QFF Rural Planning Project | Stakeholder Engagement Plan

QFF Rural Planning Project | Stakeholder Engagement Plan 


1. The Project 

The Rural Planning Project was initiated to improve the capacity of rural industries to engage in relevant 

policy and planning initiatives. Funding has been provided by the Queensland Government through the 

Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation (DEEDI) to support the Queensland 

Farmers’ Federation (QFF) and AgForce. 

The objectives of the project are to: 

Promote the agricultural sector in planning processes to enhance the security, sustainability and 

profitability of producers. 

Analyse current State, regional and local planning policies, environmental impact statements 

and other relevant government policy to understand and advise on the implications for 

Queensland’s intensive and extensive agricultural industries. 

Develop a coordinated response to assist State and Local Government and other key 

stakeholders in future policy decisions. Recommendations should promote the agricultural 

sector within a planning context for the long term, promote sustainable management of 

agricultural lands, minimise land use conflicts and effectively manage the urban rural interface; 

and 

Provide support for agricultural industry specific projects in relation to land use policy and 

planning issues. 

2. Stakeholder engagement 

This engagement plan has been developed to provide a strategic approach to engaging with the 

project’s stakeholders. The Plan: 

Identifies the range of people and organisations regarded as stakeholders in the project. 

Maps the relationship of the stakeholder to the project. 

Identifies the strategies to be used for engaging with each type of stakeholder. 

A stakeholder is defined in this Plan as an individual or organisation who is directly or indirectly affected 

by the project and also includes those who may have an interest or interests in the project. Note that 

the stakeholders addressed here are only a subset of the stakeholders who have a stake in the broader 

area of rural and regional planning more generally. 

The ‘stake’ that each of these different individuals or groups has in the project will vary. For example, 

the project will provide insights to inform industry organisations as to their engagement in future policy 

and planning processes. Government stakeholders such as the Departments of Environment and 

Resource Management (DERM), and Local Government and Planning (DLGP) will be responsible for 

effecting rural planning policy change in the longer term. 

Appendix 1 provides a comprehensive list of stakeholders that might be regarded as stakeholders. The 

list includes a limited number of organisations that were identified but not further considered in the 

plan’s preparation. 

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3. The Plan 

Engagement of stakeholders has already been undertaken to seek input on the purpose and direction of 

the project. 

The Plan will be used in the implementation of the project’s work plan to: 

Increase awareness of the project’s objectives and activities 

Improve understanding of industry perspectives 

Improve understanding of policy and planning issues impacting on agriculture 

Change perceptions of agricultural land use and its planning needs 

Foster government and organisational buy-in 

Encourage new thinking on how to address agricultural land use planning issues 

Improve communication channels 

Improve working relationships 

The Plan is comprised of the following information: 

Project stakeholders 

Stakeholder analysis 

Stakeholder transition 

Stakeholder management 

Plan review 

Identification of those stakeholders considered in the 

preparation of the plan 

Mapping where stakeholders are currently located in relation to 

their contribution to, and participation in, the project 

Identifying where stakeholders are not considered to be located 

within the most appropriate position (within the contribution / 

participation map) and would ideally be transitioned to another 

position. 

[Note that the transition may continue to take place outside of 

the project’s timeframe] 

Defining the actions needed to maintain or change the position 

of the stakeholders within the map 

Setting out the process used to judge whether or not the 

engagement actions have been, or are likely to be successful, 

and whether any refinement of this plan is required 

See Table 1 

Refer also to Appendix 1 

See Figure 1 

See Figure 2 

See Table 2 

See Section 3.1 



Table 1: Project stakeholders 

Stakeholder 

Interest 

Directly or Indirectly affected by the project 

AgForce 

DEEDI, Sustainable Agriculture 

QFF (members) 

DERM, Land planning 

DERM, Regulatory reform 

DLGP, Resources and landscape planning 

Local Government Association of 

Queensland (LGAQ) 

