Warwick
Shire, in the heart of Queensland’s rich Darling Downs,
not only generates some of Australia’s best agricultural
produce but also offers an ideal environment for business
and industry growth.
If
you are looking to relocate your operations, or establish
a new business, we invite you to consider the Warwick Shire
advantages.
You’ll
be in good company
Warwick
Shire’s strategic location, stable workforce and quality
community facilities have attracted a wide range of industry.
-
Woolworths’ Big W Distribution Centre
– the largest distribution warehouse in the Southern
Hemisphere, servicing stores from Canberra to Darwin.
-
John Dee Warwick – an export beef
abattoir employing about 500 people.
-
MediHerb
– a manufacturer of natural medicines which recently
invested $1.5 million to triple production.
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Greenspan – manufactures and exports
environmental and water quality monitoring equipment.
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Warwick Brick Works – manufactures
bricks and pavers from local materials.
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Warwick Newspapers Pty Ltd – publishes
magazines and other material for clients from Cairns to
Sydney.
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Frasers Livestock Transport – in
business for more than 50 years operating trucks which transport
cattle, sheep, pigs and horses covering an area from Darwin
to Melbourne.
Plus many more companies specialising in transport services,
metal fabrication, engineering, construction and food products.
Position,
position, position
Warwick
is strategically located at the junction of the New England
and Cunningham Highways – two of the most important
interstate road routes in Australia. The New England Highway
is the major inland route from Brisbane to Sydney and the
Cunningham Highway (Brisbane to Goondiwindi) links with the
Newell Highway, the major route from Brisbane to Melbourne.
Travelling
along the high grade Cunningham Highway, Warwick is just two
hours by road from the Port of Brisbane and Brisbane International
Airport.Rail connections also link Warwick to major population
and distribution centres in Queensland and interstate.
Stable
Workforce
Warwick
Shire has a total population of approximately 21,000 with
approximately 12,000 people living in the city of Warwick
(2001 Census of Population and Housing, Australian Bureau
of Statistics). Therefore, labour is plentiful and stable
and is backed up by a rural community work ethic. Employment
training schemes are readily available through the Warwick
campus of the South Queensland Institute of TAFE and a regional
group training program for apprentices and trainees.
Low
Prices
Warwick
Shire has repeatedly recorded the lowest cost of living in
Queensland. Coupled with reasonable land prices and economic
building costs, it all adds up to a winning edge to help your
business get started.
Quality
Services
Land
at the 71 hectare Warwick Industrial Estate is fully serviced
with water, sewerage, sealed roads and electricity. The Estate,
which has attracted many new industries in recent years, is
located beside the railway line – just a five minute
drive from the centre of Warwick city.
How
We Can Help
Warwick
Shire Council takes a progressive approach to encourage business
and industry to set up in our area. Our Industry
Business Incentive Policy details ways in which we can
help. Council will also liaise with State and Federal Government
Departments to help you find out about the various assistance
programs available to business and industry.
A
Great Way of Life
With its clean, crisp country air and low crime rate, Warwick
Shire is a great place to live and work and is an ideal location
in which to bring up a family. The city of Warwick offers
all the civic and commercial services you could need, including
the Rose City Shopping World - a large scale development in
the CBD boasting full basement car parking, supermarkets,
Big W store, Food Court and speciality stores.
The
range of recreational, cultural, sporting and educational
facilities in the region is vast and there is a strong sense
of community in our friendly citizens.
Please take the time to look through this web site to find
out more about the quality community facilities located in
Warwick Shire.
Want
more information?
Contact
Council’s Economic Development Officer on 07 4661
0300 or via email: mail@warwick.qld.gov.au
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