Recovery & Managed Growth development goals To support recovery and deliver managed growth this strategy is aligning with the universally accepted United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In particular goals: Goal 8 Decent work & Economic growth Goal 8 Decent work & Economic growth Goal 8 Decent work & Economic growth goal 13 Climate action goal 13 Climate action goal 13 Climate action goal 11 Sustainable cities & communities goal 11 Sustainable cities & communities goal 11 Sustainable cities & communities goal 15 Life on land goal 15 Life on land goal 15 Life on land goal 9 Industry, innovation & infrastructure goal 9 Industry, innovation & infrastructure goal 9 Industry, innovation & infrastructure goal 14 Life below water goal 14 Life below water goal 14 Life below water goal 12 responsible consumption & production goal 12 responsible consumption & production goal 12 responsible consumption & production goal 17 partnerships for the goals goal 17 partnerships for the goals goal 17 partnerships for the goals Hover over goals for information: United nations sustainable development GOALS Goal 8 Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all. This plan highlights the critical importance of the visitor economy as a driver of economic growth for the region. Importantly it seeks to ensure this growth is managed and builds a strong, sustainable and resilient visitor economy. The Master Plan provides strategic direction and actions consistent with this goal. Goal 9 Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation and foster innovation. This plan recognises the lack of investment in the past, in fit for purpose infrastructure. It elevates the need for long term, system planning to manage future visitation through high quality, well maintained and accessible infrastructure at desired visitor nodes. The Master Plan provides strategic direction and actions consistent with this goal. Goal 11 Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. This plan recognises the importance of understanding and supporting all communities that live, work and visit within the Great Ocean Road region. It supports greater recognition and inclusion of Traditional Owners to ensure their aspirations inform and are respected in future decision making. It recognises and seeks to support the vision and values of each of the individual destinations that are the sum of its whole. The Master Plan provides strategic direction and actions consistent with this goal. Goal 12 Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. This plan elevates the importance of strategies and actions that deliver proactive visitor management to support sustainable growth in the visitor economy. The plan recognises the natural attraction is the region’s unique selling proposition and managed visitation is needed to mitigate and ameliorate negative environmental and economic impacts. The Master Plan provides strategic direction and actions consistent with this goal. Goal 13 Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. This strategy recognises the region’s fragility and highly sensitive environs and identifies the importance of appropriate, high quality, resilient infrastructure and management strategies to support climate action. The Master Plan provides strategic direction and actions consistent with this goal. Goal 14 Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. The plan recognises the significance of the Southern Ocean as one of the region’s big nature experiences and supports research and management strategies that build sustainability. The Master Plan provides strategic direction and actions consistent with this goal. Goal 15 Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss. The plan recognises that the natural attraction, the landscape itself is core to the region’s unique selling proposition and the importance of maintenance, management and enhancement in development of new infrastructure. The Master Plan provides strategic direction and actions consistent with this goal. Goal 17 Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalise the global partnership for sustainable development. This plan seeks to provide a framework and foundation to support and facilitate a cohesive approach to growing a thriving visitor economy recognising the complexity and interdependency of the roles of the breadth of stakeholders. The Master Plan provides strategic direction and actions consistent with this goal.