In 2016, the Queensland Government launched a transition strategy to assist the North Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah) community in its economic transition away from sand mining. The transition strategy identified 23 projects due for completion and the Queensland Government approved funding of $20 million, approximately one-third of the total estimated cost of delivering these projects. 

The transition strategy was reissued in 2019 as Minjerribah Futures, with responsibility transferring from the Department of State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning (Department of State Development) to the Department of Innovation, Tourism Industry Development and the Commonwealth Games (Department of Tourism).

The Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation (QYAC) was the assigned project coordinator for 9 of the original 23 projects. Between July 2016 and December 2021, the period of the review, QYAC received $8.7 million under the transition strategy and Minjerribah Futures. 

This report outlines the key findings from an assessment of how the departments managed funding agreements with the project coordinator for nine of the 23 projects. It finds that program design, project status reporting and project oversight could be improved.