Program - Day 2

WQAC 2024
Mount Isa 4-5 September 2024

Thursday 5 September

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7:30am

REGISTRATIONS OPEN

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

7:40am

MAYORAL GROUP PHOTO

Requesting all WQAC Mayors attend this opportunity. Please meet at the front entrance of the Entertainment Centre

8:00am - 9:20am

FUTURE PROOFING THE HEALTH OF WESTERN QUEENSLANDERS - HOW DO THE PIECES OF THE PUZZLE FIT TOGETHER?

Presentations on:

WQAC’s Regional Health Review - Where do the findings point?

Queensland Government priorities to improve health equity outcomes in Western Queensland

And panel discussion with:

  • Dr Adam Louws, GP/Senior Medical Officer - Julia Creek Multipurpose Health Service

  • Ms Elisha McGuiness, Executive Director, Office of Rural and Remote Health – Queensland Health

  • Ms Sandy Gillies, Chief Executive Officer – Western Queensland Primary Health Network (virtual)

  • Mr Sean Birgan, Chief Executive – North West Hospital and Health Service

  • Cr Andrew Martin, Mayor – Blackall-Tambo Regional Council

9:20am - 9:40am

FUTURE-FOCUSSED COUNCIL CASE STUDY: MURWEH SHIRE COUNCILS’S COMMUNITY HEALTH COORDINATOR

9:40am - 9:50am

SPONSOR PRESENTATION - Telstra

9:50am - 10:30am

MORNING TEA BREAK

10:30am - 11:00am

FUTURE READY INFRASTRUCTURE - WHAT’S THE STATE OPPOSITION’S PLAN OF ATTACK?

  • Ms Ann Leahy MP, Shadow Minister for Local Government, Disaster Recovery and Volunteers

11:00am - 12:10pm

IS OUR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FUTURE READY?

  • Mr David Wiskar, Director of the Queensland Water Regional Alliance Program - qldwater

How are Western Queensland ROCs making the case?

1. NWQROC Controlling and delivering our bulk water supplies

2.  RAPAD’s Water Strategy for Economic Development  

3. SWQ Water and Sewerage Alliance’s Water Infrastructure Strategy

12:10pm - 1:20pm

LUNCH BREAK

1:20pm - 1:50pm

HOUSING CURRENT AND FUTURE COMMUNITIES - WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS?

Engaging with innovation to deliver printed houses – Is this a realistic option for Western Queensland?

1:50pm - 2:00pm

SPONSOR PRESENTATION: Dept of Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works

2:00pm - 2:50pm

BRISBANE 2032 - HOW CAN WESTERN QUEENSLAND PROSPER FROM THE GAMES?

  • Ms Natalie Cook OAM OLY, Five Time Olympian and Director - Brisbane 2032, Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committee (virtual from Paris 2024)

2:50pm - 3:20pm

AFTERNOON TEA BREAK

3:20pm - 4:30pm

HOUSING CURRENT AND FUTURE COMMUNITIES - WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS? (continued)

Local Housing Action Plans - What are they telling us thus far?

  • Ms Sarah Amos, Deputy Director-General, Social and Affordable Housing Growth - Department of Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works

Getting ready for a future housing model for Western Queensland

4:30pm - 4:45pm

FUTURE-FOCUSSED COUNCIL CASE STUDY: QUILPIE SHIRE COUNCIL’S HOUSING DEVELOPMENT MASTERPLAN

4:45pm -6:00pm

A NET ZERO FUTURE - WILL WESTERN QUEENSLAND PERISH OR PROSPER?

Presentation on:

Queensland Government’s Approach to coexistence by growing both resources and renewables 

Hold ‘em or Fold ‘em – RAPAD lessons from Texas 

And panel discussion with:

6:00pm - 6:15pm

Thank you and Assembly close

7:00pm - 10:00pm

ASSEMBLY DINNER

Kindly sponsored by: King and Company Solicitors

Venue:  Mount Isa Civic Centre - 23 West Street, Mount Isa

Shuttle bus will be operating

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