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Strengthening South East Queensland North

South East Queensland North is a large geographically and economically diverse region stretching from north of the Brisbane River through the local government areas of Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast and Noosa.

This thriving region has a large population good transport infrastructure and industry strengths in: advanced manufacturing, professional services, education, health, construction and the emerging sector of biomedical products and research, as well as industrial biotechnology and bioproducts. This area also holds stunning natural beauty, including beautiful beaches and surrounding hinterland areas, enjoyed by residents as well as domestic and international visitors.

Our SEQ North regional office is one of 11 regional offices across Queensland supporting businesses to mature, grow and invest.

Support is facilitated via via one-on-one interactions, information, presentations and workshops (both online and face-to-face).

A number of pre-recorded sessions are also available on how to promote your businesses’ products and services to others.

View all upcoming events and opportunities on the events page including:

  • Connecting Women in Industry Events
  • Women in Biomedical Events
  • How to communicate the Value of your business
  • How to Tender
  • How to successfully deliver on Your Contract
  • The nuances of Supplying into Major Projects
  • Information Security
  • Decarbonisation and Renewable Energy
  • Environmental, Social and Governance

Strengths

  • access to national and international markets
  • Australia’s fastest telecommunications connection to Asia
  • rapidly growing region
  • strong and growing economy
  • availability of highly skilled workforce
  • established and competitive local supply chains
  • Major city and regional Universities

Main industries

  • advanced manufacturing
  • biomedical products and services
  • construction and construction services
  • education and training
  • food processing
  • health and healthcare
  • professional services
  • retail trade
  • tourism and events

Key projects

  • Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games Infrastructure
  • Maroochydore City Centre project
  • Queen’s Wharf Brisbane
  • Facilitating the growth of the Biomedical sector
  • Caboolture West Development
  • Turbine Sunshine Coast

Further information

Contact our South East Queensland North regional office to find out more.

Last updated: 01 Aug 2023