CRADLE COAST POPULATION TASKFORCE PUBLIC DISCUSSION PAPER
October 2003
Contents Page SECTION 1 .......................................................................................................................................................3 INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................................................3 BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................................................3 TASKFORCE MEMBERSHIP AND ROLE ............................................................................................................4 CRADLE COAST POPULATION TRENDS ..........................................................................................................4 Overall population decline ........................................................................................................................5 Trends within the region............................................................................................................................5 High net migration loss .............................................................................................................................5 Our population is aging.............................................................................................................................6 Less young people......................................................................................................................................6 Population concentration ..........................................................................................................................6 Recent population gains ............................................................................................................................6 WHY IS POPULATION GROWTH IMPORTANT? ................................................................................................6 FACTORS THAT CAN AFFECT POPULATION GROWTH ...................................................................................8 CAN POPULATION DECLINE BE REVERSED?..................................................................................................8 THE PATH TO SUSTAINABLE POPULATION GROWTH...................................................................................10 SECTION 2 .....................................................................................................................................................11 PROPOSED POPULATION CONCEPTS FOR DISCUSSION .................................................................................11 YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN THE REGION’S FUTURE ........................................................................................14
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SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION The Cradle Coast Authority appointed a Population Taskforce under the Commonwealth Government’s Sustainable Regions Program to investigate the region’s demographic trends and recommend strategies aimed at stimulating population growth. The Taskforce has been meeting on a regular basis since it was formed in February 2003. During this time the Taskforce has undertaken demographic research and analysis of population trends in the region. It has also conducted discussions with a number of social and business experts and learned of the factors responsible for the success and failures of other regions and towns in achieving sustainable population growth. This discussion paper summarises the key research findings and outlines proposed concepts for consideration. Most importantly, it invites the regional community to provide comment on the proposed concepts. The Taskforce has released the discussion paper for public comment over a four week period commencing on 17 October 2003 and closing on 17 November 2003. Comments on the proposed concepts should be directed to: Sarah Poortenaar Executive Officer Cradle Coast Authority PO Box 338, Burnie 7320
Ph: 03 6431 6285 Fax: 03 6431 7014 Email: spoortenaar@cradlecoast.com
After receiving public feedback, the Taskforce will be in a position to prioritise the concepts and develop one or more concepts into population strategies that will be recommended for Sustainable Regions funding. The Taskforce looks forward to your support and involvement in ensuring that the Cradle Coast region can achieve long-term sustainable and balanced population growth.
BACKGROUND Over the last decade, the population of the Cradle Coast region has declined and aged. These two trends are a major issue for Councils, business and service providers in the region, as they affect the customer base for regional enterprises and the rate-base required for maintenance of local infrastructure and services. Particular concerns have been expressed about young people leaving the region in pursuit of education and employment opportunities elsewhere. Employers in the region find it hard to recruit qualified people locally and attract suitable candidates from interstate. It has been agreed that the economic and social development of the region depends on reversing these trends and encouraging sustainable population growth. The new industries needed to rebuild the region’s economy require immediate access to new skills and investment from outside the region as well as a longer-term supply of locally skilled workers.
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The taskforce notes with satisfaction that the region, along with the rest of the State has experienced a population turn-around over the last six months, with modest population gains. The challenge is to ensure that this reversal continues and that recent population gains are consolidated.
TASKFORCE MEMBERSHIP AND ROLE The Cradle Coast Authority appointed a skills-based taskforce to investigate the region’s population trends and recommend targeted strategies for implementation at regional scale. The Cradle Coast Authority has allocated up to $500 000, as part of the Sustainable Regions Program for targeted investment in one or more population strategies developed by the Taskforce. The seven-member Taskforce was appointed under the Family and Business Migration component of the up to $12 million Cradle Coast Sustainable Regions Investment Plan, launched by the Federal Government in October 2002. Members of the taskforce are:
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Grant Atkins (Chair), General Manager of Latrobe Council, the region’s fastest growing municipality Professor Jan Pakulski, Dean of Arts and Humanities, University of Tasmania Sally Darke, Manager of Jet Personnel and Recruitment Martin Harris, CEO of the Real Estate Institute of Tasmania Stephanie Jaensch, marketing consultant and former Executive Director of Brand Tasmania Di Hollister, tourism and community development consultant Peter Dwyer, Editor of The Advocate newspaper
The Taskforce’s specific teams of reference are to:
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Review current population trends and their impacts on the region to identify priority issues, Develop strategies to address priority issues through regional initiatives and policies, Provide information and opportunities for public input, and Develop one or more major proposals for Sustainable Regions funding.
