Reflect on what our population growth means.
10000 years ago human beings their animals for food their beasts of burden their pets = 0.1% of all mammalian flesh on the planet
At the beginning of the Industrial
Reflect on what our population growth means.
10000 years ago human beings their animals for food their beasts of burden their pets = 0.1% of all mammalian flesh on the planet
At the beginning of the Industrial read more
Comments by a panel of top speakers on population growth in South-East Queensland
Professor Brendon Gleeson:
Jane O’Sullivan of Sustainable Population Australia
Councillor Campbell Newman:
Councillor read more
Local Govt Calls on State to Adopt Population Inquiry Findings
Tuesday 13 July 2010 11:01 | by Graham Young
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With community polling confirming the findings of the McDonald Inquiry Report on the need for a state population policy LGAQ president Cr Paul Bell has called on the state government to incorporate the reports 18 recommendations in its Growth Management Study. The final report of the Inquiry has been accepted and adopted by the LGAQ executive Cr Bell said today. The LGAQ executive is calling on the government to develop a State Population Policy before the next state election he said. The final report and community polling show there are major concerns throughout the state with labour market stresses housing affordability growth management regional development infrastructure Investment and sustainability of development. All these issues need to be addressed in a state Population Policy Cr Bell said. After Inquiry chairman Professor Peter McDonald handed down his interim report a month ago the LGAQ commissioned Graham Young of the independent National Forum group to undertake state-wide opinion polling on the Inquirys recommendations. Respondents to the polling overwhelmingly expect population growth to stay strong in Queensland there is little that can be done to stop population growing and that the growth can be handled with appropriate policies Cr Bell said. But more than 80 per cent of respondents believe that significant investment in infrastructure needs to be made upfront he said. In financing the infrastructure needed respondents pin-pointed the development and resources industries as possible sources of funds. Developers should pay more particularly in the area of transport infrastructure they said. And although respondents were in favour of encouraging Queenslands resources industries they believed resource companies were not contributing enough to social and economic infrastructure Cr Bell said. The McDonald Inquiry Reports key issues centred on effective growth management and accommodating growth without compromising liveability affordability and long-term ecological sustainability. The report maintained that rapid population growth required significant upfront investment in new public infrastructure to meet the needs of all Queenslanders including new residents. Media release July 2 2010 |
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