WQAC Assembly Program

Wednesday 19 May 2021

8.30 - 9.30am

Session Facilitator:

Cr Andrew Martin, Mayor, Blackall Tambo RC & Deputy Chair, RAPAD

The Building Blocks to Remote and Regional Development - #4 Housing

Presentation by Dr Kim Houghton, Chief Economist, Regional Australia Institute

and Panel Discussion with:

• Brant Wood, General Manager, St Hilliers Property

• Mark Wall, General Manager - Strategy, Policy & Programs, Department of Communities, Housing & Digital Economy

• Cr Danielle Slade, Mayor, Mount Isa City Council

• Cr John Wharton AM, Mayor, Richmond Shire Council

• Cr Ernie Camp, Mayor, Burke Shire Council

• Cr Barry Hughes, Mayor, Etheridge Shire Council

• Dan McKinlay, Deputy CEO, Burke Shire Council

9.30 - 9.40am

SPONSOR PRESENTATION - St George Engineering

9.40 - 10.25am

Session Facilitator:

Cr Jack Bawden, Mayor, Carpentaria Shire Council & Chair, NWQROC

Sustainable Recovery & Resilient Future for Western Queensland: Assisting regional & remote communities through the recovery phase from disasters – for long-term sustainability and resilience.

• Sophie Cartwright,  Executive Director, Flood Branch, National Recovery and Resilience Agency

  • Roll out of “After the flood: A Strategy for long term recovery”

  • The new National Recovery and Resilience Agency.

• Brendan Moon, CEO, Queensland Reconstruction Authority

  • DRFA Arrangements – Further possible changes

  • Regional Resilience Plans – From Plan to Outcome

• Cr Greg Campbell, Mayor, Cloncurry Shire Council

• Cr Philip Curr, Mayor, McKinlay Shire Council

• Cr Jenny Hewson, Deputy Mayor, Quilpie Shire Council

  • What’s most important and really works?

  • How best can the Feds & State work together?

10.25 - 11.00am

MORNING TEA

11.00 - 11.10am

SPONSOR PRESENTATION - Fourier Technologies

• Brett Manktelow, Managing Director

11.10 - 11.45am

Session Facilitator:

Cr John Wharton AM,
Mayor, Richmond SC

The Building Blocks to Remote and Regional Development - #5 Transport – Roads – Western Queensland Priority Roads Network

Panel Discussion with:

• Sanjay V Ram, Regional Director (North Queensland), DTMR

• Dave Groose, Regional Director (Central Queensland), DTMR

• Kym Murphy, Regional Director (Southern Queensland), DTMR

11.45 - 12.00pm

State Opposition Update 

• Lachlan Millar, Assistant to the Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Assistant Minister for Western Queensland

12.00 - 12.15pm

Summary and Assembly Communique 

• Greg Hoffman PSM, Executive Officer, NWQROC

12.15 - 12.30pm

Thank-you and Assembly Close.

• Cr John Wharton AM, Mayor – Richmond Shire Council - Thanks

• Cr Jack Bawden, Mayor – Carpentaria Shire Council & Chair NWQROC - Announcement of host for WQAC Assembly 2022 & Assembly Close

12.30pm

LUNCH (Takeaway Option available)