Thursday, August 24, 2023

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Mackay and Whitsunday Life

GW3 Ambitions Shared By Queensland Parliament

Some of the Greater Whitsunday region’s change champions travelled to Brisbane to meet with a range of parliamentarians and key advisors to showcase the Mackay region’s strong economic credentials and the regional ambitions to attract new industry.

Greater Whitsunday Alliance (GW3) hosted a small delegation to Brisbane in March which culminated in a Greater Whitsunday Showcase event at Parliament House, attended by the Premier of Queensland, the Hon. Annastacia Palaszczuk, Treasurer Mr Cameron Dick, Leader of the Opposition Mr David Crisafulli and other key government Ministers.

The delegation included Isaac Regional Council Mayor Anne Baker; Whitsunday Regional Council CEO Mr Rod Ferguson; Red Cat Adventures Director Mr Asher Telford; Bowen Gumlu Growers Association CEO Mr Ry Collins; GW3 Director Mr Jordan Miller; Resources Centre of Excellence CEO Mr Steven Boxall and Nordzucker Mackay Sugar Mr Jannik Olejas.

GW3 Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ms Kylie Porter said the theme of the delegation was Greater Whitsundays is for greater.

“One of the objectives of the delegation was to build the profile of the Greater Whitsunday region amongst parliamentarians in Brisbane,” Ms Porter said.

“The other was to discuss regionally specific topics including critical minerals testing, biofutures, aerospace, and the future of the gas reserves in the Bowen Basin region.”

Ms Porter said the delegation hosted five key meetings with Ministers and MPs in Brisbane, and hosted an event attended by 70 parliamentarians, industry leaders and key decision makers, co-hosted by Member for Mackay Julieanne Gilbert and Member for Whitsunday Amanda Camm.

“The role of delegates was to provide the ‘real face’ to parliamentarians: to tell an authentic story about our region’s vision for the future; how it is evolving and what that means to the Queensland economy.

“It was an incredibly useful trip and GW3 looks forward to leading more delegations in the future.” Ms Porter said.

GW3 delegates with MPs and Ministers at Queensland Parliament. Photos: Supplied GW3

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