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Community Futures Task Force Terms of Reference
- 1. Address the immediate effects of the decision to build the dams on the affected communities and develop strategies and approaches in relation to:
- the impact on health and wider social issues
- the impact on business and industry continuity and
- the prospects for regional industry adjustment.
- Develop strategies to maximise the longer term opportunities presented by the proposed dam developments to enable the communities to position themselves for a better future by:
- identifying the social, economic and land use impacts of the development on individuals, businesses, community social infrastructure and the broader communities and
- developing short-term and long-term action plans to assess and manage social, economic and land use implications of the developments on individuals, businesses, community social infrastructure and the broader communities.
- Engage the community in the Community Futures Taskforce work program and provide regular community information by way of the One Stop Shop, visits, the newsletter, the web site and the 1800 number.
- Provide linkages between individuals, communities, businesses, local governments, the Federal Government, and the State Government to address issues and impacts as appropriate.
For further information on the structure of the Task Force, roles of its members and key initiatives, the purpose, structure and initiatives (Word 65kb) document represents a framework for the future operations of the Community Futures Task Force
Last updated 11 November 2009
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