Knox strives to be a city of opportunity, embracing innovation and change, and providing local learning and employment opportunities for all. It’s a place where people and business can thrive.


This Key Direction focuses on:

  • Encouraging business and investment in Knox
  • People of all abilities having local job opportunities
  • Creating spaces for start-ups and places for people to network
  • Making sure we have good education and lifelong learning opportunities
  • Embracing technology and supporting innovation.
  • Implement business recovery and continue to monitor the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Support the implementation of the State Government reform for the roll out of 3-year old kindergarten in the Knox municipality.
  • Support, connect and strengthen the creative industry sector through arts, cultural and economic development programs.

Some of the initiatives that Council will undertake to contribute to this Key Direction are:

  • Implement business recovery and continue to monitor the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Support the implementation of the State Government reform for the roll out of 3-year old kindergarten in the Knox municipality.
  • Support, connect and strengthen the creative industry sector through arts, cultural and economic development programs.