Enhancing Local Government Biosecurity Capacity in Far North Queensland
We support an integrated and coordinated approach to managing invasive plants and animals. This is shown in the initiative 'Enhancing Local Government Biosecurity Capacity (ELGBC) in Far North Queensland'.
This initiative builds on the success of the Better Partnerships pilot project and focuses on enhancing regional collaboration in Far North Queensland. The funding helps local governments develop collaborative partnerships to facilitate improved regional pest management arrangements.
About the regional collaborative framework
To protect Queensland—including its people and environments—against the worst impacts of invasive species, we need effective biosecurity practices.
The regional collaborative framework is a practical tool to guide local governments to take a regional collaborative approach to enhancing their own biosecurity capacity.
This adaptable framework highlights 3 core principles for regional collaboration and best practice management:
- regional context
- regional collaboration
- beyond regions.
Local governments and other stakeholders can use the framework to strengthen their regional biosecurity efforts. They can consider suggestions on how collaboration can restructure their governance, planning and coordination to address biosecurity risks in a way that involves the broader community and relevant stakeholders.
A background to the regional collaborative framework provides context and supporting information that promotes the development of successful collaborative partnerships.
Funding
We, through the ELGBC, provide funding to local governments and regional organisations of councils to help them coordinate regional arrangements that establish and enhance effective, collaborative partnerships.
By building stronger and more effective working partnerships across the region, this funding will leave a legacy of enhanced biosecurity capacity in Far North Queensland.
The ELGBC funding recipients and their projects are summarised in this table:
Organisation | Project Name | Status* |
|---|---|---|
North West Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils Inc. (NWQROC) | Jump start the Northwest Queensland Regional Biosecurity Plan coordination and implementation | In delivery |
Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council | Enhancing Biosecurity Collaboration and Capability in the Southern Gulf and Western Cape York Region | In delivery |
Far North Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils (FNQROC) | Wet Tropics Biosecurity Futures | In delivery |
Torres Strait Island Regional Council | Sustainable Biosecurity Management | In delivery |
*Status
- Withdrawn: The project is no longer proceeding.
- Early implementation: The project is being rolled out and while some on-ground works may have started, others are still being developed.
- In delivery: All on-ground works and project activities are in full delivery.
- Complete: The final project report has been submitted and finalised.