Co-existence and community support

Why this matters

While Queensland has vast lands and waters, the most fertile and productive areas are under intense competition from housing, energy, mining, infrastructure and other industries. As the population expands, there will always be competing needs across the economy, society and environment, and a requirement for balanced land and sea use.

Planning that safeguards prime agricultural land and waters for primary production is fundamental to attracting investment into primary industries. It also underpins Queensland's ability to feed and house its population, and to provide economic prosperity to regional communities.

Long-term resource security, including access to agriculture, timber, fisheries and water for irrigation, is essential for off-setting risk.

The future must enshrine both the right to operate, with industry's role as land and sea stewards, providing sustainable and resilient primary industries.

The broader community expects the primary industries sector to be stewards of the land and sea for current and future generations. While Queensland's primary industries are leaders in stewardship of our natural assets, there is work to be done to demonstrate this critical role to the community and our increasingly discerning local and global consumers.

Goal

The community recognises and supports their role as land and sea stewards, optimising resource use for primary industries production alongside other primary industries’ uses, while providing food security to the nation.

Success looks like

Primary industries are trusted, valued and prioritised when land and sea resource conflict occurs.

Initiatives

There are many opportunities to thrive across our state, regions and agriculture, fisheries and forestry sectors.

Key initiatives to harness opportunities and drive action include:

• Build industry credibility by promoting the community, environmental and economic benefits of forestry and timber production
• Invest in environmental stewardship and sustainability
• Maintain access to state forests for a range of purposes
• Maintain prime agricultural land
• Secure access to native forest resources to stimulate investment
• Secure our food and fibre system
• Share responsibility, representation and co-management
• Showcase the Queensland seafood and nature-based tourism experience
• Strengthen trust and integrity of Queensland fishing and seafood
• Support Indigenous forestry opportunities across the forestry and timber industry