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THU 26 FEBRUARY 2015

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Caller Chris says that it is mandatory that they do something about the establishment of a ...25 Feb 2015 11:53 AM4CA AM, Cairns, John Mackenzie, John MacKenzie

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Caller Chris says that it is mandatory that they do something about the establishment of a footpath in the [Cairns] Airport. Chrissays that he has spoken to the councillors and they are not aware of any real substance in anything that is happening betweenthe council and the airport. Chris says that a boardwalk from the Esplanade is not going to work. Chris says that the FederalPolice are frustrated in dealing with the airport. Chris says that it is hard to deal with the airport.

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Stephen says a high level meeting was held in Cairns today on how to get safer access ...25 Feb 2015 5:07 PMABC Far North, Cairns, Drive, Adam Stephen

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Stephen says a high level meeting was held in Cairns today on how to get safer access to and from the Cairns Airport. Stephenadds safety concerns were raised earlier this year when a woman died after she was struck by a car on Airport Avenue.Stephen says Kevin Brown, CEO, Cairns Airport met with representatives of the Cairns Council and the Department ofTransport and Main Roads this morning, saying they have explored a number of possible options for improving safety includingimproving public transport services to and from the airport. Stephen plays an audio clip of Kevin Brown, CEO, Cairns Airport.

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Interview with Dr Matthew Burke, Urban Research Program at Griffith University, about ...25 Feb 2015 5:11 PM4BC, Brisbane, Drive, Ben Davis

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Interview with Dr Matthew Burke, Urban Research Program at Griffith University, about high-rise restrictions for the BrisbaneCBD being repealed. Davis is proud of Brisbane's growing skyline, but notes that Brisbane City Council has decided overnightto rescind mandatory height limits for high-rise CBD buildings. Burke explains that as an airport is situated close to the CBD,restrictions are unlikely to ease too much on building heights. Davis and Burke discuss building height limits being removedcompletely from the Gold Coast, despite the proximity of the Gold Coast Airport. Burke suggests that Brisbane is 'riding thechange in density', which has contributed to the city's revitalisation. Burke emphasises the need for more parks in the city, as ithas been suggested that they can help reduce mental illnesses. Burke thinks Brisbane would have been better had it retainedassets like the Bellevue Hotel, but is glad that remaining heritage buildings are being maintained, such as Queen Street Mall.

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Dash for parks at Cooly festival26 Feb 2015Gold Coast Sun - Central, Gold Coast QLD, Regional Changes - South, Bob Anthony

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PARKING space is at a premium at this year's Cooly Rocks On and the festival is still three months away. Organisers havebeen swamped with registration applications for prime parking spots in the festival's show and shine component for classic andhot rod cars, with about 1000 parking spots going in 20 minutes.View original - 355 word(s), ~1 min(s)

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Rooms at dirt cheap rates26 Feb 2015Townsville Bulletin, Townsville QLD, General News, Tony Raggatt

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A BIG drop in visitors and a glut of residential units being dumped on the short-term visitor market are being blamed forTownsville's accommodation price war. The city's flash hotels are also being accused of dropping their rates too much.View original - 339 word(s), ~1 min(s)

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New MP pushes for RAAF build-up26 Feb 2015Townsville Bulletin, Townsville QLD, General News, Victoria Nugent

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AN EXPANDED RAAF base with a fleet of helicopters was Herbert MP Ewen Jones' top priority during his first meeting withnew Defence Minister Kevin Andrews. Mr Jones asked for a meeting with Mr Andrews to discuss his vision for the future ofDefence in Townsville and said basing more helicopters in the city was the key to expanding the base in the future.View original - 313 word(s), ~1 min(s)

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Co-operation is critical26 Feb 2015Townsville Bulletin, Townsville QLD, General News

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ALL too often there is a competitive streak between Townsville and Cairns over whether something, for example, belongs toCairns or Townsville, or whether an event should be rightfully held in Townsville or whether it is wrong that Cairns gets fundingfor something and we, here in Townsville don't. From observation there is much that can be gleaned from harnessing animproved relationship between Townsville and Cairns. We are, after all, neighbours trying to achieve a common goal and thatis improvement, progress and strengthened economy for a region.View original - 345 word(s), ~1 min(s)

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Coast tops for tourism26 Feb 2015Gold Coast Bulletin, Gold Coast QLD, General News, Lucy Ardern

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'Wait and see' on projects26 Feb 2015The Australian, Australia, Property, Rosanne Barrett

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DEVELOPMENT: Major property projects in Queensland continue to be shrouded in uncertainty following the ousting of theprodevelopment Liberal National Party government in favour of Annastacia Palaszczuk's Labor administration. Business istaking a "wait and see" approach to the new government, which is yet to outline its stance on most of the multi-billion ormulti-milliondollar developments.View original - 448 word(s), ~2 min(s)

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Dash for parks at Cooly festivalBOB [email protected]

PARKING space is at a pre-mium at this year’s CoolyRocks On and the festival isstill three months away.

