To guide sustainable development, the shire council recognized the importance of linking a corporate plan with physical land use plan. The next logical step to ensure sustainable development was linking these elements into an integrated operational system under the umbrella of the community vision of the Johnstone Plan. At the time of writing, this phase was yet to be initiated as it was subject to final approval of the Queensland State Government. Implementation will be through the Umbrella Action Plan and possibly a multi-stakeholder group based on the original four Consultative Committees. Lessons Learned from the LA 21 Planning Process Objectives should be broken down into policies that relate to individual groups within the community, thus providing incentive to community groups to be part of the process.
Strategic partnerships maximize community involvement and ownership of the process.
Community involvement and education are important. In Johnstone Shire, some participants indicated that their committees were hampered by the refusal of some key stakeholder groups to participate. In addition, some respondents stated that their participation was limited due to a lack of knowledge about the issues and the process.