“Restrictions on land use and land release availability, in addition to the growing cost of construction will ensure strong capital growth within the Hunter Valley”

• The Department of Planning & Natural Resources has released its “Draft Lower Hunter Regional Strategy (2006-2031)”
   

• The strategy outlines plans for the region’s housing, employment, natural resources and rural communities over the next 25 years
   

• The Lower Hunter is the sixth largest urban area in Australia
   

• The report identifies 125,000 new residents, 50,000 new jobs, 95,000 new dwellings over the next 25 years
   

• Federal and State support of the Hunter Economic Zone (HEZ)