Morton Bay Region has the ingredients for economic growth in land, infrastructure, people and a strategic location. It is a function of leveraging these advantages and creating opportunities for the future. Through a strong economic development program, the region can continue to grow, maintain and increase its vibrancy and support an ever growing, attractive lifestyle.

Morton Bay Region has the ingredients for economic growth in land, infrastructure, people and a strategic location. It is a function of leveraging these advantages and creating opportunities for the future. Through a strong economic development program, the region can continue to grow, maintain and increase its vibrancy and support an ever growing, attractive lifestyle.

Morton Bay Region has the ingredients for economic growth in land, infrastructure, people and a strategic location. It is a function of leveraging these advantages and creating opportunities for the future. Through a strong economic development program, the region can continue to grow, maintain and increase its vibrancy and support an ever growing, attractive lifestyle.

Manufacturing is the largest export industry for the Moreton Bay Region, valued at approximately $923.8 million. The region’s industrial precincts are Industry 4.0 enabled as they are either already connected to the National Broadband Network (NBN) or the rollout has substantially commenced. The region's proximity to major transport infrastructure and a skilled workforce provide the convenience of a major city without the high price tag.

Through our Economic Development Action Plan council is committed to supporting regional manufacturers to be more productive, increase their international competitiveness and access emerging growth opportunities in the Moreton Bay Region.
In the Moreton Bay Region you’ll find:
• Three major industrial hubs, including the Brendale Industrial Precinct, one of the top 10 places to work in Greater Brisbane.
• Access skilled workforce.
• Road and rail connections to the Port of Brisbane, Brisbane Domestic and International Airports, and Australia's newest international airport, the Sunshine Coast Airport.
• NBN connectivity in industrial precincts.
• Available and affordable industrial land.
• Development of Smart City infrastructure.
• $1.7 billion in local manufacturing sales.
• Raw input providers including timber plantations and saw mills, quarries and agricultural producers.
• Two large greenfield future industrial hubs on the last northern Bruce Highway interchanges.
• Innovative businesses embedded in local and global supply chains.

As community leaders, local governments have a responsibility to implement a range of initiatives to improve environmental resilience and support sustainability.

We look forward to sharing and learning from other Councils as we work together to reduce our impacts on the climate and build a better future for our children and grandchildren.

Many local governments have been acting on climate change across Australia for decades.

Our community have asked us to join the partnership and we want to involve them in this journey, use the resources provided by CPP and learn from other councils who are dealing with similar environmental issues that we all face.

By learning from others it will help us progress faster on our pathway to increasing resilience and adapting to our already changing climate.

Cultivate the Arts is a professional development program for locals in the creative sector including visual artists, crafters, musicians, theatre practitioners, dancers, arts workers and more.

The program invites local creatives to participate in a range of workshops and opportunities that support the continued growth and development of arts and culture within the Moreton Bay Region and showcase the region's talented and diverse community.

The Regional Economic Development Strategy 2020-2041 (REDS) provides the blueprint for Council, industry and the business community to collaboratively build a $40 billion economy by attracting and generating 100,000 new jobs for our region by 2041.

The REDS provides long-term economic direction for the region and drives innovation and entrepreneurship to position the Moreton Bay region as one of Australia’s top 10 regional innovation hubs by 2041.

The success of the REDS depends on collaboration and support from all stakeholders and the MBRC Economic Development team serves as the catalyst in maintaining this engagement.

Apprenticeships and traineeships are excellent examples of pathways into work that have proven to be effective. But they are specific to certain occupations.

Apprentices and trainees made up about 10 per cent of the pathways people take into the workforce. He said policymakers needed to create better vocational education and training (VET) courses to give young people stronger options outside universities and apprenticeships.

3.9 million people were enrolled in vocational education and training last year, but up to 2.4 million of those were in short courses such as first aid and construction safety.

The University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) is using The Mill at Moreton Bay to expand their presence in the region. The USC satellite campus in Caboolture has several research initiatives based in the north of the region. This research includes investigations into alternative health service delivery and a significant clinical trial site providing new capacity to accelerate the research and development of the next generation of medications and medical devices.

