Queensland has a choice. We can either plan for an oil restricted world or we can become victims of the global market.

With an oil-resilience strategy, Queensland has the opportunity to set its own future. We must get ahead of the game by designing how we live and move around in an oil-constrained world.

The Queensland Government does not want high oil prices to impact on the Queensland community’s capacity to travel, nor do we want our farms, mines and manufacturers to lose their competitive edge because they cannot get the necessary energy inputs.

The scope is ambitious:

Three key areas for action are proposed:

1. Creating oil-resilient transport networks
2. Promoting a sustainable fuel supply
3. Planning for oil-resilient towns and cities

We have an invitation to contribute to this strategy:

The Queensland Government welcomes your feedback on matters raised in this information paper. Comments will contribute to the next phase in developing an Oil Vulnerability Mitigation Strategy and Action Plan for Queensland.

Submissions must be in writing and may be submitted to:

Post: Environmental Protection Agency
Oil Mitigation Strategy, File Ref: 33800
PO Box 15155
CITY EAST QLD 4002

Email: oil.mitigation@epa.qld.gov.au

Marked “Oil Mitigation Strategy”
Closing date for submissions is 5.00 pm on Friday 17 October 2008.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to this discourse. Talk to every peak-aware person you know, start thinking, start writing and put a submission together!

A background to Queensland’s Oil Vulnerability mitigation can be found at http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/environmental_management/sustainability/oil_vu...