SEQ2040

South East Queensland – Time to be bold, be ambitious and create a brighter future

With SEQ’s population predicted to grow to 5.3 million by 2040, we need visionary leadership, robust community dialogue and a more engaged private sector to identify and capitalise on our competitive advantages now, to ensure we are growing better. That was the feedback from a group of key regional industry and public sector leaders who we interviewed for SEQ2040 – Growing Better.

Developed through internal workshops and 18 interviews with industry leaders, SEQ2040 – Growing Better explores Leadership and Governance, Water to Grow, Health & Wellbeing, the Economy of the Future, and the need for a more Connected Region. We examine the issues and provide propositions to address the challenges, de-risk them and create opportunities for a better, more liveable and productive region.

Tying it all together is our list of key recommendations. This mix of strategic ideas are intended to be provocative and encourage debate. We believe if executed the right way, these recommendations will lead to a better future for SEQ.

As we emerge from the coronavirus health pandemic, the time is right to push for change that can put SEQ on a path to a stronger and brighter economic future. Governments, industry and the community must collaborate to agree this future and how we get there. If the pandemic has taught us anything, it is that we cannot rely on a business-as-usual approach.

We need to be bold and ambitious, with long-term integrated thinking.

This is how we shape the future of SEQ as a region that will grow better.

If you would like to continue the conversation, please contact Sophie.Laing@aecom.com.

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