Improving certainty of agricultural land management and use 

Enabling growth of agricultural industries 

Improving outcomes for agriculture in government policy and plans 

Regulatory and voluntary policies to conserve and improve agricultural land 

management and use 

Statutory and regional planning processes to manage rural land use 

Statutory, regional and local planning processes to plan and manage agricultural 

land use 

Have ‘interests’ in the project 

Agribusiness Association of Australia 

Australian Bureau of Statistics 

Australian Food and Grocery Council 

Australian Farm Institute 

Australian Institute of Agricultural Science 

and Technology 

Australian Landcare Council 

Landcare Australia Ltd 

Australian Society of Soil Scientist 

Brisbane Markets Ltd 

Crop Consultants Australia 

Conservation organisations, including 

Queensland Conservation Council, 

Wilderness Preservation Society, 

Wilderness Society, World Wildlife Fund 

Cooperative Research Councils 

CropLife 

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and 

Forestry (DAFF) 

DAFF, Australian Bureau of Agricultural 

and Resource Economics 

Future Farmers Network 

Fertilizer Industry Federation of Australia 

Development of linkages amongst professionals with and between the different 

sectors of agribusiness (including farming, seed supply, agrichemicals, farm 

machinery, wholesale and distribution, processing, marketing, and retail sales) 

Leading a national statistical service 

Growth and profitability of the food and grocery products industry 

Australian agricultural (farm) policy issues 

Advancing agricultural and natural resource management (NRM) professionals, 

and the application of science and technology, for sustainable development 

Maintaining the environment and supporting volunteers 

Advancing soil science and its professionals 

Providing f infrastructure and services to facilitate the development and 

operation of a marketing and distribution hub for fresh produce and flowers 

Promote and enhance crop consultancy as a profession 

Conservation of ecosystems and natural resources 

Research partnerships between publicly funded researchers and end-users to 

address challenges that require medium to long term collaborative efforts 

Representing innovators, developers, manufacturers, formulators and registrants 

of crop protection and agro-biotechnology products 

Sustainability, profitability and competitiveness of Australia's agriculture, food, 

fisheries and forestry industries 

Collection and reporting on economic, social and environmental data relevant to 

agriculture 

Encouraging and supporting young people pursuing a career in agriculture and 

related fields 

Representing manufacturers, importers and distributors of fertilizer in Australia, 

and associated service industries 



Stakeholder 

DEEDI, Animal industries 

DEEDI, Aquaculture 

DEEDI, Plant industries 

DERM, NRM Programs and policies 

DEEDI, Biosecurity Queensland 

DEEDI, Regional and rural development 

DLGP, Planning services 

Department of Premier and Cabinet 

Environment Institute of Australia and 

New Zealand 

Planning Institute of Australia 

Indigenous Land Corporation 

Industry associations 

Landcare Queensland 

Local Government Authorities s and 

associations including, Regional 

Organisation of Councils and District Local 

Government Associations 

National Farmers Federation 

Regional Development Committees 

previously known as Regional and Rural 

Area Development Organisations 

Regional Groups’ Collective 

Regional NRM Groups 

Treasury, Office of Economic and 

Statistical Research 

Sunwater 

Universities 

Interest 

Sustainable development of rural industries. 

Governance of regional NRM 

Biosecurity (pests and disease), market access, animal welfare, and chemical 

contamination issues 

Competitiveness, productivity, innovation and access to markets 

Local government planning schemes 

Supporting and advising the Premier and Cabinet and providing leadership for the 

Queensland public sector 

Promoting excellence in planning and environmental practice professionals 

Assisting Indigenous people with land acquisition and land management to 

achieve economic, environmental, social and cultural benefits 

Representing members on agricultural policy and supply chain issues 

Healthy and productive landscapes through supporting those involved in 

Landcare across Queensland. 

