INDUSTRY and Enterprise Minister Francis Logan shared his concerns around pressures surrounding the city’s growing populations when launching the Mandurah and Peel Business Survey in Mandurah.
“Not too many towns have had not only this rate of growth but such rapid growth,’ Mr Logan said.
The Minister reiterated just how many children Mandurah there were in Mandura with one primary school being built every year and the need for places for them to work.
“Not everyone will be able to earn $100,000 in the mining boom.
“We want current businesses to grow and we want new ones to come here.”
The underlying problem in Mandurah is that despite the rate of growth in past years, Mandurah is steadily becoming a place where people live and sleep, but they work elsewhere.
However, the business survey has shed light on the potential for Mandurah’s abundance of business opportunities.
It revealed Mandurah and Peel region was home to the third-fastest growing regional economy in Western Australia, and has more than $4.5 billion worth of projects either under way or in the pipeline.
“My vision is to ensure WA has a sustainable economy long after the resources boom and I see the Mandurah and Peel region taking a leading role.”
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