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Far North Queensland Regional Plan 2009–2031 planning for a stronger, more liveable and sustainable community Far North Queensland Regional The regional plan applies to the Far North Department of Natural Resources and Water Plan 2009–2031 Queensland (FNQ) regional local government Department of Transport areas as defined under IPA, section 2.5A.2. Environmental Protection Agency Prepared by: It replaces the Draft Far North Queensland Wet Tropics Management Authority The Honourable Paul Lucas MP, Deputy Regional Plan 2025 (the draft plan) released Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Premier and Minister for Infrastructure and by the regional planning Minister on 9 Department of Primary Industries and Planning in accordance with the Integrated May 2008. The draft plan was subject to Fisheries Planning Act 1997 (IPA), Section 2.5A 15. community consultation and comment up Department of Mines and Energy to 8 August 2008. A consultation report, Geoscience Australia With assistance from: which summarised the issues raised during Ergon Energy Department of Infrastructure and Planning the consultation period was released Powerlink on 28 October 2008. Another round of Mapinfo Roads In partnership with: limited consultation on four strategic The Far North Queensland Regional issues identified in the consultation report The Far North Queensland Regional Plan Organisation of Councils (FNQROC). concluded on 28 November 2008. 2009–2031 State Planning Regulatory Provisions (FNQ Regulatory Provisions In consultation with: The regional plan has been prepared in or regulatory provisions) and associated The Far North Queensland Regional good faith, taking into account all public FNQ regulatory maps form a standalone Coordination Committee (FNQRCC). submissions, to provide a framework for the document to support the regional plan and management and development of FNQ for should be read in conjunction with it. The Published by: more than 20 years. regulatory provisions and the regulatory maps have effect from the date of gazettal The regional plan represents an agreed of the FNQ Regulatory Provisions. Any Queensland Government position on the development applications that were lodged future of FNQ. Any plans, policies and between 9 May 2008 and the date that the February 2009 codes being prepared or amended by state FNQ Regulatory Provisions were gazetted, ISBN: 978-0-9804831-1-6 agencies or local governments must reflect will be subject to the draft State Planning and align with the regional plan. Regulatory Provisions (Regional Plans) May © The State of Queensland (Queensland 2008. Department of Infrastructure and Planning) The regional plan does not commit or 2009. pertain to commit any government, industry For more information on the regional plan or community organisation to implement, and regulatory provisions contact: Copyright protects this publication. Except fund or otherwise resource specific activities Department of Infrastructure and Planning for purposes permitted by the Copyright or programs. Planning Group Northern Region Act 1968, no part may be reproduced post PO Box 5194 Cairns Qld 4870 Australia by any means without the prior written Maps indicated as being for information visit Level 2 Orchid Plaza permission of the Queensland Department only are intended to represent general 79-87 Abbott Street Cairns of Infrastructure and Planning. concepts for the purpose of broad-scale tel 1300 721 194 Release notes regional planning. These maps do not fax +61 7 4039 8866 and are not intended to identify or give [email protected] The Far North Queensland Regional Plan attributes or rights, including land use or www.dip.qld.gov.au 2009–2031 (2009) is released by the development rights, to specific land parcels. regional planning Minister in accordance Copies of the regional plan and regulatory with the Integrated Planning Act 1997, The information on the maps is not provisions (including the regulatory maps) section 2.5A.15. It is a statutory instrument intended for reference to specific parcels of are available: under the Statutory Instruments Act 1992. land, and should be treated as indicative online www.dip.qld.gov.au only and subject to ongoing refinement. for viewing at most council chambers, In some parts of the mapping one layer libraries and customer service centres within obscures another, this is not meant to imply the local government areas covered by the any order of importance or priority. regional plan The Department of Infrastructure and for free on CD-ROM or in hard copy by Planning, does not guarantee or make contacting Department of Infrastructure and any representations as to the accuracy or Planning offices in Cairns and Brisbane completeness of the information shown by phoning 1300 721 194 on this map, nor does it accept any by emailing [email protected] responsibility or liability for any loss or Department of Infrastructure and Planning damage arising from its use. offices: Data Sources include: Department of • Level 2 Orchid Plaza 79-87 Abbott Infrastructure and Planning Street Cairns Department of Main Roads • Level 1 63 George Street Brisbane Far North Queensland Regional Plan 2009–2031 planning for a stronger, more liveable and sustainable community Far North Queensland Regional Plan 2009–2031 2 Far North Queensland Regional Plan 2009–2031 Contents PART A—Introduction ..............................................................4 Underlying principles .......................................................34 Background .......................................................................4 Ecological sustainability ............................................34 Effect of the statutory regional plan ................................5 Addressing climate change and oil vulnerability (peak oil) ........................................35 Purpose of the regional plan ............................................6 1. Natural Environment ......................................................... 37 Planning period .................................................................6 1.1 Biodiversity conservation...........................................38 Preparation ........................................................................6 1.2 Coastal management .................................................42 Application, implementation and review ..........................7 1.3 Air and acoustic environment protection ..................44 The Far North Queensland region .....................................7 2. Regional landscape and natural resources ..................... 45 Other FNQ regional planning documents .........................8 2.1 Regional landscape values ........................................46 Definitions .........................................................................8 2.2 Natural resource management ..................................48 Structure of the plan .........................................................8 2.3 Scenic amenity, outdoor recreation PART B—Regional vision .........................................................9 and inter-urban breaks .............................................50 PART C—Strategic directions ..................................................11 2.4 Primary production and Fisheries .............................52 PART D—Regional land use pattern ..................................... 15 2.5 Extractive industries and mineral resources ............54 Population trends ............................................................ 16 2.6 Rural subdivision ......................................................56 Population growth..................................................... 16 2.7 Rural precincts ..........................................................58 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population ..... 18 3. Strong Communities ......................................................... 59 Non-resident population ........................................... 18 3.1 Social planning ..........................................................60 Age distribution ........................................................ 18 3.2 Social infrastructure .................................................. 61 Household size.......................................................... 19 3.3 Healthy and safe communities .................................62 Residential land supply ............................................ 19 3.4 Community engagement and capacity building .......64 Implications of growth for the region ......................20 3.5 Sense of community, place and identity ..................65 Preferred pattern of development .................................. 21 3.6 Arts and cultural development .................................66 Subregional narratives ....................................................22 3.7 Cultural heritage .......................................................66 Cairns Regional Council ............................................22 3.8 Strengthening Indigenous communities ...................68 Tablelands Regional Council .....................................24 4. Urban development .......................................................... 72 Cassowary Coast Regional Council ...........................26 4.1 Compact urban form .................................................73 Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council.............................27 4.2 Regional activity centres ...........................................77 Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council .......................27 4.3 Urban structure and master