Member Testimonials

Glen "Minty" Mintern - GMMedia

"Again in 2024 I have been honoured to MC Townsville Enterprise Futures Forum events. An amazing series showcasing our region with a fantastic lineup of speakers at each event from Green Energy to Tourism and Mining. I pay special tribute to the amazing TEL team behind the scenes who work tirelessly to secure the best speakers and to keep our forums relevant and entertaining and most importantly from my position professionally planned and executed. As a sole business owner and Townsville Enterprise member I am super proud of the brilliant advocacy role that TEL takes on for Townsville North Queensland and look forward to being part of it for many years to come."

Jarrod Hurst, Managing Direction - Hurst Constructions

"We’re really satisfied with what we’re getting out of Townsville Enterprise, they’ve listened and have been really attentive to what we need... they’re supporting us so we’ve got to support them. What they’ve been doing is really good."

Kimberley Wilkinson, Marketing & VIP Services Manager

"Investing in and supporting tourism is essential to Townsville’s economy and the region’s future growth. We’re proud to partner with TEL and support their work in showcasing North Queensland as a world-class tourism destination. TEL’s marketing campaigns have helped to expose Townsville to new tourism markets benefitting both the region as a whole and tourism businesses like ours. We look forward to continuing to work with TEL to further promote everything the North Queensland region has to offer to visitors."

Glen Maidment, Managing Director - Maidment Group

"Townsville Enterprise plays a critical role in advocating for Townsville and North Queensland. TEL’s vision aligns with Maidment Group’s desire to create more opportunities for the Townsville community to grow and unlock its economic potential.

Maidment Group’s support and sponsorship of Townsville Enterprise is done so because we fundamentally believe the work they do is vital and will ensure the long-term future of the region.

With all levels of government committed to major projects and possible significant infrastructure spend across the region, Townsville, and the North, is positioned to capitalise on what can only be described as a once in a lifetime opportunity. This is only possible due to the tireless advocacy of TEL, who continue to help put the spotlight on Townsville on a national and international stage."  

Nathan Blundell, General Manager Development - Windlab

"For visionary projects like Copperstring it is really important to have organisations like Townsville Enterprise who engage and coordinate the vision for the future."

Prof Simon Biggs, Vice-Chancellor - James Cook University, Townsville

“JCU is a very strong partner of Townsville Enterprise (...) the growth of the community is absolutely vital to the long-term sustainability of our university. We're here for a purpose which is to build and grow the community here in North Queensland, we want to do that in partnership with all the other employers in the region and Townsville Enterprise provides us with the forum where we can both shape and influence the future of this city and region.” 

Brian Glancy, Northern Region Manager - Watpac

"I can't say enough about Townsville Enterprise. Since we joined, the support, the opportunities to network with clients , the strong advocating for development, including the stadium, and advocating for local procurement and employment have been endless. Everyone at Townsville Enterprise is easy to talk to and deal with, I strongly recommend a membership with Townsville Enterprise."

Scott Browning, Episode Producer - The Amazing Race Australia

"Thank you Townsville Enterprise for your crucial support in pulling together our Townsville area based episodes of The Amazing Race, Australia.  Your knowledge, connections and expertise of the Townsville and greater North Queensland area were invaluable for the success of the Production.  Personally I thoroughly enjoyed working with you all - your communication, enthusiasm and organisational skills were absolutely outstanding.  You all constantly amazed me with your capability and vision.  I honestly feel lucky that we had you on board, we would not have been able to make the show such a success without you all.

I will strongly recommend you for any future productions filming in Townsville, or the far North Queensland area.  You all really did excel all expectations and were a vital part of Production for our series.  It meant the world to me to know you always had answers to my many questions and were able to quickly problem solve and embrace the organised chaos of reality television production.  I can't thank you enough, keep up the great work and I really hope we can work together again in the future!"

Cliff McCulloch, Director - Northern Conquest Charters

“Northern Conquest Charters participated in Townsville Enterprise’s Find Your Shine campaign at the end of 2020. The team took our fishing tour and created an amazing fishing package which generated bookings and interest the moment it went live. It generated thousands of dollars’ worth of bookings and sold our tour to new markets that would be difficult for us to access alone. The campaign results well and truly exceeded our expectations, so much so that as a result of the bookings and enquiries we have launched extra trips to manage the demand. With the campaign putting our brand and business in the spotlight, we’ve seen a good spike in direct enquiries also and believe that this marketing activity has strengthened awareness of what we have to offer – something that will benefit us for months to come. We look forward to being part of more campaigns with Townsville Enterprise.”

Jennifer, Owner - Tropical Palms Resort and 4WD Hire

A big congratulations and a thank you to Townsville Enterprise for a fantastic ‘Find Your Shine’ campaign. My husband, Rob and I own Tropical Palms Resort & 4WD Hire on Magnetic Island. In conjunction with Townsville Enterprise, a package was created and marketed and WOW – what a fantastic response. It far exceeded our expectations. We booked 44 packages which is 88 bed nights and 44 car rentals during what can be a quieter time of year. All our guests loved Magnetic Island, many saying they would be back and would be telling their friends to visit also. The whole process was made super easy. Everybody involved did a great job, the teams at the information centres were lovely to deal with and Bookeasy is a very straight forward booking platform. Thanks to everyone involved, again congratulations for a successful campaign.”

Adani Mining

“Townsville Enterprise has been invaluable in rallying support for the mining sector across Northern Queensland. Through their effective advocacy activities that demonstrated the economic contribution the region’s resources sector makes to the national and state economy, Townsville Enterprise was instrumental in securing the significant investment and jobs for North Queensland that the Carmichael Mine represents.”

Mitch James, CEO - Paradise Outdoor Advertising

“Townsville Enterprise has been the driving force behind Townsville North Queensland’s push for the opening of the Galilee Basin. They have advocated at all levels of Government, and Townsville’s voice has been heard and listened to. Townsville’s ability to lobby as a cohesive force is due to the catalyst that is Townsville Enterprise. It’s for these reasons Paradise Outdoor Advertising proudly maintains a Platinum Membership with Townsville Enterprise.”

Juliane Wisata, Event Organiser - Rocky Trails Entertainment

"As one of the major private mountain bike event promoters in Australia, Rocky Trail Entertainment has established a unique business model to deliver racing competitions across the entire East Coast of Australia with a strong focus on the hobby mountain biking and amateur racing market. The support of Townsville Enterprise has been fantastic and was pivotal for us to deliver three events in 2021. Their team’s ongoing guidance and advice in the event lead up was engaged and supportive. We are looking forward to continuing the establishment of Townsville as a key venue in the Rocky Trail portfolio for North Queensland."