti- changed in future years. bracket. Figures may be revised based Discrimination Commissioner alleging 8.1.1 Annual data for this measure is on Population census data. This discrimination or prohibited conduct calculated by averaging the data for explains some data changes in the (under the Anti-Discrimination Act), by a each month of the calendar year. The report, and why data given in this person, class of persons or organisation. calculation of data for each month report may be changed in future years. 9.3.2 This measure is calculated from trend occurs by taking the civilian population 9.1.1 Data for this measure was derived from data for female full-time adult ordinary aged 15-19 attending neither school the Tasmanian Events Database using time (average weekly) earnings, divided nor a tertiary institution full time, the following fi lters: by trend data for male full-time adult subtracting the civilian population ordinary time (average weekly) aged 15-19 attending neither school – three regional areas of South, North earnings. This measure uses the most nor a tertiary institution full time who and East Coast (combined), North West recent trend data for average weekly are employed, then dividing that fi gure and West Coast (combined); earnings. Due to the need for historical by the total estimated civilian – statewide events count as one event data in calculating trend statistics, population aged 15-19. per region; trend data is often revised in While population data is derived from subsequent years. Consequently, future – the category of ‘cultural’; and quarterly ABS surveys, the ABS Progress Reports are likely to include Population Census (conducted every fi ve – the collection period based on revisions of data currently used as years) yields more accurate results. As calendar year. baseline and latest data in this report. such, survey data for the Census year 9.2.1 Multicultural events included for the 10.1.1 Percentages are calculated from data (and four years preceding) may be purposes of this Indicator are public collected through the annual DoE revised based on Population Census events hosted by a community schools data collection, the Corporate data. This explains some data changes in

Report. The Department analyses school currently located at Tiagarra, Strahan, derived from ABS 5220.0 (2000-01), while data to calculate the total number of Mt Field, Lake St Clair, Cradle Mountain, data for total hours worked is derived from teachers of indigenous studies who have Hastings Caves and Freycinet. the Population Census (1996). undertaken specifi c professional develop- 10.3.1 This is a measure of the size of 11.1.2 “Cultural industries” includes the ment related to their role as teachers of freehold land passed back to the industries listed in table 3.6 of the ABS indigenous studies. The number is then Aboriginal community in accordance publication “Employment in Culture” expressed as a percentage of all teachers with the Aboriginal Lands Act 1995. (Cat. no. 6273.0). Data is collected of indigenous studies. The data collected every fi ve years for this publication. in 2001 has been added to baseline data 10.4.1 Cultural property collections refer to to produce the published fi gure. Aboriginal human remains, artworks, 11.2.1 Participation was defi ned as the tools and artefacts held by overseas involvement in paid or unpaid work in 10.1.2 Percentages are calculated from data museums and repatriated to the selected cultural and leisure activities. collected through the annual DoE Aboriginal community. Rate refers to the population aged 15 schools data collection, the Corporate years and over. Both unstandardised Report. The Department analyses school 11.1.1 This measure is calculated using the and standardised estimates are data to calculate the total number of following formula: the total factor published. The published fi gure refers schools giving a positive response and income (measure of GSP) of cultural to the unstandardised participation reports this number as a percentage of and recreational services ($145 million rate. all government schools. Original in 2000/01, $140 million in 1999/00), Tasmania Together data was based on a multiplied by the total hours worked in 11.2.2 This benchmark refers to attendance sample survey. During 2002 an ‘all cultural industries, and then divided by by the population aged 18 years and schools’ annual information collection the total hours worked in both cultural over at the following selected cultural was established. The fi rst data collection and recreational industries. venues/activities: art gallery, museum, was undertaken in Term 2, 2002, for library, popular music, classical music, This allows a separation of cultural industry the collection of 2001 data. The data and cinema. GSP contribution from recreational GSP supplied for 2001-02 is from this more contribution using the assumption that 13.1.1 The measure represents the total of all comprehensive data collection. their contributions are proportionate to the votes returned as a proportion of the 10.1.3 Major visitor centres containing number of hours worked in each industry. total number of electors enrolled and Aboriginal cultural interpretation are Data for total factor income (GSP) is entitled to vote in the relevant election.

