A Summary of the Common Themes, Focus Areas, Regional Importance of urgency around

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunties and Challenges
as identified by 7 stakeholder groups
Economic
resource depletion, engaging youth; awareness,
Youth learning & knowledge of sustainability prqactices;
Importance of social capital,
Themes community workshops, school programs &
awareness commitment & capability
social events around sustainability
of community & landcare network
Environmental in remedial work;

Importance of Themes Strengths Opportunities Themes cool climate, water,

new diversified woodland models
Education, Agri-business & Global Research engaged, thinking, welcoming renewable solar-wind energy & spin-off
of integrated land-use & carbon
IT Knowledge enterprises; a new regional identity multi-cultural thriving enterprises
sinks, diversified ecosystems, diversity
Wine / Food / Ecooturism & diverse communities with rich cultural NESAC and UNE as international models,
of species, national parks
land-use; policies / infrastructure for life -art, music knowledge - research hubs of Sustainability
sunlight, wind, water
regional development Strong education, research, Leadership, developing new practices, technologies
international links regional carbon sequestration & bio-diversity banks
Armidale
Peoples' commitment to region & sister city-region partnerships re education,
Global Dumaresq
NESAC alliance trade, research, carbon trading schemes,
Themes Council
ecotourism links
Weaknesses Themes
Challenges
Importance of intelligent, culturally Lack of a regional identity - Green vision; Importance of stewardship -
rich, diverse & internationally connected fragmented networks, silos & competing groups developing export regional Protecting & enhancing our unique
& networked region; existing international global outlook environment, community assets &
Complacency, Leadership, insular UNE
partnerships and Student - alumni community engagement in planning cultural life; involving community in
State govt support, policies, infrastructure
& business links decisions & green designs transparent decision
for sustainable regional development eg
local food, energy =making;commitment to LT vision
Transport and expensive low speed broadband
UNE regional transport / access
Reliance on UNE & community
Students to Sydney, Brisbane
volunteer governance Developing an Eco-Uni
affordable sustainable What was
Fractures between cultural groups Novel Peer to Peer mentoring around
housing
Importance of sustainability
- Unique?
a new culture of innovation, experimentation
leading sustainability practices, holistic designs Importance of rich education & cultural scene, need to sustainability Tours for educating
around water energy, waste, ssanctuaries, biodiverity Social regional stakeholders
recognize & reward volunteers & local sustainability
innternational links, research, training, linking with communities Themes champions foor commitment to place, empowering community Region as centre of excellence
in collaborative projects - enabling downstream effects in decisions, avaiiability sunlight, water for sustainable housing for a neweconomy
 A Summary of Common Themes across the SWOC stakeholder groups cont.

pital,
apability
network active healthy community
sustainable regional commitment to a 'whole of community'
transport - buses, rail, bike engaged, making transparent
sustainability charter
& walkways decisions
dels
on affordable sustainable open dialogues
thriving cultural - arts
diversity housing allowing better understanding attracting 'tree-changers
music scene
- relocations to region
beautiful city-region with good links to Sydney, Brisbane
landscapes and nature spaces
What will a Sustainable New England look like?
Partnering Regional Bodies
renewable solar, wind Vsionary Leadership
energy generation
international sister city-region
research, business tourism
- a new sustainable Regional Identity - Vision
innovative, diverse inks & partnerships
unique
& integrated land-use
ssets &
agri-businesses / models a new culture of success
munity in innovation..an exporting region
several high growth businesses
T vision no species in decline, New England as a
good soil health internatuional model, leader
awareness of diversity of species of regional sustainable, education, research linked business - UNE networks
infrastructure& resources forenterprises
g around regional carbon bio-diversity best sustainable wast- recycling, landfill & sustainable regional development
trading schemes water & energy practices /designs/technologies

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This conversation system map summarizes the SWOC group appraisals & maps the key ideas,
themes and design principles for a sustainable New England but it is only a starting point.........Micheal O'Loughlin Evolveris