Brighter Super, Queensland’s third-largest non-government financial institution*, has reached the two-year mark of its five-year plan to invest an additional $500 million in Queensland, with almost half already committed to infrastructure, agriculture, real estate and logistics, and high-growth local businesses.

This includes a $50 million partnership with QIC, backing Queensland-based start-up businesses such as Future Maintenance Technologies (FMT), Gilmour Space Technologies, SwarmFarm Robotics and ProcurePro – prioritising high-growth companies in advanced manufacturing, agtech, aerospace and technology.

“The strategy is designed to ensure more of Queenslanders’ retirement savings are invested back into the…