The region already boasts a diverse range of manufacturing and engineering businesses ranging from coal seam gas well drilling equipment to premium charcoal, from oil and gas engineering services to engineering businesses for agricultural equipment. With great transport networks, a strong workforce and a variety of affordable industrial locations, there are plenty of opportunities for industrial businesses to grow in the South West.
Read MoreSouth West Queensland is a prime agricultural and horticultural region, with producers using cutting edge technology and innovation to grow food and fibres of world-class standard.
The South West provides numerous investment opportunities for large and small producers. For southern growers, it can mean an opportunity to expand the growing season for various crops. For smaller producers, there are a number of niche opportunities that take advantage of the region’s climate, land and water.
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Read MoreFrank Deshon is a legend in Hebel; you might call him "the people's king".
Hebel is in south-west Queensland, about four kilometres north of the border with New South Wales on the Castlereagh Highway.
Blink, and you might miss it, but for the locals, the local businesses are at the centre of everything they do.
This small community, of just 16 living in the town and 62 residents across the entire district, has suffered through seven years of drought, compulsory water buy-backs and finally a worldwide pandemic, which saw the nearby border slammed shut, and the town's life-blood of tourist dollars run dry overnight.
Click here to read the story on ABC news .
Read MoreAs investors look beyond CBDs, a collective of South West Queensland councils are aiming to seize the day with an ambitious new initiative to showcase their region.
Balonne, Bulloo, Maranoa Regional, Murweh, Paroo and Quilpie Shire Councils have united to launch one of the most aggressive investment attraction campaigns ever undertaken for their region.
Read MoreWhen establishing a freight hub for a dedicated livestock rail network, location is king. Multi-million-dollar Morven Freight Hub runs through the Queensland Rail Network at the junction of the Landsborough and Warrego Highways. By combining the rail network with access to these major highways, producers now have another logistics option to get more livestock to the south-east of the state.
Read MoreWelcome to the latest e-news update from the South West Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils. As Chair, it is with a sense of pride that I look back on all we have collectively achieved as a new organisation over the last six months.
Read MoreThe six councils of South West Queensland are on the road to ramp up representation for their region - and they’re breaking down barriers and making some history along the way.
The newly formed South West Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils (SWQROC) is leading its first delegation to Queensland’s Parliament House this week with a full two-day agenda of meetings with Government, the Opposition and departmental representatives.
Read MoreTackling Western Queensland’s housing issues will feature on the agenda when leaders from across 60% of Queensland, together with senior State and Federal government Ministers and departmental representatives, gather in Richmond on 17-19 May 2021 for the Western Queensland Alliance of Councils (WQAC) Assembly 2021…
Read MoreSOUTH WEST DIGEST: 2020 CHRISTMAS MESSAGE
Welcome to our first e-news update from South West Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils. As Chair, it’s my pleasure to be able to look back on the year of challenges, changes and achievements as we look forward to the New Year.…
Read More2020 STATE BUDGET
South West Queensland has missed out on new funding or programs in this year’s State Budget as local leaders now look to the government to follow through on their State Budget Strategy which recognises the critical need to ‘Grow the Regions’…
Read More2020 QUEENSLAND STATE ELECTION
The leaders from across the six councils of South West Queensland have wound up their 2020 State Election campaign and released their assessment of the candidates in a 2020 State Election Candidate Scorecard…
Read MoreSOUTH WEST QUEENSLAND STATE ELECTION STRATEGY:
Local Government leaders from across the six councils of South West Queensland are on a mission to unlock the diverse opportunities of their region, and help drive Queensland’s growth , as part of its 2020 State Election Strategy – The Cornerstone of Opportunities.…
Read MoreTwenty one Mayors representing communities across the length and breadth of Western Queensland have one clear message for candidates ahead of the State Election – it’s time to invest in the west if they truly want to unlock the economic potential of Queensland…
Read MoreThe importance of working together to secure a strong future for Western Queensland topped the agenda at the inaugural assembly of the Western Queensland Alliance of Councils (WQAC), as Assistant Minister for Road Safety and Freight Transport Scott Buchholz and Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management David Littleproud addressed the inaugural assembly of the Western Queensland Alliance of Councils.…
Read MoreThe Inaugural Assembly of the Western Queensland Alliance of Councils (WQAC) was held in the Longreach Civic and Cultural Centre on Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 July 2020.
Read MoreThe creation of the Western Queensland Alliance of Councils (WQAC) has been welcomed by member councils, Federal and State Government representatives as a proactive, timely and constructive initiative which will lead to improved outcomes for Western Queensland, the State and the nation…
Read MoreMinister for Local Government, Minister for Racing and Minister for Multicultural Affairs Stirling Hinchliffe and Minister for Regional Development and Manufacturing Glenn Butcher have welcomed the Western Queensland Alliance of Councils and the collaboration for western communities…
Read MoreLeaders from across 60% of Queensland together with senior State and Federal government representatives will gather in Longreach on 27-28 July 2020 for the Western Queensland Alliance of Councils Inaugural Assembly…
Read MoreThe WQAC is a new collaboration of the three regional organisations of councils in Western Queensland covering 60 per cent of the State and including 21 local governments….
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