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Strengthening the future of Far North Queensland

$1b State injection will build ‘smart health economy’

A $1 billion injection into the Cairns Hospital Expansion will create a “smart health economy” activating the northern Esplanade, while creating a mega construction project that will anchor skilled labour to the Far North in the leadup to the Olympic Games in 2032....

New Chair of Advance Cairns Announced

HEH Civil general manager Luke Bird is taking over the role of Chair from long-serving Advance Cairns leader Nick Trompf as the organisation marks 25 years.Mr Trompf is stepping down as Chair after serving the maximum six years permitted under the Advance Cairns...

Advance Cairns appoints new CEO

Advance Cairns has appointed experienced communicator and advocate Jennifer Spilsbury as its new Chief Executive Officer. Cairns-born and North Queensland raised, Ms Spilsbury had an extensive career in the media industry for almost 30 years, including eight as editor...

Outcomes with vision

Advance Cairns is the peak independent, non-partisan advocacy and economic development organisation for Far North Queensland. We are a member organisation, primarily business funded and outcome driven with a long-term vision for sustainable growth across the region.

Building on our strengths

Tropical North Queensland is highly regarded because of its location, infrastructure, and world-class facilities and attractions.

As a developed region in the tropics, we have the technology, health, education, and social structures within a politically stable environment to capitalise upon our natural environment and our global location.

A Framework for the decade and beyond

The Roadmap 2035: A Framework to Strengthen Far North Queensland (the Roadmap) is an ambitious framework developed by Advance Cairns working with industry, and the broader Far North Queensland community to achieve economic growth, sustainability and long-term prosperity over the next decade and beyond.

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