Plainland shows us that if you build it, they will come

THE DRIVE from Toowoomba to Brisbane was once monotonous stretch that was punctuated by cows, crops, servos and the promise of “antiques this way” at Marburg.

A birds eye view of Plainland Crossing as at June 28. Picture: Contributed

THE DRIVE from Toowoomba to Brisbane once took drivers along a monotonous stretch that was punctuated by cows, crops, a few servos and the promise of "antiques this way" at Marburg.

But today, busy hubs break up the kilometres of Warrego Highway; none more so than Plainland.

Plainland has risen around those two fine Australian institutions: the pub and the butcher.

Today, it is a bona fide town, and Lockyer Valley Regional Council Mayor Tanya Milligan is amazed at the transformation.

In today's edition she talks of the hundreds of job opportunities at Plainland and Hatton Vale where developments are springing up and existing businesses are expanding. Shops, schools and day care make it less of a pit stop and more of a home, with people choosing to work locally or travel to Toowoomba, Ipswich or Brisbane.

More than 2 million people are expected to flood into Southeast Queensland in the coming thirty years, and we're becoming accustomed to longer commutes that take us to where the jobs are, so we can expect more people to settle in this Southeast corner of the state.

Plainland shows us that if you build it, they will come.

Originally published as Plainland shows us that if you build it, they will come