The Taskforce has focused on issues of local importance and the structure of the population that can be influenced at a regional scale, such as filling specific gaps in the region’s population profile and building on the factors that already attract and keep people here. It has identified the major population trends, as well as some underlying causes of population decline and ageing. The concepts it has developed reflect the experiences of other regions, especially the measures that have helped in reversing population decline and securing sustainable population growth.
CRADLE COAST POPULATION TRENDS The Taskforce commissioned a report by population expert, Dr Natalie Jackson from the University of Tasmania, to review current population trends in the region. Dr Jackson’s report is based on Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data. The key population trends are as follows:
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Overall population decline Since its peak in 1991 at around 112 000 persons, the population of the Cradle Coast region has declined in size to approximately 106 826 people (2001). At June 2002 the population was estimated to have declined by a further 400 persons to around 106 400. The population is projected to continue to decline across the coming decades to between 105 000 (best case scenario) and 95 000 (worst case scenario) by 2020∗. It should be noted that despite predications that the region’s population would decline, the region has begun experiencing fewer net interstate migration losses and over the last six to twelve months the State, has been experiencing positive net growth.
Trends within the region Local Government areas in the Cradle Coast are experiencing different rates of growth and decline. The Burnie–Devonport coastal strip, which contains around 73% of the region’s population, declined by 2.1% (1695 persons) between 1996 and 2001. Remote areas within the region such as the West Coast and King Island experienced the greatest declines, falling by 13.1% (835 persons) and 8.2% (155 persons) respectively from 1996 to 2001. However it should be noted that other towns in Australia such as Whyalla and Broken Hill are losing a greater proportion of people. Only two of the region’s local government areas showed increases in population from 1996 to 2001. They were Latrobe, up 5.7% (405 persons) and Kentish, up 0.7% (37 persons).
High net migration loss Population decline in the Cradle Coast region can be attributed mainly to a high net migration loss in the 17 to 37 age group. Between 1991 and 2001, numbers in this age group fell by 7 626, representing a decline of almost 23%. This high level of migration loss means that there are fewer people of reproductive age in the population and the people in the 17 to 37 age group who are leaving the region are taking the children that they would have had, or do have, with them. These trends are creating an unbalanced population structure for the region where there is a notable ‘bite’ out of the region’s population structure in the 17 to 37 age group. This ‘bite’ is evident in the other Tasmanian region’s population structures but not to the same extent. In the period between 1996 to 2001, 39% of those who moved out of the region went to other parts of Tasmania and 61% relocated to other states, namely Victoria (18%), Queensland (16%) and New South Wales (11%). In comparison to the other regions in Tasmania, the Cradle Coast region has collectively lost more people to other regions in Tasmania and interstate than both the Northern and Southern regions. Although the North and South have experienced interstate migration losses at a similar level to the Cradle Coast region, this loss has been compensated to some degree by more people moving to the population centres of Hobart and Launceston from other areas within the State.
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These figures are based on projections from the ABS. It should be noted that ABS projections are not intended as forecasts, but are illustrations of change in the population that would occur if certain assumptions about future demographic trends prevail over time.
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Our population is aging According to population forecasts, the total number of people aged over 65 will increase from just over 15 000 at present (2003), to around 23 000 by 2021, an increase of 50 per cent. The Cradle Coast’s population is aging slightly faster than the rest of the State due to a greater proportion of migration losses in younger age groups. Tasmania’s population as a whole is also aging faster than any other state, and soon will have the oldest population of any state in Australia. The increase of older age groups is inevitable as baby boomers get older and life expectancy is expected to increase. More people will be leaving the labour force than entering the labour force due to retirement. This will have an impact on succession and recruitment by increasing demand for skilled workers and impacting positively on youth unemployment
Less young people The numbers of people in the younger age group of 0 to 24 are declining and they are projected to fall by about 25 per cent by 2020. This can be attributed to a declining fertility rate and less people of reproductive age in the population, caused by a high migration loss.
