ADVANCE CAIRNS MEMBERSHIP Information Package 2018-19 Advance Cairns is the peak independent non-government advocacy and economic development organisation for Tropical North Queensland OUR MISSION Providing wise, apolitical and united advocacy that stimulates innovative and strategic initiatives for our regional advancement. OUR VISION A consistently growing and economically prosperous, productive, sustainable and outward looking city of 250,000 servicing a region of 500,000 focussed on its connectivity to Asia and the Pacific. WHAT WE DO We increase regional advancement in Tropical North Queensland through: Identifying catalytic projects & policies to support growth Developing priorities in collaboration with members and key regional organisations Gaining business and community support Leading unified and strategic advocacy to all levels of government OUR FOCUS Members & Advocacy Organisation Economic Development Future TNQ Advocacy Advance Cairns regularly advocates to all levels of government for the catalytic projects and policies to support the future growth of our region. Our regular delegations to Canberra and Brisbane are supported by reciprocal visits from key Minister and shadow Minister representatives. Economic Development We facilitate economic development by supporting industry retention, growth and attraction, trade development and investment attraction. We utilise established links with peak industry bodies to attract new industries. Future TNQ Driving regional engagement, facilitating sustainable population growth, economic growth and diversity Membership & Organisation Our members are socially responsible businesses who are actively involved in securing a legacy of prosperity for TNQ. Through their membership, these leaders demonstrate their commitment to moving beyond talk and into action. Advance Cairns hosts a number of events throughout the year for members and provides exclusive benefits in attendance at other key events. Advance Cairns has three membership categories to offer flexibility to businesses. OUR REGION Encompassing 26 local government areas, the Tropical North Queensland region extends from Cardwell to the Torres Strait and from the Northern Territory border to the Coral Sea. Nearly two-thirds of the region’s population live within the Cairns Regional Council area. 7% to 12% of the population live within the Cassowary Coast Regional, Douglas Shire, Mareeba Shire and Tablelands Regional Council areas and approximately 2% of the population live in Cook Shire. Urban areas include residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, entertainment and tourist land uses. Rural land is used largely for agriculture, particularly sugar cane farming, tropical fruits and vegetable s, coffee, cattle grazing, timber production, mining and fishing. Tourism is the region’s major export industry, with world-heritage rainforests, the Great Barrier Reef, beaches, tropical islands, coastal ranges and numerous resorts. The Estimated Resident Population of the Advance Cairns Region area as at June 2017 was 275,673. OUR REGIONAL PRIORITIES Cairns Convention Centre Exisiting centre expansion and refurbishment Cairns Hospital Designation as a full-sevice tertiary hospital (level 6) Cairns International Aviation Route Development Destination marketing funding for long-term route sustainability Cairns Marine Maintenance Precinct Establishment of a Sustainment Marine Hub in Cairns Cairns Ring Road National Highway extension and ring road construction Cairns Shipping Development Project Channel dredging and wharf infrastructure construction Gulf Savanah Way Improved flood resilience and sealing HMAS Cairns (Defence) Funding advancement and home basing of OPVs JCU Cairns Enterprise Bundle Cairns Tropical Enterprise and Sports Conditioning Centre funding Land Tenure and Lease Reform Facilitation and support for Indigenous investment Nullinga Dam Increasing arable land and ensuring agricultural water supply Superyacht Chartering Gaining permission for foreign vessels to charter in Australia Uniform Tafiff Policy Developing an energy policy for TNQ region Infrastructure Priority Policy Priority OUR MEMBERS Platinum Members Executive Members General Members AAB Equipment Destination Cairns Marketing Pacific Hotel Cairns AFL Cairns Limited Dodge Auto Repairs Pasma Electrical Air Freight Handling Services EMBECA Peters Bosel Lawyers Alive Pharmacy Warehouse Elite Real Estate Piccone’s Family of Companies Aurecon Australasia Energy Queensland Planz Town Planning Australia and New Zealand Banking FGF Developments PMC (Plaster Metal Cladding) Group Flanagan Consulting Group Quicksilver Group Babinda Electrics Flinders Shire Council Ramsay Health Big Cat Green Island Reef Cruises Fowler’s Group Raymond Plumbing Brazier Motti Grant Thornton RDA FNQ&TS Brilliant Technologies Halpin Partners Accountants Reef Magic Cruises BSE Cairns Slipways Haz-Elec Industries Pty Ltd Riley Resort – Crystalbrook Collection Cairns and Hinterland Hospital & Herron Todd White (Cairns) SBJ Joint Ventures Health Service Hilton Hotel Shangri-La Hotel Cairns Chamber of Commerce Holding Redlich Star 102.7 and 4CA Cairns Penny Savings & Loans Jacobs Group (Australia) Pty Ltd Study Cairns Cairns State High School Joe Vella Insurance Brokers Super Yacht Group Great Barrier Reef Cairns Wholesale Paint Kleinhardt Business Consultants TAFE North Queensland Calanna Pharmacy KUR-World Taylor Byrne Valuers Catholic Education Cairns Diocese LDI Constructions Civil Pty Ltd Telstra Business Centre CBRE Cairns LJ Hooker Cairns Edge Hill The CaPTA Group CCIQ Mac Farms The Morris Family Chapman Group MacDonnells Law The Reef Hotel Casino Cock and Bull Hotel McDonalds Restaurant Ten Years Younger Colliers International (Cairns) Miller Harris Lawyers TNQ Hydraulics CPB Contractors My Pathway Trinity Anglican School CQUniversity National Australia Bank Tropical Reef Shipyard Crowe Horwath (Aust.) Nightowl Convenience Tropical Tourism North Queensland Dawsons Engineering Norship Westpac WGC Lawyers Pty Ltd OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trent Twomey – Chair Trent is a pharmacist and a partner in a group of four pharmacies. He is Qld Branch President of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, a member of the James Cook University Council, Interim Chair of the Northern Australia Alliance and has been a member of the Northern Australia Advisory Group, providing expert advice on developing Northern Australia to the members of the Strategic Partnership — the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, the Premiers of Queensland and Western Australia and the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory. Trent is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Council Member of the Queensland Futures Institute, Committee for Economic Development Australia Trustee, and the Australian Institute of Management and the Australian College of Pharmacy. Trent is married with two children. E| [email protected] Michael Delaney - Deputy Chair Michael has been in public practice in Cairns since 1987 and has worked in the audit and business services areas since. Michael is a BDO accredited advisor in Family Business and consults to a wide range of family businesses. Michael is the President of the Cairns Amateurs and a Director of Access Community Housing Company. Michael holds a Bachelor of Science (UQ), Bachelor of Commerce (UQ), Graduate Certificate in Forensic Studies (Accounting) (Monash), is a Chartered Accountant and a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors Chris Boland - Director & Chair of Finance and Risk Committee Chris Boland is Chief Executive Officer of Ports North. Ports North is responsible for the management and operation of the Ports of Cairns, Karumba, Thursday Island, Mourilyan, Skardon River, Cape Flattery, Quintell Beach, Cooktown and Burketown as well as the Cityport project in Cairns. Chris was born in Queensland and attended university at the University of Queensland gaining an honours degree in Engineering before working in Melbourne, the United Kingdom and Cairns. Professor Sandra Harding – Director Professor Sandra Harding took up her appointment as Vice Chancellor and President of James Cook University Australia in January 2007. In this role, she is responsible for ensuring clear and effective leadership and management of the University across all operating sites, including campuses in Cairns, Singapore and Townsville. Professor Harding has extensive academic and academic leadership experience. An economic sociologist by training, her areas of enduring academic interest include work, organisation and markets and how they work. She also has a keen interest in public policy in two areas: education policy and related areas; and the global Tropics, northern Australia and economic development. Professor Harding has undertaken a wide variety of external roles within the business community and the higher education sector. Melissa Nielsen – Director Melissa has extensive experience in all facets of business, commercial and property law with her clientele base ranging from larger publicly- listed corporations through to privately-owned companies and self- employed clients. Her extensive experience in commercial and property matters includes advising on all aspects of the acquisition and sale process, drafting contract documentation, negotiating contract terms, completing due diligence enquiries and finalising the conveyancing process. She provides practical and effective advice in relation to all aspects of property and commercial transactions,