Forget about big city stress and fighting your way through traffic – the Fraser Coast, a three hour drive north of Brisbane and a 90 minute jet flight from Sydney, offers the best of country living by the sea and easy access to the world.
The Fraser Coast is a growing region with a lifestyle that is hard to match.
But what is it that feels so good about living, visiting, playing and doing business on the Fraser Coast?
Is it the clean white beaches and the fishing, boating and marine life of Hervey Bay; the pure paradise of Fraser Island with its towering rainforests; the glorious parklands and century old streetscapes of Maryborough; or the quaint country towns, charming locals, historic pubs, and natural wonders of Tiaro and the rural hinterland?
Could it be the relaxed, friendly and affordable lifestyle and the strong sense of welcome and belonging? Or is it the wealth of business opportunities and investment potential?
The answer is all of the above – our Fraser Coast is the complete package.
The region figures prominently in the ‘regions to watch’ circulated by property investment gurus.
The region already sustains a growing skilled workforce in industries including tourism, aviation, rail (manufacture of rolling stock and locomotives), heavy engineering, mining equipment manufacture, sugar, forestry, timber milling, agriculture and marine industries, boat building and fishing.
Agriculture is still a huge part of the regional economy. The largest crop is sugar cane with 17,000 hectares under production followed by pineapples and beef cattle.
One of the region’s biggest employers, Downer EDI Rail, has just undergone a $10 million expansion of its engineering facilities in Maryborough to cope with the growing demand for trains.
The company employs 400 staff in Maryborough, with numbers working on the shop floor increasing by 20% in 2008, driven up by increasing demand for the company’s services.
The Fraser Coast has road, rail and air transport infrastructure which connects it to all capital cities and potential international markets through the Port at Bundaberg as well as daily flights to Brisbane and Sydney.
Gas has been piped to most of the industrial estates, major population areas and towns. The water supply has doubled in size with a $26 million upgrade of Lenthall Dam and $100 million is being injected into the district’s power supply.
The new power lines to the region will also improve telecommunications, especially broadband internet access, linking the Fraser Coast to the world.
Under a deal between Ergon Energy, the Fraser Coast Regional Council’s telecommunications company, Widelinx, and the University of Southern Queensland Fraser Coast Campus, residents and business will have access to a new fibre-optic cable link that is being strung with the power lines.
The Fraser Coast is poised to become the premier industrial precinct along the east coast. It offers established and emerging businesses access to prime fully-serviced industrial land throughout the two major centres of Maryborough and Hervey Bay at significantly lower rates per square metre than the state’s capital, Brisbane.
To compliment the range of industrial parks across the region the Council is backing the development of the Port of Maryborough Industrial Park.
The 65-hectare development on the banks of the Mary River will provide world-class facilities for the manufacture of boats and light ships, marine components; the repair of vessels and the provision of a broad range of marine services.
Veteran developer and one of Queensland’s wealthiest men Kevin Seymour has plenty of faith in the future of the Fraser Coast.
His consortium of Watpac and the Seymour group is heading up the biggest project on region’s horizon – the $800 million development of the Urangan Harbour and surrounding marina in Hervey Bay.
It will give the region the largest marina capacity north of Brisbane.
The region boasts an annual population growth of more than 2% and the population is predicted to reach 130,000 by 2026 (Source: ABS 2007, Department of Local Government, Sport and Recreation 2007).
Unlike many other fast growth areas the Fraser Coast provides a stable workforce.
The growth has led to the development of service industries. Already first class educational institutions, including private schools, a university, and public and private health services with access to state-of-the-art technology, have been established on the Fraser Coast.
The population growth has not been confined to retirees looking for a Sea Change. Lots of young families have moved to the area, enough to fill 60 schools (government and private and alternative training).
Business is vibrant – and so is the lifestyle. The Fraser Coast offers quality master-planned housing options, entertainment, shopping and major retail centres, first class community amenities, and of course, direct access to the World-Heritage listed Fraser Island.
The only thing the region lacks is congestion, pollution and bad attitude.
To find out more about the Fraser Coast have a look at: www.frasercoast.qld.gov.au,
www.frasercoastevents.com.au,
www.frasercoastbiz.com.au
www.frasercoastjobs.com.au
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