110 Appendices | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 13.1.2 The measure represents the total of all decision by an Agency to release beyond the examination of the fi nancial formal votes returned as a proportion information relating to that person affairs and transactions of an entity to of the total number of electors enrolled following a FOI request. Part 5 - Review encompass issues of signifi cance to the and entitled to vote in the relevant of Decisions of the Freedom of community such as health, safety and election. These elections only pertain Information Act 1991 describes the the environment. Review of performance, to the House of Assembly, not the review process. as well as fi nancial issues, provides a Legislative Council. Legislative Council measure of accountability by 15.1.1 Data provided in the Tasmania data on effective votes shows: 1999: government agencies. Together document for 2000 84.4%; 2000: 78.2%; 2001: 83.0%; represents the proportion of State 15.2.2 Regional Community Forums refer to 2002 (May): 84.0% Service employees under 29. New data regular community consultations by 13.2.1 The measure represents the number of drawn from the Population Census is Cabinet throughout Tasmania. FOI reviews fi nalised as ‘Agency the number of persons aged 15-28 16.1.1 The labour force participation rate is decisions reversed (by the employed in all levels of government, the labour force (persons who are Ombudsman) as a proportion of the divided by the total number of persons employed or unemployed) expressed as total number of FOI reviews fi nalised aged 15-28. a percentage of the civilian population by the Ombudsman in the fi nancial 15.1.2 Information is collected annually by the aged 15 or more in the same group. year. Agencies include State Department of Education from local This measure uses the most recent Government agencies, councils and councils. The number of local councils trend data for labour force other prescribed authorities. Persons with a formal youth advisory participation. The ABS uses a 13-month who have applied to an Agency for committee in place is expressed as a Henderson weighting method whereby provision of information contained in percentage of the total number of local data remains subject to movement for the agency’s records may apply to the councils in Tasmania. the subsequent 6 months. Consequently, Ombudsman for a review of the the baseline data has been changed Agency’s decision regarding the release 15.2.1 A performance audit is an audit that from that given in the Tasmania of information or a review of the deals with any aspects of an Together document. Also, future charge made for the provision of the organisation’s effectiveness, economy, Progress Reports are likely to include information. A person may also apply effi ciency or compliance with relevant revisions of data currently used as to the Ombudsman for a review of a legislation. Performance audits extend baseline and latest data in this report.

16.1.2 This measure is calculated as the (conducted every fi ve years) yields more Competition Index relate to: State and number of employed persons who accurate results. As such, survey data local government rates and charges; usually work part-time and want more for the Census year (and four years labour costs and productivity; the cost hours, divided by the total number of preceding) may be revised based on of energy; telecommunication costs; employed persons. Population Census data. This explains transport and travel costs; the some data changes in the report, and availability of natural resources; market 16.1.3 This measure is calculated as the why data given in this report may be accessibility; planning laws; and land number of employees with leave changed in future years. While the and accommodation costs. The ranking entitlements as a proportion of all publication is released quarterly, is from 1 to 6 in relation to other employees. population according to age group is Australian States, with 1 being the 16.1.4 This number relates to full-time adult only published on an annual basis. most favourable ranking. non-managerial employees. 16.3.3 This measure is calculated as total 19.1.2 A credit rating is a measure of the 16.2.1 This measure is calculated as expenditure settler arrivals to Tasmania, divided by perceived risk of default on loan on research and experimental total settler arrivals to Australia. repayments, with Aaa (Moody’s) and development, divided by the current AAA (Standard and Poor’s) being 18.1.1 This measure is derived by combining prices measure of Gross State Product. associated with lowest risk. the results of calculating public system For comparative purposes “private non- VET participation with University of 19.2.1 Gross State Product (GSP) is an profi t” research expenditure has been Tasmania participation both using age estimate of the value of economic excluded as this information is not 15 to age 64 population data. production in Tasmania. The 10-year available for all jurisdictions. average growth fi gure, as given in the 18.1.2 Refer 4.1.3 above. 16.3.2 This measure is calculated by adding Tasmania Together document, is the estimated population of Tasmania 19.1.1 The Competition Index provides a calculated as the compound growth for the age categories of 15-19, 20-24, comparison of a broad range of factors rate over this period. The Government 25-29, 30-34 and 35-39, then dividing affecting business. Comparisons are states that ABS GSP data for Tasmania by the total estimated population of made between States by aggregating tends to be quite volatile and often Tasmania for all ages. While population data to refl ect the situation that exists subject to substantial variation. The data is derived from quarterly ABS for fi rms on average. Those factors ABS classifi es this series as surveys, the ABS Population Census that have been included in the “experimental” and warns that “users

112 Appendices | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 should therefore exercise caution when about the economy of Tasmania, 19.6.1 This measure is calculated as the total using these estimates for economic whereas the Index for the Australian industry value added for manufactur- analyses”. Due to rebasing of chain economy is for the expectations of ing industries, divided by estimated volume measures with the release of businesses across Australia in relation population as at June of that fi nancial each full fi nancial year of data, earlier to the Australian economy. year. While population data is derived estimates are revised on a yearly basis. from quarterly ABS surveys, the ABS The Index is not a percentage, but is Population Census (conducted every 19.3.1 Data for this measure is calculated as the result of the following formula for fi ve years) yields more accurate results. the sum of chain volume measures for the manipulation of survey results: As such, survey data for the Census exports of goods and exports of services. 50 + (Much Stronger % * 0.5) + year (and four years preceding) may The ABS notes that revisions are a (Somewhat Stronger % * 0.25) be revised based on Population natural consequence of the processes Census data. This explains some data used to compile the national accounts. - (Much Weaker % * 0.5) - (Somewhat changes in the report, and why data For the most part, benchmarks are Weaker % * 0.25) given in this report may be changed in considered ‘fi nal’ three years after the A score above 50 indicates stronger future years. period to which they relate has passed. growth prospects for the economy and 20.2.1 The Tasmanian Visitor Survey provides a 19.3.2 Data for this measure is calculated as a score below 50 indicates weakening profi le of the characteristics, travel the sum of chain volume measures for growth prospects for the economy. behaviour, and expenditure of interna- public and private investment. Due to While Tasmanian business expectations tional and domestic visitors to Tasmania. rebasing of chain volume measures are sourced from the Tasmanian Survey with the release of each full fi nancial 20.2.2 The Tasmanian Visitor Survey provides a of Business Expectations, the Australian year of data, earlier estimates are profi le of the characteristics, travel business expectations are sourced from revised on a yearly basis. behaviour, and expenditure of interna- the National Survey of Business tional and domestic visitors to Tasmania. 19.3.3 Data is collected every two years for Expectations put out by the Australian this benchmark. Chamber of Commerce and Industry. 20.2.3 This measure is calculated as total Data is collected on a quarterly basis. merchandise exports for the categories 19.5.1 The Expectations Index for the of: metallic ores and metal scrap; iron Tasmanian economy is for the A summary of all four quarters can be and steel; and non-ferrous metals. expectations of businesses in Tasmania gained through a yearly average.

