A new city being developed in south-east Queensland aiming to become one of the world’s greenest is set to get a boost, with a new roadmap launched with the backing of one of the world’s largest energy companies. Greater Springfield, which is located around 30km south-west of Brisbane and has grown to a population of 45,000 has released a new master plan that will see electric vehicle charging infrastructure and a hydrogen fuelled bus network rolled out, in an effort to create the ‘world’s greenest city’ by 2038. The city is one of Australia’s largest privately funded city developments, including a mix of residential and business districts, and has attracted a campus of the University of Southern Queensland.
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