Regional Matters 2005 - Portfolio Index Regional Development

The purpose of this index is to provide policy makers and others wishing to follow a portfolio theme such as transport or health with a list of issues of relevance to that theme. The index also highlights the need for issues, trends and drivers to be considered from a holistic and integrated perspective when considering policy development or servicing outcomes for a particular area of responsibility.


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Changing Populations

PDF Icon The Indigenous population (PDF - 1.1 Mb)
PDF Icon Population change (PDF - 1.6 Mb)
PDF Icon Migration flows (PDF - 162 Kb)
PDF Icon Net migration (PDF - 2.2 Mb)
PDF Icon Changing age structure (PDF - 1.5 Mb)
PDF Icon Peak populations (PDF - 530 Kb)
PDF Icon Peri-urban growth 1 (PDF - 2.3 Mb)
PDF Icon Peri-urban growth 2 (PDF - 2.0 Mb)
PDF Icon Population characteristics (PDF - 36 Kb)
PDF Icon Population characteristics the case of East Gippsland (PDF - 1.2 Mb)

Community Wellbeing

PDF Icon Mental Health (PDF - 1.4 Mb)
PDF Icon Participation in community events (PDF - 820 Kb)
PDF Icon Community networks (PDF - 737 Kb)
PDF Icon Finding a partner (PDF - 1.8 Mb)
PDF Icon Diversity and inclusion 1 (PDF - 1.0 Mb)
PDF Icon Community safety (PDF - 3.0 Mb)
Servicing Communities

PDF Icon Health services (PDF - 422 Kb)
PDF Icon Transport and access seniors (PDF - 3.3 Mb)
PDF Icon Transport and access youth (PDF - 1,016 Kb)
PDF Icon Local transport approaches (PDF - 194 Kb)
PDF Icon Ecosystems services (PDF - 428 Kb)
PDF Icon Telecommunications infrastructure (PDF - 855 Kb)
PDF Icon Tele-services (PDF - 249 Kb)







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Industry & Skills

PDF Icon Regional industry (PDF - 329 Kb)
PDF Icon Primary and secondary industry (PDF - 105 Kb)
PDF Icon Construction and service sectors (PDF - 2.4 Mb)
PDF Icon Diversification of regional economies (PDF - 2.5 Mb)
PDF Icon Concentration of skilled workers (PDF - 2.6 Mb)
PDF Icon Skills shortages (PDF - 96 Kb)
PDF Icon Ageing of the workforce (PDF - 2.1 Mb)
PDF Icon Seasonal labour requirements (PDF - 180 Kb)
PDF Icon Spatial skills shortages (PDF - 2.7 Mb)
PDF Icon Attraction and retention of skilled workers (PDF - 748 Kb)
PDF Icon Housing and the attraction of skilled labour (PDF - 1.4 Mb)
PDF Icon Importing skills (PDF - 1.5 Mb)
PDF Icon Education and training 1 (PDF - 1.1 Mb)
PDF Icon Education and training 2 (PDF - 485 Kb)


Land & People

PDF Icon Land management (PDF - 1,002 Kb)
PDF Icon Land value Indigenous perspectives (PDF - 1.1 Mb)
PDF Icon Land value economic (PDF - 982 Kb)
PDF Icon Land value conservation and amenity (PDF - 420 Kb)
PDF Icon Landscape health (PDF - 589 Kb)
PDF Icon Landscape health and soils (PDF - 46 Kb)
PDF Icon Structural adjustment in agriculture (PDF - 271 Kb)
PDF Icon Land remediation (PDF - 1.7 Mb)
Water in a Dry Land

PDF Icon Victoria water resource (PDF - 365 Kb)
PDF Icon A variable resource (PDF - 1.3 Mb)
PDF Icon The link between water and land (PDF - 1.3 Mb)
PDF Icon Impacts of future population growth (PDF - 864 Kb)
PDF Icon Water consumption 1 (PDF - 65 Kb)
PDF Icon Water consumption 2 (PDF - 79 Kb)
PDF Icon Changing practices in urban areas (PDF - 499 Kb)
PDF Icon Changing practices in irrigation areas (PDF - 564 Kb)
PDF Icon Drought risk (PDF - 2.2 Mb)
PDF Icon Climate change risk (PDF - 531 Kb)

Coastal Development

PDF Icon Coastal growth (PDF - 646 Kb)
PDF Icon Land and house prices (PDF - 167 Kb)
PDF Icon Condition of coastal environments (PDF - 1.3 Mb)
PDF Icon Diversity among coastal towns 1 (PDF - 417 Kb)
PDF Icon Diversity among coastal towns 2 (PDF - 783 Kb)
PDF Icon Environmental and cultural assets (PDF - 332 Kb)
PDF Icon Cultural assets and tourism the case of diving (PDF - 251 Kb)
PDF Icon Recreation activities (PDF - 73 Kb)
PDF Icon Recreation and environment the case of whales (PDF - 948 Kb)
PDF Icon Coastal economies fishing (PDF - 802 Kb)


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Energy Choices

PDF Icon Location of electricity consumers (PDF - 2.3 Mb)
PDF Icon Fossil fuels 1 (PDF - 179 Kb)
PDF Icon Fossil fuels 2 (PDF - 987 Kb)
PDF Icon Future demand and supply for fossil fuels (PDF - 35 Kb)
PDF Icon Renewble energy and hydro power (PDF - 59 Kb)
PDF Icon Renewable energy solar and wind (PDF - 104 Kb)
PDF Icon Renewable energy geothermal and biomass (PDF - 155 Kb)
PDF Icon Changing behaviours (PDF - 2.2 Mb)
PDF Icon Greenhouse gas reduction (PDF - 650 Kb)

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