Angie Bell (Moncrieff, Liberal National Party) Share this | Hansard source

Today marks the release of the 2021 Reimagine Gold Coast: Insights Report, the second publication since the pandemic hit. As chair of the City Heart Taskforce, I convened Reimagine 2.0 in September this year to bring together industry leaders to plan for the year ahead and beyond for jobs, skills and industry on the Gold Coast. I thank the City Heart Taskforce executive members and their industry leaders for the work and dedication and contributions made to the forum, and to this report that focuses on the future jobs economy as applied to the three key areas of opportunity, innovation and talent.

It highlights emerging economic sectors on the Gold Coast, such as medtech, industry 4.0, advanced manufacturing and space. I thank RDA Gold Coast, Urbis, the Gold Coast Bulletin, Southern Cross Austereo, the Island in Surfers Paradise and Dreamweavers for their support of the event. I also thank Karen Phillips for her great efforts on the event and the subsequent report. I thank the Prime Minister and my local Gold Coast colleagues, the member for McPherson, Karen Andrews, and the member for Fadden, Stuart Robert, for their support and contributions.

The report is featured in the Gold Coast Bulletin today and is available from our website online. For anybody who wants to read further into the report, please go to that website and have a look. To Gold Coast industry, I say thank you. It's imperative that we continue to draw on our entrepreneurialism, resilience and collaborative spirit. These strengths are the foundation upon which we build our recovery to the new economy.

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