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The South-West Framework provides a big-picture view of the region’s future, focusing on its major challenges and the prime opportunities to ensure growth and development are achieved.
The south-west has undergone a rapid and sustained change to the makeup of its population and economy in recent decades, with significant population growth predicted for the region in the next two decades.
The framework addresses the scale and distribution of future population growth, environmental issues, transport, infrastructure, water resources, agriculture, tourism and the emerging impacts of climate change.
The framework contains eight important themes, expands on key principles outlined in the State Planning Strategy, including planning for sustainable land use and development, and brings together many policies specific to the south-west.
It will guide the preparation of local planning strategies in an economically diverse region that features a growing population base and developing sectors including manufacturing, mining and tourism.
Minister's media statement.