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How can Ipswich produce create authentic tourism experiences?

A sell-out crowd of residents and businesses from Ipswich and surrounding areas will get a taste of why regional produce is important in creating authentic Queensland tourism experiences during an industry seminar this week.

The culinary demonstration is part of a wider regional roadshow touring Queensland, talking about jobs, training, and procurement opportunities with integrated resort company, The Star Entertainment Group.

The company is a partner in the Destination Brisbane Consortium, which will deliver the multibillion dollar Queen’s Wharf Brisbane integrated resort development due to open in Brisbane’s CBD in 2022.

In Queensland, the company operates the Treasury Casino & Hotel in Brisbane, and Jupiters Gold Coast.

“The development will have 50 new bars, cafes and restaurants, so this is just one of the aspects we want to speak to north Queensland suppliers about: to start the conversation about how they might leverage this opportunity with their locally-grown produce, and to help us meet this demand.”

The Star Entertainment Group Managing Director Queensland Geoff Hogg said the roadshow aims to drive awareness and innovation to help create ‘quintessentially Queensland’ integrated resorts.

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“Queensland tourism has a bright and exciting future with record demand coming from Asia, in particular China, and forecasts predicting this will continue to rise strongly in the future,” Mr Hogg said.

“The size and scale of our developments will provide significant jobs, training, and supplier opportunities for Queenslanders – but these do not need to be limited to the south east corner.”

The Queen’s Wharf Brisbane integrated resort will create a world-class tourism, leisure, and entertainment destination, and is expected to generate more than 2000 jobs at peak construction, and 8000 jobs once fully operational.

Meanwhile, Jupiters Gold Coast is currently undergoing a $345 million transformation including a refurbishment of the existing five-star hotel and the building of a new six-star all-suite hotel.

This investment could potentially increase to around $850 million with a proposal for a new 700-key hotel and apartment tower.

“We’re really looking forward to starting a conversation across regional Queensland about what will be needed in the form of jobs, training, and suppliers with our developments in the years to come,” Mr Hogg said.

“We want people and businesses to start thinking now about whether they could help contribute to making these developments a great success stories for Queensland.”

The roadshow is being delivered by the Department of State Development, in partnership with The Star Entertainment Group, as part of its annual Major Projects Series.

Following seminars in Brisbane, Toowoomba, the Sunshine Coast, Mackay, Rockhampton, Townsville, the Wide Bay Burnett region, and Brookwater/Ipswich, the roadshow will continue on to the Gold Coast on 27 October and Cairns on 24 November this year.

The Brookwater/Ipswich event will be held on Thursday 20 October 2016 from 7.15am to 9.30am at Brookwater Golf and Country Club, 1 Tournament Drive, Brookwater.

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