The Planning in the Tropics Blog is starting to take shape - on a number of fronts.
Firstly, I have started creating a list of links (on the right of this text) useful to the Tropical Planner. So far, I have just looked within Australia and managed to create links to the planning regulations and provisions in the two tropical states and tropical territory of the north: Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. I have also started looking at standard links that can be useful in planning generally: Australian Government Health Initiatives and planning guidelines such as Healthy Spaces and Places, as well as the very popular Enquiry by Design manual pioneered in Western Australia. Any suggestions are good ones to add to this list, it will continue to grow and take shape with the Blog.
Also, there is the possibility in the pipeline to make this blog a part of a wider project focusing on developing Tropical Expertise, especially in the Cairns Region, in northern Australia. I am quite excited at the potential here for information sharing and co-operation, an essential element of best practice planning. Watch this space!
