News & Media

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Media releases
Advance Cairns’ response to State Budget 2023-24

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

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

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...

Submissions and publications
FY2025-26

2025 Northern Australia Economic Reform Roundtable
(Submitted in August 2025)
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FY2024-25

2025 Federal Election Priorities
(Submitted in March 2025)
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Roadmap 2035: A Framework to Strengthen Far North Queensland
(Published in February 2025)
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2025-26 Federal Budget Submission
(Submissed in February 2025)
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2025-26 Queensland Budget Submission
(Submissed in February 2025)
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2024 Queensland Election Priorities
(Submitted in September 2024)
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FY2023-24

2024 Tropical North Queensland Priorities: Brisbane Delegation - Delivering a Sustainable Future 
(Submitted in February 2024)
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2024-25 Queensland Budget Submission
(Submitted in March 2024)
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2024-25 Federal Budget Submission
(Submitted in January 2024)
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2024-25 Queensland Budget Submission
(Submitted in November 2023)
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FY2022-23

 2023-24 Budget Submissions
(Submitted February 2023)
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Federal Budget Submission (August 2022)

FY2021-22

Federal Budget Submission (February 2022)

Regional Priorities (Februrary 2022)

Queensland Budget Submission (March 2022)

FY2020-21