Queensland Premier Announces $7 Billion Train Project For Maryborough
Recently the Queensland Premier, Anna Palaszczuk announced a $7 billion train project for Maryborough, bringing with it up to 800 new jobs to the Fraser Coast.
“Supporting jobs in traditional industries like manufacturing is important, especially in regional centers like Maryborough. This will be a game changer that secures the future of manufacturing for Maryborough." said the Premier.
As real estate agents we know, more jobs mean a need for more housing, and with a vacancy rate of 0.9% the need for more property investment in our region is essential for its healthy growth.
Further to this, the latest Wide Bay State budget has now been released:
$1.2 Billion for productivity-enhancing infrastructure and capital works estimated to support around 3,900 jobs in our region.
$771.9 Million for our hospital and health services.
$40.2 Million to maintain and improve our schools.
$206.9 Million for Stanwell to build, own and operate a new 150-megawatt battery near Tarong Power Station.
$46 Million to improve our housing in partnership with the Australian government.
$45.1 Million for the betterment of local government projects impacted by disaster events between 2019 and 2022 in partnership with the Australian Government.
It is important to us at One Agency Fraser Coast to ensure workers in our towns are able to access quality rental properties, so we are always happy to welcome rental property owners into our portfolio but also actively encourage properties to be purchased for rental properties.
Property investment can be daunting, but we are here to assist you with any questions or concerns you may have and then once you have purchased ensure your investment property ownership is as stressless as possible.