Future SEQ: A chance to plan for the region’s future

AS one of the fastest-growing regions in the world, southeast Queensland has incredible opportunities moving forward over the next quarter of a century.

AS one of the fastest-growing regions in the world, southeast Queensland has incredible opportunities moving forward over the next quarter of a century.

But this population surge also brings significant challenges in transport and other physical and social infrastructure to maintain our productivity and liveability.

Don’t miss out! Future SEQ lunch event

Our future as a place people will want to call home and work from, depends on planning decisions made today to get it right for tomorrow.

The region’s roads, trains and buses will reach breaking point over the next two decades unless we find and fund solutions now.

The Courier-Mail's Future SEQ campaign will feature exclusive new research from demographer Bernard Salt.

On October 9, The Courier-Mail will launch Future SEQ – a campaign series that will examine the threats ahead, explore the options for addressing them and reveal innovative and achievable ideas for transforming our vital region.

Future SEQ is a prime opportunity to look forward and create an integrated network of cities that can serve as a global model and magnet to attract the world’s best and brightest.

The Courier-Mail editor Sam Weir. Picture: Annette Dew

We are engaging the skills of partners such as research consultants PwC, experts in planning and technology, private enterprise, the Council of Mayors (SEQ) and other tiers of government, along with thought-leaders such as demographer Bernard Salt.

And we will harness the power of News Queensland’s print and online publishing brands, as well as Sky News, to engage the community.

On October 23, the Future SEQ lunch event will bring our region’s leaders together to discuss the challenges we face and agree on the clear path forward.

Book your tickets to the Future SEQ lunch

This is southeast Queensland’s chance to show it really can be a world leader in collaboration and connectivity.

I urge you to get behind Future SEQ - because an alternative shaped in Canberra or repeating the mistakes of Sydney or Melbourne is one none of us wants.