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Today over 100 local representatives met at the Sunshine Coast Business Council’s Youth Prosperity Forum to tackle the over 17 per cent youth unemployment rate in the region and to secure commitment from government and the business community to take responsibility for the issue.

Currently, the local youth unemployment rate stands between 17 and 18 per cent, compared to an overall local unemployment rate of 6.7 per cent. With around 35 per cent of unemployed youth on the Sunshine Coast living below the poverty line and research showing that unemployed youth in the region experience high rates of depression, anxiety and…

THE Sunshine Coast Business Council has applauded the changes to the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act, saying it will provide significant benefits for local businesses. Council chairwoman Sandy Zubrinich said the changes would provide better protection for employers who had long been bearing the brunt of compensation costs.

The Sunshine Coast Business Council (SCBC) today gave its qualified support to the Sunshine Coast Council’s newly launched Regional Economic Development Strategy, saying that while it was a good step forward for the region, the real test would lie in the Council’s ability to work with the community to implement the strategy’s objectives.

KEY business, education, property, health and planning organisations have met for the second time in a year to discuss how to maximise the economic benefits of the Kawana Health Precinct.

A STEP CHANGE TO A NEW ECONOMY. This is an important time for our region. We need to create around 100,000 jobs, raise living standards and secure long term wealth and prosperity for our community to support our future population. We need a ‘step’ change to a new economy.

WHAT could you buy with $1 billion?  The money buys the Sunshine Coast only 3km of new lanes on the Bruce Hwy.

THE Sunshine Coast Business Council has given our local government officials a pass mark for their management of small business policy during the first year in office.

The Health Hub Action Plan March 21013 Update which is part of Sunshine Coast Business Council’s Forum Action Plan Updates is now available under “Research and Forums“. Updates to this section will be posted at the end of each quarter.

The Sunshine Coast Business Council today revealed its expectations of next week’s Sunshine Coast Council budget citing economic development, key infrastructure projects and fees related to local businesses as the high priority areas for the next financial year.