Regional Matters 2005 - Portfolio Index Primary Industry

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 Population change (PDF - 1.6 Mb)
PDF Icon Natural increase and decrease (PDF - 734 Kb)
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 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 Life expectancy (PDF - 1.4 Mb)
PDF Icon Disadvantage and resilience (PDF - 1.3 Mb)
PDF Icon Mental Health (PDF - 1.4 Mb)
PDF Icon Participation in community organisations (PDF - 1.3 Mb)
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 Diversity and inclusion 2 (PDF - 759 Kb)
PDF Icon Volunteers and the community (PDF - 695 Kb)
PDF Icon Population change and volunteering (PDF - 234 Kb)
PDF Icon Volunteer emergency services (PDF - 191 Kb)
PDF Icon Bushfire safety (PDF - 3.8 Mb)

Servicing Communities

PDF Icon Caring for an ageing population (PDF - 1.7 Mb)
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)
Industry & Skills

PDF Icon Regional industry (PDF - 329 Kb)
PDF Icon Primary and secondary industry (PDF - 105 Kb)
PDF Icon Diversification of regional economies (PDF - 2.5 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)


Land & People

PDF Icon The landscape 1750 to 2000 (PDF - 48 Kb)
PDF Icon Impact of introduced species (PDF - 41 Kb)
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 Changing practices in irrigation areas (PDF - 564 Kb)
PDF Icon Drought risk (PDF - 2.2 Mb)
PDF Icon Climate change risk (PDF - 531 Kb)
PDF Icon Water management (PDF - 287 Kb)
Coastal Development

PDF Icon Diversity among coastal towns 1 (PDF - 417 Kb)
PDF Icon Diversity among coastal towns 2 (PDF - 783 Kb)
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 Renewable energy and hydro power (PDF - 59 Kb)
PDF Icon Renewable energy solar and wind (PDF - 104 Kb)
PDF Icon Renewable energy geothermal & biomass (PDF - 155 Kb)
PDF Icon Greenhouse gas reduction (PDF - 650 Kb)


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