Social Infrastructure Strategic Plan
Gladstone Regional Council, the Gladstone Economic & Industry Development Board and the State Department of Infrastructure & Planning are working together on a Social Infrastructure Strategic Plan for the Gladstone Region. View Updates & Downloads
What is Social Infrastructure?
Social infrastructure includes a wide range of built facilities, services and networks of organisations. These include:
- Community facilities like schools, hospitals, police/fire/ambulance stations, child-care centres, youth facilities, cultural facilities like libraries and theatres, recreation and sporting facilities*, facilities for older people including accommodation, public transport, pedestrian/walking trails and bikeways, and social (non-private) housing.
- Community services like health services, children's and family services, aged care services, disability services, multicultural services, youth development, welfare and support services, housing services, and employment and training services
- Community services networks like interagency groups.
- Work in this area will draw on the findings of previous local government open space and recreation studies.
What is the Social Infrastructure Strategic Plan (SIS Plan)?
The project is a planning process that will audit the region's existing social infrastructure, talk to people about what might be lacking, benchmark Gladstone's position against other regions and provide recommendations for clearing any backlog and keeping our social infrastructure in line with development trends and population growth.
Just as importantly, the plan will guide investment decisions Governments and private development proponents make now and into the future.
Who is undertaking the project?
The SIS Plan is a joint project between the State Government (Department of Infrastructure and Planning), the Gladstone Economic and Industry Development Board (GEIDB) and Gladstone Regional Council.
The consultants commissioned to prepare the SIS Plan are Buckley Vann Town Planning Consultants, Briggs & Mortar Pty Limited and Andrea Young Planning Consultants.
They will be seeking community involvement and assistance throughout this project.
Can I be involved?
On this page is a link to periodic updates about the project. The update documents include a feedback form and contact details for the sponsoring agencies and the consultants.
Downloads
- Project Update 1 - 21st April 2009 (283KB PDF)
- Stage 1 Background Report May 2009(973KB PDF)
- Project Update 2 - 18th August 2009 (412KB PDF)
- Project Update 3 - 20th November 2009 (342KB PDF)
- Feedback Form No 2 (155KB PDF)
November Community Workshops
As part of Stage 4 of the SIS Plan Project the study team is holding a number of community workshops around the region to discuss preliminary findings from the Needs Assessment. Community input will help to validate the findings and inform priority setting. Workshops and events are being held at the following locations:
| Tuesday 17th November 2009 | ||
| 10:00 - 11:30am | Boyne Island Community Centre, Mt Larcom Room (corner of Wyndham Avenue and Hayes Avenue Boyne Island) | |
| 3:30 - 5:00pm | Ubobo Memorial Hall, Railway Tce, Ubobo | |
| 7:00 - 8:30pm | Mt Larcom Hall 47 Raglan Street, Mount Larcom | |
| Wednesday 18th November 2009 | ||
| 3:30 - 5:00pm | Miriam Vale Community Centre (Blomfield St , Miriam Vale, next to Miriam Vale Council offices) | |
| 6:30 - 8:00pm | Agnes Water Community Health Centre 2 Rafting Ground Rd, Agnes Water | |
| Saturday 21st November 2009 | ||
| 10:00 - 1:00pm | Stockland Mall Council Information Booth | |
You are invited to attend these sessions and the study team welcomes your participation. The third SIS Plan Update is available online and is accompanied by Feedback Form No. 2 which asks questions to assist us in finalising the Needs Assessment and setting priorities.
Enquiries can also be made to members of the Steering Committee and Project Team:
- Liza Valks or Kylie Rolley at Buckley Vann Town Planning Consultants on 3852 1822
- Garry Scanlan at GEIDB on 4971 2318
- Cale Dendle at Gladstone Regional Council on 4970 0769
- Debra Honan at Department of Infrastructure and Planning on 3405 5638
