Preservation and enhancement of the Redlands unique characteristic and lifestyle

• Ensuring development of the natural and built environment is carried out to the highest standards and ethical practice;
• Preservation and enhancement of the Redlands identity and prosperity;
• Increasing cultural awareness and activities within Redlands;
• Increasing or improving existing destinations within Redlands for tourists and residents alike;
• Increasing opportunities for families to live and work in the Redlands:
• Understanding population capacity and sensitively responding to predicated growth.
• One key issue is how to best preserve and enhance the unique characteristics and lifestyle of our community

Conserving the natural attributes of Redlands

• Ensuring our natural assets, biodiversity and attributes are preserved and appropriately managed.
• Promoting world's leading environmental stewardship;
• Best practice resource extraction and rehabilitation;
• Creation and ongoing management of worlds best practice conservation reserves and facilities.
• Preservation of open space and conservation areas
• Improving knowledge of local ecological values and processes.
• Support for endangered species management
• Conserving natural attributes is one focus for the organsiation.

Enhancing the economic opportunities for Redlands

• Encouragement of a "new world" economic base of clean green knowledge based industry;
• Ability for the public and private sectors to collaboratively deliver services and facilities;
• Promoting efficient and timely delivery of soft and hard infrastructure;
• Promoting better governance of the shire.
• Support of local industry.
• Encouraging traditional owners to develop economic and trade opportunities.

Creating Strong Communities

• Reducing dependence of commuting by private motor vehicle;
• Creating/enhancing the series of distinct, identifiable and self contained communities within Redlands;
• Increasing the sustainable use and enjoyment of Moreton Bay;
• Support for the arts and cultural organisations/initiatives within Redlands;
• Providing opportunity and inclusiveness for all sections of the community especially youth, seniors and indigenous Australians;
• Promoting meaningful housing choice and affordable housing options are available to all sectors of the community;
• Increasing facilities for the Bay Islands.
• Promoting a healthy lifestyle and active recreation facilities within Redlands.