Planning
QFF is actively involved in the State planning process to ensure that government is informed about and is able to:
- Conserve high value agricultural land.
- Protect agricultural uses on agricultural land.
- Facilitate sustainable growth through planning for the future transport and processing infrastructure and, telecommunication and energy requirements of agricultural industries.
Commercial agriculture requires a secure and consistent policy environment to allow for large and long term investment. The sector also requires flexibility to adapt to changing markets and technologies, and economic and climatic conditions, and to promote innovative responses.
Information for new councillors
QFF is preparing a series of short videos for stakeholders with an interest in rural planning, and in particular new councillors elected at the April 2012 Local Government election. The first of these can be viewed below:
Regional Land Use
Data collected in the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2009-10 Agricultural Resource Management survey showed that approximately 52 per cent of Australia’s total land area was managed by agricultural businesses. Queensland had the largest land area managed by agriculture business, approximately 75 percent of the state.
A regional breakdown of agricultural businesses and land use is presented below based on data from Australian Bureau of Statistics, Land Management and Farming in Australia, 2009-10, cat. no. 4627.0.
The full document, prepared for the Local Government Association of Queensland, can be viewed here.
Rural Planning Project
QFF is undertaking a project to improve the capacity of rural industries to engage in state, regional and local planning processes. Project details are here.