Local and regional planning and decision-making 

Advancement of issues affecting farmers and the agricultural industry 

Regional growth and development 

Integration of NRM at the regional scale 

Sustainable agricultural land management and use 

Providing access to economic, demographic and social data for Queensland 

Managing a regional network of bulk water supply infrastructure including the 

irrigated agriculture sector 

Tertiary education and research 


Non-essential 

CONTRIBUTION 

Desirable 

Critical 


NOTE: This page is A3-size 

Watch Keep satisfied Actively manage 

The stakeholder has 

the power to make the 

project succeed or to 

prevent it from 

succeeding altogether. 



DLGP, Policy 

AgForce 



Keep on side 

The project can be 

completed without an 

active contribution from 

the stakeholder, but this 

would impact on the 

quality of the outcome. 

The stakeholder is able 

to act as an advocate 

for the project to 

peers. 

AFI 

Conservation organisations 

(QCC, WS, WPS, WWF) 

DAFF 

EIANZ 

ILC 


FIFA 


ROCs, District LGAs, LGs 

NFF 

PIA 

RDCs 

General Communication 

DAFF, ABARES 






RGC 


LGAQ 

Keep Informed 

Although the 

stakeholder can 

contribute to the 

project, this 

contribution is either 

not essential or can be 

more easily obtained 

from other 

stakeholders. 

AAA 

AFGC 

AIAST 

ALC, Landcare Australia Ltd. 

ASSS 


CCA 

CRCs 

CropLife 

FFN 

Sunwater 

Universities 



DPC 

Treasury, OESR 

Neutral Supporters Collaboraters 

PARTICIPATION 

The stakeholder may or may not be 

informed about the project but they are 

not actively involved in any capacity, or 

may be indifferent about the project 

objectives and outcomes 

The stakeholder is well informed, sees 

value in what is being done, understands 

their contribution and is willing to provide 

support. 

The stakeholder has a fundamental 

interest in and is committed to 

contributing to the project. 

Abbreviations 

AAA Agribusiness Association Australia FFN Future Farmers Network 

ABARES Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics FIFA Fertilizer Industry Federation of Australia 

ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics ILC Indigenous Land Corporation 

AFGC Australian Food and Grocery Council LGAQ Local Government Association of Queensland 

AFI Australian Farm Institute LGAs Local Government Authorities 

AIAST Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology NFF National Farmers’ Federation 

ALC Australian Landcare Council OESR Office of Economic and Statistical Research 

ASSS Australian Society of Soil Science PIA Planning Institute of Australia 

CCA Crop Consultants Australia QCC Queensland Conservation Council 

CRCs Cooperative Research Councils QFF Queensland Farmers’ Federation 

DAFF Australian Department of Agriculture, Food and Fibre RDC Regional Development Committees 

DEEDI Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation RGC Regional Groups’ Collective 

DERM Department of Environment and Resource Management ROC Regional Organisation of Councils 

DLGA District Local Government Association WPS Wilderness Preservation Society 

DLGP Department of Local Government and Planning WS Wilderness Society 

DPC Department of Premier and Cabinet WWF World Wildlife Fund 

EIANZ Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand 

Figure 1: Stakeholder map 


Non-essential 

CONTRIBUTION 

Desirable 

Critical 


NOTE: This page is A3-size 

Watch Guide involvement Actively manage 

The stakeholder has 

the power to make the 

project succeed or to 

prevent it from 

succeeding altogether. 

ABARES 

OESR 



DLGP, Policy 

LGAQ 

PIA 

AgForce 



Keep on side 

The project can be 

completed without an 

active contribution from 

the stakeholder, but this 

would impact on the 

quality of the outcome. 

The stakeholder is able 

to act as an advocate 

for the project to 

peers. 

AFI 


(QCC, WS, WPS, WWF) 

DAFF 

EIANZ 

ILC 


FIFA 



NFF 

PIA 

ABARES 






RGC 


LGAQ 

RDCs 

General Communication 

Keep Informed 

Although the 

stakeholder can 

contribute to the 

project, this 

contribution is either 

not essential or can be 

more easily obtained 

from other 

stakeholders. 