20.2.4 This measure is calculated as total AOT data means records added to the available for use by the public. This merchandise exports for the categories Archives One database. includes both material that is available of: meat and meat preparations; dairy directly to the public through the web- 21.6.1 Data for this benchmark is calculated product and eggs; fi sh, crustaceans sites of the institutions, and images using participation data for the and molluscs; vegetables and fruit. that are available to the public only on University of Tasmania courses (high request. 21.3.1 This measure refers to the percentage degree, postgraduate and of Local Government Planning undergraduate) of Architecture, 21.6.4 This measure refers to the number of Schemes with sections addressing Environmental Design, Tourism (History sites listed as at one point in time, heritage issues, taken from an audit of and Heritage units), and Law (Heritage rather than a measure for the calendar Local Government Plans, as part of the Law units). Data is also derived from or fi nancial year. The Tasmanian State of the Environment Report. participation in VET courses for Heritage Register is defi ned under the architects and landscape architects, Historic Cultural Heritage Act 1995. 21.4.1 This measure is an aggregate of visitors librarians, archivists, historians, to Port Arthur Historic Site, Queen 21.6.5 This is a numerical count. Actively conservators, museum or gallery Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, managed in this context means private curators, architectural associates, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, and public sites listed on the Tasmanian library technicians, museum or art West Coast Heritage Authority Limited, Heritage Register for which the gallery technicians, library assistants, Burnie Regional Art Gallery and Tasmanian Heritage Council has and museum or gallery attendants. Devonport Regional Art Gallery. received work applications within the 21.6.2 Percentage of signifi cant items last three years. 21.5.1 The total number of items added conserved in the 4 major institutions of to the State Library’s Heritage 22.1.1 This is a numerical count of changes to State Library of Tasmania, Archives Collections, the holdings of the the status of listings on the schedules Offi ce of Tasmania, Tasmanian Archives Offi ce of Tasmania (AOT) and of the Threatened Species Protection Museum and Art Gallery and Queen oral histories added to the collection Act 1995. A “change in status” Victoria Museum and Art Gallery. of Queen Victoria Museum and Art includes the listing of previously Gallery. State Library data includes 21.6.3 The number required is the total of unlisted species as well as any decline additions to Tasmanian and Allport those heritage documents and or improvement in the status of listed collections and TasOnline web site. artefacts that are in digital format, and species.

114 Appendices | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 22.1.2 Under the PFRP 100,000ha of private production. In July 2001, the 23.4.3 This is a measure of the total area of land is to be reserved by 2012. This is a Tasmanian Government announced its land affected by salinity. Salinity refers measure of the difference between the policy on gene technology in primary to the presence of naturally occurring project plan target for the percentage industries. The policy imposed a further salts in soil or water. If the water table of land that has been approved for two-year moratorium on the release of rises (eg, due to removal of deep- reservation at a point in time against commercial genetically modiﬁ ed food rooted vegetation) saline groundwater the actual amount of land that has crops and open air releases of may come to the surface where it will been reserved. genetically modiﬁ ed food crops. kill natural vegetation and crops.

23.1.1 This measure is calculated as the 23.4.1 This is a measure of the total 24.1.1 This is a measure of the percentage of proportion of land covered by either percentage of land in Tasmania that is Tasmania covered by native vegetation. the National Parks and Reserves independently certifi ed as being Native vegetation refers to plants and Management Act 2002, the RFA sustainably managed. plant communities (groups of plants program, or privately owned land growing together) that occur naturally 23.4.2 The baseline data is a cumulative total reserved under the PFRP. Baseline data in an area. There are two targets set: of the number of pests recorded since is at 1 July 2001, while latest data is at (a) No net loss of vulnerable records began. New weeds, pest and 25 June 2002. communities measures any change in disease incursions refers only to the the number of threatened 23.1.2 The baseline data refers to the known new incursions for that year. It communities. Threatened communities percentage of formal reserves managed does not include any changes to the are defi ned as ecological or vegetation by DTPHA or Forestry Tasmania. total number of weeds, pests or communities which are under threat or Protected land means land reserves as disease resulting from taxonomic at risk and meet certain criteria to be defi ned under the National Parks and changes - ie a pest that was previously classifi ed as threatened, under which Reserves Management Act 2002 or the described as another species but now vulnerable, endangered and rare are Forestry Act 1920. Management Plans deemed to be a different species. Any subsets. (b) Tasmania retains more than are defi ned as specifi ed in the two new additions arising out of increased 70% of its land area covered by abovementioned Acts. knowledge such as this, is added to sustainably managed native vegetation. the baseline data on the assumption 23.3.1 This is a measure of the use of GMO Comprehensive vegetation coverage that they were present in the State food products in agricultural data at an appropriate resolution will prior to 2000.

