2015-12-14 General Committee Agenda Attachment 1 to Item 3 Noosa Shire Economic Plan

It is expected that there will be an increasing focus
on enabling people to remain in their family home
longer rather than transition into care facilities.
This will create opportunities around in-home care
services.

Noosa provides below the industry average of aged
care beds per capita: a gap the market will look to
fill, thus creating increased investment and job
opportunities.

Healthcare is expected to be a key sector for
innovation through technology. The CSIRO have
identified health (and biosecurity) plus wellness
as a key focus area, driven by the ‘forever young’
megatrend where people seek activities that make
them feel better and live longer. Finally, the sector
provides a wide variety of employment options,
from highly skilled through to unskilled, with many
workplaces employing large numbers - as opposed
to the generally smaller numbers employed by
boutique knowledge-intensive businesses.

How:
The annual implementation plan for this sector will
include initiatives that aim to facilitate increased:

•   employment and career opportunities

•   business activity

•   collaboration and clustering

•   education and training opportunities.




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