Central Highlands, Queensland

DRIVING GROWTH AND EMPOWERING BUSINESS

Partner with us in 2025

Business Excellence

Partnership opportunities are now available for the 2025 Central Highlands Business Excellence Awards.

This is your opportunity to align your brand with excellence and innovation, support workshops that empower businesses, and help celebrate achievements that strengthen the region’s economy and social fabric.

Services, tools and events

Our region's key industries

Agribusiness
Resources
Business
Visitor Economy

About Us

Central Highlands Development Corporation (CHDC) is the lead economic and tourism development agency for the Central Highlands in Queensland, Australia.

We’re a not-for-profit organisation that advocates for a sustainable region and economic growth by:

  • Enhancing our workforce
  • Promoting our region
  • Supporting our businesses

Spanning almost 60,000km2, the Central Highlands is situated at the heart of Australia’s thriving resource and agricultural sectors.

Upcoming Events

ROADMAP TO RESULTS: BUSINESS PLAN ESSENTIALS WORKSHOP

13

AI AND OTHER TOOLS FOR BUSINESS – EMERALD

Event Details
28

2025 DIGITAL TRENDS – WEBINAR

07

TURN YOUR HOBBY INTO A SIDE HUSTLE – WEBINAR

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CQ AGTECH SHOWCASE

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Year that was

ANNUAL REPORT

Take a look at CHDC’s projects and achievements for 2023-2024 in our newly-released Annual Report.

Our Corporation is a unique beast and the past financial year bore this out.

With a broad mission of economic development for the Central Highlands, the CHDC team went full throttle on a variety of initiatives, including the Central Highlands Business Excellence Awards and the Workforce Development and Accommodation Strategy.

OUR REGION IN NUMBERS

28,583
Population
59,830 KM2
LAND AREA
$6.03
BILLION GROSS REGIONAL PRODUCT
3,330
BUSINESSES

Collaboration is what makes CHDC’s projects and events possible. We thank our Partners for their generous support!