WHAT WILL OUR CITY LOOK LIKE IN 2030?

OUR tropical city is headed for a major growth spurt over the next decade and our region’s political, business and innovation leaders need to start planning now.

On Saturday, we launch Future Cairns inside the Weekend Post.

The two-week campaign will provide detailed insights into how the Far North Queensland region will develop between now and 2030 and what this means for your family and your business.

Our comprehensive coverage will delve into where and how we will be living in coming years, how we will travel and what infrastructure we will need to support growth.

Editor Jennifer Spilsbury said new data provided exclusively to the Cairns Post by respected demographer Bernard Salt would give readers an exciting snapshot of how the region is forecast to develop.

“Cairns’ population is set to soar over the coming decades,” Mrs Spilsbury said. “Working with Bernard to gain an insight to our region and its future needs has been fascinating ….”

Mrs Spilsbury said Mr Salt’s narrative around the data, which would form the basis for editorial content, would give readers and organisations valuable information they could use for years to come.

Mr Salt will be the keynote speaker at the Future Cairns business lunch at the Pullman Reef Hotel Casino on April 5.

Tickets to the lunch are available from trybooking.com