AAA 

AFGC 

AIAST 

ALC, Landcare Australia Ltd. 

ASSS 


CCA 

CRCs 

CropLife 

FFN 

Sunwater 

Universities 



DPC 

OESR 

Neutral Supporters Collaborators 

PARTICIPATION 

The stakeholder may or may not be 

informed about the project but they are 

not actively involved in any capacity, or 

may be indifferent about the project 

objectives and outcomes 

The stakeholder is well informed, sees 

value in what is being done, understands 

their contribution and is willing to provide 

support. 

The stakeholder has a fundamental 

interest in and is committed to 

contributing to the project. 

Abbreviations 

AAA Agribusiness Association Australia FFN Future Farmers Network 

ABARES Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics FIFA Fertilizer Industry Federation of Australia 

ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics ILC Indigenous Land Corporation 

AFGC Australian Food and Grocery Council LGAQ Local Government Association of Queensland 

AFI Australian Farm Institute LGAs Local Government Authorities 

AIAST Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology NFF National Farmers’ Federation 

ALC Australian Landcare Council OESR Office of Economic and Statistical Research 

ASSS Australian Society of Soil Science PIA Planning Institute of Australia 

CCA Crop Consultants Australia QCC Queensland Conservation Council 

CRCs Cooperative Research Councils QFF Queensland Farmers’ Federation 

DAFF Australian Department of Agriculture, Food and Fibre RDC Regional Development Committees 

DEEDI Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation RGC Regional Groups’ Collective 

DERM Department of Environment and Resource Management ROC Regional Organisation of Councils 

DLGA District Local Government Association WPS Wilderness Preservation Society 

DLGP Department of Local Government and Planning WS Wilderness Society 

DPC Department of Premier and Cabinet WWF World Wildlife Fund 

EIANZ Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand 

Figure 2: Stakeholder transitions 



Table 2: Stakeholder management 

Stakeholder Engagement mechanism Delivery Timing 

AgForce 



Formal advice on project 

progress 

Project Advisory Committee 

meetings 

CEOs meeting 

(also will include DLGP and 

DERM) 

As contracted 

Six to 12 monthly 

Informal advice on project 

progress 

Phone and email 

communication with 

contact officers 

Milestone reporting 

and on issues basis 



DLGP, Resource and landscape 

planning 

LGAQ 

Informal advice on project 

progress 

Technical input 

Email communication 

Technical expert group 

meetings 

Milestone reporting 

On issues basis 

ABARES 




DERM, NRM Programs and 

policies 



Formal advice of project Letter Oct 2011 


progress 

Email 

Project update (based 

on milestone report) 

Technical input or advice Email On issues basis 

AFI 


DAFF 

EIANZ 


FIFA 



NFF 

PIA 

RDCs 


DEEDI, Regional and rural 

development 

DPC 

OESR 

Formal advice of project Letter Oct 2011 


progress 

Email 

Project update (based 

on milestone report) 

Technical input or advice Email On issues basis 



Stakeholder Engagement mechanism Delivery Timing 

AFGC 

ALC 

CRCs 

FFN 

Landcare Australia Ltd. 

Note that stakeholders in red text have been identified as needing to transition to a new position within the stakeholder map. 

Personal communication with these organisations will be required and this will determine if other engagement mechanism are 

then necessary. 



3.1 Review 

Ongoing review of the plan is important to evaluate whether the engagement process has been, or is 

likely to be, successful and whether engagement mechanisms need to be refined. Measurement of the 

success in meeting the objectives of the engagement plan is difficult since the outcomes are largely 

intangible e.g. improved awareness. In addition whilst the project will initiate engagement, outcomes 

are not likely to be concluded (or matured) until well outside the timeframe of the project. As such, the 

review process will be limited to a qualitative assessment against the success measures (refer to Table 

3). 

