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NQ Branch Conference Wrap Up
NQ BRANCH CONFERENCE
135 delegates joined us in Townsville for the NQ Branch conference with the Welcome Function at A Touch of Salt offering a chance to reconnect. Our thanks to St. George Project Services for generously sponsoring the evening.
Thank you also to host council, Townsville City Council, and to Danny Lynch who opened the conference with a keynote presentation on Townsville’s new stadium and surrounding infrastructure. The conference program included a further 16 thought-provoking presentations on projects and services being delivered in North Queensland.
Prior to the conference dinner held at the new stadium, delegates were treated to a behind-the-scenes tour of the Queensland Country Bank Stadium followed by Q&As with Cowboys CEO, Jeff Reibel and Assistant Coach and former NRL player, Steve Georgallis. A signed Cowboys jersey sponsored by LGIAsuper was auctioned with an impressive winning bid of $1,600. Congratulations Brenden Quabba from St George Project Services!
Once again, our trade exhibition offered delegates an opportunity to discover the latest in products and services available to support them in their roles. Thank you to all our exhibitors for taking the time to travel with us to Townsville. And thank you for the prizes you donated for the legendary IPWEAQ branch conference raffle. $2,100 was raised for Rural Aid.
The success of our events depends on so many of you - our delegates, exhibitors and of course our sponsors. Thank you SpelStormwater, the overall branch conference sponsor, and St George Project Services,
LGIAsuper, Project Delivery Managers and Shepherd.
Glenda Kirk, NQ Branch President presented milestone gifts to IPWEAQ members: Natasha Murray (5 years), James Stewart (10 years) and Brenden Quabba (10 years).
James Stewart, 10 years
Brenden Quabba, 10 years Natasha Murray, 5 years
Congratulations also to Justin Fischer, Manager Asset Engineering, Cassowary Coast Regional Council who won the Best Paper award for his presentation on the Tully Grandstand. Justin will present this paper at the 2021 Annual Conference in Cairns, 12-14 October.
Justin Fischer, Best Paper award winner
Thank you to everyone who attended the 2021 NQ Branch conference and for sharing their experiences, knowledge, and expertise for the benefit of the wider community. We look forward to seeing you at the Annual Conference in Cairns, 1214 October!
