Big Region ... Big Plans?

The new amalgamated Sunshine Coast region is now the fourth largest regional local government in Queensland, and one of the largest in Australia. With a present  population of 300,000 expected to grow to 500,000 by 2026, the Sunshine Coast needs big plans to ensure its continued success, preserve its unique environmental features, and expand its business opportunities to create jobs and a diversified economy.

Join the new Mayor of Sunshine Coast Regional Council, Cr Bob Abbot, and other key decision makers at this gathering of influential business, government and community leaders at the 2008 St.George Bank State of the Region Summit and:

• Hear the highly respected  researchers present the latest analysis of international, national and regional trends affecting business, the community and the environment with special reports on:

• International Economic Trends and Regional Australia, a special briefing  report by the St.George Bank’s  Chief Economist;

• The State of Sunshine Business: Opportunities for Growth and Investment with the latest regional business trends and identification of future business investment and growth opportunities will be sponsored by Munro Thompson;

• Regional demographic trends and regional impact analysis for business, government and the community  presented by Queensland’s foremost and respected government demographer;

• Infrastructure: A Triple Bottom Line Audit: identifying the key regional ‘must have’  economic, environmental and community infrastructure priorities will be sponsored by Investa Property Group;

• New Ideas from Key Regional Decision Makers Report based on detailed discussions and surveys of the region’s key decision makers in business, government and the community and non-government sectors with opportunities for Summiteers to respond and discuss these.

• Exchange views with expert speakers and participate in specially facilitated panels on how the Sunshine Coast region can move to a future beyond merely 'keeping up';

Help identify and plan three new regional strategies that need to be implemented by 2011 to make the Sunshine Coast the best there is.

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Sponsors:

The St.George Sunshine Coast State of the Region Summit deliberately limits the number and range of sponsors to those who are genuinely involved and who have long term commitments to the Sunshine Coast region.

Our key sponsors are:

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Keynote speakers: 

• Mayor Bob Abbot, Sunshine Coast Regional Council
• Professor Paul Thomas, Vice Chancellor, University of the Sunshine Coast
• Simon Pomfret, Director, Illawarra Regional Information Service (Wollongong University)
• Alison Taylor, Demographer, Queensland Department of Infrastructure and Planning
• Besa Deda, A/Chief Economist, St.George Bank

And more .....

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An invitation

Join us for the fourth Sunshine Coast State of the Region Summit at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Lecture Theatre 7, Building C and hear the latest information and specially commissioned research reports about our region, and participate in discussions to contribute to our future.

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