be available later in 2003 to allow more 24.3.3 For this measure, a breach means Number of producers 103 meaningful assessment of performance recreational water suitable for Gross returns to producers 208 against these targets. TASVEG is an secondary contact only (ie, boating, Area of land 117 ongoing process of mapping. fi shing, wading, but not body Average 142.67 immersion) measured using a multiple 24.2.1 According to the Tasmania Together Data is derived from the results of the testing methodology. document, old-growth forest is Survey of Organic Production in ecologically mature forest that has 24.5.1 This is the measure of the amount of Tasmania 2001. New data would require been subjected to negligible unnatural 1080 approved by DPIWE for use. the survey to be conducted again. disturbance such as logging, roading 24.5.2 This measure is calculated as the 24.6.1 Age-adjusted mortality rate for and clearing. The document specifi es average of indexes for Tasmanian melanomas is a weighted average of that high conservation value old- Organic Certifi ed Quality Assurance age-specifi c rates according to a growth forest refers to the following schemes in terms of the number of standard distribution of age, to areas: Tasmanian Wilderness World organic producers, the gross returns to eliminate the effect of different age Heritage Area proposed eastern producers and the area of land used distributions and thus facilitate valid extensions, Styx Valley, Tarkine Forest for organic production. Indexes for comparison of groups with differing extensions, North East Highlands, each of these three categories are age compositions. Tasman Peninsula, Eastern Tiers, Great calculated by dividing the data for the Western Tiers, Reedy Marsh and Ben current year (2000/01) by the data for Lomond extensions. the base year (1999/00), then 24.3.1 This is a measure of the air quality in multiplying by 100. Launceston and Hobart. It counts the Index scores for the base year are number of days per year that the air always equal to 100. An index value quality falls below an acceptable greater than 100 indicates an increase national standard. from 1999/00 levels, while an index 24.3.2 This measure refers to the number of value less than 100 indicates a public water schemes for which a boil- decrease. 2000/01 index scores are as water alert has been issued. follows.

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117 Appendix 3 – Process to develop, review and revise benchmarks

The following process for developing Progress Board Act 2001 and the Corrective and enhancing requests are benchmarks was fi nalised by the Tasmania Tasmania Together document. This will those that improve the accuracy Together Progress Board following public allow reference groups to deal with (corrective), relevance or validity comment on the draft contained in the 2002 clusters of related benchmarks in order (enhancing) of a benchmark. See Progress Report. to minimise duplication of effort. “Criteria for Indicators” for grounds The Progress Board is now testing the for the enhancement of benchmarks. 1.3 All requests are then subject to the same process on a range of benchmark reviews and processes to develop, review and revise 2.2 The Board will subject all signifi cant target-setting exercises. benchmarks. The processes to review requests to the Process to Develop or The process for developing benchmarks will and revise benchmarks differ from that Revise Benchmarks, and reject all likely be further refi ned following its evaluation of development only in the early stages. unsubstantiated requests. The Board later this year. will submit corrective and enhancing Details of any amendments will be available 2 Process to Review Benchmarks requests to the Process to Finalise on the website. 2.1 The Board will classify each request for Developed or Revised Benchmarks. review or revision as one of the following: Processes to Develop, Review 2.3 The Board will inform stakeholders of and Revise Benchmarks a. Signifi cant benchmarks with signifi cant requests 1 Process to Identify Benchmarks to be b. Unsubstantiated or unaccepted that these will be referred to reference Developed, Reviewed and Revised c. Corrective or enhancing groups as per the Process to Develop or Revise Benchmarks, and will 1.1 The Tasmania Together Progress Board Signifi cant requests are those that are publicise all signifi cant requests receives all requests to develop, review substantial and will generally be through newsletter or website updates. or revise Tasmania Together benchmark referred to a reference group. The components (ie. standards, indicators Board will specify the terms of The Board will advise the sources of all and targets) from all sectors of the reference for such groups. rejected requests that their requests have Tasmanian community. been deemed to be unsubstantiated or Unsubstantiated and unaccepted have not been accepted. 1.2 The Board will add these requests to its requests are those where, in the existing schedule of benchmarks to Board’s view, the case for revision is not The Board will publicise all accepted develop, review and revise, which established (unsubstantiated), or is not corrective/enhancing requests through accords with the Tasmania Together accepted by the Board (unaccepted). newsletter or website updates.