Organisers have beenswamped with registrationapplications for prime parkingspots in the festival’s show andshine component for classicand hot rod cars, with about1000 parking spots going in20 minutes.

It’s a healthy sign thatCooly Rocks On remains thepremier nostalgia festival inAustralia, according to com-mercial manager Phil Villiers.

Mr Villiers, along with chiefoperating officer Jayne Henrywill hold the reigns followingchief executive Bob Newmandeciding to “call it a day” as fes-tival head.

“Bob has done a great jobwith the festival and theprocesses are in place to en-sure that this year will againbe a huge success,” Mr Villi-ers said.

“The demand from peoplefor car places is fantastic andwe have had to open a newzone in Chalk St to cater toever increasing numbers.

“This year, we will have

about 290 cars plus a stage atthe Jack Evans Boat Harbourin Tweed Heads, and that hasgrown from just 80 cars twoyears ago.

“We are expanding ourKirra precinct and this yearwill include a display of vintagecaravans, which will work inwell with the surf theme.

“Cooly Rocks On is really afestival which straddles theborder and the registered clubin Tweed Heads have all comeon board with entertainment.”

Ms Henry said the enter-tainment program had beenlocked in with headline actsbeing Si Cranstoun, Pat Ca-pocci and the legendaryJohn Rowles.

“I think you will see a littlemore diversity in our enter-tainment this year, while stillretaining that great nostalgiafeel,” she said.

Ms Henry paid tribute toMr Newman and his work atthe helm of the Cooly RocksOn festival.

“He has done a great job inconsolidating this as one of thegreat festivals in Australia,”she said.

Cooly Rocks on will runfrom May 29 to June 8. For more information, visit the website at coolyrocks on.com

Cooly Rocks On fans can look forward to an increase in car display areas and an extended surf precinct for this year’s festival.

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26 Feb 2015Gold Coast Sun - Central, Gold Coast QLD

Author: Bob Anthony • Section: Regional Changes - South • Article type : News ItemAudience : 170,949 • Page: 8 • Printed Size: 247.00cm² • Market: QLD • Country: AustraliaASR: AUD 1,012 • Words: 355 • Item ID: 376798894

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Rooms at dirt cheap ratesTONY RAGGATT

A BIG drop in visitors and aglut of residential units beingdumped on the short-termvisitor market are beingblamed for Townsville’saccommodation price war.

The city’s flash hotels arealso being accused of droppingtheir rates too much.

Deloitte tourism consultantBryon Merzeo last weekwarned Townsville’s roomrates were too low, would notdrive more trade and wouldlikely send operators broke.

He told a tourism confer-ence visitation to Townsvillehad slumped 19 per cent in2014 compared with the pre-vious year.

The reasons given by opera-tors for room rates that are thelowest in North Queenslandare mixed.

Banjo Paterson Motor Inn

owner Chrissy Lee said a glutof residential apartments hadbeen dumped on the short-term rental market, creatingunfair competition with com-mercial operators.

She said the Townsvillecouncil and Townsville Enter-prise had turned a blind eye tothe problem.

Colonial Rose Motel ownerDavid Hannah agreed residen-tial units being permitted to

operate like commercial hotelsand motels, creating fierce andunfair competition, but he alsoquestioned some of Towns-ville’s four-star hotels chargingthe same rates as Bowen Rdmotels.

“The right price is not beingput on by the big end of town,”Mr Hannah said.

“They have always under-sold what they have.”

Townsville Major Accom-modation Providers spokes-

man David Brown said the lowroom rates were a factor ofsupply and demand andargued for more major eventsto boost trade.

“(Room) rates are funda-mentally driven by supply anddemand and we have plenty ofsupply but diminishing de-mand due to economic factorsin North Queensland,” MrBrown said.

Townsville Enterprise CEOPatricia O’Callaghan said whatproperties charged for roomswas a commercial decision forthem.

The latest ABS figures forTownsville have average tak-ings per room occupied of$128.90 compared with $135.15for Tropical North Queens-land, $133.39 for outback areas,$207.39 for the Whitsundays,$151.80 at Mackay and $139.66in Central Queensland.

