Our priorities

What our priorities are

The department reviews its four-year strategic plan annually. This sets out our priorities, which are drawn from the ministerial charter letter.

Our purpose statement is ‘To think ahead and act now to secure responsible economic development and liveable communities’. This is reflected in our strategic plan.

The strategic plan ( 325.1 KB) guides our annual operational planning and program of work.

We are also committed to managing our impact on the environment through waste reduction and recycling activities and initiatives ( 433.5 KB).

Performance reporting

We are committed to accountable and transparent governance and to continuous performance improvement. We report on our performance against our strategic objectives to grow confidence in government service delivery.

• Annual report: provides information about the department, how it is governed and its activities, performance and future direction, as well as its financial performance.
  *For 2019–20 annual reports relevant to this department please refer to the reports for the Department of Local Government, Racing and Multicultural Affairs and the Department of State Development, Tourism and Innovation.
• Regulator Performance Framework performance report: provides information about how the regulatory activities performed by the Office of the Coordinator General and Economic Development Queensland impact business, particularly small business
• Reporting against the Service Delivery measures set out in the annual Queensland budget’s Service Delivery Statements.