118 Appendices | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 3 Process to Develop or Revise • speciﬁ c expertise on the issue at reference group will repeat this sub- Benchmarks hand; process as necessary to complete the • a capacity for lateral thinking; development or revision of all 3.1 The Board will establish a reference • an understanding of performance benchmark components as per their group to develop or revise the indicators; terms of reference. standard, indicator, and/or targets for a • experience in strategic planning; benchmark (or cluster of benchmarks) 3.4 The Board will publicise any issues • a capacity to negotiate agreement according to the following guidelines. related to developing new standards with others; and through newsletter or website updates. Members will be selected from the • availability. following groupings: 4 Sub-Process to Construct Reference groups will aim to reach Benchmark Components • The Tasmania Together Progress consensus by negotiated agreement, Board (to chair the group) and will be encouraged to seek advice 4.1 The reference group will develop new • The government sector on technical or other speciﬁ c issues from benchmark components with reference • The business sector relevant experts (eg. ABS, University of made to issues raised from original • The community sector Tasmania). The Tasmania Together community consultation (as collected • Those to whom the benchmark is Progress Board Secretariat will provide by the Nudist program) to ensure that directed (ie. customers) support staff to reference groups. they are consistent with their relevant • The Australian Bureau of Statistics A reference group may be asked to goals. Technical/expert advice should (ABS) address more than one benchmark. be sought where appropriate. The following guidelines apply: In order to be broadly representative of 3.2 The Board will establish the terms of community and stakeholders’ interests reference for the reference group to • Standards must be written as action in the benchmark, other groups or develop or revise benchmarks. statements. individuals may be represented where • Indicators must be established 3.3 The reference group will apply the Sub- appropriate. according to the “Criteria for Process to Construct Benchmark Indicators” (see below). The selection criteria for reference Components from the highest • Targets must be challenging but group members include: component to the lowest: standards, achievable, with intervals between then indicators, then targets. The

target time periods of at least fi ve 4.7 If the Board decides to develop or Tasmania Together. The most relevant/ years. Targets should take into revise benchmarks as a result of the comprehensive indicator should be account both pre-existing targets reference group’s recommendations, chosen in order to use the least number and any recent information relating the Board will apply the Process to of indicators. It should be valid in terms of to the indicator. Finalise Developed or Revised being trustworthy and based on under- Benchmarks. standable rationales. In addition to being 4.2 The reference group will make logical and scientifi cally defendable, the recommendations to the Board. 5 Process to Finalise Developed or indicator should be able to have reason- Revised Benchmarks 4.3 The Board will then circulate the draft to able conclusions drawn from it. key stakeholders for comment, as well 5.1 The Board will make recommendations 2 Intelligible, Acceptable and Easily as placing the draft for public comment to the Tasmanian Parliament on the Interpreted on the Tasmania Together website. development or revision of benchmarks. Indicators should be suffi ciently simple 4.4 The Board will review all comments 5.2 The Parliament will accept or reject the to be interpreted by intended users. and where appropriate, seek advice Board’s recommendations. They should also be intuitive in the from the reference group on such 5.3 The Board will amend the Tasmania sense that it should be obvious exactly comments. Together document if required. what the indicator is measuring. The 4.5 The Board will either accept, amend or indicator should aim to be informative 5.4 The Premier will table the amended reject the reference group’s and stimulate interest within the Tasmania Together document in recommendations and any public community. Parliament. comment and will make public its 3 Sensitive to Change decision through newsletter and website updates. Criteria for Indicators Indicators should respond quickly to 1 Relevant and Valid changes in the phenomena they are 4.6 If required under its terms of reference, measuring and thereby give early the reference group will repeat this The indicator should be relevant in that it signals about trends in the data. This sub-brocess for other benchmark refl ects data gathered during the will help in predicting future trends at components. community consultation phase of an early stage.

120 Appendices | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 4 Measurable 7 Quantitative Data targets. The function of each benchmark is to assist in accomplishing one specifi c goal of Indicators need to be supported by Qualitative or attitudinal data is Tasmania Together. reliable, readily available and timely problematic in terms of yearly data so they can be consistently comparisons and is often costly to Goal: measured over time. collect. Wherever possible Tasmania A goal defi nes what you want to achieve; it is Together benchmarks should be based 5 Outcome Measures the objective of a particular activity or set of on quantitative data sources. activities. The following types of measures could 8 National Comparability be used: Issue: Where relevant, data should be kept (a) outcome measures (eg. literacy/ An issue helps defi ne the objectives of a goal. consistent with national methods of numeracy rates for Year 10 In the context of Tasmania Together an issue data collection in order to allow for students) must relate to data derived from the meaningful comparisons between (b) output measures (eg. number of community consultations. Due to the need for Tasmanian and Australian data. Year 10 students taught) ‘high level’ goals, some goals represent a (c) input measures (eg. number of high number of issues raised by the community. school teachers) Glossary Standard: Indicators should use outcome Benchmarking: A standard is a measurable statement that measures wherever possible. Benchmarking is an active process that sets supports a goal. Example – To reduce the 6 State Level standards for a particular activity or goal, crime rate in Tasmania. identifi es targets or interim steps required to As access to high-quality sub-state meet the standards, and selects specifi c indicators data in Tasmania is limited, the or measures of progress along the way. Tasmania Together indicators should be expressed at a State level wherever Benchmark: possible. A benchmark is the term used to collectively identify an indicator with its standard and

