Fraser Coast Property Brief
Fraser Coast Property Brief is a weekly podcast exploring property, development, investment and business across the Fraser Coast. Hosted by local industry professionals, the show features conversations with developers, agents, investors and decision-makers shaping the regionโs future, with insights into market trends, projects and opportunities.
Episodes
40 episodes
Is It Time to Rebrand the Fraser Coast? Lifestyle, Jobs and Our Future
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ฒ?Are we selling the Fraser Coast as a place to retire, or a place to build a future?In this episode of the Fraser Coast Property Brief, Glen asks a deliberately controversial...
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45 Years in Hervey Bay: Why I started Fraser Coast Property Brief
I came to Hervey Bay in 1981 as a carpentry apprentice. Over the next 45 years, I worked across construction, real estate, development, project marketing and commercial property management.In this episode, I share the experience behind ...
Hervey Bay Property Investment: What Buyers & Investors Need to Know
How do you go from buying your first home to building a property portfolio?In this episode of ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ, Glen sits down with ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น from Queensland Finance Hub to talk about the finance side of property inves...
Who will look after the Fraser Coast in 10 years?
Our median age is 51, compared with 38 across Queensland. In 2024โ25, we recorded 562 more deaths than births. And more than one in five employed residents already works in health care and social assistance.The Fraser Coast is growing, b...
E25: ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐?
๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐๐ปโ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ, ๐ถ๐โ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐.What does good development look like for a growing region?In this episode of The Fraser Coast Property Brief, Glen chats with...
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ข๐๐? | Kim Carter
Whatโs really happening in the Fraser Coast property market โ and what could the next 12 months look like?In this episode of The Fraser Coast Property Brief, Glen sits down with Kim Carter from Carter Cooper Realty for an honest and wide...
The Property Market: What the Headlines Arenโt Telling You
Is the property market really in trouble, or are the headlines making things look worse than they are?In this episode of the Fraser Coast Property Brief, we unpack the latest Cotality and Cordell data to look at whatโs really happ...
HERVEY BAY vs MARYBOROUGH โ WHAT IS THE PROPERTY MARKET REALLY DOING?
The latest Cotality Regional Market Update has just been released, and the figures reveal two very different stories across the Fraser Coast.Hervey Bay โข Median dwelling value: $824,533 โข Annual growth: ...
Winter Series E9: Ethnicity and Community
THE FRASER COAST IS BECOMING MORE DIVERSE โ BUT INTERNAL MIGRATION REMAINS THE BIGGER STORYThe Fraser Coast remains less culturally diverse than Queensland overall, but its population mix is gradually changing.In 2021:<...
Planning the Fraser Coast: Are We Ready for the Next 20 Years?
๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ?In this episode of the Fraser Coast Property Brief, Glen Winney is joined by Cameron Sonter from Urban Planet Town Planning Consultants to discuss the draft Wide Bay B...
Winter Series E8: Health and Ageing
OUR AGEING POPULATION IS BOTH AN ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND AN INFRASTRUCTURE TESTThe Fraser Coast has a median age of approximately 51 years, compared with about 38 years across Queensland and Australia.The num...
Business Finance: How to Borrow, Grow & Invest Strategically
In this episode, Glen sits down with finance strategist Kodie Axelsen to discuss how businesses and individuals can use finance strategically to support growth, investment and long-term wealth creation.The conversation explores the diffe...
Winter Series E7: Education
THE FRASER COAST IS A TRADE-QUALIFIED REGION โ BUT PROFESSIONAL SKILLS REMAIN A CHALLENGEThe Fraser Coastโs qualification profile tells an important economic story.In 2021:26.2% of residents aged 15 and o...
Building a Stronger Future for Hervey Bay | David Lee MP
What does the future look like for Hervey Bay?In this episode of The Fraser Coast Property Brief, Glen is joined by David Lee, State Member for Hervey Bay, to discuss the recently delivered 2026โ27 Queensland Budg...
Winter Series E6: Income
THE FRASER COAST MAY BE CHEAPER โ BUT OUR INCOMES ARE ALSO LOWERAffordability is not determined by property prices alone.Income matters.At the 2021 Census, the Fraser Coastโs median weekly household income was approx...
Inside Hervey Bay's Changing Commercial Market
Commercial property is constantly evolving, and staying informed has never been more important. In this episode of The Fraser Coast Property Brief, Glen Winney sits down with Maggie Brennan from Hervey Bay Commercial Property to d...
Winter Series E5: Employment
WHAT REALLY DRIVES THE FRASER COAST ECONOMY?The Fraser Coast employment market is heavily concentrated in service industries.At the 2021 Census, the largest employment sectors included:Health Care and Social Ass...
Winter Series E4: Dwellings
WHY DO WE KEEP BUILDING FOUR-BEDROOM HOMES FOR TWO-PERSON HOUSEHOLDS?This may be one of the biggest housing anomalies on the Fraser Coast.Our average household size was approximately 2.29 people in 2021, down from
Winter Series E3: Households
WHO ACTUALLY LIVES IN A FRASER COAST HOUSEHOLD?Population numbers only tell part of the story.The way people live has also changed significantly.In 2021, the Fraser Coast had approximately 47,544 households, c...
Winter Series E2: Migration
THE FRASER COAST IS GROWING โ BUT NOT BECAUSE OF BIRTHSThe Fraser Coastโs population growth is increasingly being driven by people choosing to move here.Forecast data for 2024 to 2026 shows:natural population ch...
From Raw Land to New Communities: The Reality Behind New Housing
In this episode of Fraser Coast Property Brief, Glen Winney speaks with Trevor Groeneveld, Managing Director of GHG Development, about what it really takes to turn raw land into a finished residential community.Trevor shares his journey ...
Winter Series E1: Population
THE FRASER COAST IS BIGGER, OLDER AND STILL GROWINGHow much has the Fraser Coast changed over the past 25 years?In 2001, the region had around 71,206 residents. By 2021, that had grown to 111,032, and the latest 2025 estimate places...
Beyond Whales and Kโgari: What Comes Next for Fraser Coast Tourism?
Tourism has long shaped the Fraser Coast economy, but what needs to happen next?In this episode of Fraser Coast Property Brief, Glen Winney sits down with David Hay from Staywise Advisory to unpack the future of tourism across Hervey Bay...