Population concentration Despite declines in the region’s population, the coastal strip between Burnie and Devonport represents the 25th largest urban mass in Australia containing 77 385 people in 2002. The number of people contained within the coastal strip is significantly greater if towns such as Wynyard, Latrobe and Sheffield are included. This population mass is significant as it represents a critical mass of people, industry and services within relatively close proximity.
Recent population gains Tasmania has turned the corner since net migration loss peaked in 1998 and is now experiencing positive growth. ABS figures from the March quarter of 2003 reveal that the State’s population has grown by 1811 people with a net gain of 801 through interstate migration, 556 through natural increases (births less deaths) and 454 through overseas migration. A regional breakdown from the March quarter 2003 will not be available until December 2003, however anecdotal evidence suggests that the Cradle Coast region is experiencing its fair share of the State’s population growth.
WHY IS POPULATION GROWTH IMPORTANT? A population that is balanced and growing indicates that an area is successful in attracting and retaining its people through economic growth, which contributes to our social and environmental prosperity. However we need to ensure that population growth is sustainable in the long-term and that it does not impact negatively on our quality of life, environment and infrastructure. A growing population, either through natural increase or migration, can contribute significantly to the local economy. According to Australian business analyst, Bernard Salt, 10 000 extra residents brings:
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3700 new suburban households $70M in new retail spending. $25M in new supermarket spending. Kmart One cinema screen 7500 cubic meters of pre mixed concrete 6
An increase in population has a wide impact. It creates a greater customer base for regional businesses, encourages the development and expansion of businesses and industries leading to job creation, expands the rate base for Councils ensuring that local infrastructure and services are maintained and expanded, and creates new cultural and social opportunities. Regions in Australia experience different levels of growth at different times. For example, Victoria experienced sluggish population growth with high levels of out migration from 1992 to 1995. Victoria has since recovered and experienced significant growth and economic activity during the late 1990s, with growth reaching a plateau in 2003. Much of the population decline in this region can be attributed to structural changes occurring in the mining, manufacturing and forestry industries, whereby declining job opportunities have caused people to leave the region seeking job opportunities elsewhere in Tasmania and interstate. The table below using ABS data shows how our region compares to other regions in Australia in relation to job and population losses and gains. The table shows that job and population loss are closely linked in the Cradle Coast region. From 1996 to 2001, the region lost 3.5% of its jobs and subsequently lost 3.5% of its population. This suggests that the region’s population decline in the late 1990s was directly related to job losses. Some regions have experienced a greater population loss than job decline and other regions such as Whyalla have experienced massive job losses but population losses are yet to follow. Jobs
Population
No.
%
-1396
-3.5
-3 733
-3.5
Broken Hill (NSW)
-256
-3.7
-1 039
-4.9
Upper Great Southern (WA)
-499
-5.4
-1 347
-7.0
-1078
-11.8
-2058
-8.7
409
1.9
-1 143
-2.3
30 677
21.2
65 598
18.1
662 665
8.7
1 017 042
5.7
Cradle Coast
Whyalla (SA) Wimmera (VIC) Gold Coast (QLD) Australia
No.
%
Source: Bernard Salt, 2003, Based on ABS 1996-2001 data
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FACTORS THAT CAN AFFECT POPULATION GROWTH There are a number of factors including economic growth and job creation that have the capacity to affect population growth. These factors are a mix of deliberate mechanisms introduced by different levels of Government and factors that have indirectly contributed to population growth, such as the creation of new industries, building activity and value shifts. Below is a list of factors and relevant examples that have had positive effects on population growth in different areas in Australia and New Zealand. Education and Training
Invercargill in New Zealand introduced a zero fee scheme for tertiary education, which led to an increase in enrolment numbers and attracted people to their city.
Infrastructure Development
Melbourne experienced a boom in infrastructure and property development in the late 1990s with the construction of major projects such as City link, Crown Casino, Docklands and reaped the rewards of population growth.
Relative Housing Affordability
Tasmania’s recent boom in real estate activity can be attributed to the State’s relative housing affordability. People are moving to Tasmania, as housing is more affordable than other States.
