Executive Summary

Townsville City Council
Accelerated Sustainability Planning


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Executive Summary

The Townsville City Council Sustainability Planning Program, 17^th - 21^st May 2004, featured a number of key events, the culmination of which was the two-day Accelerated Sustainability workshop for Council Managers & stakeholders.

On the 20^th - 21^st May 2004, the Sustainable Planning Forum workshop was held at Panorama House, Townsville. The key objectives of the workshop were to bring internal and external stakeholders of Townsville City Council together to consider the sustainable future of our City.

Four other events were held in support of the workshop.

Sustainability Change Agents Training for Coordinators and Supervisors
Council Executive Briefing on Sustainability
Executive Briefing on Sustainability for Council Partners from Business, Government and Community.
Townsville Have Your Say Group Briefing/Focus Group on Sustainability

Left: The completed Sustainability Pyramid for Townsville.
Right: The Change Agents training attended by Townsville City Council staff.

For the two day workshop, participants were led through a series of group tasks to consider the key sustainability elements of economic, social, wellbeing and nature for our City. These tasks included the consideration of the key assets and infrastructure, and Council-Community concerns and values to create a vision for Townsville’s long term future. The workshop considered past, present and future trends for the prosperity of Townsville. A draft set of indicators based on workshop participants’ perceptions was developed. The workshop also identified ideas and innovations for the future and finally identified strategies to implement them.

In summary 4 key strategies were identified as key leverage points for the future of the City. These include:

To establish a Centre of Excellence of Innovation and Sustainability in the City of Townsville – linked with education establishments and industry – including a possible CRC (Cooperative Research Centre) for Innovation and Sustainability.
To integrate sustainability principles and initiatives into the future Rocky Springs Satellite City 2015
To develop and implement a Carbon Neutral Water Recycling plant for the whole city of Townsville – This was also linked to alternative energy sources for the city including Methane, and wind generation
To hold a Sustainability Summit for the whole Region.

“Achieving sustainability does not mean slowing down our economy. It means speeding it up, and directing our energy toward the redesign and redevelopment of existing systems that create new opportunities for the future”.
Alan AtKisson, President, AtKisson Inc 2004

Watched by the attendees of the two day Accelerated Sustainability managers and stakeholders workshop, the Deputy Mayor and Chair of Sustainable Development Committee places the Capstone Agreement flag (Rocky Springs) on the completed Sustainability Pyramid - a final celebration.

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1. Introduction

2. Building the Pyramid – the levels

3. Workshop Results

4. Indicators and Linkages

5. Systems Mapping and Analysis Level

6. Innovations and Strategy

Appendix 1 - Attendees List

Appendix 2 - THYS Sustainability Briefing / Focus Group

Appendix 3 - Change Agents Sustainability Training

(Assets, Concerns, Values and Visions Linkages)

Appendix 4 - Townsville Sustainability Compass Index (Indicators Sheets)

Appendix 5 - Three Power-point presentations:

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