A strong economy
- A clear blueprint has been put in place to transform the Sunshine Coast economy through the Regional Economic Development Strategy 2013-2033.
- Our Strategy is contributing to record levels of business confidence and more than $10 billion in new public and private investment is either committed or in the pipeline
- A strong focus on jobs:
– the Maroochydore City Centre is underway – will provide 10,000 jobs over the life of the project
– the Oceanside Health Hub – the public hospital is coming out of the ground and the entire Health Hub will provide approximately 6,000 jobs when completed and
– generating nearly 2,000 jobs from businesses that we have attracted to the Coast or encouraged to expand (eg. Youi).
- A new Planning Scheme for the whole Sunshine Coast has been put in place, providing greater certainty for the community and for investors.
- Opening the Sunshine Coast up to the world – supporting more Sunshine Coast businesses (like RADAQUA) to access new export markets.
- Assisting local businesses to access opportunities – last year alone, our Council spent $169 million with local businesses given our commitment to spend locally to help business grow and prosper.
Scoring goals at Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex Sunshine Coast AFL and netball players are the big winners with state-of-the-art new facilities to enjoy, after a $3.1 million upgrade to the Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex. The recently...
Tonight I joined with many others to acknowledge the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China. Consul-General Dr Xu Jie hosted a great gathering including Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk. The Chinese Choir singing the respective anthems...
Your Sunshine Coast Council in partnership with Energex announced a $1.5m vegetation offset at Verrierdale on a 250 hectare site owned by Council. The planting of several thousand Gums and Mahogany will revegetate the area make it more attractive...
Welcoming guests to the Australian Regional Development Conference 2019 @sustainassoc #ARDC at Twin Waters SCCC. I was able to enlighten delegates on our Sunshine Coast initiatives and projects along with the important contributions we make to...
Six years after I launched our Regional Economic Development Strategy (REDS) I was pleased to reinforce its value and thank our partners in business and industry for their enthusiastic commitment. The progress we are making is very impressive but...
I joined the Sunshine Coast Business Council today at SurfAir, Marcoola to ‘identify high level pathways for growth and innovation in industries and services through transformative digital technologies’ Clearly, Sunshine Coast Council’s...
Nitro Circus primed for Sunshine Coast return Global sports entertainment leader Nitro Circus will return to the Sunshine Coast for the first time in three years next fall with their latest world tour, You Got This. Coming to Sunshine Coast...
There was a huge crowd in attendance for the opening of the Stockland, Baringa, Shopping Centre including the brilliant Whites IGA creating 100 new jobs on our Sunshine Coast. Well done Roz, Michael & team White. Deputy PM Michael McCormack...
Fabulous foodie festival dishes up mouth-watering morsels The Curated Plate’s inaugural four days of food events kicked off in style and locals and visitors alike jumped at the chance to be part of it. The emphasis on ‘local’ was integral to the...
Following a tri-partite meeting today in Cairns all three levels of government have committed to work towards building and submitting a proposal for the 2032 Olympic Games. It’s reassuring to hear the enthusiasm of the Prime Minister, Scott...
Not surprisingly the prospect of an SEQ32 Olympic Games bid continues to attract the interests of the media. Today I was interviewed by Jacob Chicco WIN News and Jacqui Azzopardi SCC Media about what the Games could mean for us. Infrastructure...
Congratulations to the forward thinking Caloundra Chamber Of Commerce, President Michael Shadforth and their enthusiastic members for turning out in force this morning to listen to former Facebook A&NZ CEO Stephen Scheeler. We must all have...