Value shifts
Australian’s values are changing, Australians are ‘down shifting’ and seeking lifestyle changes. People are ‘downshifting’ by selling their properties and businesses in places with high property prices such as Sydney and buying affordable properties in affordable locations, such as Tasmania. People are also seeking lifestyle changes. They are moving to locations that offer lifestyle and lifestyle products. ‘Lifestyle’ towns are emerging in both coastal and rural areas in proximity to population centres such as Byron Bay (NSW), Ocean Grove (VIC), Bowral (NSW) and Macedon Ranges (VIC).
Coastal push
The last century has seen the movement of people from the bush to the suburbs and now to the beach. The push to the coast has seen the growth of cities such as the Gold Coast (QLD), Hervey Bay (QLD) and Coffs Harbour (NSW). The Gold Coast has been the top destination for interstate migration for the last 25 years. The push towards the coast, especially the beach, is predicted to escalate over the next 20 years, not only to coastal cities with warmer climates, but along the coastal strip of the eastern seaboard including Tasmania.
Popularisation of place
Television and film have popularised towns and lifestyle. The Television series ‘Seachange’ encouraged people to seek a lifestyle change and has led to a jump in population growth in the town of Barwon Heads where the series was filmed. Television series such as ‘All the Rivers Run’ and ‘Secret Life of Us’ has also popularised Echuca and St Kilda respectively.
New products
New products such as agricultural crops and value adding of these crops have created population growth in rural areas. Griffith is the fastest growing inland town in Australia and this growth can be attributed to new crops such as gherkins and value adding and processing of other food crops. Source: Bernard Salt, 2003
CAN POPULATION DECLINE BE REVERSED? There are few examples of regions and towns that have successfully turned around long term population decline. Invercargill, situated at the bottom of New Zealand’s South Island, is the exception. The population 8
of Invercargill was 53 968 in 1991, and had declined to 46 400 by 2000. The population has now grown to 49 773. Invercargill has successfully reversed this decline by developing innovative strategies to attract people, especially young people to the region. Like most rural Australian towns, Invercargill was losing its young people to bigger cities such as Auckland. CASE STUDY OF INVERCARGILL Zero fee scheme The Southern Institute of Technology, which is a tertiary institution, introduced a three year zero fee scheme in 2001 to boost enrolments. Money was raised from the local community, the Council and community trusts to initially fund the scheme, in addition the increase in enrolments meant that more money was received from student grants to maintain teaching infrastructure and support the scheme. The increase of student enrollments from 1800 to 3250 in two years has stimulated the local economy by creating a demand for housing, increased retail expenditure, created new employment and stimulated new retail investment. The increased proportion of young people in the city has created a sense of vibrancy and confidence, which the locals have embraced. Local economic growth The turnaround in Invercargill cannot be attributed solely to the zero fee scheme. At the same time as the scheme was introduced, the local economy picked up, especially in the agricultural sector, with rural productivity and prices increasing and new markets identified such as cut flower growing. Community support One of the lessons that can be learned from Invercargill is that the community was actively involved in supporting the push to increase population growth. Local community groups contributed financially to the zero fee scheme, and the local newspaper led the charge through a media campaign to change people’s attitude regarding Invercargill as a place to live. Investment Attraction Invercargill also developed an investment attraction program which has had varied levels of success. The program was aimed at attracting external investment to the region in certain industries where the region already had competitive advantages eg forestry and agriculture. Recruitment program Invercargill has also implemented a recruitment campaign that targets certain skills sets where there are existing skills shortages. Delegates from Invercargill currently visit countries such as South Africa recruiting certain professions such as health professionals.
Invercargill has not been the only city or town which has tried implementing strategies to reverse long term population decline, however it is one of the few places where the strategies it has developed have been successful. Other towns in Australia have tried various strategies to increase their population, but have largely been unsuccessful. Bruce Rock in Western Australia tried a land give away in order to boost its declining population and Whyalla in South Australia offered free public housing to single mothers in order to counteract its decline. Both Bruce Rock and Whyalla have been unsuccessful in reversing their population decline, this is because their strategies are not sustainable and are not addressing the issues as to why their population is declining.