Table 3: Measures of success 

Objective 

Increase awareness of the project’s objectives and 

activities 

Improve understanding of industry perspectives 

Improve understanding of policy and planning issues 

Change perceptions of agricultural land use and its 

planning needs 

Foster government and organisational buy-in 

Encourage new thinking on how to address 

agricultural land use planning issues 

Improve communication channels 

Improve working relationships 

Measure of success 

Increased stakeholder awareness 

Key industry issues drawn out from industry representatives 

and clearly articulated. [Commodity and regional differences 

demarcated where appropriate] 

Relevant processes documented and implications captured 

Significance of issues understood by stakeholders 

Project issues formally considered in preparation of policy 

and planning processes 

New and innovative solutions elicited 

Appropriate and ongoing relationships with stakeholders 

Stakeholders satisfied with quality of dialogue 



Appendix 1. List of project stakeholders 

INDUSTRY 

Australian Food and 

Grocery Council 

Australian Institute of 

Agricultural Science and 

Technology 

AgForce 

Agribusiness Association 

of Australia 

Australian Farm Institute 

Australian Food and 

Grocery Council 

Australian Society of Soil 

Science 


Crop Consultants Australia 

CropLife Australia 

Industry Associations 

(Queensland and 

Australia) 

Animal Health Australia 

Australian Alpaca Association (Q) 

Australian Banana Growers Council Inc. 

Australian Beef Association 

Australian Cashmere Growers Association 

Australian Cane Farmers Association 

Australian Egg Corporation Ltd 

Australian Ginger Growers Association 

Australian Herb and Spice Industry Association 

Australian Institute of Horticulture 

Australian Lot Feeders Association 

Australian Macadamia Society 

Australian Melon Association 

Australian Mungbean Association 

Australian Olive Association 

Australian Pork Ltd 

Australian Queen Bee Breeders Association 

(Northern Branch) 

Australian Sugar Milling Council 

Australian Tea Tree Industry Association 

Australian Woolgrowers Association 

Avocados Australia 

Bean Growers Association 

Bowen District Growers Association 

Bundaberg Fruit and Vegetable Growers 

BSES Ltd 

Childers and District Fruit and Vegetable Growers 



Association 

Conservation Farmers Inc. 

Ecofibre Industries Australia 

Elders 

Emu Association of Qld 

Flower Assoc of Qld Inc 

Greening Australia 

Irrigation Association of Australia 

Landscape Queensland Ind Inc 

Meat and Livestock Australia 

National Interior Plantscape Association 

Pet Industry Association of Australia 

Pulse Australia 

Queensland Arboricultural Association 

Queensland Beekeepers Association Inc 

Queensland Egg Farmers Association 

Queensland Strawberries 

Timber Queensland 

Fertilizer Industry 

Federation of Australia 

Inc. 

National Farmers' 

Federation 

Turf Queensland 

AgForce Queensland 

Australian Dairy Farmers 

Australian Livestock and Property Agents Association 

Australian Livestock Exporters' Council 

Australian Veterinary Association 

Beechworth Honey Pty Ltd 

Canegrowers 

Cattle Council of Australia 

Corporate Agriculture Group 

Cotton Australia 

Dried Fruits Australia 

Goat Industry Council of Australia 

GrainCorp 

Northern Territory Cattlemen's Association 

NSW Farmers' Association 

Ricegrowers' Association of Australia 

Ridley Corporation 

Sheepmeat Council of Australia 

Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association 

The Pastoralists' Association of West Darling 

Victorian Farmers Federation 



WA Farmers 

WoolProducers Australia 

Sunwater 

Queensland Farmers' 

Federation 

QFF Members 

Australian Prawnfarmers' Association 

Canegrowers 

Chicken Meat Industry Council 

Cotton Australia 

Growcom 

Nursery and Garden Industry Queensland 

Queensland Chicken Growers Association 

Queensland Dairyfarmers' Organisation 

Biological Farmers of Australia 

Burdekin River Irrigation Area Committee 

Central Downs Irrigators Limited 

Fitzroy Basin Food and Fibre 

Flower Association of Queensland Inc. 

