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Sunshine Coast Business Council Chair Sandy Zubrinich said that while the boost in infrastructure funding in today’s Queensland state budget was good for jobs, the increase in borrowings was concerning — especially given the annual surplus was set to triple to $1.51 billion thanks to a strong injection of mining royalties.

Just as Uber has disrupted the taxi industry and Airbnb has impacted on the accommodation sector, retail is facing its own disruptions.

With technology and the sharing economy drastically altering the retail landscape, business owners only need to look at the decline of former retail giants like Blockbuster to recognise it’s never been more important to adapt to survive.

With the Regional Universities Network recently conducting an in-depth study into the contribution regional universities make to local economies, more than 60 Sunshine Coast businesspeople will come together in Caloundra on 17 April to hear the research findings.

The Sunshine Coast Business Council has commended the efforts of Member for Fairfax Ted O’Brien and Stockland Regional Manager Ben Simpson following today’s announcement that the North Coast Rail Connect project will receive federal funding for a full business case under the $20 million Faster Rail Prospectus.

Local government representatives joined with leaders from the Sunshine Coast property, business, tourism and education sectors in Marcoola this week to discuss the future prosperity of the region as part of the Sunshine Coast Business Council Strategic Direction Discussion 2018.

Sandy Zubrinich, Chair, Sunshine Coast Business Council The Sunshine Coast has long been attempting to shed the stigma of being a ‘hard place to do business’, with politicians as well as business and industry groups aiming to attract quality capital investors to the region to bolster the local economy. Regrettably, if Sekisui’s Yaroomba development is…

At yesterday’s Annual General Meeting in Marcoola, the Sunshine Coast Business Council (SCBC) appointed nine board members to drive the organisation forward over the coming 12 months and advocate on behalf of the business community.

With the state election fast approaching, the Sunshine Coast Business Council has called on the major political parties to address Queensland’s $80 billion debt.