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With the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine under way, economies around the world are beginning to rebuild and recover.
Here are 10 projects set to kickstart the Mackay Whitsunday economy again, in no particular order:
The Mackay Waterfront Priority Development Area was declared in 2018 to kick start a visionary project to transform the city and unlock the true value of the Bluewater edge.
It is hoped the redevelopment of the city’s waterfront areas will set the scene for a significant urban transformation for the city.
In July 2019, the airline named Mackay as the second site for a proposed pilot training academy after opening a facility in Toowoomba.
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Three new major projects in the Mackay Isaac Whitsunday set to boost jobs and the economy have been revealed.
The federal government will announce on Wednesday a $10m funding injection in three new projects under the Regional Recovery Partnerships program to drive the region’s recovery from COVID-19.
These projects include an upgrade of the Biocommodities Pilot Plant in Mackay, a new Aquaculture and Agriculture Tech Skills Hub for the Whitsunday region and delivery of stage 2 of the Clermont Saleyards and Showgrounds Revitalisation.
The federal and Queensland governments have identified these projects as high priority.
Dawson MP George Christensen said the Whitsunday-based Tech Skills Hub would deliver ag-tech programs and training to boost the sugar cane, beef, aquaculture and horticulture industries.