Indicator: Diagram 1: Processes to Develop, Review and Revise Benchmarks An indicator is a measurement that demonstrates progress or not towards a defi ned goal and standard. An indicator defi nes Tasmania Together Progress Board applies the Process to Identify Benchmarks to be Developed, Reviewed and Revised how you know whether or not something is going in the direction you want it to go. Example – Overall reported crimes per 1000 Benchmark Benchmarks components identifi ed for review or revision Tasmanians. components identifi ed for development Target: Board applies the Process to Review Benchmarks A target defi nes the specifi c results necessary to reach a particular goal within a specifi ed Requests classifi ed as Requests classifi ed as Requests accepted as timeframe. Targets are interim results necessary signifi cant unsubstantiated or corrective or to reach an end result. Example – 5 years unaccepted enhancing (148), 10 years (140).

Board applies the Process to Develop or Revise Benchmarks Request rejected

Reference Group (and Board) apply and/or repeat the Sub-Process to Construct Benchmark Components.

Reference Group recommendations Reference Group recommendations accepted rejected (without amendment) (or amended)

Benchmark is not developed or revised Board applies the Process to Finalise Developed or Revised Benchmarks

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123 Index of Stories

OUR COMMUNITY Page No injuries keep the team on the park 21 Colony 47 plans for a Tasmania Together future 21 Affordable housing for Tasmanians 23 Partnership to jobs program allocation of funds for innovative projects 26 The role of the partnership to jobs coalition 27 Partnership agreement between Tasmanian Government and Volunteering Tasmania Inc. leads the way 31 Project Hahn abseiling to new heights 34 Aurora strong on Tasmania Together goals 35 Rural Youth on the move 39 Ready Willing and Able Youth Program and Conference showing the way 42 Safe at Home 42 Innovation the key to helping the youth of Tasmania 44 Working It Out Inc. ensures we have true compassion and respect in our community 45 Multicultural Council of Tasmania reports on partnership benchmarks 48

124 Appendices | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 OUR CULTURE Reconciliation shows the way forward 53 Our design island on show to the world 55 OUR DEMOCRACY The King Island Way 56 Democracy at the touch of a ﬁ nger 59 Hobart City Council implementing its future linked to Tasmania Together 59 OUR ECONOMY Page Jobs just keep on coming from outside the square 65 Work experience leads the way and a new start 67 Volunteering 67 Southern Midlands Council monitors sewerage and water treatment plants in real time 72 Country skills – working together to bring in the harvest 78 OUR ENVIRONMENT Natural resource management in Tasmania is moving forward 81 Second State of the Environment Report shows the way for the environment and technology 85 Aurora and your environment 91

