BACKGROUND & CONTEXT Broome Growth BACKGROUNDPlan AND CONTEXT Department of Regional Development Department of Planning BROOME GROWTH PLAN 3 Contents 1. Partnership and Process .........................3 5.1.6 Community Wellbeing from the Ground Up – A Yawuru Example ............ 24 1. Partnership and Process 2. Background - A Network of Resilient and 5.2 Program Level Reports .......................... 25 The Broome Growth Plan (Growth Plan) is a key component Prosperous Centres .................................4 5.2.1 Regional Investment Analysis 25 of the Western Australian (WA) State Government’s 2.1 Regional Centres ..................................... 5 5.2.2 Migration ................................ 25 Regional Centres Development Program (RCDP). The 2.2 Growth Possibilities ................................ 5 5.2.3 Regional Cluster Analysis ...... 26 RCDP aims to bring sustainable, long-term growth to 3. Developing a Growth Plan .......................6 5.3 Sub-consultant Reports ......................... 27 regional centres by stimulating business and innovation in 3.1 The Time Was Right ................................ 6 5.3.1 Agriculture.............................. 27 key regional towns. The Growth Plan was made possible 3.1.1 A Pathway Forward ....................... 6 5.3.2 Arts and Culture ..................... 27 through Royalties for Regions funding. 3.1.2 Partnership Development ............. 7 5.3.3 Economics .............................. 29 3.2 Defining an Approach for Broome ........... 7 5.3.4 Education and training ........... 29 The overarching vision for the RCDP is to develop a network of competitive, growing and resilient regional centres. Phase 2 of the RCDP supports the establishment of Growth Plan 3.2.1 Transformational, yet Realistic 5.3.5 Environment ........................... 29 and Credible ................................... 7 Partnerships and the development of Growth Plans in the nine Regional Centres identified 5.3.6 Health and Wellbeing ............. 30 in the State Planning Strategy, of which one is Broome. 3.2.2 Approach ........................................ 7 5.3.7 Infrastructure ......................... 30 Broome’s Growth Planning Partnership (GPP) comprises the Shire of Broome, the 3.2.3 Guiding Principles ......................... 9 5.3.9 Stakeholder Engagement ...... 31 Kimberley Development Commission, Yawuru, LandCorp, the Department of Planning 3.3 Consultant Team .................................... 12 and the Department of Regional Development. Taking place at a crucial point in Broome’s 5.3.10 Tourism .................................. 33 economic development, the Growth Plan brought together the town’s various stakeholders 4. About Broome ........................................13 6. Strategic Position and to develop a unified vision and plan for the future. The project focussed on identifying the best opportunities to attract business, investment and a skilled workforce, as well as 4.1 Location ................................................ 13 Future Scenarios ....................................34 positioning the local community and economy to realise these aspirations. 4.2 Demographics ........................................ 14 6.1 A Vision for Broome ............................... 34 Developing an understanding of these opportunities 4.2.1 Education ..................................... 14 6.2 Scenarios ................................................ 36 required an alignment of interests across eight 4.3 Economic Setting ................................... 15 6.2.1 Scenario 1 - industry clusters, service providers, residents, The overarching 4.4 Employment ........................................... 16 Trend Development ............................... 36 community groups, the Shire of Broome, government departments and traditional owners. The Broome vision for the RCDP is 4.5 Physical and Environmental Setting ...... 17 6.2.2 Scenario 2 - Activation of Growth Plan: Stakeholder Engagement and to develop a network 4.6 Culture and Community ......................... 17 Agriculture and Tourism Industries ..... 37 Communication Plan (Creating Communities Ltd, of competitive, 2016a) was produced in March 2016 to outline 4.7 Advantages and Disadvantages ............. 17 6.2.3 Scenario 3 – Targeted Industry growing and resilient Activation and Aboriginal and guide the implementation of a best practice regional centres. 5. Context and Analysis .............................19 Participation .......................................... 38 approach for how to engage and communicate with stakeholders in order to achieve the buy-in and 5.1 Informing Documents ............................ 19 6.2.4 Scenario 4 - alignment that a robust plan needs. Aspirational Growth .............................. 