Our progress

We have a range of targets, indicators and performance measures. We use these to monitor the progress of the Environment and Liveability Strategy.

To make sure we’re on track, we use annual performance measures and long-term targets. We also monitor and report on our tasks and specific projects.

Our annual report tells you about our progress and what we’ve achieved each year. Read our 2024-25 Annual Report (PDF, 2396KB).

Annual performance measures

Our 5 performance measures are critical indicators of our progress. We use performance measures to inform our corporate reporting. They also help guide our 5 year implementation plan (PDF, 998.4KB) for the strategy.

We report on our 5 performance measures annually.

Strategic Pathway 1: A resilient region shaped by clever planning and good design

Annual Performance Measure	Baseline	2024-25	2024-25 Outcome
No loss of the regional inter-urban break in its current extent	32,031 hectares*	32,031 hectares	No change to the current extent

Strategic Pathway 2: Protection and enhancement of our natural assets and distinctive landscapes

Annual Performance Measure	Baseline	2024-25	2024-25 Outcome
Hectares of land per 1000 residents acquired through the Environment Levy for conservation and preservation purposes maintained	9.6 hectares per 1000 residents	11.41 hectares per 1000 residents+	141 hectares acquiredTotal Environment Levy purchased land is 4,376 ha

Strategic Pathway 3: Responsive accessible and well managed assets and infrastructure

Annual Performance Measure	Baseline	2024-25	2024-25 Outcome
Hectares of land per 1000 residents for sport and recreation purposes maintained	4.74 hectares per 1000 residents	4.50 hectares per 1000 residents+	2.67 hectares of open space secured

Strategic Pathway 4: Transitioning to a sustainable and affordable way of living

Annual Performance Measure	Baseline	2024-25	2024-25 Outcome
Renewable energy capacity increased	124.8 megawatts	560.3 megawatts	Increase of 62.8 megawatts^

Strategic Pathway 5: A reputation for innovation and sustainability

Annual Performance Measure	Baseline	2024-25	2024-25 Outcome
Council’s greenhouse gas emissions reduced*	0.59 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per resident	0.44 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per resident+	Decrease of 0.01 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per resident^

+Based on an estimated resident population of 383,498. Source: Queensland Government Statistician’s Office, Queensland Treasury, Population Projections, June 2023, qgso.qld.gov.au.

^Compared to 2023-24 results.

*Greenhouse gas emissions methodology update: Waste and electricity data calculations have been revised, prompting updates to emissions related metrics. Organisational footprint figures have been adjusted from 2018 onwards using the new methodology. The change in results from previous years were calculated using the updated figures.

The annual performance measure for sport and recreation purposes includes strategic lands for which open space categories will be confirmed through future master planning and may result in changes to the performance measure outcome.

Tasks

Delivering the Environment and Liveability Strategy is a momentous job. We have 18 transformational actions, with 85 specific tasks. We update the progress of our tasks annually.

You can find out about our tasks in our implementation plan (PDF, 998.4KB). The plan shows tasks that are complete, underway or yet to start.

Previous annual reports

• 2017/18 Annual Report (PDF, 1441KB)
• 2018/19 Annual Report (PDF, 2060KB)
• 2019/20 Annual Report (PDF, 1475KB)
• 2020/21 Annual Report (PDF, 2510KB)
• 2021/22 annual report (PDF, 1242KB)
• 2022/23 Annual Report (PDF, 4745KB)
• 2023/24 Annual Report (PDF, 1910KB)