Brisbane needs to grow up, not out: Infrastructure Australia
Brisbane needs to grow up, not out, but planning bosses will be challenged to make sure investment in schools, hospitals, public transport and parks can keep up with growth.
An Infrastructure Australia report to be released on Tuesday will show public transport, roads, hospitals and schools are failing to keep pace with the delivery of new housing in the growth areas of Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide.
Mr Colacino said lags in providing infrastructure cost the economy and affected people's quality of life.
"If we don't get the timing of new housing and infrastructure right, our growth centres risk being characterised by congested roads, overcrowded trains and buses, over-enrolment in schools, hospital bed shortages and constraints on community infrastructure," he said.
The findings come ahead of a COAG meeting in Adelaide on Wednesday, where governments will discuss a new framework for better managing the impact of population growth.
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