39 5.1.1 2036 and Beyond: A Regional Engagement was backed up by an extensive process of collating and commissioning 6.3 Preferred Scenario ................................. 40 Investment Blueprint for the research to analyse the evidence base and develop a clear picture of Broome’s current Kimberley ............................................... 19 economic, social and environmental context. From this process, opportunities and 7. Glossary .................................................41 5.1.2 Strategic Community Plan challenges began to emerge that provided a basis for conversation around where the 2015 – 2025 ............................................ 20 8. References .............................................42 stakeholders and the community see Broome’s future. 5.1.3 Planning for the Future – Yawuru A range of scenarios for Broome’s future were considered that took into account a Appendix 1: Document List ...........................44 Cultural Management Plan .................. 20 set of guiding principles tested throughout the process. On the basis of those growth scenarios and their implications, strategies, programs and potential projects/ initiatives 5.1.5 Broome Future – Appendix 2: Project and Programs – were identified and assessed through a range of multi- criteria assessment processes. Unlocking the Door ................................ 23 Growth Plan Initiatives .................................55 The result is a Growth Plan which is both aspirational and grounded in reality, has clear pathways for implementation, contains relevant measures of success, is linked to the prevailing State and regional-level development strategies, and strongly reflects the priorities of the community. 4 BROOME GROWTH PLAN BACKGROUND & CONTEXT BACKGROUND & CONTEXT BROOME GROWTH PLAN 5 2.1 Regional Centres Accordingly, if Western Australia, and specifically Historically, Western Australia’s settlements have Broome, is to be globally competitive, then its grown in response to the location of natural resources, development as a resilient and sustainable regional with a network of cities and towns, including Broome, centre is essential. Preparation and implementation 2 the result. According to the Department of Resources of this Growth Plan will provide the foundation for that A N to happen. Background - etwork of Development (undated, a), 20 regional centres: • are home for approximately 60% of Western 2.2 Growth Possibilities Australia’s regional population R P C This Growth Plan outlines how Broome will position esilient and rosperous entres • are responsible for approximately half of Western itself, within its region of influence, to engage in the Australia’s gross regional product (GRP) modern, competitive global economy and build upon The Broome Growth Plan is part of the State Government’s RCDP. The RCDP is an • provide 25% of the State’s jobs its reputation as a desirable place to live and invest. In so doing, it will be able to sustain ongoing positive • occupy geographically and logistically advantageous integral part of the State’s regional development strategic approach and aims to growth and development that supports intergenerational locations bring sustainable, long-term growth to regional centres by stimulating business communities, underpin State productivity, and relieve • provide a local labour force, a diverse range of growth pressure in the Perth metropolitan region. and innovation, harnessing community effort and enthusiasm, and leveraging services, amenities and infrastructure investment in key Western Australian regional towns, including Broome. • provide lifestyle diversity • provide critical services to dispersed industries and These towns have a crucial role as hubs for business, The RCDP sits within a broader framework (Figure 1) communities community and essential services, and their growth that has been established to support a strategic and • are essential gateways to State, national and global will bring ongoing benefits and opportunities to the targeted approach to regional development in Western supply chains and markets surrounding regional areas. Australia. This strategic framework includes the State • are expected to double in population to 1.2 million by The State Planning Strategy 2050 (Western Australian Planning Strategy 2050, the Regional Development 2050 according to population projections Planning Commission [WAPC], 2014) sets out Western Strategy, Regional Blueprints and Growth Plans, and Australia’s network of regional centres and sub-regional provides the context for guiding effort and investment in • will be key population and economic growth centres. centres. The RCDP Framework addresses the 20 centres regional Western Australia