Recycling is one of the easiest and most effective ways of reducing the amount of waste that goes to landfill. Recyclable waste is a valuable resource. Recycling in the workplace is not only good for the environment but also makes good business sense.

Ipswich has a long and proud manufacturing history. Today, it has a thriving modern manufacturing industry that provides a significant contribution to the Queensland economy.
Manufacturing alone generated more than half (51%) of the total exports, $3.6 billion, an increase of more than 2,400 full time jobs from 2019/20. This global reach is a recognised strength for the region.

Historically, Ipswich has been famously known as a rail manufacturer. Today however, it is a world-class aerospace and defence centre with a booming food manufacturing hub. Collectively, manufacturing added $1.6 billion in value, an increase of over 14% since the previous year (2019/20).

As the largest industry across the manufacturing sector, food product manufacturing accounts for $2.1 billion in exports, $612 million value added to the economy and 6% of full time jobs. Ipswich is home to JBS Australia's Northern Division headquarters, alongside JBS Australia's Dinmore processing facility, the largest beef processing plant in the southern hemisphere. Its connectivity to major highways and rail ensures access to an extensive network of quality cattle.

Ipswich has established itself as a major production and distribution centre to both national and international food markets. Significant industry opportunities continue to emerge in the region including food packaging and new agritourism developments.

The Ipswich Art Gallery is one of the most visited regional art galleries in Australia, with more than 80,000 visitors a year. The Gallery is a visual arts and social history museum presenting a dynamic program of exhibitions and heritage displays with complementary workshops, performances and an extensive program for children and families. It is the first Gallery in Australia to have a permanent space dedicated and curated solely for children.

Located in a heritage listed building, it includes the magnificent proscenium arch, scissor beam roof and arched windows making the building itself an attraction, a true example of architectural heritage within Ipswich Central.

Ipswich economy is driven by high value industries of manufacturing, health care and social assistance, retail trade, education and defence. Ipswich is located in a prime location in South East Queensland, between Gold Coast to the south, Toowoomba to the west, Brisbane to the east, and the Sunshine Coast to the north.

The University of Southern Queensland is where students, researchers, community, and partners access excellence. By offering a mix of open and flexible programs in business, education, law, arts, health, engineering, surveying, agriculture, and sciences (including paramedicine and aviation), the University of Southern Queensland meets the educational needs of students, industries, and the Ipswich community.

Matthew a first-year aviation student at University of Southern Queensland and second-year student Cassie both chose to pursue a career as a pilot. Cassie and Matthew are both pursuing a Bachelor of Aviation (Flight Operations), one of two undergraduate aviation bachelor degrees available at University of Southern Queensland.
University of Southern Queensland aviation program director Dr. Tarryn Kille said the suite of qualifications at the university were designed to capture strong employability and industry-informed skill requirements of future aviation professionals.

As the largest industry across the manufacturing sector, food product manufacturing accounts for $2.1 billion in exports, $612 million value added to the economy and 6% of full time jobs.

Ipswich is home to JBS Australia's Northern Division headquarters, alongside JBS Australia's Dinmore processing facility, the largest beef processing plant in the southern hemisphere. Its connectivity to major highways and rail ensures access to an extensive network of quality cattle.

Ipswich is home to RAAF Base Amberley, Australia’s largest air force base and is one of the largest employers with approximately 5,000 employees. It is the second largest export industry with a total $1.4 billion, almost one fifth (19.7%) of all exports, this compared with 5.8% across Queensland. Defence has played a pivotal role to the industry and its supply chain with 14% of value added and an increase of $313 million over five years.

TAE Aerospace, a wholly owned Australian company has eleven sites globally with a new Turbine Engine Maintenance Facility. This provides a valuable resource for identifying opportunities and upskilling businesses to meet the expectations of the defence supply chain.

MILVEHCOE is world class $170 million advanced military vehicle manufacturing facility in Australia, an asset of national significance. Rheinmetall Defence Australia is an entity and trusted partner to the Australian Defence Force. It continues to deliver on the $5.2 billion LAND 400 Phase 2 Project, creating jobs both through its facilities and through the local supply chain. Together, they play an important role in boosting Australian’s national defence capability.

Greater Springfield’s Defence Industry Technology and Research Precinct will focus on high technology defence support industries, garnering national and international attention. The Centre and Precinct is a collaboration with industry, academia and government to enhance Australia’s defence industry capabilities. It is a place where Defence support industry players to collaborate, to create the next wave of innovative technologies.

You need only venture 30 minutes from Brisbane to discover Queensland’s time-honoured heritage region, packed with surprising new adventures. It’s where historic homes meet culinary cool. Where the open road leads to beautiful countryside, dotted with unexpected delights.