1080 80, 90, 116 community 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 19-48, 56, 60, 65, 72, 81, E 85, 86, 88, 94, 97, 100, 104, 105, 108, 109, 110, A 111, 118, 119, 120, 121, 124 E-Petition 59 Community Business Housing Partnership 21 economic Aboriginal culture, community 34, 49, 51, 52, 53, 110 community consultation 23, 119, 120 and social development 79, 81, 85, 86, 87 ABS. See Australian Bureau of Statistics Community Leaders Group 7, 23, 96, 97 capacity 21, 22 Affordable Housing Strategy 21, 23 Competition Index 6, 71, 97, 112 economy 6, 99, 111, 113 aged care 14 conservation reserves 86, 100 education 3, 6, 13, 14, 19-22, 30, 34, 35, 43, 45, 53, 56, air pollution. See pollution council, local government 10,12, 44, 56, 59, 72, 97, 63, 70, 73, 78, 94, 96, 99, 106 ambulance paramedics 6, 40 100, 125 electricity 11, 13, 22, 23, 35, 104 Anglicare 7, 22, 23, 34 Council on the Ageing 11 employment 3, 6, 11, 14, 20, 22, 26, 27, 40, 43, 61, 62, Anti-Discrimination Commission 47, 101 crafts people 55 64, 65, 66, 67, 78, 97 artists 55 creativity 21, 49, 54, 55 energy effi ciency 91 arts and culture 21, 49, 54, 55 credit rating 6, 14, 71 environment 3, 7, 14, 35, 59, 71, 82, 85, 86, 91, 94, 98, Arts Tasmania 55 crime 13, 25, 44 101, 111, 125 Auditor-General 6, 58, 62, 99 Crime Prevention and Community Safety 44 environmental 7, 11, 14, 79, 81, 85, 86, 87, 89 Aurora Energy 11, 12, 21, 35, 65, 67, 91, 124, 125 cultural Environment Reference Group 11 Australian Bureau of Statistics 7, 11, 31, 96, 119 events 46 exercise 14, 36, 37, 54, 98, 107, 113 Australian Drinking Water Standards 7, 89 heritage 6, 14, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 85 export 55, 73 industries 14, 50, 54, 110 B landscapes 6, 83 F venues 46, 50, 54, 110 benchmark categories 16 culture 11, 19, 21, 30, 32, 33, 34, 49-56, 63, 65, 71, 73, families 11, 23, 96, 104 Bicentenary 11, 55 74, 75 family violence 3, 13, 20, 28, 42 biodiversity 84 curriculum 50, 51 fi re 35, 89 business FOI 58, 60, 97, 111 confi dence 6, 64, 75 D food 7, 13, 19, 21, 22, 23, 86, 90, 99, 115 culture 63, 71, 73, 74, 75 forest 11, 80, 88, 99, 116 investment 63, 71, 73, 74, 75 deaths 13, 29, 99, 105, 107 forestry 90, 99 sector 12 decisions 56, 57, 59, 60, 62, 111 fruit 14, 37, 78, 114 business and industry 63, 70, 78 decision making 57, 60, 61, 62 democracy 4, 6, 16, 57-63 G C dentures 38, 108 Department of Economic Development 26, 27 gambling 37 care and protection orders 3, 13, 20, 29, 105 Department of Environment and Heritage 85 gay, lesbian 10, 20, 45, 47, 94 challenging behaviour 29 Department of Health and Human Services 24, 29, 37, geodiversity 84 chemical use 90 38, 40, 42, 89, 97 Glenorchy City Council 44 children 13, 29 Department of Immigration Multicultural and Indig- GM crops 7, 86 clean and green image 86 enous Affairs 67 Government Activity Report 7, 13, 14 clear felling 11, 14, 80, 88 Design Island 55 government boards and committees 58, 62 CLG. See Community Leaders Group diabetes 36, 101, 107 GPs 40 Colony 47 11, 21, 124 diversity 19, 45, 46, 47, 65, 79, 81, 84, 85, 96, 97, 100 greenhouse 14, 90, 91 Commonwealth State Housing Agreement 23 DPIWE 14, 85, 86, 97, 116 Gross State Product 6, 50, 54, 68, 73, 98, 112 communication 19, 21, 22, 41, 72, 97 GSP. See Gross State Product

126 Appendices | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 H lesbian, gay 10, 20, 45, 47, 94 Partnership Agreement 31, 45 LGAT. See Local Government Association of Tasmania Partnership to Jobs Coalition 11, 27 Healthy Communities Survey 17, 108 life skills 19, 30, 32, 33, 98 Partners Program 3, 10 healthy lifestyles 19, 34, 36, 37, 38 literacy rates 20 performance-based audits 6, 58, 62 health and wellbeing 19, 34, 36, 37, 38 local government planning schemes 12, 82 pests 87, 115 heritage sites 6, 80, 82, 83 Local Government Association of Tasmania 11, 12, 59, physical assault 47, 94 Hobart City Council 59, 125 98 PLGC. See Premier’s Local Government Council hospital low-income 13, 22, 23 poisoning 24 admissions 104 pollution 88, 89, 91 separations 24 M poor health 19, 34, 36, 37, 38 housing 11, 13, 21, 22, 23, 53, 104, 124 population Hydro 21 manufacturing industries 6, 75, 113 growth 6, 14, 64, 68 MCoT. See Multicultural Council of Tasmania levels 68, 69 I melanomas 90, 94, 116 poverty line 13, 22, 104 mental health 34 prejudice 45 inclusive society 19, 45, 46, 47 methadone 6, 38, 108 Premier’s Local Government Council 12 income 13, 21, 22, 23, 32, 94, 98, 104, 110 migrants 6, 14, 42, 48, 64, 67, 69 primary industry exports 64 indigenous studies 6, 50, 51, 94, 110 migration 106 professional development 6, 45, 51, 110 information technology 33 mineral exports 64 Progress Board. See Tasmania Together Progress Board infrastructure 40, 100 mortality 6, 36, 90, 99, 107, 116 Project Hahn Inc 34 injuries 21, 24, 124 multicultural 6, 19, 45, 46, 47, 48 publications 6, 82 innovation 21, 49, 54, 55, 63, 71, 73, 74, 75 Multicultural Council of Tasmania 10, 42, 48, 67 international 7, 14, 55, 71, 86, 87, 98, 100, 113 Q internet 17 N investment 63, 68, 71, 73, 74, 75, 81, 113 quality of life 40, 108 island advantages 63, 76, 77 National Environment Protection Measure 7, 88, 91, 99 quarantine services 76 National Suicide Prevention Strategy 45 J native vegetation 88, 115 R natural diversity 79, 81, 84, 85 justice 19, 22, 28, 42, 53 natural resources 56, 63, 76, 77, 79, 81, 85, 88, 89, 90, Ready Willing and Able Youth Program and Conference Just Jobs 2 Conference 65 99, 112 42, 124 NRM. See Southern National Resource Management recognition 12, 51, 53, 67 K (NRM) Strategy reconciliation 53 recreational water standards 80, 89 King Island 12, 56, 125 O Reﬂ ections of Tasmania 55 refugees 42, 48, 67 L Ofﬁ ce of Youth Affairs 42, 61 Regional Community Forums 58, 62, 100, 111 old-growth forests 14, 80, 88 Regional Forest Agreement 84, 100 land Old Growth Forest Reference Group 11 research and development 6, 68 management 7, 14, 87 Ombudsman 58, 60, 111 Resource Management and Planning System 85 protected 80, 86 organic agricultural production 90 Resource Planning and Development Commission 14, use 87 ozone 90 85 landscapes 6, 83, 84 retention rate 13, 32, 106 Launceston Chamber of Commerce and Industry 12 P rural and regional communities 41 leadership succession 61, 62 Rural Bank 65 Lead On 21 Parliament 1, 3, 7, 8, 17, 59, 99, 120 Rural Youth 11, 39, 124

