14 September 2011   Council, at its Planning and Development Committee Meeting No. 7 on 14 September 2011, endorsed the Sustainable Growth Strategy and acknowledged and noted the final individual planning studies and Consolidated Planning Report that have informed it.

The Sustainable Growth Strategy was commissioned to assist and inform in the development of a new planning scheme for the entire local government area. The Strategy considers the interests of the State of Queensland as expressed in the Draft Wide Bay Burnett Regional Plan as at October 2010 and reflects Council's submission to the Plan. It also integrates background information, such as the Consolidated Planning Report, and consultation with Councillors, the community and stakeholder groups towards creating a vision for the Fraser Coast to 2031.
 
The Sustainable Growth Strategy Report is available for download on Council's website http://www.frasercoast.qld.gov.au/web/guest/sustainable-growth-strategy.  Hard copies will also be available for viewing at Council's Customer Service Centres and libraries at Maryborough, Hervey Bay, Tiaro, Howard and Burrum Heads.
 
CDs containing the Sustainable Growth Strategy Report, Consolidated Planning Report and Individual Planning Studies are available from Council's Customer Service Centres. Alternatively, please contact Council on 1300 794 929 to request a copy.