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The Southern Downs has been the focus of significant investment in recent years that has seen Warwick and surrounding areas experience substantial growth. Within the Southern Downs region, more than $250 million of infrastructure projects have been completed over the past 5 years, with a further $675 million in early planning, application phase, approved, or commenced. Projects include the $9.3 billion Inland Rail development, the $350 million Cunningham Highway Solar Farm, the $43 million new Bunnings Warehouse – under construction, the $40 million Rose City Shopping World expansion and the $15 million John Dee expansion.
Another significant investment is Gina Rinehart’s recent purchase of Warwick’s Maydan feedlot as part of Hancock Prospecting’s pursuit of investments in the cattle industry.
The Southern Downs is also a target tourism area, with multiple attractions bringing more visitors, jobs and income to the area each year. Major attractions include the Warwick Rodeo – Australia’s most famous – as well as motor racing weekends, the Jumpers and Jazz festival, the Warwick Flower Show and events in nearby Stanthorpe, Leyburn and Killarney, not to mention the natural beauty of this unique part of Queensland.
Aleva Estate presents a smart opportunity to invest in the thriving Southern Downs while prices are still favourable.
Employment growth
- John Dee meat processing expansion to add hundreds of jobs
- Rose City expansion to add 100 jobs
- New aged care facility in Warwick to add 140 jobs
- Construction of Darwalla Group’s new chicken hatchery will add 50 jobs
- A new Bunnings warehouse will add 40 jobs
- An expansion of Grove Juice Warwick will add 30 jobs
- ABC Toilet Tissue Paper Manufacturing will add 20 jobs
Housing growth
- House and land at Aleva Estate is only half Brisbane benchmark medians
- 5.9% 12-month growth in house prices in 2017
- Warwick benefits from low median house prices, which are a quarter that of Sydney and less than half that of Brisbane
Multimillion dollar expansions and constructions
- $40 million expansion of Rose City Shopping World
- $40 million new Bunnings Warehouse
- $35 million expansion of Nature One Dairy infant formula manufacturing facility
- $22 million construction of Darwalla Group chicken hatchery
- $15 million John Dee expansion
- $32 million dollar expansion of the Churches of Christ Regency Park Facility to add 140 jobs
Transport and logistics
- Positive impact from changes to B-double transport routes
- Regular Cathay Pacific freight flights to Hong Kong from Toowoomba’s Wellcamp airport, which are predicted to triple in the next year. Exports include chilled beef and milk, along with seasonal produce and stock from Sydney and Melbourne
Construction of the Inland Rail high capacity freight link
- The project will connect regional towns and farms to the domestic and international markets. This will bring new jobs to the region not only during construction, but ongoing once operational
- $9.3 billion investment through provision of a high capacity freight link
Tourism
- Southern Downs is a Queensland Government target tourism area
- $70 million contribution to the Southern Downs economy
- 1350 jobs
- Warwick Rodeo known as Australia’s most famous brings 30,000 visitors to the area every October, including international visitors
- Jumpers and Jazz annual festival in July
- Spring Flower Show
- Motor racing events at Morgan Park attract weekend visitors
- Stanthorpe Apple and Grape Harvest Festival
- Abundance of natural beauty, tourism attractions and coordinated activities