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THE PATH TO SUSTAINABLE POPULATION GROWTH The Cradle Coast region has seen a turnaround in population growth and the economy over the last six to twelve months. It has taken time for the region to recover from job losses and the closure of key businesses and the resulting effects of population decline. The timing is right to build on recent gains and put in place strategies that will ensure that the region continues to grow. The lessons that we can learn from places like Invercargill are that population decline can be successfully reversed, not through one single strategy but through a range of innovative strategies and external influences such as a growing local economy and an empowered and supportive community. The approach the Taskforce has taken is to look at developing strategies which are meaningful and will build the foundation for long term sustainable population growth, not a ‘quick fix’ strategy that fails to address the key challenges of the region. The Taskforce’s objective is to put in place processes and tools that build upon the region’s strengths to rebuild the region’s population. One of they key tasks that the Taskforce undertook was an analysis of the regions strengths and weaknesses. Whilst this analysis was not intended to be comprehensive, it allowed the Taskforce to determine the attributes and shortcomings of the region and take these into account in the development of concepts. STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE CRADLE COAST REGION Strengths
Weaknesses
Critical mass of population between Wynyard and Latrobe.
Perception of isolation and access difficulties.
Strong industry bases of manufacturing, agriculture, forestry and tourism Unique and diverse natural environment
Lack of value adding in industry bases eg mining, forestry and agriculture Negative affects of rural to urban migration The lure of ‘big city lights’
Proximity and access to major population centres eg Melbourne and Sydney
Negative climate perceptions
Low costs of labour and business
High transport costs
Relative housing affordability
High servicing costs of remote locations eg West Coast and King Island
Good infrastructure and service provision High quality of life Opportunities
Threats
Shift of values and lifestyle expectations
Downstream processing occurring elsewhere
Baby boomers looking to downshift
Further job losses
Growing tourism industry
Local mood remains affected by decade of population loss
Increase value adding of industries
Declining affordability of housing due to rising property prices
Growth of new niche industries and services
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SECTION 2 PROPOSED POPULATION CONCEPTS FOR DISCUSSION While the Population Taskforce wants to put in place mechanisms that will ensure that population growth is long-term and sustainable, it also wants to ensure that the population of the region is appropriately balanced in terms of age and skill level. Therefore it will be focusing on strategies that can deliver a balanced population. In order to ensure long-term sustainable and balanced population growth the region needs to address the following key challenges:
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An aging population Declining fertility rates High levels of out-migration A lower proportion of 17 to 37 year olds
The taskforce has identified three actions that will help to address these challenges and deliver sustainable population growth. These actions are:
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Building a responsive community Delivering the foundations for growth Embracing new neighbours
Each of these actions has a set of objectives and concepts that underpin them. The concepts developed by the Taskforce represent an extensive list that the region as a whole can collectively pursue, in order to achieve sustainable and balanced population growth. The Taskforce will be developing one or more of these concepts into population strategies based on public comment and priority. These strategies will then be referred to the Cradle Coast Authority as the basis for Sustainable Regions funding. The actions, objectives and concepts that the taskforce have developed are listed in the table on the following page.
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ACTIONS
OBJECTIVES
CONCEPTS
BUILDING A RESPONSIVE COMMUNITY
Communicating the Cradle Coast brand
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Communicate the Cradle Coast brand: – Develop the Cradle Coast brand. – Create awareness of the brand. – Develop the tools to reinforce the brand.
Creating regional pride
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Encourage the region to think as a region. Develop regional ownership of population strategies and encourage individuals to take action. Highlight the benefits of streetscape beautification, events, and cultural activities and assets to the amenity of the region. Facilitate a study group of regional leaders to visit Invercargill, New Zealand, to experience in practice what has been achieved there and then for the group to lead change regionally. Subscribe to the Tasmania Committee campaign — ‘Love this place’ (Love this Cradle Coast region) campaign.
• • • Showcasing the region’s success at a regional level
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• • DELIVERING THE FOUNDATIONS FOR GROWTH
Encouraging investment in the region
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Generate good news stories at a regional level eg, business and personal success stories. – Form strong working links with the Brand Tasmania Council media activities and the Tasmania Committee and establish partnerships with media to develop a good news story strategy for the region. Stage a business and achievements expo at a regional level. Identify and foster Cradle Coast ambassadors to ‘talk’ the region up at a regional level. Develop a website as a central information point for the region with extensive links to relevant agencies and organisations, a database of regional assets including a registry of the regions industries, businesses and cultural assets, as well as listings of current job opportunities in the region. Build on our regional tourism industry to increase the number of visitors, yield, length of stay and experience: – Raise the profile of events at a regional, State and National level. – Encourage a service orientated culture. Increase opportunities for value adding of the region’s industries eg agriculture and food, forestry, manufacturing and mining to create growth, employment and investment. Encourage businesses to locate to the region, which can be located anywhere. Encourage flexible workplace locations for employees eg public servants. Ensure that regional infrastructure is developed to best serve the population’s changing infrastructure needs. Ensure the presence and continued support of State Government agencies in the region. Generate good news stories at a State and National level aimed specifically at the business sector. Showcase the region, at a State and National level through a business and achievements road show, specifically targeting a business/industry audience. Identify and foster Cradle Coast ambassadors to ‘talk’ the region up at a State and National level.
