CLIC operates independently as a business cluster within the framework of the Cairns Region Economic Development Corporation (CREDC - which is Australia’s home of membership based industry clusters)
The CREDC success in regional development of different business groups was considered a major factor in choosing the support for CLIC’s own development as a regional based industry group.
CREDC assists CLIC in providing business support systems and networks to tap into. Among these are CREDC’s associations and connections with local, state and federal government programs, agencies and departments. Other business clusters supported by CREDC offer CLIC an immediate and extensive business connection network in the region. CLIC membership also includes membership of CREDC. This means that CLIC members have direct access to the wider regional development process and opportunities to have direct influence on its growing successes.
CLIC is managed by elected industry members who form a Management Committee and set the CLIC agenda in consultation with industry.
CLIC operates under the governance systems of CREDC, but conducts its own independent elections and determines its own policies and strategies.
A Chairman, Deputy Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer are elected for one financial year terms. A Management Committee that can vary in number is also elected at an Annual General Meeting each year. The Management Committee considers many issues to do with the development of CLIC and how to service its members. Some of these include:
Government regulation of the industry
Training at various levels of the industry
Regional relationships with state and federal peak industry and government bodies
Network information on landscape contracts, tenders and associated activities
Collection of information and operation of Member Forums
Member only Services.
Keeping business in the region
Be a central industry reference point for our region.
To encourage the highest standards of workmanship and services to consumers at all levels.
To establish and maintain working relationships and to conduct submissions and representations to licensing authorities (QBSA etc)
Determine local content for licence and professional development requirements
Conduct negotiations with state/national regulators and peak industry bodies on local issues.
Establish a program of training/ skills development and industry forums and workshops
Develop networks to secure more local business
Interact with other like-minded industry groups and organisations
Promote the landscaping sector in all its forms as a honourable, essential to lifestyle and highly professional business activity.
To ensure that the profession of landscape gardening in all its forms is not brought into disrepute.