Pioneer Valley Water Board 

Pork Queensland Inc. 

Queensland Aquaculture Industries Federation Inc. 

Queensland Chicken Meat Council 



Government 

Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Animal Health Australia 

Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics 

and Sciences 

Australian Egg Corporation Limited 

Australian Fisheries Management Authority 

Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority 

Australian Pork Limited 

Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation 

Australian Wool Innovation Limited 

Cotton Research and Development Corporation 

Council of Rural Research and Development Corporations 

Dairy Australia 

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation 

Forest & Wood Products Australia 

Grains Research and Development Corporation 

Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation 

Horticulture Australia Ltd 

LiveCorp 

Meat and Livestock Australia 

Plant Health Australia 

Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation 

Sugar Research and Development Corporation 

Wheat Exports Australia 

Queensland 

Government 

Department of Infrastructure and Transport 

Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and 

Research 

Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism 

Agencies 

Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, 

Population and Communities Agencies 

The Treasury 

Ministers, senators and members 

Department of Employment, Economic Development 

and Innovation 

Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional 

Economics 

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research 

Organisation 

ANZLIC - The Spatial Information Council 

Geoscience Australia 

Office of Spatial Data Management 

Bureau of Meteorology 

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority 

Land and Water Australia 

Murray-Darling Basin Authority 

National Water Commission 

Australian Bureau of Statistics 

Productivity Commission 

Animal Industries 

Aquaculture 

Biosecurity Queensland 

Plant Industries 



Sustainable Agriculture 

Regional and rural development (data) 

Local Government 

Department of Environment and Resource 

Management 

Department of Local Government and Planning 

Department of the Premier and Cabinet 

QRAA 

(formerly known as the Queensland Rural Adjustment 

Authority) 

Queensland Treasury 

Queensland Water Commission 

Ministers and members 

Local Government Association of Queensland 

Regional Organisation of Councils 

District Local Government Associations 

Local Governments (73) 

Land Planning 

NRM Programs and Policy 

Regulatory reform 

Resource and Landscape Planning 

Planning Services 

Office of Economic and Statistical Research 

Border Regional Organisation of Councils (Border ROC) 

Central Western Queensland Remote Area Planning and 

Development Board (RAPAD, incorporating CWROC) 

Darling Downs Regional Organisation of Councils Limited 

(formerly EDROC) 

Darling Downs Regional Organisation of Councils Limited 

(formerly EDROC) 

Far North Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils 

(FNQROC) 

Gulf Savannah Development 

North Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils 

Port Curtis Alliance of Councils 

Regional Organisation of Councils of Cape York (ROCCY) 

Council of Mayors for South East Queensland 

Whitsunday Hinterland and Mackay Bowen Regional 

Organisation of Councils (WHaMBROC) 

Wide Bay Burnett Regional Organisation of Councils 

(WBBROC) 

Western Sub Regional Organisation of Councils (WESROC) 

