South Australias Strategic Plan - Murray & Mallee Regional Plan

The Economic Development Board called for a whole-of-state strategic plan and has been pleased to be associated with its update. The business community would benefit from considering all of the SA Strategic Plan targets when making their own longer term plans for operations in this state.

David Simmons
Chair, Economic Development Board

Objective 1 Growing Prosperity

T1.1 Economic Growth: Increase the value of the Murray & Mallee region’s contribution to Gross Regional Product through to 2014.
T1.7 Performance in the public sector: customer and client satisfaction with government services: Increase the satisfaction of people in the Murray & Mallee region with government services by 2010, maintaining or exceeding the level of satisfaction thereafter.
T1.11 Unemployment: Reduce and maintain an unemployment rate below the South Australian average by 2014.
T1.15 Tourism Industry: Increase domestic visitor expenditure through to 2014.
T1.18 Minerals production: Increase value of minerals production through to 2014.
T1.19 Minerals processing: Increase value of minerals processing through to 2014.
T1.25 Population fertility rate: Maintain a rate of at least 1.7 births per woman
T1.26 Aboriginal unemployment: Reduce the gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal unemployment rates in the Murray & Mallee region.

Objective 2 Improving Wellbeing

T2.1 Smoking: Reduce the prevalence of smoking for those aged 16 years and over in the Murray & Mallee region to below the SA average through to 2014.
T2.2 Healthy weight: Increase the proportion of Murray & Mallee residents 18 years and over with healthy weight to at least the SA average.
T2.3 Sport and recreation: Reach or exceed the South Australian average for participation in sport and physical activity by 2014.
T2.4 Healthy South Australians: Achieve and maintain above the SA outcomes for healthy life expectancy by 2014.
T2.7 Psychological wellbeing: Maintain lower than the South Australianaverage for psychological distress through to 2014
T2.8 Statewide crime rates: Continue to reduce victim reported crime in the Murray & Mallee region through to 2014 (monitor changes over time).
T2.9 combined with T2.10 Road safety: Reduce the number of serious casualties (fatalities and serious injuries) in the Murray & Mallee region through to 2010.

Objective 3 Attaining Sustainability

T3.1 Lose no species: Lose no known native species as a result of human impacts.
T3.2 Land biodiversity: By 2010 have well established biodiversity corridors aimed at maximizing ecological outcomes particularly in the face of climate change.
T3.3 Soil protection: By 2014, achieve an increase in the Murray & Mallee agricultural cropping land that is protected from erosion.
T3.9 Sustainable water supply: The Murray & Mallee region’s water resources are managed within sustainable limits by 2018.
T3.10 – River Murray – flows: Increase environmental flows by 500 GL in the River Murray by 2009 as a first step towards improving sustainability in the Murray-Darling Basin, with a longer-term target of 1500 GL by 2018.
T3.11 – River Murray – salinity: South Australia maintains a positive balance on the Murray-Darling Basin Commission salinity register.
T3.15 Aboriginal lands: access and management: Resolve all native title claims by 2014.

Objective 4 Fostering Creativity and Innovation

T4.3 Cultural engagement – institutions: Increase the number of attendances at the Murray & Mallee cultural institutions by 2014.
T4.4 Cultural engagement – arts activities: Increase the number of attendances at selected arts activities by 2014.
T4.8 Broadband Usage- Increase broadband usage in the Murray & Mallee region.

Objective 5 Building Communities

T5.5 Local Government elections: Increase voter participation in local government elections in the Murray & Mallee region to 50 per cent by 2014.
T5.6 Volunteering: Maintain the current high level of volunteering in the Murray & Mallee region.
T5.8 Multiculturalism: Increase the percentage of people in the Murray & Mallee region who accept cultural diversity as a positive influence in the community.
T5.9 Regional population levels: Maintain or increase the Murray & Mallee region’s proportional share of South Australia’s population.

Objective 6 Expanding Opportunity

T6.3 Early childhood- birthweight: Reduce the proportion of low birth weight babies in the Murray & Mallee region.
T6.5 Economic disadvantage: Reduce the percentage of people in the Murray & Mallee region receiving government benefits (excluding age pensions and exceptional circumstance payments) as their major income source.
T6.7 Affordable housing: Increase affordable home purchase and rental opportunities in the Murray & Mallee region.
T6.8 Housing stress: Reduce the number of households in the Murray & Mallee region experiencing housing stress.
T6.19 Non-school qualifications: Increase the proportion of the labour force in the Murray & Mallee region with non-school qualifications.
T6.21 VET participation: Increase VET participation rates in the Murray & Mallee region.

TARGETS WHERE DATA SOURCES NEED TO BE DEVELOPED

Objective 1
T1.2 Competitive business climate
T1.4 Industrial relations
T1.5 Business investment
T1.6 Labour productivity
T1.8 Performance in the public sector :government decision making
T1.10 Jobs
T1.12 Employment participation
T1.13 Employment in the Defence Industry
T1.14 Total exports
T1.17 Minerals exploration
T1.20 Defence Industry
T1.21 Strategic infrastructure
T1.23 Interstate migration
T1.24 Overseas migration

Objective 2
T2.6 Chronic diseases
T2.11 Greater safety at work
T2.12 Work-life balance

Objective 3
T3.5 Greenhouse gas emission reductions
T3.6 Use of public transport
T3.7 Ecological footprint
T3.8 Zero waste
T3.12 Renewable energy
T3.13 Energy Efficiency: government buildings
T3.14 Energy efficiency: dwellings

Objective 4
T4.1 Creative industries
T4.5 Understanding of Aboriginal culture
T4.6 Commercialisation of research
T4.7 Business innovation
T4.9 Investment in science and research – public expenditure
T4.10 Investment in science and research – Australian Government resources
T4.11 Investment in science and research – business expenditure
T4.12 Venture capital

Objective 5
T5.1 Boards and Committees
T5.2 Chairs of Boards and Committees
T5.4 Enrolment to vote
T5.7 Aboriginal leadership