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Welcome to the April issue of Advance Cairns eNews. In this Issue Pass it on Know anyone who might be interested in our newsletter? Click here to forward this email to up to 5 friends at once. |
Hi, I hope everyone had a very happy Easter and will have an equally happy May Day weekend. For those of you who haven't heard, Advance Cairns has appointed ARUP Engineering's Stewart Christie as our new CEO. Stewart is a man of talent and vision and the whole team is looking forward to working with him when he starts in early June. Read more 
Taste Paradise TQUAL Funding Ensures Sustainability The TQUAL funding for Taste Paradise project ended on the 30th April, however the culmination of activities conducted over the past 3 months will ensure that the brand continues to be promoted and grow in awareness. This will be achieved by the development of various marketing materials and tools, cross media advertising campaigns and a wide range of Food Events where the brand will be heavily promoted througout 2011. The events include:
Austropex Conference - 12 August 2011 
Advance Cairns’ tropical expertise project supports and connects tropical specialists across ten industry groups including Aviation, Mining and Energy. Known as Austropex, the project includes industry home pages, a data - base of tropical specialists, professional development workshops and industry networking events. As part of Austropex’ vision to position Tropical North Queensland as the home of Australian Tropical Expertise, the inaugural Austropex Conference will be held on August 12, 2011. Read more Advance Cairns Business Enterprise Centre 
Hi, During the last month the Advance Cairns BEC has been busy meeting with Small Business in the Cairns, Tablelands, Cassowary and Cook regions and assisting them with various business needs. In the process, we have also been designing our Small Business Program’s that will commence in May and will incorporate a range of Small Business Advisory, Training & Networking Services. Key to the success of these programs will be the involvement of local Business Partners who will share their experiences and knowledge with Small Business to encourage success. We look forward to the release of these Programs and our ongoing work with Small Business. If you'd like any more information about the Advance Cairns BEC please contact me on 07 4080 2917 or email bec@advancecairns.com. Yours, Kim Kelly Advance Cairns BEC Manager ‘The services provided by Advance Cairns Limited are partially funded by the Australian Government’ Cairns Regional Council 2011 Tropical Innovation Awards Have your say on: Imagine Tomorrow: Your Community Plan Stage 2 Future Water - Mossman and Port Douglas Challenge Cairns Triathlon - Road Closures Cassowary Coast Regional Council Coral Sea Battle - 69th Anniversary Commemoration Tablelands Regional Council Have your say on the Tablelands Community Plan Malanda Falls Visitor Information Centre moving ahead Cook Shire Council Work has started on the 2011 - 2021 Cook Shire Community Plan The Green Corner - environment tips and tricks from the Cook Shire Council Laura Dance Festival - 17 - 19 June 2011 Advance Cairns Cluster Group News Advance Cairns supports a number of Industry Clusters including Study Cairns and Super Yachts. Find out more about this important economic initiative. Study Cairns - www.studycairns.com.au The ANZA Workshop 2011, held on the Gold Coast from the 13th to 15th April, is the the region's largest event for the international education, training, work and travel industry. Study Cairns hosted an agent pre-workshop familiarisation tour from 9th to 12th April Agents from Hungary, Latvia, Spain, Korea, Taiwan, Brazil and Mexico participated in the event. Read more Super Yachts - www.superyachtgroup.com The Cairns Super Yacht Industry has got off to a flying start this year with quite a few luxury vessels berthing in the Cairns Marlin Marina already. A couple of vessels were surprise visits with one vessel in particular carrying out a $110K interior refit in a tight two week period. Read more Cairns Regional Council Economic Development and Innovation Update Charters Towers Chamber of Commerce Gulf Savannah Development Corporation Australian Institute of Company Directors Cairns Economic Forecast Breakfast Port Douglas Carnivale Longest Lunch Cairns Business Women's Club May Luncheon - Superannuation: Find out all you need to know about managing your financial future and maintaining your fabulous lifestyle forever! Mareeba Chamber Luncheon with special guest Max Walker Yungaburra - Information Technology and Sustainable / Renewable Energy Expo Nominations open for the 2011 Management Excellence Awards Applications are open for the 2011 Cairns Regional Council Tropical Innovations Awards Improve your financial literacy with Money Smart Future of financial advice prioritises consumers Consultation on Carbon Pricing Mechanism New Community Sector Equal Pay Consultative Group $3.3 million funding boost for smal business support services in regional areas Emergency relief for disaster-effected businesses Find business advice with Advisor Finder 
The Cairns Airport Adventure Festival is the next biggest event to etch it’s name onto the Australian calendar. Held from 29 May – June 5 the festival incorporates an event and entertainment for everyone to be part of. The feature event of the festival will be Cairns Airport Challenge Cairns – a grueling Iron distance triathlon sure to challenge every athlete. For more information visit www.challenge-cairns.com.au. See all event road closure details here. |
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