PROGRAM - MONDAY 27 JULY
MONDAY 27 JULY 2020
12:00 - 12:30PM
LUNCH
12.30 - 12.45PM
Welcome to Longreach and Country
Cr Tony Rayner, Mayor – Longreach Regional Council & Chair of RAPAD
Tony Weldon, Local Custodian
12.45 - 1.20PM
The External Environment: What’s on the Horizon for Western Queensland?
Michael Anthonisz, Chief Economist - Queensland Treasury Corporation (QTC)
1.20 - 2.20PM
The Western Queensland Alliance of Councils: What it is, What it isn’t, What it aims to achieve (Panel Discussion and Q&A – all Assembly participants)
Cr Jack Bawden, Mayor – Carpentaria Shire Council & Chair of NWQROC
Cr Jane McNamara, Mayor – Flinders Shire Council & Deputy Chair of NWQROC
Cr Tony Rayner, Mayor – Longreach Regional Council & Chair of RAPAD
Cr Andrew Martin, Mayor – Blackall Tambo Regional Council & Deputy Chair of RAPAD
Cr Samantha O’Toole, Mayor – Balonne Shire Council & Chair of SWLGA
Cr Stuart MacKenzie, Mayor – Quilpie Shire Council & Deputy Chair of SWQRRTG
2.20 - 2.45PM
Supporting the State and Supporting the Bush – LGAQ State Election Strategy
Cr Mark Jamieson, Mayor – Sunshine Coast Council and President of LGAQ
2.45 - 2.50PM
Sponsor Presentation - Shepherd Services
Stephen Hegedus, Partner and Director Client Services
AFTERNOON TEA
2.50 - 3.20PM
‘Invest in the West’: Overview of Western Queensland Alliance of Councils Draft State Election Platform
Simone Talbot, Policy Advisor – NWQROC & RAPAD
3.20 - 3.50PM
Local Member Perspectives – What we can expect from the 2020 Queensland State Election
Robbie Katter, KAP State Leader and Member for Traeger
Lachlan Millar, Shadow Minister for Fire, Emergency Services and Volunteers and Member for Gregory
Ann Leahy, Shadow Minister for Local Government and Member for Warrego
3.50 - 4.30PM
State of Play: Queensland Post COVID-19 and Pre-State Election 2020
Ministerial Update
Hon Stirling Hinchliffe MP, Minister for Local Government, Minister for Racing and Minister for Multicultural Affairs
Hon Glenn Butcher MP, Minister for Regional Development and Manufacturing
4.30 - 5.15PM
EVENING ACTIVITIES – Qantas Light Show and Thomson River Dinner
6:15PM
EVENT SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS
