Quick quiz – which Australian capital city has a population approaching 900,000? That, apparently, is the size of a typical Australian capital city according to Councillor Susie Douglas of Gold Coast City. "It is forecast that Gold Coast City's population will reach nearly 900,000 people by 2040, which is on par with the population of a capital city," she said. This remarkable piece of hyperbole was part of an announcement that Gold Coast Council's economic development agency, Business Gold Coast, has an employment creation target of 8000 jobs annually. The city council's $90 million stimulus package approved this year is the first of its kind by a local government authority in Australia. Within this package, the council endorsed a $2.6 million investment attraction scheme, which provides financial assistance to encourage new and targeted investment to expand or move to the city. The scheme was launched in October with a Business Roadshow which took in Sydney and Melbourne, a key outcome of this year's Gold Coast Bulletin Rescue Patrol.
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