Toward Q2: Tomorrow's Queensland
The Queensland Government has set five ambitions that address current and future challenges for Queensland.
Within these five ambitions, we've set 10 long-term targets to achieve by 2020.
Find out how we are progressing toward these targets in the Annual Progress Report 2008-09.
Toward Q2 targets
Strong Queensland
Target 1: Queensland is Australia's strongest economy, with infrastructure that anticipates growth.
Target 2: 50% increase in proportion of Queensland businesses that undertake research and development or innovation.
Green Queensland
Target 1: Cut Queenslanders' carbon footprint by a third with reduced car and electricity use.
Target 2: Protect 50% more land for nature conservation and public recreation.
Smart Queensland
Target 1: All children have access to a quality early childhood education.
Target 2: Three out of four Queenslanders will hold trade, training or tertiary qualifications.
Healthy Queensland
Target 1: Shortest public hospital waiting times in Australia.
Target 2: Cut obesity, smoking, heavy drinking and unsafe sun exposure by a third.
Fair Queensland
Target 1: Halve the proportion of Queensland children living in households without a working parent.
Target 2: Increase the proportion of Queenslanders involved in their communities as volunteers by 50%.
Many of the targets go to the heart of some of the most pressing issues of our generation, like climate change, and rising levels of obesity.
These are the areas we must make real and lasting changes in now if we want to shape a better future for ourselves and our children.
They will tell us where we are doing well and where we need to improve.
The targets don't attempt to cover every area of government activity or community need.
Many important issues, such as Indigenous disadvantage, housing and disability services, are already being addressed through reforms at both a state and national level. This work will continue.
Reaching the 2020 targets
To achieve the 2020 targets, the Queensland Government established the following measures to drive its performance across all departments.
1. Target Delivery Plans
Target Delivery Plans outline the Queensland Government’s long-term vision and strategies to achieve each target by 2020, as well as individual actions to be implemented during the following financial year.
Each target has a lead department responsible for coordinating the government's efforts across departments. State Cabinet approves each agreement.
2. Ministerial responsibility
Ministers of lead and contributing departments are accountable to the Premier through their Ministerial Charters of Goals for the delivery of the ambitions and targets.
3. CEO accountability
CEOs (Directors-General) of lead and contributing departments are accountable to the Premier for the delivery of the ambitions and targets. They are now written into their performance agreements with the Premier.
4. Funding
Initiatives and programs that contribute to meeting the targets will be given priority in decisions about allocating new and existing funds.
5. Reporting
Updates on the progress towards each target will be published on this website. The government will also publish an annual progress report on the targets. This report will also outline what needs to be done in the coming 12 months to work towards meeting each target. Read the Annual Progress Report 2008-09.
Last updated Tuesday, February 23, 2010
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