We have a lot to be proud of here in the City of Logan.
Local businesses are developing world-leading technology and are being supported by council’s efforts to diversify the local economy.
We are building an innovation ecosystem to meet community expectations and create opportunities for future generations.
Last week, Queensland’s Chief Entrepreneur Julia Spicer OAM and the Innovation Advisory Council visited our city to see some of our most successful and inventive start-up companies – including BlockTexx, B&C Plastics and Go1 – and they weren’t disappointed.
We are clearly in the spotlight with some of the most sophisticated start-ups in Australia.
Since 2015, the Queensland Government has provided $9.2 million in Advance Queensland funding to 236 recipients in our area.
As our city’s population grows, we face challenges such as unemployment and housing availability.
A lightbulb moment can change momentum, which is why we want to support and encourage innovation.
Innovation comes in many forms and from the simplest of ideas.
BlockTexx is a fantastic clean technology company located at Loganholme.
Co-founder Graham Ross was a triathlete for many years and had a closet full of finisher’s shirts.
One day he thought about the impacts of those shirts going to landfill – and the spark for what is now BlockTexx was lit.
The company recovers polyester and cellulose from textiles and clothing.
It’s not just a factory but the start of a new industry that has worldwide potential.
Council has signalled its intention to attract innovative businesses and create jobs of the future through programs such as our coLab Growth Hub at Underwood and the Investment Attraction Incentive Fund.
We want to retain and attract tech-related scale-ups to create high-value jobs.
People like Graham Ross are part of that vision.
He currently employs 11 people and sees potential for 200 staff as his business grows.
Watch this space. It’s only the beginning.
