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Lockyer Valley Growth Management Strategy: Planning for a Sustainable Future to 2046

Project Overview

Lockyer Valley Regional Council is working towards delivering a comprehensive Growth Management Strategy (GMS) that will guide and manage growth across the region through to 2046. This long-term strategy will ensure the Lockyer Valley remains a desirable place to live, work, and play, preserving its unique character while embracing future opportunities.

The GMS will provide a practical, flexible, and wide-ranging policy framework that:

  • strengthens housing choice and supports economic growth
  • aligns land use and infrastructure planning with community values
  • responds to key challenges and emerging opportunities
  • guides where, when, and how growth should occur
  • supports timely delivery of infrastructure and essential services
  • informs updates to the planning scheme and future decision-making.

Importantly, the strategy is designed to shape development in ways that:

  • protect the Lockyer Valley’s natural, agricultural, social, and cultural integrity
  • avoid land use conflicts and promotes compatible development
  • protect liveability, landscape values, and scenic amenity
  • safeguard productive farmland and the natural environment
  • foster a strong, resilient, and sustainable future for generations to come.

Council is currently gathering essential data and identifying knowledge gaps to inform the GMS. Community input will be a vital part of this process, and Council will actively seek feedback and insights from residents throughout the project to ensure the strategy reflects local needs and aspirations.

  • Lockyer Valley Liveability Survey

    January to February 2025
  • Community Survey: Imagine, Show and Shape It

    Monday, 29 June 2026 to Sunday, 2 August 2026
  • Preparation of Draft of Lockyer Valley Growth Management Strategy
  • Consultation on Draft Lockyer Valley Growth Management Strategy
  • Revision of Draft Lockyer Valley Growth Management Strategy
  • Adoption of Final Lockyer Valley Growth Management Strategy
  • Council Begins Planning Scheme Amendment Process
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2025 Lockyer Valley Liveability Survey

The 2025 Lockyer Valley Liveability Survey provides a unique opportunity for our community to share what is most important to them, to rate the liveability of the neighbourhood they know best and tell Council what needs to be improved.
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Frequently Asked Questions

A Growth Management Strategy (the Strategy) is a long-term plan for how the Lockyer Valley may grow over time. The Strategy will help Council decide on:

  • the best locations for new dwellings, jobs, and community services
  • how to retain what we love about our towns, villages and natural landscapes
  • how to retain what makes the Lockyer Valley special.

Population and employment are growing. The Strategy helps ensure growth is:

  • well‑planned
  • affordable
  • safe from hazards (like floods or bushfires)
  • supported by infrastructure (roads, water, schools)
  • balanced with the environment.

The Strategy helps shape:

  • the types of housing available
  • how easy it is to travel to work or school
  • where new parks, community centres, and shops be located
  • how your neighbourhood looks and feels
  • protection of farmland, local character, and natural areas.

Not always. The Strategy is intended to guide where development should and should not happen. Some areas may change more, while others will stay mostly the same.

Most growth management plans look at 20 or more years into the future, but they are reviewed regularly as communities, technology, and population needs change.

Community ideas help shape:

  • local character
  • where growth should be located
  • what needs improvement
  • what to protect.

Councils use surveys, workshops, online feedback, and meetings to gather community views.

You can:

  • Visit this project page and subscribe to project updates
  • Complete the community survey
  • Attend community consultations when the draft Strategy is ready for consultation
  • Provide feedback on the draft Strategy when it is advertised later this year.
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