Draft South East Queensland Regional Plan

The State Government released the draft South East Queensland Regional Plan (ShapingSEQ) for formal public consultation on 20 October 2016.

The consultation period during which submissions can be made runs through to 3 March 2017.

The State Government will hold a community consultation event at the Lockyer Valley Cultural Centre in Gatton from 4pm to 7pm on Thursday 10 November 2016.

Community consultation events will also be held at the:

• Burke & Wills Hotel in Toowoomba from 3pm to 6pm on Wednesday 9 November 2016
• Somerset Civic Centre in Esk from 3pm to 6pm on Thursday 17 November 2016
• Ipswich Civic Centre in Ipswich from 4pm to 7pm on Tuesday 22 November 2016

Copies of the ShapingSEQ document together with a summary of the Community Conversations, five Background Papers and all mapping are available at the website www.shapingseq.com.au.

The timeline for reviewing the ShapingSEQ document and related mapping and providing a Council submission to the State Government is as follows:

• Councillors and officers to read through and gain an understanding of the draft SEQ Regional Plan during November 2016.
• An officer review is carried out during December 2016.
• Workshop with Council and ELT in December 2016 or January 2017 based on the officer review, issues raised by Councillors and the community.
• Report to a January or February 2017 Council meeting endorsing formal Council submission on the SEQ Regional Plan.

As ShapingSEQ is a State Government document any landowners or residents of the Lockyer Valley who have questions about the plan, including how it impacts on their properties, will need to be directed to the ShapingSEQ in the first instance. If landowners or residents are unhappy with any aspect of ShapingSEQ, please lodge a formal submission with the State Government before 3 March 2017.

Information about lodging a submission and the ability to lodge an online submission is provided at www.shapingseq.com.au

If landowners or residents wish, they can provide Council with a copy of their submission and may also wish to write directly to Council about Shaping SEQ during the consultation period. This feedback will be of value in identifying key issues for the community and shaping the formal submission Council will lodge with the State Government toward to the end of the consultation period.