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INDUSTRY • URBAN AFFAIRS

Future vision

Let’s all get behind Vision To find out more about the Vision 2050 Cairns
2050 Cairns - the world’s most and how you can support and contribute to it,
liveable and enterprising visit www.cairns.qld.gov.au/vision2050
regional city.

Share it. Promote it. Secure its broad an exciting time for Cairns with re- We’ll need to come together regularly
support. newed investment and confidence, the to review our progress and update our
That’s the rallying call to political, city must also look to the future. vision as required. Times change, new
business and community leaders from “The purpose of the shared vision is to challenges arise and we must adapt.
Cairns Regional Council after the re- present key strategic themes that will We’ll be putting processes in place to
lease of the Cairns 2050 Shared Vision shape the future of our city and our ensure this occurs.”
project. region including the delivery of infra- Tropic Group managing director Gavin
The Shared Vision was developed over structure, programs and policy that King, who attended the shared vision
many months by a range of community creates the conditions workshops, commended council on the
and economic leaders who banded to- initiative.
gether with council to create the long- “Since the launch of our media and
term strategy aimed at delivering marketing platforms at Tropic Group
an improved quality of life for the a few years ago, we’ve always advo-
community today and into the Tourism cated for long-term vision and
future. collaboration to create a truly
Titled “Cairns: the world’s Natural Assets world-class liveable tropical
most liveable and enter- Enabling Policy & city,” Mr King said.
Infrastructure
prising regional city”, the “This Shared Vision proj-
shared vision details key ect maps out how we can
strategic themes for the get there with tangible
region and identifies policies and projects, but
the projects, investment VISION most importantly it re-
and policy decisions that Community Arts & Culture quires everyone to band
are needed to achieve Wellbeing together and contribute
them. The shared vision to make it happen.”
will be used as a platform Cr Manning said the next
for advocating to State phase of the project was to
and Federal Governments “open up discussions” and
on the priorities for Cairns Connectivity & secure commitments from all
Education,
and also as a foundation for Accessibility Knowledge & stakeholders to work together
negotiating a potential City Deal Innovation collaboratively and in a spirit of
for Cairns, bringing three levels of Agriculture goodwill to deliver the key strategic
government together to achieve key goals of this much-needed shared vi-
goals for the city. sion for Cairns.
A City Deal for Cairns would fast-track for a pros - “The key initiatives in the shared vision
the implementation of key initiatives perous and highly liveable future in will also help deliver growth and oppor-
and secure funding commitments from Cairns,” he said. tunity at a time of a national focus on
all levels of government to both the vi- “We needed to put our vision to paper the importance of Northern Australia,”
sion and the projects and policy that so we can share it, promote it and se- he said.
underpin it. cure its broad support. It is not some-
Mayor Bob Manning said while it was thing that we can ‘set and forget’ either.
”
The shared vision is to present key strategic themes that
will shape the future of our city and our region

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