WHERE ARE WE GOING?

• Not just this year but in the lifetime of our children?
• Are we building the community we want?
• How sustainable is it?
• And how shall we keep track of our progress?
• What tools do we need to help us answer these questions?
• Sustainability indicators is one tool that can help.

THE PATH TO SUSTANABILITY
What is sustainability?
Sustainability is generally defined as ... the ability to meet the needs of the present without diminishing prospects for the future.
A sustainable region is one that will endure over time, as a prosperous and liveable place. But this will depend upon:

• successful integration of environmental, social, economic and individual needs;
• a flourishing natural environment and healthy ecosystems,
• vibrant local communities;
• a resilient, diverse and productive economy;
• achieving quality of life for everyone;
  and finally, but most importantly,
• ensuring we can meet the needs of future generations who will live here.

A sustainable region is one that has a future. One we can be proud to offer our children; one that is better than what was inherited. A sustainable region is one that is improving, and can keep on improving.

THE COMPASS
Why a compass?
A Compass is an aid to travel, it points the direction. And Cardinia Compass is designed to do just that. It is a set of indicators designed to embrace the four mainstays for sustainable evolution of a liveable community:

N		– natural environment
S		– social vitality
E		– economic health
W		– wellbeing of its individuals

• So where does your compass point?
• Is Cardinia going in that direction?
• Where should we be heading, and are we getting there?
• What is your vision for Cardinia? (link to ABOUT YOU.