Event Gallery

Advance Cairns and James Cook University Business Lunch: Defence Strategic Review with review co-auther Professor Peter Dean. Panellists: Commander Alfonso Santos, Commanding Officer HMAS Cairns and Olav Groot, CEO Norship, & Founding Director of Norsta

TNQ Delegation to Parliament House

A 30-strong delegation of business leaders from FNQ travelled to Parliament House in Canberra to advocate for key priorities.
18-21 November 2024

2024 Annual General meeting

Annual General Meeting followed by a cocktail function with Directors and Members.
Thursday, 31 October 2024

Catastrophe Resilience with IAC

Andrew Hall, CEO of the Insurance Council of Australia, gave insights into the resilience and insurance challenges in FNQ.
Friday, 25 October 2024

Banking Landscape & Cybercrime with ANZ

ANZ’s John Campbell, shared insight into how the bank’s $4.9b acquisition of Suncorp could positively impact FNQ.
Wednesday, 4 September 2024

Queensland Budget Series: Cairns

with Steven Miles MP, Premier and Cameron Dick MP, Deputy Premier, Treasurer, and Minister for Trade and Investment.
Thursday, 19 June 2024

Path to Health Equity: Business Brunch

Minister for Health Shannon Fentiman MP shared insights into the Queensland Women and Girls’ Health Strategy 2032.
Wednesday, 24 April 2024

Advance Cairns and James Cook University Business Lunch: Defence Strategic Review with review co-auther Professor Peter Dean. Panellists: Commander Alfonso Santos, Commanding Officer HMAS Cairns and Olav Groot, CEO Norship, & Founding Director of Norsta

Defence Strategic Review

Advance Cairns and James Cook University Business Lunch with Professor Peter Dean, co-author 2023 Defence Strategic Review.
Thursday, April 2024

2024 TNQ Delegation to QLD Parliament

Led by Advance Cairns, the Cairns Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Tropical North Queensland.
Wednesday 6 – Thursday 7, March 2024

Wooroora Station Wind Farm

The third instalment in a series of conversations concerning the energy transition and opportunities for the region.​
Monday, 20 November 2023

2023 AGM & Cocktail Function

Annual General Meeting followed by a cocktail function with Directors and Members.
Thursday, 2 November 2023

In Conversation: Championing Aviation

Business lunch with Alana McKenna, CEO of Skytek and Richard Barker, CEO of Northern Queensland Airports.
Thursday, 26 October 2023

Leading high-performance teams

Business lunch with Brisbane Lions CEO Greg Swann, a respected leader in the Australian Football League.
Friday, 1 September 2023

What Business Needs to do to Rebuild Trust

Breakfast with Elizabeth Proust, one of the nation’s most respected business leaders, as she discusses rebuilding trust.
Friday, 4 August 2023

QLD Budget 2023-24: An alternative vision

Breakfast with Leader of the Opposition, David Crisafulli MP and Shadow Treasurer, David Janetzki MP.
Wednesday, 12 July 2023

Advance Cairns Federal Budget submission for October 2022 - document cover

2023-24 QLD Budget & Economic Briefing

Breakfast with Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick MP.

Monday, 19 June 2023

Advance Cairns Federal Budget submission for October 2022 - document cover

2023-24 Federal Budget debrief

2023-24 Federal Budget debrief with Finance Minister Katy Gallagher.

Tuesday, 16 May 2023

Advance Cairns Federal Budget submission for October 2022 - document cover

FNQ Regional Sitting of QLD Parliament

Luncheon with Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk MP and Deputy Premier Steven Miles MP
Tuesday, 9 May 2023

Advance Cairns Federal Budget submission for October 2022 - document cover

Protecting businesses in a digital world

An exclusive Advance Cairns member lunch with cyber security experts.

Tuesday, 28 February 2023

Advance Cairns Federal Budget submission for October 2022 - document cover

Trends driving change in TNQ economy

Lunch with RAI CEO Liz Ritchie and Conus economist Pete Faulkner.
Wednesday, 1 February 2023

Advance Cairns Federal Budget submission for October 2022 - document cover

Connecting businesses in FNQ

Lunch with NBN Co CEO Stephen Rue.

Tuesday, 29 November 2022

Advance Cairns Federal Budget submission for October 2022 - document cover

The Future of Advanced Air Mobility

Breakfast with innovation experts to discuss Advanced Air Mobility in FNQ.Wednesday, 16 November 2022

Advance Cairns Federal Budget submission for October 2022 - document cover

2022 Annual General Meeting & Cocktail Function

Advance Cairns Annual General Meeting and Cocktail Function
Thursday, 27 October 2022
Advance Cairns Federal Budget submission for October 2022 - document cover

2022-23 Federal Budget preview

Breakfast with the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, the Hon Catherine King MP
Wednesday, 19 October 2022

Better connected | $1.5bn road building bonanza

Breakfast with the Minister for Transport and Main Roads, the Hon Mark Bailey MP
Thursday, 6 October 2022

2022-23 State Budget outlook

Lunch with the QLD Treasurer and Minister for Trade, the Hon Cameron Dick MP
Wednesday, 6 July 2022

Advance Cairns Federal Budget submission for October 2022 - document cover

Foundation members celebration

Cocktail function celebrating Advance Cairns’ foundation members
Wednesday, 15 June 2022

Economic forecast

Economic forecast breakfast with economists Catherine Birch (ANZ) and Pete Faulkner (Conus)
Tuesday, 7 June 2022

Meet the candidates shaping the future of Kennedy

Lunch with incumbent Bob Katter (KAP), the LNP’s Bryce MacDonald, ALP’s Jason Brandon, UAP’s Peter Campion and Greens’ Jennifer Cox.
Wednesday, 20 April 2022