March 10, 2013, 11 p.m.
MOUNT Isa Mayor Tony McGrady said most recommendations listed in a recent resource community action plan were already being worked on by the city council.
The Newman Government released the Regional and Resource Towns Action Plan late last week, outlining a range of initiatives and projects to be undertaken in the next 12 to 24 months in response to specific circumstances being experienced by communities in Queensland.
Mount Isa featured in the report, along with other areas such as Dalby, Roma, Emerald, Toowoomba, Cairns, Rockhampton, Bundaberg, Gladstone, Moranbah and Mackay.
"Major planning reform is underway across the state, including the preparation of regional plans for Western Downs, Central Queensland and Cape York, but the pressures in some regional and resource communities means that more immediate action is necessary," Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning Jeff Seeney said.
"For this reason actions were identified to address perceived impediments to development ahead of the outcomes of the regional planning process."
Mr Seeney said the research had focused around four main themes of the state of housing availability, affordability and diversity, availability of land in the next 12 to 24 months, issues blocking availability and land release and opportunities to address land supply.
Cr McGrady said the issues pertaining to the Mount Isa City Council, namely infrastructure, sewerage and planning issues, were already in action.
"We've just signed a $90 million contract in relation to sewerage and native title and land release for Gliderport specifically are ongoing issues," he said.
"As for increasing long-term housing options, we've got the Gliderport contract, on the higher end of the market there are still availabilities at Healy Heights and this new development opened on Saturday are all included.
"Nobody could make accusations that the Mount Isa City Council is not working to make Mount Isa a livable city."
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