Program - Day 1

WQAC 2024
Mount Isa 4-5 September 2024

Wednesday 4 September

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10:30am - 12:00pm

Registrations Open

Buchanan Park Entertainment Centre
Cnr George and Sutton Streets, Mount Isa

12:00pm - 12:45pm

LUNCH

12:45pm - 1:00pm

Welcome to Magnificent Mount Isa and Kalkadoon Country

  • Cr Peta MacRae, Mayor - Mount Isa City Council

  • Ms Roslyn Von Senden – Kalkadoon PBC

1:00pm - 1:20pm

Welcome to WQAC Assembly 2024 – Priorities for the State Election and Term Ahead

1:30pm - 2:40pm

Is our road infrastructure future ready?

Presentations on:

Potholes and Pitfalls: How to fix local roads

Big Projects and Big Trucks - Is our road network equipped to carry the load?

And panel discussion with:

  • Mr Andrew Mahon, Deputy Director-General, - Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads

  • Cr John Wharton AM, Mayor – Richmond Shire Council and Chair – NWQ Regional Roads and Transport Group

2:40pm - 3:00pm

FUTURE FOCUSSED COUNCIL CASE STUDY: The Outback Way’s future vision

3:00pm-3:10pm

SPONSOR PRESENTATION - Local Government Mutual Services (LGMS)

3:10pm - 3:45pm

AFTERNOON TEA BREAK

3:45pm - 4:30pm

KEYNOTE ADDRESS - Future ready infrastructure: Is Western Queensland ready for transition?

  • Prof Allan Dale, Professor - The Cairns Institute, James Cook University and Theme Lead at Queensland Decarbonisation Hub

4:30pm - 4:50pm

LGAQ advocacy priorities to support every community to be a liveable one

  • Cr Matt Burnett, Mayor - Gladstone Regional Council and LGAQ Acting President

4:50pm-5:30pm

7:30pm

The Patchwork Quilt of Connectivity in Western Queensland – Is it holding back our future prosperity?

How is the Queensland Government proposing to address the gaps? 

  • Mr Darrin Bond, General Manager, Customer and Digital Strategy, Queensland Government Customer and Digital Group – Queensland Department of Transport & Main Roads

  • Mr Jay Sindorff, Executive Director – Strategic Policy and Digital Economy, Queensland Government Customer & Digital Group

5:30pm - 6:15pm

How the Australian Government will enable Western Queensland to be future ready

  • Senator the Hon Anthony Chisholm - Assistant Minister for Education, Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Assistant Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

6:15pm

Close of day and walk to welcome drinks

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Welcome Drinks and Networking Opportunity

Kindly sponsored by:  Queensland Treasury Corporation

Venue:  Mount Isa Race Club - 108 Simpson Street, Mount Isa

Please note this function is inside / outside and may become cool during the course of the evening – please bring a jacket or cardigan as appropriate.

MAYORAL DINNER

WQAC Mayors with Senator Chisholm at the Red Earth Hotel

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