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How the plan was updated
The plan draws on the best available knowledge and was developed in close consultation with our regional community and 14 NRM groups operating across Queensland, including seven adjacent NRM planning regions and, five other regions from Australia’ s Monsoonal North climatic zone.
The figure on page 84 depicts the three main phases of updating the plan:
1. The starting point: Research and review Since the 2005 plan there have been many studies of environmental, social, cultural, economic and development issues in the region. As a starting point for the update, we reviewed the ideas and content in the 2005 plan, and conducted research on new NRM issues, focusing on regional natural resources and communities, and climate change.
3. Bringing it together: Consolidation and approval We prepared this plan by analysing, synthesising and consolidating the information from our review of the original plan, background research, and community and governance input. Not all the information can or should be in the plan. Strategic NRM information has been collated not only in this document, but also on NQ Dry Tropics’ online information hub. Together these‘ documents’ describe a broad continuous planning framework, of which this plan is the centrepiece.
2. The discussion: Community governance and consultation In preparing this plan, every effort was made to represent the views of those who value and actively care for our region’ s natural resources. Community consultation was guided by a multisector‘ plan transition governance group’. Between March 2013 and May 2016, ongoing consultation took place with the community, technical experts and NRM practitioners.
APPENDIX A
The plan captures hundreds of community suggestions and requests. Contributions came from a range of individuals and representatives of groups, organisations, industries, social sectors and geographic areas. Suggestions were also provided by technical experts, NRM industry leaders, and researchers from within the region and across Australia. The plan also draws heavily on experiences, processes and content associated with three previous plans:
• The Indigenous Caring for Country Plan( 2005);
• The original Burdekin Dry Tropics NRM Plan( 2005);
• The Burdekin Water Quality Improvement Plan( 2016); and
• The Regional Pest Management Strategy 2014- 2019.