Strategic Phasing and Tactics

TACTIC - FUNDING

Funding for all of the tactics over the four years will come from a number of sources. Brisbane City Council and the State Government will be financially responsible for the early tactics, whilst residents and private businesses will be responsible for funding the latter stages of the strategies.

State Government: statements made in the State Planning Policy 2017 require the State Government to channel additional funding into schools in order to meet their own commitments, especially those regarding biodiversity and agriculture. By teaching school children about both of these subjects and actively increasing biodiversity resilience and eventually agricultural success, the government has more than enough reason to warrant funding school planting programs. With agriculture being such large source of income for South East Queensland and Queensland as a whole, the output of finances now will reap consistent benefits in the agricultural sector for years to come. Brisbane City Council: the maintenance and improvement of Brisbane are key foundations of Brisbane City Council’s philosophy and drive much, if not all of the work they do. Being “dedicated to a better Brisbane” involves maintaining existing systems and improving them where appropriate. This strategy represents an opportunity for an improvement for the entirety of the local government area, with the potential to set an example for the rest of state, nationally and even internationally. The input of funds into fundamentally changing how people use and maintain their front and verge gardens will not only meet many of council’s self appointed policies, but also serves to hold influence well outside the borders of Brisbane and cement Brisbane’s deserved place as a “Australia’s new world city”. The initial investment in this relatively short term strategy will allow suburbia and individual residents, more with the aims of the council, saving Brisbane City Council additional funds in the future. Residents: with the early investment of the State Government and Brisbane City Council supporting residents, incremental change will be further applied with funding from the residents themselves. Having successfully altered the attitudes of residents, they will each have gained more enthusiasm and care for their front gardens and verges. With the ongoing competitions, this enthusiasm will not wane and will ensure they continue to maintain their front gardens with their own funding. Private businesses: absent in the early phasing, private businesses will end up reinvesting their revenue into improving their shop fronts, creating a rich assortment of floral resources for insect pollinators. Through the early investment of state and local governments, with the addition of a change in attitude from the residents, private businesses will inevitably succumb to the new social norm in order to stay profitable. As with any free market, competition for the consumer’s dollar (in this case, the residents of the LGA sector) will lead to private businesses taking the time and spending their money to align themselves with the consumer’s wants. As the strategy begins to take full effect, and florally active front gardens are normalised, business will leap at opportunities to impresses and attract their newly conscientious customers.

Early visualisation of phase one having been applied successfully.

PHASE 02

I N V O L V E

Application of more practical strategies begin. Example garden developed, showcasing complete process ie. the transformation from a traditional suburban garden to one that is supportive of insect pollinators. This garden is linked to a series of talks from professionals within the garden and horticultural industry on what pollinators provide and how residents can incorporate them into their gardens. Schools expand their trans-formative gardens to their student’s homes; students are gifted plants by the school on a regular basis to take home and plant. “Weed of the Weekend” begins: pamphlets dropped at houses, outline a new invasive weed each week that residents are encouraged to remove on the weekend. Schools within the LGA Sector also start to keep native, stingless bees. Council removes larger invasive tree species that are growing on the verges.