News & Media
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Media Releases
Advance Cairns calls for investment in FNQ General Aviation sector
Fuelling connectivity and economic growth: Advance Cairns calls for investment in Far North Queensland General Aviation sector Advance Cairns, Far North Queensland’s independent economic development and advocacy organisation, has launched its General Aviation...
Advance Cairns’ response to State Budget 2023-24
Brisbane, June 13, 2023: Advance Cairns has welcomed funding across infrastructure, business and training detailed in the 2023-24 Queensland Budget tabled today. CEO Jacinta Reddan she said the funding announcements will benefit business and industry with...
2023-24 Federal Budget reaction
9 MAY 2023 (Cairns) – Advance Cairns, Far North Queensland’s independent economic development and advocacy organisation, today welcomed the confirmation of additional $30 million in funding for the critical Cairns marine precinct Common User Facility (CUF), part of a...
Superyacht Bill consultation feedback by March 9
3 MARCH 2023 (Cairns) - Advance Cairns is calling on the region’s tourism, marine and allied industries to have their say on flagged legislative changes which would ensure that the jobs and economic benefits of the superyacht industry would continue to flow to the...
Council’s Advance Cairns membership to provide city with stronger voice
Cairns Regional Council is joining Advance Cairns to strengthen collaboration, provide more effective advocacy for the city, and deliver better outcomes to the community. At CRC's Planning and Environment Committee meeting, Council voted to join Advance Cairns on a...
TNQ big winner in Albanese Government’s first Budget
Tropical North Queensland is set to receive more than half a billion dollars in Federal Budget commitments following the Albanese Government’s first Budget tabled last night. Marine and education were the region’s big winners, while tourism received welcome news with...
Newsletters
April Advocacy Update
March 2024
From the CEO From continuing to press for investment into Cairns’ hospital and health service to much-needed expansion of our General Aviation Precinct, we continue our follow-up actions in the wake of our delegation to Queensland Parliament. Undertaken in...
January 2024
From the CEO Few of us would have predicted this start to 2024 as the region emerges from the widespread and devasting flooding following ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper. Many of you have been hit directly through impacts on your business, property, or your home as well as...
Submissions & Publications
2024-25
2024-25 Federal Budget Submission (January 2024)
2024-25 Queensland Budget Submission (February 2024)
2024 TNQ Priorities: Brisbane Delegation (March 2024)
2023-24
2023-24 Queensland & Federal Budget Submission (February 2023)
2022-23
Federal Budget Submission (February 2022)
Regional Priorities (Februrary 2022)
Queensland Budget Submission (March 2022)
Federal Budget Submission (August 2022)
2021-22
Federal Budget Submission (February 2021)
Queensland Budget Submission (February 2022)
2020-21
Federal Budget Submission (February 2020)
Queensland Budget Submission (February 2020)
Queensland Election Priorities (July 2020)
2019-20
Federal Budget Submission (February 2019)
Queensland Budget Submission (March 2019)
Invest Cairns: World’s eyes on tropical jewel (November 2019)
Northern Australian Alliance Priorities (November 2019)