This paper analyses the sustainability planning governance arrangements in the Cairns region by exploring the capacity, connectivity and knowledge use of institutions in the region to deliver desired sustainability planning outcomes.

In order to better analyse the impact of governance, this paper proposes a set of governance indicators to examine decisions across regional planning institutions and apply this to governance models across Queensland’s regions.

Summary Victoria in Future 2014 (VIF2014) is the official state government projection of population and households. Projections are used by decision makers across government and in other areas. The results are driven by assumptions concerning demographic and land use trends. Projections are based on the latest (30 June 2013) population estimates from the Australian Bureau...

This background paper provides information on the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the Victorian coast. It aims to provide and up to date evidence base for informing the Victorian Coastal Strategy 2013.

Victoria's estimated resident population at June 2011 was 5.53 million people. In the ten years to 2011, Victoria had the second largest growth of all states and territories, after Queensland, with a population increase of 729,800. The state grew by 15% over this period, equal to Australia as a whole.