Our achievable, practical solutions package is:
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Reducing the impact of floods, climate change and population growth on communities and the environment.
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Leading a much-needed switch from reactive to proactive disaster response strategies by investing in the right places to protect and reduce impact on our people, their livelihoods and the environment. This approach prioritises investment into resilience building that supports prosperous futures rather than continuing to rely on disaster response payments after the fact.
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Synergistically aligned with what is needed to be ‘green’ Olympics ready in 2032 and help to shape a lasting positive legacy for the region.
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The current state-of-play needs to be improved, with urgency |
Why we need to take action now |
$27.3 million annual investment |
Australia is being regularly hit with massive costs by providing funding support after every disaster event.
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Minimising the cost and impact of future extreme events, which we expect more of with climate change.
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in catchment resilience solutions and capacity building to empower our people to take action.To facilitate much needed on-ground work and capacity building solutions to restore and enhance waterways, landscapes and urban developments to significantly reduce movement of soil, collapse of landscapes, pollution and buffer the impacts on housing and infrastructure during disaster events. |
Smart capacity building tools
Creating smart tools to increase people’s ability to identify & manage their own resilience.
Current situation: informed but fragmented |
Why now: growing fast, climate change here |
WHAT IS NEEDED |
There is a huge amount of information available online, but it is hard work and time-consuming to find the right information to guide the best action.People want to know that they are getting the best available information, curated by experts in the field. Thousands of people’s homes and livelihoods are impacted during each disaster event and this trend will continue without a switch to proactively building resilience. |
Smart, accessible online support tools provide access to the best information and help people and communities across the region manage resilience to flood, fire, drought, climate change and population growth and become more productive, profitable and sustainable. |
$1 million annual investment in creating smart decision support tools.
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Tackling high problem areas
Using targeted soft engineering solutions (green and blue).
Current situation: innovative but small scale |
Why now: targeted scale-up less cost and greater benefit |
WHAT IS NEEDED |
Scientists and researchers have identified key areas in SEQ which contribute large negative impacts, including sediment loss, pollution, and increased pressure on natural systems and threatened species.
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A sizeable investment into addressing large contributors to environmental damage is a great way to tackle big problems quickly and cost effectively.
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$8.2 million annual investment in targeted resilience building projects.
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Empower First Nations & community
Driving place-based solutions using traditional knowledge and an integrated town and area-wide approach.
Current situation: under-utilised but keen & capable |
Why now: creates ownership and value-adding |
WHAT IS NEEDED |
First Nations peoples’ lived in harmony with their local environs for many millennia before Europeans arrived, yet their traditional knowledge around living sustainably and Caring for Country is not well integrated within planning and resilience delivery – a missed opportunity for designing optimal co-existence systems.
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Empowering First Nations traditional knowledge to become a critical component of designing sustainable solutions for Country.
Encouraging people to examine and adapt their behaviours for the benefit of the natural world and for the people and places we love.
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$8.5 million annual investment (for 3 years then tapering significantly):
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Adoption accelerator
Capacity building training and co-funded grant program to increase people’s ability to build resilience to extreme events.
Current situation: motivated but lack support |
Why now: connected, integrated and empowered |
WHAT IS NEEDED |
The majority of people care about the environment and inherently want to co-exist with it sustainably, but are held back because of:
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Brings about positive change with public benefit sooner by:
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$9.6 million annual investment (for 3 years then tapering down significantly) in rural/urban adoption officers to accelerate local knowledge and manage co-funded grants program to deliver targeted local works.
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Who we are
Peak environmental group for South East Queensland, also delivering key programs to other regions across Australia and the world.
Hub of environmental expertise in on-ground work, monitoring, and science, informing policy and decision making. Connector of high-performing collaborations, with strong and extensive networks including hundreds of businesses, community groups, and research institutions and a long 20+ year history of bringing together multi-faceted partnerships to deliver and accelerate initiatives with lasting outcomes. |
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South East Queensland: one of Australia’s most desirable and fastest growing regionsHealthy Land & Water is the official natural resource management group for South East Queensland (SEQ), which is one of Australia’s most desirable and fastest growing regions.SEQ attracts people from around the world because of its climate, liveability, economic opportunities, quality education and natural assets. It is home to around 3.8 million people and is expected to grow by almost 2 million people over the next 25 years.Strong population growth and the impact of climate change will bring significant additional pressures to the region. In 2032 we will be hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games and millions of visitors will take the opportunity to travel to Australia. Many will form their impression of our country from what they see and experience in SEQ.The growth and increasing global interest in SEQ is exciting, but it brings with it some inherent challenges in managing the region to ensure the demands on our resources are balanced. Healthy Land & Water is charged by the communities across SEQ with coordinating the official Natural Resource Management Plan for the region which sets targets to 2031. This is a living guide of the investment and actions needed by the many people, businesses and groups within SEQ to protect and enhance our unique, vital natural assets and position us for ongoing success as a prosperous, liveable and sustainable region.As the peak environmental body for the region, we are well placed to oversee the development of a proactive package of strategies which would supercharge SEQ’s resilience and liveability, ensuring we are green Olympics ready when the eyes of the world are upon us. |