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ACTIONS
OBJECTIVES
CONCEPTS
DELIVERING THE FOUNDATIONS FOR GROWTH (cont.)
Ensuring a skilled workforce
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Expanding the regions educational opportunities
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Provide high quality, comprehensive and consistent information about the region and jobs within the region.
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Develop and expand the regions research capabilities eg in fields of rural health, aged care services, agriculture Establish the University of Tasmania North-West Centre into a fully-fledged campus of the University of Tasmania. Investigate further the following regional education and training initiatives: – HECS haven. – HECS deferral system – loan scheme, similar to housing loans. – Student bond system. – Dedicated scholarships. – Placements for graduates within industry, business and Government.
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Responding positively to population changes
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EMBRACING NEW NEIGHBOURS
Ensuring a healthy population structure
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• • Converting the interest
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Supporting new arrivals
Ensure that professional and skilled people can find suitable employment. Reinforce the transferability of skills and expertise with potential new arrivals. Identify skills gaps through a skills audit. Improve the conversion of people enquiring about jobs into applying for jobs.
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Create positive benefits for an ageing population: – Educational opportunities for the aged. – Social benefits through ‘adopting a granny’. Increased employment and training opportunities within the aged care service sector. Encourage certain age segments of the population eg 18–37 year olds to either remain in, or migrate to the region Monitor population movements and understand why people have been moving to the region: – Identify the motivators eg. relative housing affordability. – Identify potential new audience eg self employed, people seeking a lifestyle change, entrepreneurs, retirees. Develop a family friendly region. Market the region as the place to bring up a family in terms of the environment and family friendly policies. Harness the regions tourism industry to market the region as a desirable place to reside for visitors. Encourage those with links to the region to settle in the region eg family, study and business links. Encourage individuals to take action to influence population growth by encouraging people to settle in the region through their networks, family and friends. Develop programs and support mechanisms in conjunction with relevant stakeholders to encourage new arrivals and refugees to stay in the region. Develop programs to inform the local community of the value of new arrivals and refugees in order to encourage better acceptance and integration.
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YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN THE REGION’S FUTURE The concepts developed by the Taskforce call for all parts of the regional community to be involved in addressing the population challenges facing the region. In order for the regional community to take part in addressing the regions population challenges, the Taskforce needs your feedback and comment on the concepts that it has proposed. After receiving public feedback the Taskforce will be in a position to prioritise the concepts and develop one or more concepts into population strategies which it will be recommending for Sustainable Regions funding. Please provide comments on the proposed concepts by 17 November 2003 by either completing the feedback form attached at the end of this document, or by providing written comments to: Sarah Poortenaar Executive Officer Cradle Coast Authority PO Box 338, Burnie 7320
Ph: 03 6431 6285 Fax: 03 6431 7014 Email: spoortenaar@cradlecoast.com
The Taskforce looks forward to your support and involvement in ensuring that the Cradle Coast region can achieve long-term sustainable population growth.
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Cradle Coast Population Taskforce Feedback Form Please provide comments on the following proposed concepts: Comments on the concepts proposed under Building a responsive community
Comments on the concepts proposed under Delivering the foundations for growth
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Comments on the concepts proposed under Embracing new neighbours
Other concepts that the Taskforce could consider?
Please return forms by 17 November 2003 to: Sarah Poortenaar Executive Officer Cradle Coast Authority PO Box 338 BURNIE 7320
Ph: 03 6431 6285 Fax: 03 6431 7014 Email: spoortenaar@cradlecoast.com
This form can also be downloaded from the Cradle Coast Authority’s website on www.cradlecoast.com and then emailed to spoortenaar@cradlecoast.com
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