... will try to discuss and evaluate the effectiveness of the Report under the key principles of New Regionalism. The purpose of this paper is to identify the level of alignment of this Strategy with the philosophy of New Regionalism, and offer some recommendations that may improve the current outcomes of the Strategy implementation as well. I. INTRODUCTION South East Queensland (SEQ) is not only the fastest growing region of the state of Queensland, but also of Australia. The SEQ region contains most of the state population, covers 22,420 square kilometers and incorporates 18 Local Government Areas (Queensland Government, 2006a). The increasing levels of population in the region are fuelled principally by migration from the southern states. The region has experienced significant population growth over the last two decades, growing on average by 55,000 persons a year since 1986. This growth means that the region receive approximately 1000 new habitants every week. ...

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