Our Strategic Plan
GDC’s role is to enhance and improve the region’s economic and social development. The Commission achieves this through collaboration, facilitation, and advocating for our region
2026-2030 Strategic Plan
The Gascoyne’s communities and economy are rich, vibrant and diverse with great opportunity for people, businesses and industry to pursue their goals.
Our 2026-2030 GDC Strategic Plan is currently being developed and will be strongly aligned to the WA Government’s vision for Western Australia to remain the strongest economy in the nation.
The drivers of our local and regional economies reflect the WA Government’s vision in several ways.
Job creation – Contributing to WA being the best place in the world to get a quality job.
By remaining a global leader in the resources industry, leveraging the Gascoyne’s strengths in rare earth minerals, salt and basic raw materials.
Diversifying our economy for the future – at the local and regional scale.
Becoming a renewable energy powerhouse – recognising the important renewable energy resources available in the Gascoyne, to support the low carbon transition.
Making and buying local including our celebrated superb quality beef, horticultural produce and fisheries.
Helping every Gascoyne resident to have a home.
Ensuring that the Gascoyne’s regional and remote communities have access to the infrastructure and services we need. Including access to healthcare.
Our draft strategic priorities and how we plan to achieve them
D1. Attracting new investment and facilitation new industries
D2. Supporting renewable energy development
D3. Securing the Gascoyne’s water future in the drying climate
D4. Workforce development through skills and training
D5. Making more things in the Gascoyne – especially primary production
D6. Fostering vibrant and creative economies – through supporting new products and businesses.
H1. Creating new opportunities to increase residential land supply.
H2. Facilitating investor engagement with government.
H3. Addressing barriers to residential land development.
H4. Supporting attraction and retention of critical workers (including construction sector workers) in the Gascoyne.
S1. Supporting local health service delivery, including health service infrastructure.
S2. Supporting attraction and retention of critical workers (including healthcare workers) in the Gascoyne
C1. Working with partners to strengthen communities to address anti-social behaviour and reducing youth crime.
C2. Supporting initiatives that build inclusive communities.
C3. Supporting regional delivery of police and emergency services, where there are barriers.
E1. Supporting investment and leveraging new opportunities in the low carbon economy (to decarbonise the WA economy and support our trading partners to reduce emissions).
I1. Supporting new home construction
I2. Improving infrastructure and services in regional and remote communities.
Our strategic priorities and how we plan to achieve them
Diversify the economy
D1. Attracting new investment and facilitation new industries
D2. Supporting renewable energy development
D3. Securing the Gascoyne’s water future in the drying climate
D4. Workforce development through skills and training
D5. Making more things in the Gascoyne – especially primary production
D6. Fostering vibrant and creative economies – through supporting new products and businesses.
Supporting access to government services and healthcare
S1. Supporting local health service delivery, including health service infrastructure.
S2. Supporting attraction and retention of critical workers (including healthcare workers) in the Gascoyne
Providing more homes
H1. Creating new opportunities to increase residential land supply.
H2. Facilitating investor engagement with government.
H3. Addressing barriers to residential land development.
H4. Supporting attraction and retention of critical workers (including construction sector workers) in the Gascoyne.
Providing more homes
C1. Working with partners to strengthen communities to address anti-social behaviour and reducing youth crime.
C2. Supporting initiatives that build inclusive communities
C3. Supporting regional delivery of police and emergency services, where there are barriers.
Protecting and restoring the environment
E1. Supporting investment and leveraging new opportunities in the low carbon economy (to decarbonise the WA economy and support our trading partners to reduce emissions).
Delivering quality infrastructure
I1. Supporting new home construction
I2. Improving infrastructure and services in regional and remote communities.
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GDC Strategic Plan 2022-2026