A artist’s impression of Springfield Central park ‘n’ ride.
Detailed design on the $44.5 million facility is expected to be completed by early 2020 with construction to follow and will mean more than 650 additional car parks for local commuters.
Brisbane house prices could rise up to 20 per cent over the next three years, the largest increase in national house prices for the period, according to BIS Oxford Economics.
Brenton Waters May 31, 2019
Major companies such as Australia Post are choosing Ipswich, boosting the local economy.
If Springfield to Ipswich is to make the most of opportunities headed its way through massive population growth, the creation of local jobs will need to remain an equal priority. The State Government forecasts that by 2041 the total number of jobs will need to be at least 128,800. In 2018, the number of jobs was 76,917 with the health care and social assistance, retail trade and manufacturing sectors employing the most people.
Where will future jobs come from?
A range of factors such as increasing global connectedness, increasing resource depletion, increasing mobility of people and the workforce and changing technology mean the city’s employment opportunities are changing.
Allan Roebuck March 28, 2019
About 2000 new jobs are in the pipeline for Ipswich jobseekers as five new major construction projects are commenced or completed and new businesses begin operations this year. Ipswich will also be among the top two regions in southeast Queensland leading jobs growth over the next five years according to labour market predictions from the Department of Jobs and Small Business.
The department’s own data reveals Ipswich will have an additional 18,200 jobs by 2023, a growth rate of 11.3 per cent.
Ipswich City Council chief executive officer David Farmer said the city was already meeting the challenge of creating new jobs, and collaborating with industry and the Queensland Government to deliver big wins for the region.
“Ipswich is recognised as a major growth region with some very compelling advantages relating to workforce, connectivity, available land and supply chain services. Some of the big companies which have chosen to invest and grow in Ipswich recently have really kicked our industrial sector into a new gear with jobs and economic growth the result.
1. “In May, Australia Post is expected to begin transitioning operations to a purpose built 50,000 square metre distribution and sorting centre at Redbank Motorway Estate capable of handling 700,000 parcels per day. Australia Post will bring about 500 jobs.”
Darrell Giles March 21, 2019
The development of a 25-kilometre public transport corridor from Ipswich Central to Springfield Central is seen as critical to the future of the city and South East Queensland.
A special report presented to Ipswich City Council this week, Ipswich Central to Springfield Central Public Transport Corridor, details the importance of this line, including providing an essential link to new suburbs emerging across the city, new business and employment opportunities.
Council’s Economic Development manager Paul Massingham said, “The Ipswich Central to Springfield Central Public Transport Corridor is approximately 25km in length and is proposed to include the construction of nine stations [including one at Redbank Plains],” he said.
The Ipswich Central to Springfield Central Public Transport Corridor is recognised as a priority project by the State Government and is considered the region’s highest priority infrastructure project to meet the needs of our future growth.
New stations needed for the Springfield rail line.