S teaching staff 6, 51 Y telemetry 72 safe 13, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 42, 44, 97 Telstra Country Wide 11, 12, 56 young people 10, 19, 20, 21, 29, 34, 42, 43, 44, 58, 61, safety 3, 6, 21, 101, 104, 105, 111 tertiary education 6, 13, 70 62 salinity 87, 115 Threatened Species Protection Act 84, 114 youth 6, 39, 44, 53, 56, 58, 61, 111, 124 schools 45, 51, 108, 109, 110 tourism 3, 26, 56, 64, 65, 100 Youth Image Forum 44 services training 6, 11, 13, 20, 26, 30, 42, 43, 45, 56, 63, 70, 78, Youth Network of Tasmania 44 coordinated 19, 38 94 service provision 40, 61, 62 transport 13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 56, 97, sexual orientation 47 104, 105, 112 shelter 19, 21, 22 skills 10, 19, 21, 26, 27, 30, 32, 33, 34, 63, 65, 70, 71, U 78, 81, 98, 101, 125 small businesses 12, 74 under-employment 14, 64, 66 smokers 14, 38, 108 unemployed 11, 13, 22, 26, 27, 34, 65, 98, 99, 104, 111 society unemployment 22, 27, 65 inclusive 19, 45, 46, 47 university 6, 13, 64, 70 socio-economic disadvantage 13, 40 University of Tasmania 7, 11, 32, 112, 114, 119 SoE. See State of the Environment Report unpaid workers 19, 30, 31, 35 Southern Midlands Council 72, 125 urban centres 13, 41 Southern National Resource Management (NRM) Strategy 81 V species 84, 87, 94, 96, 99, 101, 114, 115 standard of living 19, 21, 22, 34 value adding 56, 75 State Bicentenary Advisory Committee 11 vegetables 114 State Government 4, 9, 13, 14, 23, 31, 34, 42, 53, 67, verbal abuse 47, 94 78, 85, 106, 111 victimisation 13, 25 State of the Environment Report 14, 82, 85, 87, 114, visitor 125 centres 50, 51, 110 STEPS Employment and Training Solutions 78 Vocational Education and Training 101 Volunteering Partnership Agreement 31 T Volunteering Tasmania Inc 31, 124 volunteers 19, 30, 31, 35 TasCOSS. See Tasmanian Council of Social Services votes 60, 110, 111 Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry 7, 11, 75, 101 W Tasmanian Council of Social Service Inc 11, 65 Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group 47 waiting list 38 Tasmanian Heritage Register 80, 83, 101, 114 water 56, 72, 80, 88, 89, 96, 98, 100, 101, 115, 116, 125 Tasmania Integrated Settlement Committee 48 water pollution. See pollution Tasmania Together Progress Board 3, 7, 10, 12, 27, 31, weeds 115 34, 42, 56, 65, 94, 97, 118, 119, 122 Windsor Court 23 Tasmania Together Progress Board Act 2001 3, 7, 118 WIO. See Working It Out Inc. TCCI. See Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and workforce 6, 14, 63, 64, 66, 70, 78 Industry Working It Out Inc 45, 124 teachers 6, 45, 50, 51, 110, 121

128 Appendices | © Tasmania Together Progress Report 2004 © Tasmania Together Progress Board, 2004. Acknowledgements Tasmania Together Progress Board The Tasmania Together Progress Board This work is copyright but sections may be gratefully acknowledges the assistance Chairman reproduced without the written permission of and data provision from: Bob Campbell of the Tasmania Together Progress Board. Director Anglicare; Acknowledgement of the source would be Lee Prince Australian Bureau of Statistics; appreciated. Local Government Association of Tasmania; Design and production Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Any queries should be directed to the Chairman, Digital Ink Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group; Tasmania Together Progress Board, GPO Box 123, Tasmanian Government Agencies and Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 7001. Government Business Enterprises; and University of Tasmania. ISSN 1448-4870 (Print) ISSN 1448-4889 (Online) The Tasmania Together Progress Board has also received information about action being taken The Tasmania Together Progress Board’s website is: in pursuit of the Tasmania Together goals and www.tasmaniatogether.tas.gov.au benchmarks from individuals and organisations around the State, for which it is most appreciative. Some of this material has been used in this report and appears on the Tasmania Together website.