| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. The USS Essex had planned to berth in Townsville for eight days from the 29 June to 6 July, with 3,600 US navy personnel to visit the city for shore leave. | 10 Feb 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 |
| New flights to boost capital expenditure in the city | Movers and shakers from the nation’s capital will have no excuse not to touch down in North Queensland with the announcement that Virgin Blue will begin daily flights between Townsville and Canberra. The flight was announced along with three other new flights within Queensland. | 11 Feb 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 |
| Can we fix it? Yes we can. | Creating new construction jobs is vital to combating unemployment in North Queensland. Townsville Enterprise, the region’s peak economic development body, is calling on all parties in the upcoming election to commit funding for the immediate construction of the “shovel ready” Flinders Street redevelopment. | 04 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 |
| Townsville Enterprise releases election wishlist | Townsville Enterprise has released its top priorities for funding in the lead up to the March 21 Queensland Election. | 02 Mar 2009 |
| Townsville Enterprise backs council agenda | Townsville Enterprise has given the Townsville City Council’s election priorities the tick of approval – saying the seven projects will deliver jobs to the region and have benefit to all sectors of the business community, particularly tourism. | 27 Feb 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 |
| Region’s economy tipped to ride out waves | Townsville’s diverse economic base and its long list of projects underway and in planning, are ensuring the local economy is weathering the global economic storm better than many other regions. While the region is not immune from the impacts of the global economic crisis, and business growth has slowed and some businesses have announced job cuts, the local economy is still experiencing positive growth. | 10 Feb 2009 |
| North Queensland outstrips regional neighbours | Townsville Enterprise has taken the unique opportunity presented by a fresh Council, fresh Chairman and fresh fiscal year to benchmark the region’s key economic indicators against neighbouring regions. | 10 Jul 2008 |
| Now to the future | With the Townsville City Council’s decision on funding for Townsville Enterprise drawing nearer the marketing and economic development organisation has conducted a study into the value of the projects they are pursuing to the region’s economy. | 11 Jul 2008 |
| Candidates speak out on TEL’s future | The future of Townsville Enterprise as the region’s peak Economic Development and Destination Marketing body is in safe hands as candidates for Saturday’s local government elections voiced support for the organisation’s current structure. | 10 Mar 2008 |
| Plenty of reasons to be jolly | Townsville Enterprise projects have delivered an economic windfall to the region ensuring the long term outlook for the region is for continued growth and prosperity. | 20 Dec 2007 |
| Grassroots support vital for Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine | After securing funding for major long term projects – the Port Access Corridor and Reid Park redevelopment - Townsville Enterprise is adding its voice to calls for the development of an Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine at James Cook University (JCU). | 16 Nov 2007 |
| Program delivers Christmas presence | Channel Seven’s new weekend Sea Change TreeChange program brought immediate results for the region after a Townsville special aired last weekend. The program provided a snapshot of opportunities in the region during a time of year that many are considering potential relocation. | 13 Dec 2007 |
| Tourism operators have the wood on each other | Hidden Valley Cabins and the Hervey’s Range Heritage Tea Rooms share some common ground – and their joint success is about to be featured on national television. WIN’s Your Business Success program is about to feature the innovative operators as leaders in the sustainable tourism market. | 06 Sep 2007 |
| All aboard and full steam ahead | On Thursday the membership of Townsville Enterprise voted in a new constitution to make way for changes to the Townsville Enterprise Board and committees to ensure the future strategic direction of the organisation. | 24 Aug 2007 |
| Bligh plays triangle | Deputy Premier, Treasurer and Minister for Infrastructure Anna Bligh will be presenting the government’s plans for “Investing in the Northern Economic Triangle” at a Townsville Enterprise, Ergon Energy Business Leaders’ Forum on Thursday the 14th of June from 12.30pm, positions at the lunch are limited and anyone interested should contact Townsville Enterprise on (07) 4726 2728. | 12 Jun 2007 |
| North Queensland gets short shrift from budget | North Queensland is apparently not on the Queensland Government’s radar after the region was given the cold shoulder in the state budget. Despite contributing an estimated $11.6 billion dollars to the Queensland economy the region’s investment and infrastructure priorities have been brushed aside in favour of the south east corner. | 06 Jun 2007 |