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Tourism

Awards a learning experience  Tickets are on sale for the 2009 Townsville Airport North Queensland Tourism Awards which will be held at James Cook University this year. 30 Jun 2009

USS Essex skips Townsville  Due to commercial shipping activity, the Port of Townsville is unfortunately unable to accommodate the USS Essex for military exercise, Talisman Sabre 2009, with the only suitable berths required for commercial operations. 23 Jun 2009

Solar in North Queensland: a bright idea  Townsville Enterprise has welcomed Premier Anna Bligh’s Queensland Renewable Energy Plan – and has renewed calls for solar thermal energy generation in Northern Queensland. 22 Jun 2009

Awards on track for 2009  Townsville Enterprise is delighted to announce that the 2009 Townsville Airport North Queensland Tourism Awards are going ahead. 12 Jun 2009

Cummins: recipe for marketing with bite  Townsville Enterprise is bringing marketing expert Sean Cummins to the region to provide insight into the ingredients of a perfect marketing campaign. 03 Jun 2009

Conventions

Conference organisers storm the city  Eight professional conference organisers are taking a whirlwind tour of the city of Townsville as they consider holding future events in North Queensland. 20 May 2009

Confrence and opportunity to show off mall pall  Townsville Enterprise is using the opportunity presented by the Australian Indigenous Tourism Conference to pitch for federal funding for the Flinders Street Redevelopment. 24 Mar 2009

Tourism industry seeks heart transplant  Tourists have been bypassing the Townsville city centre for too long. That’s the message from North Queensland’s tourism industry ahead of the Queensland Government election. 27 Feb 2009

Business Events: QICA and the dead  Townsville has outgunned destinations around the state – securing the Queensland Information Centres Association Conference for 2010. 27 Feb 2009

Region AIMEs up  North Queensland’s business events credentials were on show for all to see at the Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Expo (AIME) in Melbourne this week 20 Feb 2009

Economic_Development

Economic Recovery Taskforce on the job  Townsville’s proactive Economic Recovery Taskforce (ERT) is not content to rest on its laurels as the business community looks to tackle the implications of the economic downturn head on. It met this week to discuss potential recommendations to the State Government. 08 Jul 2009

USS Essex skips Townsville  Due to commercial shipping activity, the Port of Townsville is unfortunately unable to accommodate the USS Essex for military exercise, Talisman Sabre 2009, with the only suitable berths required for commercial operations. 23 Jun 2009

Solar in North Queensland: a bright idea  Townsville Enterprise has welcomed Premier Anna Bligh’s Queensland Renewable Energy Plan – and has renewed calls for solar thermal energy generation in Northern Queensland. 22 Jun 2009

TREC joins starship Enterprise  The Townsville Regional Engineering Cluster (TREC) has undergone a significant restructure as the employers throughout the region seek to cling on to employees. 25 May 2009

Townsville Enterprise drives job recovery task force  Townsville Enterprise has assembled a team of local business representatives in order to secure jobs for the local labour force. 21 May 2009

Corporate

USS Essex skips Townsville  Due to commercial shipping activity, the Port of Townsville is unfortunately unable to accommodate the USS Essex for military exercise, Talisman Sabre 2009, with the only suitable berths required for commercial operations. 23 Jun 2009

Solar in North Queensland: a bright idea  Townsville Enterprise has welcomed Premier Anna Bligh’s Queensland Renewable Energy Plan – and has renewed calls for solar thermal energy generation in Northern Queensland. 22 Jun 2009

Mall Call Pleases All  The Federal Government’s decision to join state and local counterparts in funding the proposed redevelopment of Flinders Street has been heartily welcomed by those advocating the project. 30 Apr 2009

Chief Executive Officer Appointed  Townsville Enterprise Chairman John Bearne today announced the appointment of Trevor Goldstone as the new Chief Executive Officer for the region’s peak economic development and tourism marketing organisation. 13 Mar 2009

Regions join fellowship of the zing  One promise to rule them all, one cause that binds them. The quest for energy generation in north Queensland continues today with representatives from Mackay, Townsville, Mount Isa and Cairns banding together to call for State Government funding into energy infrastructure. 04 Mar 2009