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Improve access to markets
Transport connections and other infrastructure assists
in attracting and retaining regional population and
businesses. Maintaining and improving regional transport
and freight networks will improve access to markets,
broaden trade opportunities and allow competitive
industries to grow.
Supporting strong business relationships and networks
across regional, national and international markets to
expand trade, access new technologies, and provide
opportunities for foreign investment in the regions will
build on our prosperous, dynamic and diverse regional
economies.
Current action: The Queensland Government is
reducing barriers to trade by providing advice
on formal trade agreements.
Current action: The Queensland Government
is investigating Central Queensland locations
with potential to export high-value products to
international markets via airfreight.
Julia Creek, Queensland
Courtesy of Tourism and Events Queensland
Revitalise regional economic centres
Queensland's regional centres create important economic
development opportunities that support local communities
as well as surrounding remote and regional areas.
The maintenance and renewal of our regional centres is vital
to maintaining the liveability of our regions. Queensland's
regional planning processes are developed locally with each
region's unique communities, environment and economy
taken into consideration.
Targeted infrastructure renewal helps to improve housing
access, health outcomes, education services, recreation
facilities and other essential services. It contributes to job
creation and the attraction and retention of young people in
the regions, in turn encouraging investment and economic
activity.
Through clear and flexible planning, the Queensland
Government is working collaboratively with local
governments to release surplus land for renewal, as well
as identifying redevelopment opportunities for commercial
and community outcomes.
Current action: The Queensland Government's
Advancing Our Cities and Regions Strategy is
identifying opportunities for economic and community
development in regional centres.
Global competition to attract quality foreign
direct investment is strong. While investors are
showing interest in regional Queensland, international
investors, in particular, require better coordinated and
targeted support. Stakeholder feedback, particularly
in North Queensland, indicated that Queensland
regions and businesses would benefit from increased
government support to attract much needed
investment.
New initiative: Boost the investment readiness of
regional Queensland.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
businesses
Queensland's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
communities, businesses, land trusts, corporations and
cultural heritage bodies play an important role in securing
Queensland's future economic success.
There are opportunities for Indigenous businesses to start
up or expand. Queensland's diverse Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander businesses make up almost 20 per cent of
Australia's Top 500 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
corporations. 53 Also the growing tourism sector is seeing
14 per cent of visitors to Australia participating in cultural
tourism.54
Queensland's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander SMEs
are also active through the Queensland Government
supported Black Business Finder online directory. The
directory provides opportunities for Indigenous businesses
to participate in the supply chains for major projects and
link with businesses looking to source goods and services
from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
Current action: The Queensland Government is
overcoming barriers to investment by coordinating
capital works, resolving land tenure issues, improving
planning administration and addressing native title
in discrete Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
communities.
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