The Moreton Bay Region is also home to Queensland’s only aquaculture research facility. The CSIRO, DAF and USC are all based at the Bribie Island Research Centre and undertaking public and private research projects in this field.

Boasting an established clean and green agribusiness industry, the Moreton Bay Region provides farmers, exporters, processors, retailers, and chefs the ideal destination to succeed in this vibrant and growing industry.
The Moreton Bay Region’s access to major transport and infrastructure, combined with rich soils and a sub-tropical climate has contributed to the region’s thriving $846 million agricultural industry, with agricultural exports valued at around $420 million.
In the Moreton Bay Region you’ll find:
• The largest strawberry producing area in Australia.
• A $110 million berry fruits industry.
• One third of Australia's strawberries by weight.
• Over one quarter of Australia's pineapple crop.
• Queensland's only aquaculture research facility supporting CSIRO, DAF and University of the Sunshine Coast research projects.
• A sustainable future through the Wamuran Irrigation Scheme.
• Emerging agriculture trends like finger lime producers.
• Enabled agri-tech through the high-speed National Broadband Network.
• Production of more than 1,074 tonnes of macadamia nuts per year.
• Production of more than 441 tonnes of avocados per year.

The Mill at Moreton Bay Priority Development Area significantly contributes to the council’s vision for the region—to facilitate and support managed population and economic growth, jobs creation, and community healthcare and wellbeing.

Millovate invites property developers, operators and funds to invest in healthcare, wellbeing and related services being planned and delivered within a future Integrated Health Village at The Mill at Moreton Bay.

Is Australia’s housing crisis self-inflicted? If so, then we need a series of reforms to reverse it
The best long-term solution to the structural problems of the rental crisis is to build more public and/or affordable housing.

Make renting more Sustainable. Increase rent assistance or look at rental caps, similar to countries in Europe and some US states, long term tenancy agreements with incentives for all parties to the agreement.

Build to Rent
The Build to Rent property sector is growing in Australia – this new class of housing is focused on providing high quality purpose designed and built rental stock, creating an additional housing choice for Australian renters with greater security and service.

Build to Rent developments are typically owned by institutional investors for the long term and the owner could be the developer/ongoing building manager. The format provides tenants with the flexibility of renting with the security of home ownership.

Build-to-Rent developments are usually large-scale residential properties specifically designed, built and managed for long-term ownership and rental.

Social Housing
In the 40 years between 1981 and 2021 the percentage of all Australian households living in social housing (i.e. state owned and managed public housing or community managed housing) has ranged from 4.9 per cent in 1981 to 3.8 per cent in 2021. Such a drop in the proportion of social housing raises the question of has Australia achieved the balance right, and also just what is the right level of social housing for Australia?

In 2018 Statistics Canada said 628,700 Canadian households, more than one in ten renter households nationally (13.5% of 4,652,500), were living in social and affordable housing.
In New Zealand, as of 30 June 2021, there were 74,337 public housing households. This equates to 4.0% of households living in social housing.

In England (in 2018) 17% of households (3.9 million) lived in social housing, while the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development publishes that 1.2 million households live in public housing, which is 0.98 per cent of all housing.

City of Moreton Bay with Moreton Bay Region Industry & Tourism (MBRIT) have partnered to provide specialist innovation and growth services to foster the region's entrepreneurial spirit, under the revised Innovate Moreton Bay program.

Supporting the region’s start-ups, scale-ups and providing access to resources will enable locals, including our youth, to prosper and build the capability to compete successfully in global markets.

The Moreton Bay Region is known for its amazing natural attractions and experiences such as parks, waterways, wildlife centres, lookouts, beaches, museums and festivals, let us help plan your visit and make the most of our beautiful region. Here are some tips on the best spots to park, who to speak with, location of toilets, seating, pathways, and sensory considerations.

Council is committed to implementing a WRRP that analyses current waste management performance and sets measurable targets for waste reduction and recycling. With assistance of the National Packaging Covenant and Product Stewardship Forums, Council will continue to educate and actively encourage all residents and businesses to reduce waste generation and participate in the various resource recovery services available.