Greater Whitsunday Alliance
Our growth has been driven by diversity; and our future will leverage a long-held commitment to innovation, sustainability, and community.
Greater Whitsunday Alliance (GW3) harnesses our region’s potential and works with government and private enterprise to shape that potential into real opportunity and major investment.
For our community, that means vital infrastructure, job creation, future skilling, and exciting emerging industries. It means we are building a region that nurtures and attracts the best and brightest in their field, to live here, to invest here, and to make a future here.
Area
90,354 km²
Population
192,302
Economic Output
$79 Billion
Jobs Supported
97,582
Greater Whitsunday Region
Accelerators
Featured Programs
Greater Digital Skills
An innovative, region-specific training program, targeted at SME businesses within the Greater Whitsunday region with the key objective to support the uplift of digital capability to manage workforce challenges. Delivered through a series of Masterclasses and Mentoring Integration Sessions, the Program utilised expert mentorship, hands-on technology experiences and peer-to-peer learning.
Greater Whitsunday Regional Jobs Committee
The RJC Program coordinates regional communities, industry, and government to identify opportunities and challenges for local skills development, workforce participation and business growth. The Greater Whitsunday RJC is driven by locals, for locals, bringing together community leaders, businesses, training providers and industry representatives, to ensure training and employment solutions meet the needs of the region now and into the future.
Greater Foundations
Greater Whitsunday Alliance (GW3) are building career-based classroom learning with Greater Foundations, a professional development event for educators across the Greater Whitsunday region.
Latest News
Funding boost to strengthen youth transition into Greater Whitsunday workforce.
Greater Whitsunday Alliance (GW3) has secured $119,000 through the Queensland Government’s Growing Workforce Participation Fund,
Your future starts here: Future Finder launches across Greater Whitsunday
Greater Whitsunday Future Finder – an innovative digital platform designed to support young people in exploring real, local career opportunities across the Greater Whitsundays.
New Digitally Enhanced Project Register shows $35B in Regional Projects
Greater Whitsunday Alliance (GW3), in collaboration with Regional Development Australia Greater Whitsundays, has launched the 2025 edition of the Greater Whitsunday Regional Projects Development Register.
CQUniversity Launches Free Online Course to Help Local Businesses Decarbonise
CQUniversity Australia has officially launched its new micro-credential course, Decarbonisation and Gas Emissions Scopes, designed to equip local small and medium businesses with the essential skills and knowledge needed to tackle the challenges of decarbonisation.
Talking about Greater Possibilities: Greater Whitsunday Champions bring regional power to Queensland Parliament
Are you ready for Greater Possibilities?
Agtech takes centre stage with two regional initiatives to drive change.
The Greater Whitsunday region is advancing agricultural adoption and innovation.
Regional collaboration celebrated through CRC TiME Community Champion Award.
Greater Whitsunday Alliance (GW3) celebrates the recognition of GW3 Future Projects Lead Ms Jarrah Steen, who has been awarded the CRC TiME (Transitions in Mining Economies) Community Champion Award.
Coal royalties must balance industry certainty and community prosperity, says GW3.
The Greater Whitsunday Alliance (GW3) has today emphasised the need for balance in the ongoing debate around coal royalties, highlighting that industry, government, and community must work together to ensure certainty for the resources sector and the regional economies it underpins.
Greater Possibilities for the Greater Whitsunday Region: 2025 Federal Election Priorities
2025 Federal Election Priorities
Resources & Downloads
Greater Digital Skills Program
Solutions for Workforce Challenges
Impact Brochure
Greater Whitsunday
2025 Federal Election Priorities
Document
Connect Greater Whitsunday
Regional Connectivity Projects
Report – November 2024
Decarbonisation Accelerated
Benchmarking Survey Report
2024
Greater Whitsunday Alliance
Annual Report
2023 – 2024
Greater Businesses
The Gen Z Advantage Slides
Resource
GW3 Geospatial Hub
Economic Impact Report
Greater Whitsunday
2024 Election Priorities Document
Greater Whitsunday Regional Projects
Development Register 2024
The Greater Whitsunday
METS Sector
A Revenue Diversification Strategy
GW3 Road Closure
Economic Analysis
Costing Queensland Dearly
The economic impact
of road closures to the Greater Whitsunday Region
Greater Whitsunday RJC
Action Plan CASE STUDIES
Action Plan
Greater Whitsunday RJC
Action Plan 2024-25
Greater Foundations 24
Teachers Resource Pack
Greater Whitsunday
Biomanufacturing
Blueprint 1.0
Greater Whitsunday Alliance
Annual Report
2022-2023
Greater Digital Skills Program
Solutions for Workforce Challenges
Impact Brochure
Greater Whitsunday
2025 Federal Election Priorities
Document
Connect Greater Whitsunday
Regional Connectivity Projects
Report – November 2024
Decarbonisation Accelerated
Benchmarking Survey Report
2024
Greater Whitsunday Alliance
Annual Report
2023 – 2024
Greater Businesses
The Gen Z Advantage Slides
Resource
GW3 Geospatial Hub
Economic Impact Report
Greater Whitsunday
2024 Election Priorities Document
Greater Whitsunday Regional Projects
Development Register 2024
The Greater Whitsunday
METS Sector
A Revenue Diversification Strategy
GW3 Road Closure
Economic Analysis
Costing Queensland Dearly
The economic impact
of road closures to the Greater Whitsunday Region
Greater Whitsunday RJC
Action Plan CASE STUDIES
Action Plan
Greater Whitsunday RJC
Action Plan 2024-25
Greater Foundations 24
Teachers Resource Pack
Greater Whitsunday
Biomanufacturing
Blueprint 1.0
Greater Whitsunday Alliance
Annual Report
2022-2023
Greater Digital Skills Program
Solutions for Workforce Challenges
Impact Brochure
Greater Whitsunday
2025 Federal Election Priorities
Document
Connect Greater Whitsunday
Regional Connectivity Projects
Report – November 2024
Decarbonisation Accelerated
Benchmarking Survey Report
2024
Greater Whitsunday Alliance
Annual Report
2023 – 2024
Greater Businesses
The Gen Z Advantage Slides
Resource
GW3 Geospatial Hub
Economic Impact Report
Greater Whitsunday
2024 Election Priorities Document
Greater Whitsunday Regional Projects
Development Register 2024
The Greater Whitsunday
METS Sector
A Revenue Diversification Strategy
GW3 Road Closure
Economic Analysis
Costing Queensland Dearly
The economic impact
of road closures to the Greater Whitsunday Region
Greater Whitsunday RJC
Action Plan CASE STUDIES
Action Plan
Greater Whitsunday RJC
Action Plan 2024-25
Greater Foundations 24
Teachers Resource Pack
Greater Whitsunday
Biomanufacturing
Blueprint 1.0
Greater Whitsunday Alliance
Annual Report
2022-2023