Several thousand extra workers will provide a welcome boost to the Valley’s day economy when the massive HQ project on the corner of Wickham and Brookes streets opens in a few months.
And it will connect a few more dots on the way to making the area’s day economy stronger, according to Valley Chamber of Commerce CEO Carol Gordon.
“Approximately 3000 extra workers into the area from early April 2010 is definitely a positive input into the area,” Ms Gordon said. “It will provide connectivity and be complementary to the Emporium and the two Homemakers centres as well as James Street and service the RNA development and Waterfront Newstead development.
“Restaurants and eateries, takeaway food and convenience shopping will complement many of these adjoining retail and business precincts.”
Ms Gordon said the chamber had actively been seeking support for both the day and night economies in the Valley as they were vitally import ant. The chamber continued to submit letters to council, make government submissions and sought funding applications on a regular basis and worked with Commerce Queensland on business pulse surveys to gauge impacts.
The chamber continued to have councillors address many of the monthly meetings in the area and Lord Mayor Campbell Newman would address the chamber’s February luncheon meeting on his vision for the suburb and environs. Ms Gordon said the chamber had been actively pursuing the town planning process with the Valley Neighbourhood Planning process due for final approval now at the first council meeting for the year in February.
“It has always been the overriding objective to increase the number of office workers moving into the area as this is primary way of increasing the customer base for the day economy,” Ms Gordon said.
• The Lord Mayor’s address to the chamber luncheon is on Wednesday, February 3 from 12.30pm to 2pm. It’s in the executive function room Level 3, Cloudland 641 Ann Street Fortitude Valley . Tickets are $55 for chamber members and $60 for non members (plus booking fee) and includes a two-course lunch and glass of wine. Inquiries to Warren Wackerling on 3235 0128 or 0438 320 162 or via email to: wwackerling@valleychamber.com.au
