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Tourism

Townsville to tap into Guam’s tourism future  Townsville Enterprise General Manager of Destination Marketing and Development Brent Randall has been invited to present at the Pacific Hotel and Restaurant Expo and Tourism Forum in Guam later this week. 04 May 2010

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

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

North offers Rudd Government renewable energy option  North Queensland has the answer to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s push for a greater focus on renewable energy projects. 29 Apr 2010

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

Corporate

Importance of North’s priority projects understood by Canberra  Townsville Enterprise CEO Trevor Goldstone is confident a series of meetings in Canberra this week has further strengthened the support of North Queensland’s priority infrastructure projects by key Federal Government Ministers. 03 Jun 2010

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