Queensland Parliament delegation focuses on Greater Possibilities

Greater Whitsunday Alliance (GW3) and a range of regional change champions travelled to Brisbane to share the greater possibilities ahead for the Greater Whitsunday region in October .

GW3 hosted a small delegation to Brisbane on Tuesday October 10 which culminated in a Greater Possibilities event at Parliament House, attended by the Premier of Queensland, the Hon. Annastacia Palaszczuk, Deputy Premier Dr Steven Miles, Leader of the Opposition Mr David Crisafulli and other key government Ministers and MP’s.

The delegation included Isaac Regional Council Mayor Anne Baker; Whitsunday Regional Council Mayor Julie Hall and CEO Mr Warren Bunker; CEO of Mackay Regional Council Mr Scott Owen; Red Cat Adventures Director and Director of GW3 Mr Asher Telford; Bowen Gumlu Growers Association CEO and Director of GW3 Mr Ry Collins; BHP Vice President, Safety and Director of GW3 Mrs Melissa Halliday; Nordzuker Mackay Sugar CEO and Director of GW3 Mr Jannik Olejas; Resources Centre of Excellence CEO Mr Steven Boxall;  Harrup Park Country Club CEO Mr Adrian Young; Australian Prawn Farms General Manager Mr Matt West and Chairman of Canegrowers Mackay Mr Kevin Borg.

GW3 Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ms Kylie Porter said the theme of the delegation was Greater Possibilities.

“One of the objectives of the delegation was to build the profile of the Greater Whitsunday region amongst key parliamentarians in Brisbane. 

“The other was to discuss regionally specific topics including a biomanufacturing precinct in Mackay; unlocking the potential of the Abbot Point State Development Area and profiling the next steps associated with the Isaac Resources Excellence Precinct in Moranbah.”

Ms Porter said the delegation hosted four key meetings with Ministers and MP’s in Brisbane, and hosted an event attended by 80 parliamentarians, industry leaders and key decision makers from across South East Queensland. 

“The role of delegates was to tell the story of regional greater possibilities to parliamentarians.  To be the real face of our region and to communication our vision and ambition of an economy that is evolving rapidly and what that means to the Queensland economy.

 “It was an incredibly useful trip, with significant progress made in the strategic discussions around biomanufacturing; tourism and Abbot Point and GW3 looks forward to following up with government officials and leading more delegations in the future,” Ms Porter said.