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26 Feb 2015Townsville Bulletin, Townsville QLD

Author: Tony Raggatt • Section: General News • Article type : News Item • Audience : 20,932Page: 33 • Printed Size: 558.00cm² • Market: QLD • Country: Australia • ASR: AUD 3,386Words: 339 • Item ID: 377128739


SINKING RETURNS: Sonya Wilkinson (Cascade Motel) and Chrissy Lee (Banjo Paterson Motor Inn) are worried that Townsville’s falling room rates are going to kill their businesses.

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Author: Tony Raggatt • Section: General News • Article type : News Item • Audience : 20,932Page: 33 • Printed Size: 558.00cm² • Market: QLD • Country: Australia • ASR: AUD 3,386Words: 339 • Item ID: 377128739


New MP pushes for RAAF build-upVICTORIA NUGENT

AN EXPANDED RAAF basewith a fleet of helicopters wasHerbert MP Ewen Jones’ toppriority during his first meet-ing with new Defence MinisterKevin Andrews.

Mr Jones asked for a meet-ing with Mr Andrews todiscuss his vision for the futureof Defence in Townsville andsaid basing more helicopters inthe city was the key to expand-ing the base in the future.

“I certainly don’t want jetfighters flying over the middleof Townsville,” he said.

“My preference is helicop-ters. If I don’t start talkingabout it and putting it out there,it definitely won’t happen.”

Mr Jones said growing thecapacity of the RAAF basewould allow for the develop-ment of new small businessesin the aviation industry.

“That’s where wealth andemployment is created,” he said.

“You will get people fromPNG and the Solomon Islandscoming here to service aircraft.”

Mr Jones said it was poss-ible to grow the base withouthaving to base jets there.

“It’s all right where the air-port is, far outside the city,”he said. “It would be irrespon-sible to base those kinds of jetshere full-time.”

Another topic on the agen-da was the issue of the ongoingDefence pay stoush.

Mr Jones said he “lost an ar-gument” over the below-infla-tion Defence pay deal of 1.5 percent but accepted there werebudget considerations.

“I had my say when the dealwas going down,” he said.

“We want it to be solved.”Mr Jones said he recognised

that in order to increase thepay, the money had to comefrom somewhere and he prom-ised the minister to help find asolution in any way he could.

“I would like Defence pay tonot be an issue at all,” he said.“He was very receptive to that.”

Mr Jones said Mr Andrewswould soon visit Townsville’sDefence facilities but a datewas yet to be set for the trip.

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Author: Victoria Nugent • Section: General News • Article type : News Item • Audience : 20,932Page: 7 • Printed Size: 119.00cm² • Market: QLD • Country: Australia • ASR: AUD 722Words: 313 • Item ID: 377132609


Co-operation is criticalALL too often there is a competi-tive streak between Townsvilleand Cairns over whether some-thing, for example, belongs toCairns or Townsville, or whetheran event should be rightfully heldin Townsville or whether it iswrong that Cairns gets funding forsomething and we, here in Towns-ville don’t.

From observation there ismuch that can be gleaned fromharnessing an improved relation-ship between Townsville andCairns. We are, after all, neigh-bours trying to achieve a commongoal and that is improvement,progress and strengthened econ-omy for a region.

There are some things Cairnshas that Townsville will neverhave and vice versa. Cairns couldbe said to have more access to theGreat Barrier Reef, Port Douglasand the like. Townsville, in myview has dedicated much time to

focusing on corporate tourism,seminars and so forth.

We have great things to offerleisure tourism. We need to im-prove the perception of Towns-ville, improving the facade ofplaces like Flinders Street East andmake parts of our great city moreinviting. Tourists, local and inter-

national, talk when they returnhome and this plays a big part inencouraging future tourism.

If Townsville, that is, the localgovernment is to embrace closerelations with our Cairns counter-parts and a willingness to learnand share we could improve ourpush for tourism spend in Towns-ville and incorporate event ideasfrom Cairns.

Plans to host flights to Bali are apositive sign, however if there isnot more effort put into marketingand encouraging tourism thenlocal support alone may not prove

enough for the continued viabilityof our international airport.

There are bridges we have tocross and infrastructure in Towns-ville that needs completion beforewe talk of spending ratepayer

money on a fake wave surfing pro-ject. For example, revisit the salt-water chlorination of theRockpool and make this facilitymore appealing. You only have tocompare the daily patronage ofCairns Lagoon and TownsvilleRockpool to see how improving itwould benefit Townsville.

STEVEN ISLES,Bushland Beach.

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UPGRADE: Saltwater chlorination of the Rockpool could improve the facility and lure more patrons.

