Logan Mayor Darren Power has weighed in on a Property Council of Australia debate into the social infrastructure needs of council areas across Queensland in the wake of unprecedented growth across the Southeast corner.
Cr Power and Logan City Council’s director of growth, economy and sustainability, David Hansen attended the ‘Spotlight on SEQ’ breakfast at South Bank on last week to discuss health, innovation and commercial opportunities for the city of Logan.
Cr Power called on the Queensland Government for more assistance to provide healthcare facilities and libraries.
“We need some assistance from the state,” Cr Power said.
“There has to be some compensation to councils like Ipswich, Moreton and Logan.
“If we are carrying the load and doing the heavy lifting, you must put that social infrastructure into cities like ours to make sure its attractive for people to relocate.
Logan was well above Queensland Government mandated urban housing targets, but the population is set to double by 2036, and attendees at the event learned how Logan City Council would harness the opportunities presented by that extraordinary growth.
Those opportunities will be further boosted by the City of Logan securing a potential competition or training venue for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Mr Hansen highlighted exciting changes in the city’s healthcare and innovation sectors, which are attracting the interest of major firms.
“Multiple private hospitals, acute care and specialist medical facilities are being built in Meadowbrook and Springwood to alleviate health service demands, particularly at Logan Hospital,” Mr Hansen said.
“Meadowbrook is fast becoming a major health and wellbeing precinct.
“Down the road, an innovation precinct at the border of Underwood and Slacks Creek will host a range of cutting-edge industries.
“It is already home to Go1, an internally electronic education hub where, every three seconds, someone in the world accesses an online training program.”
The “Spotlight on SEQ” event was also attended by representatives from Ipswich City Council and Moreton Bay Regional Council.
The Property Council of Australia identified these three Council areas as some of Australia’s fastest growing regions, with growth rates expected to accelerate as the countdown to Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games draws nearer.
The event was brought about by the Property Council’s acknowledgement such growth saw many Council areas grappling with ‘growing pains’ as they struggled to meet the challenges of growth, while harnessing its advantages.
Picture: City of Logan Mayor Darren Power speaking at the Property Council of Australia’s Spotlight on SEQ Breakfast.
