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If a global investor called tomorrow, would your council say yes?
If a major investor called tomorrow, would your council be ready? Drawing on the 2026 National Economic Development Conference’s Great Debate, Sparrowly Group explores how investment attraction strategies can support regional economic development, protect community interests and secure lasting local benefits - before the phone rings.
What if we designed economies to serve places, rather than places to serve economies?
What if economic development was measured by what stays local, not just what we attract? Sparrowly Group’s Giovanna Lever draws on Zita Cobb’s Fogo Island story, shared at the Economic Development Australia Conference, to explore local ownership, placemaking and regional prosperity.