Representing Port Curtis Alliance of Councils & Central 

Queensland Local Government Association 

South West Qld Local Government Association 

Western Qld Local Government Association 

North Queensland Local Government Association 

Urban Local Government Association 

Aurukun Shire Council 

Balonne Shire Council 

Banana Shire Council 

Barcaldine Regional Council 

Barcoo Shire Council 

Blackall-Tambo Regional Council 

Boulia Shire Council 



Brisbane City Council 

Bulloo Shire Council 

Bundaberg Regional Council 

Burdekin Shire Council 

Burke Shire Council 

Cairns Regional Council 

Carpentaria Shire Council 

Cassowary Coast Regional Council 

Central Highlands Regional Council 

Charters Towers Regional Council 

Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council 

Cloncurry Shire Council 

Cook Shire Council 

Croydon Shire Council 

Diamantina Shire Council 

Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council 

Etheridge Shire Council 

Flinders Shire Council 

Fraser Coast Regional Council 

Gladstone Regional Council 

Gold Coast City Council 

Goondiwindi Regional Council 

Gympie Regional Council 

Hinchinbrook Shire Council 

Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council 

Ipswich City Council 

Isaac Regional Council 

Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council 

Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council 

Lockyer Valley Regional Council 

Logan City Council 

Longreach Regional Council 

Mackay Regional Council 

Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council 

Maranoa Regional Council 

McKinlay Shire Council 

Moreton Bay Regional Council 

Mornington Shire Council 

Mount Isa City Council 

Murweh Shire Council 

Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council 



North Burnett Regional Council 

Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council 

Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council 

Paroo Shire Council 

Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire Council 

Quilpie Shire Council 

Redland City Council 

Richmond Shire Council 

Rockhampton Regional Council 

Scenic Rim Regional Council 

Somerset Regional Council 

South Burnett Regional Council 

Southern Downs Regional Council 

Tablelands Regional Council 

Toowoomba Regional Council 

Torres Shire Council 

Torres Strait Island Regional Council 

Townsville City Council 

Whitsunday Regional Council 

Winton Shire Council 

Woorabinda Aboriginal Shire Council 

Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council 

Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council 

Elected representatives 

Regional Development 

Committees 

Darling Downs and South West 

Far North Queensland & Torres Strait 

Fitzroy and Central West 

Gold Coast 

Mackay/Whitsunday 

Townsville and North West 

Brisbane City 

Moreton Bay 

Ipswich and West Moreton 

Logan and Redlands 

Sunshine Coast 

Wide Bay Burnett 



NRM, Conservation and Indigenous 

Australian Landcare 

Council 

Landcare Australia Ltd. 


Regional Groups 

Collective 


(14) 

Queensland 

Conservation Council 

Queensland Water and 

Land Carers 

Wilderness Society 

Wildlife Preservation 

Society of Queensland 

World Wildlife Fund 

Indigenous Land 

Corporation 

Burnett Mary Regional Group for NRM Inc (BMRG) 

Cape York Peninsula Development Association Ltd 

(CYPDA) 

Condamine Alliance (CA) 

Desert Channels Queensland Inc (DCQ) 

Fitzroy Basin Association Inc (FBA) 

Northern Gulf Resource Management Group Ltd 

(NGRMG) 

NQ Dry Tropics (Land & Water Solutions) 

Queensland Murray-Darling Committee Inc (QMDC) 

Reef Catchments Mackay Whitsunday Inc (RC) 

SEQ Catchments Ltd (SEQC) 

South West NRM Ltd (SWNRM) 

Southern Gulf Catchments Ltd (SGC) 

Terrain Natural Resource Management Ltd (Terrain 

NRM) 

Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) 



Research and Professional Networks 

Cooperative Research 

Centres 

Australian Seafood CRC 

Bushfire CRC 

Cotton Catchment Communities CRC 

CRC for an Internationally Competitive Pork Industry 

CRC for Beef Genetic Technologies 

CRC for Forestry 

CRC for National Plant Biosecurity 

CRC for Sheep Industry Innovation 

Dairy Futures CRC 

Future Farm Industries CRC 

Invasive Animals CRC 

Poultry CRC 

Environment Institute 

of Australia and New 

Zealand 

Future Farmers 

Network 

Nuffield Australia 

Farming Scholars 

Planning Institute of 

Australia 

Queensland Tourism 

Industry Council 

Universities 

(Queensland and 

northern New South 

Wales) 

Far North Queensland Division 

South East Queensland Division 

Queensland Division 

Australian Catholic University 

Bond University 

Central Queensland University 

Griffith University 

James Cook University 

Queensland University of Technology 

The University of Queensland 

University of the Sunshine Coast 

Southern Cross University 

University of New England

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