Craft breweries let off steam in funky laneways near eclectic cafes where you can grab coffee and an epic brekky. Where you can float high above the rolling hills and ranges in a hot air balloon, or see sprawling parks that lead to world class hiking and mountain biking trails.

Where museums mark the time and you can see bands in heritage spaces. Art galleries invite you in, and sculptured gardens in serene spaces offer breathing room. Discover why it’s never felt so young, and why you’ll feel it too!

Investment is critical to transform the 42% or 4.23 million tonnes (2019/20) of Queensland’s waste into an innovative, efficient and sustainable circular economy. This will improve environmental outcomes, residential amenity, economic innovation and provide new employment opportunities.

The largest industries in Logan in terms of contribution to Gross Regional Product (value added) are health care and social assistance, construction, manufacturing, retail trade, education and training, and wholesale trade. Some of these, particularly health and retail trade, are strongly linked to the growth and profile of the region's population. Construction is related to population growth, but Logan’s construction firms also service the wider region.

Manufacturing is the traditional strength of the city. Emerging industries in Logan include the care economy, advanced manufacturing, the circular and low-carbon economy, tourism, and creative and entertainment industries. Logan has emerging expertise in circular economy and low-carbon thinking.

The City of Logan and the rest of Australia, like many parts of the world, can expect climate change to exacerbate the frequency and severity of events such as foods, droughts, heatwaves and bushfires.

We will increasingly be affected by changes in temperature, rainfall, sea level and extreme weather conditions. The impacts of such events in many parts of the world include population displacement, damage to infrastructure and species shift.

Less recognised are the indirect flow-on effects and opportunities. These can be changes to policy, legal frameworks, technology and markets. Examples include higher insurance costs or inability to get insurance for newly food affected areas following policy changes to insurance premiums or risks associated with changes to legal liability case law.

Logan is a rich and diverse community filled with a myriad of talented and dedicated artists, makers and creatives – musicians, performers and producers, writers, visual artists and more.

While local council is supportive of arts culture, there is a distinct lack of diversity in local infrastructure and community-led programs for the creative sector.

We lack a range of independent commercial spaces to develop, practice and engage the greater community in the arts.

The largest industries in Logan in terms of contribution to Gross Regional Product (value added) are health care and social assistance, construction, manufacturing, retail trade, education and training, and wholesale trade. Some of these, particularly health and retail trade, are strongly linked to the growth and profile of the region's population. Construction is related to population growth, but Logan’s construction firms also service the wider region. Manufacturing is the traditional strength of the city.

Emerging industries in Logan include the care economy, advanced manufacturing, the circular and low-carbon economy, tourism, and creative and entertainment industries. Logan has emerging expertise in circular economy and low-carbon thinking.

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 largest industries in Logan in terms of contribution to Gross Regional Product (value added) are health care and social assistance, construction, manufacturing, retail trade, education and training, and wholesale trade. Some of these, particularly health and retail trade, are strongly linked to the growth and profile of the region's population. Construction is related to population growth, but Logan’s construction firms also service the wider region. Manufacturing is the traditional strength of the city.

Logan City Council commissioned research to identify the health and medical development and investment opportunities in the Logan Local Government Area. Based on evidence driven data, the research completed provides an understanding of the current and future health demand to identify gaps (existing and future) and explores main investment drivers.
Key localities for investment in health care services, including a private hospital or day hospital, include –
• Meadowbrook – Logan’s health, knowledge and wellbeing precinct, centred on the Logan Hospital, Griffith University Logan campus and TAFE Queensland Loganlea campus, with multiple sites identified for hospital and health care services.
• Opportunities are developing in key growth areas, including Yarrabilba and Flagstone.

Logan has developed a strategy and framework to strengthen innovation capability in the City of Logan. An innovation ecosystem is one that creates new ventures and companies that generate jobs at a faster pace and will play a significant role in the city’s economic development.

Queensland’s defence industries employ more than 6500 people, generated an estimated $6.3 billion in revenue in 2015-16 and secured $4.3 billion in Australian defence contract payments in 2016-17.1

The state is underpinned by a strong defence industrial base and world- class capabilities in a range of areas including aerospace support, ship repair and overhaul, heavy vehicle support and upgrades, command and control systems, reconnaissance and surveillance systems, unmanned vehicles, and cyber security. This positions Queensland at the front line of the defence industry in Australia and an innovative science and technology hub.

Sport is part of the cultural identity of many Australians. Sport isn’t just a favoured pastime for Australians. It is a significant contributor to the Australian economy.

In Australia, sports and recreational organisations attract more volunteers than any other type of organisation.

Major sporting events – grand finals, international cricket, grand slam tournaments, surfing competitions and cycling challenges – as well as less watched events – weekend matches, morning and afternoon training sessions and amateur competitions – fill calendars and recreational time.