High school students from across North Queensland are invited to put on their entrepreneurial hats and pitch their innovative ideas to improve our region at the upcoming Townsville Youth Innovation Challenge that is set to take place on Wednesday, 27 October at James Cook University. Hosted by The Australian School of Entrepreneurship, Strive Lane and The Big Fish Innovators […]
Events
New Design Feature Promotes Sun Safety in NQ
Local business, Design Works Apparel are encouraging consumers to make sun smart choices with the launch of their new website feature that enables customers to design personalised sun shirts on their devices. The new feature is set to launch at their upcoming ‘Design Your Own Apparel’ event on August 27 and 28, where locals are […]
ADITS Townsville Business Women’s Awards
The achievements of various local businesswomen have been recognised for their contribution to the North Queensland community and commitment to business excellence as finalists in the 2021 ADITS Townsville Business Women’s Awards. The awards, which are held bi-annually by Townsville Business Women’s Circle, are designed to celebrate the depth and breadth of business knowledge, innovation, […]
Five Minutes With… Vanessa McKinnon
Growing up in New Zealand surrounded by a family of incredible cooks meant it was inevitable that Vanessa McKinnon would inherit the foodie trait. After training as a chef in her home country, Vanessa began working in kitchens all around the globe before settling in Townsville 4 years ago and opening the famous Bakehouse on […]
Talisman Sabre Prompts U.S Embassy Visit
Off the back of the recent success of Talisman Sabre, U.S. Embassy Charge d’Affaires, Doug Sonnek visited Townsville today to discuss trade, export and economic opportunities between the United States and Australia. Mr Sonnek, who is the most senior American Diplomat in Australia, spoke to industry leaders about the crucial link North Queensland will play […]
Grant Funding to Ignite Ideas
Local businesses looking to find out more about a Queensland Government program to help innovators reach their goals are encouraged to attend an information session on Monday evening at the Smart Precinct. The Ignite Ideas Fund is now open for startups that are at minimum viable product stage, or beyond, and need funding to commercialise their […]
Brilliant Minds ready to Talk
TEDx Talks have long been renowned for their thought-provoking ideas and world class perspectives that ignite global curiosity. Now Townsville is having its turn to shine, with eight of the region’s most formidable minds set to present their innovative ideas for both a local and global audience at the TEDx Townsville event. Assistant Events Producer, […]
From Idea to Unicorn
As one of the original team members who joined SafetyCulture in 2004, Blake Pelling has been an integral part of the global success story, which started in founder Luke Anear’s Townsville garage and was recently valued at 1.35 billion dollars. It paves the way for start-ups in regional Australia to believe that they too can […]
TEDx Townsville is back…and wants your ideas
Do you have an idea worth sharing? TEDx Townsville is coming back to Townsville in October, and time is running out to register as a speaker. Event organiser Joanne Keune says that they are excited by the number of high quality speaker submissions they have already received, but encourage anyone who is still thinking about […]