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Coast tops for tourism Deloitte report credits Chinese market and increased flights with boosting growth

LUCY ARDERN

THE Gold Coast was the bestperforming tourism market inthe country last year based ona key market report out today.

The Deloitte Tourism andHotel Market Outlook willshow an almost 10 per centjump in room rate and revenueper available room here in thepast calendar year.

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Hotel occupancy on theGold Coast climbed 4 per centas well and the report’s authorsare predicting it will continueto go up in the next two yearsbefore hitting the highest lev-els seen in 20 years by 2017.

Deloitte Access EconomicsPartner Lachlan Smirl said theeffect of a lack of new hotels inthe pipeline for the city wouldbe felt in the next two years.

“If more projects come outof the ground, we will adjust

the numbers,” he said. “But atthis stage there is nothingmuch that we can factor in.”

Preliminary work is under-way for the new Banyan Treeresort in Surfers Paradise, butso far there is no opening date,while Jewel in Surfers will notstart operating until late 2017.

Mr Smirl said growth in theChinese market and increasedflights into Gold Coast Airportwere two of the biggest factorsthat had pushed tourism

growth here in the past 12months.

“Things have not lookedthis good for the Gold Coast

for quite some time,” Mr Smirlsaid. He said a softer Austra-lian dollar, lower fuel pricesand the attraction of the city toChinese travellers were bigpositives for the tourism indus-try here in the next 12 months.

Peppers Broadbeach gen-eral manager Craig Smith saidthe hotel was benefiting fromgrowth in the domestic andinternational markets.

“There is an appetite fordomestic and international

travel at the moment. Thelower Australian dollar hasgiven a lot of strength to themarket,” Mr Smith said

St George bank also re-leased a report showing a jumpin jobs in the accommodationand food services sector inQueensland last year.

Job losses in the mining,manufacturing and retail in-dustries however were greaterthan the gains in tourism in the12 months to November.

Things have notlooked this good for

the Gold Coast forquite some time

L A C H L A N S M I R L

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26 Feb 2015Gold Coast Bulletin, Gold Coast QLD

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‘Wait and see’ on projectsDEVELOPMENT: Major property projects in Queensland continue to be shrouded in uncertainty following the ousting of the pro-development Liberal National Party government in favour of Annastacia Palaszczuk’s Labor administration.

Business is taking a “wait andsee” approach to the new government, which is yet to outline its stance on most of the multi-billion or multi-million-dollar developments.

The Australian understandsexpressions of interest or tenders for many of the proposals had returned to the Newman government and were merely pending a decision or announcement.

These include major redevelopments across Brisbane including the Herston hospital precinct, the sale of the former Dental School in the CBD, and the southside Yeerongpilly Green and riverside Northshore Hamilton; and the former Gold Coast hospital site in Southport.

The multi-billion-dollar Queen’s Wharf casino resort tender for the Brisbane CBD and ASF Consortium’s Broadwater cruise ship terminal and casino development on the Gold Coast are also up in the air.

ASF Consortium has urgedthe new government to “weigh up the reputation of Queensland and Australia as a location for foreign investment” when deciding whether to progress with its huge project.

It warned that if the government were to discontinue the current assessment process, it would create high levels of uncertainty for foreign investors.

Local project director Tim Poole said the consortium had spent millions of dollars

developing the proposal. “In Australia, we simply don’t have the local investment money available to build tourism infrastructure of this scale like cruise ship terminals and integrated resorts, so foreign investment is critical to any large-scale project being viable,” he said in a statement.

“If the Gold Coast misses theopportunity to attract the Chinese middle class and high net worth tourist, as well as the cruise ship traveller, it will have a hard time recovering in the future.”

Prominent Gold Coast real estate agent Rick Graham said the project would be the “quantum leap” the region needed to boost development and tourism.

He said at least five major groups of investors had been waiting on the outcome of the casino development before launching their own plans.

“There are a lot of other things that were hinging on what was going to happen on the Broadwater,” Mr Graham said.

“We’re in a bit of a fog at themoment as to what will happen in the future. Everybody who is involved in property development in Queensland is still catching their breath on the change of government.”

Brisbane developer Kevin Seymour is chairman of the Herston Taskforce overseeing the previous government’s proposal to create a medical research hub on the site of the former Royal Children’s Hospital in Herston.

Mr Seymour said the situation was “business as usual” but he was seeking further clarity from the government.

ROSANNE BARRETT

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26 Feb 2015The Australian, Australia

Author: Rosanne Barrett • Section: Property • Article type : News Item • Audience : 104,774Page: 28 • Printed Size: 166.00cm² • Market: National • Country: Australia • ASR: AUD 3,355Words: 448 • Item ID: 377023814


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