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Advance Western Downs Business News Monitor Issue 140 will be released tomorrow, Tuesday 21 May, due to minor technical issue.

About Us

Advance Western Downs is a key initiative of the Western Downs Economic Development Task Group to support economic development, business growth and investment throughout the region.

Advance Western Downs is a strategic partnership between the Western Downs Regional Council, local Chambers of Commerce and key business leaders across the region. The group officially formed in March 2010.

The primary aim of the partnership is to advance the Western Downs as the central hub of the resources boom while protecting prime agricultural land, by implementing key economic development initiatives.

Projects are facilitated by the Western Downs Regional Council's Major Developments and Economic Strategy Unit in the subject areas of EIS Response; Research; Business Growth; Infrastructure & Transport; IT, Education and Training; and Social Infrastructure.

For more information about Advance Western Downs, please contact Western Downs Regional Council's Major Developments and Economic Strategy Unit on (07) 4679 4007