Member's directory

Adventour – Adventure Tourism & Hospitality

Adventour is the amalgamation of many of South-East Queensland’s favourite adventure tourism and hospitality experiences, including Riverlife, River to Bay, Tangatours, Adventure Moreton Island, Story Bridge Climb, P&O Edge, Walkabout Creek Adventures and Northshore Harbour Café.

 The broad network of businesses caters to a wide audience, providing incredible experiences for couples, singles, families, the corporate market, and schools. Adventour’s selected food and beverage venues host a variety of events, such as weddings, engagements, birthdays, wakes, corporate functions and more.

 All businesses within the Adventour network meet high quality standards and expectations:

• Each company offers a variety of unique and memorable experiences
• Each company provides outstanding customer service that exceeds customers’ expectations
• Each company has high work health and safety standards
• Each company is committed to corporate environmental and social responsibility

Steve Wheatley, Head of Sales

P: 0407 924 056

E: steve@adventour.com.au

W: https://adventour.com.au/

AECOM Australia Pty Ltd – Engineering With over 100,00 employees – including architects, engineers, designers, planners, scientists and management and construction services professionals- serving clients in more than 150 countries around the world following the acquisition of URS, AECOM is a premier, fully integrated infrastructure and support services firm.

Clinton Hoffman, Team Leader- Civil

P: 0401 026 255

E: clinton.hofman@aecom.com

W:  www.aecom.com

Alcyone Hotel Residences – Hospitality -Accommodation. A new development at the epicenter  of Brisbane’s most sought-after destination, Portside Wharf.

Alcyone’s exclusive luxury apartments seamlessly blend the upscale yet relaxed Portside lifestyle where guests enjoy their stay amidst the hub of restaurants, cafes, fashion boutiques and lifestyle offerings.

The LED digital artwork display, which is the largest of its type in Australia, offers a hint that we’re unlike any other hotel. Perfect for the business or leisure traveller.

Kate Hanley – Business Development Manager

P: 07 3305 5200

M: 0419 815 252

E: sales@alcyone.com.au

W: www.alcyone.com.au

Alliance Airlines – Aviation. Australasia’s leading provider of contract, charter and allied aviation services currently employing in excess of 600 full-time staff.   The Company provides essential services to mining, energy, tourism and government sectors and holds IATA’s IOSA certification and Flight Safety Foundation “BARS Gold” status, the first such carrier in Australia to be so recognised.

Alliance has world leading operational performance, a key attribute sought by its customers. The Company has operational bases in Brisbane, Townsville, Cairns, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin and Rockhampton.

Lee Schofield, Chief Executive Officer

81 Pandanus Avenue

Brisbane Airport QLD 4008

P 07 3212 1521

E executive@allianceairlines.com.au

W www.allianceairlines.com.au

Ancient Wisdom Writers – Consulting. Ancient Wisdom Writers is a boutique consultancy specialising in grant, tender and business document writing for businesses of all sizes, successfully achieving an 80% success rate for our clients over the last 10 years. We pride ourselves on our ability to understand business, interpret grant / tender requirements and assist to develop strategic responses to ensure evaluation criteria are addressed.

Ancient Wisdom Writers has worked on grants and tenders from Commonwealth and State Departments, and local councils across Australia. We understand the language and importance of grant objectives aligned to project objectives and deliverables. Our industry specialisations include:

Our head office is based in Newcastle NSW, with our team located all across Australia. We offer flexible engagements with options to work from your office, remotely or a blended model.

Ascent Finance & Consultancy – Financial Services. Provides comprehensive Financial Brokerage and Business Advisory services, from industry professionals from within the Accounting, Banking, Property Finance, and Aviation sectors.

At Ascent we build on this vast knowledge and transactional experience, to provide you with individual solutions tailored to your specific requirements, ensuring we maximise your outcome!

So whether it’s new plant or equipment you need, a business loan, cash flow assistance or even that next house, Ascent Finance is here to help!

Marcus Shaw, Managing Director

P: 0422 853 933

E: marcus@ascentfinance.com.au

W: www.ascentfinance.com.au

Aviation Australia Pty Ltd – Aviation Training. Aviation Australia is the leading aviation training organisation in the Asia Pacific region. Our organisation is an accredited, world class training facility established to support the development and growth of the aviation and aerospace industries in Australia and the Asia Pacific.

Allan Brooks, General Manager Strategy & International Markets

P: 07 3860 8914

E: allan.brooks@aviationaustralia.aero

W: www.aviationaustralia.aero

BDO – Professional Services. BDO is one of the world’s leading accountancy and advisory organisations. We provide the capability and depth of expertise of a large global organisation, with the approachability and relationship-driven style you expect from a local firm.

BDO’s Brisbane office has been operating in Queensland for more than 100 years. Our long history gives us a thorough understanding of the Queensland marketplace, and the knowledge required to provide real value and specialist advice to local businesses.

Today, our Brisbane and Sunshine Coast offices have 66 partners and more than 520 staff providing a full range of audit, tax and advisory services.

Katie Delaney, Events & Partnership Coordinator

Level 10, 12 Creek St

Brisbane QLD 4000

P 07 3173 5409

M 0430 299 630

E katie.delaney@bdo.com.au 

W www.bdo.com.au

Brisbane Airport Corporation Pty Ltd – Aviation. The operator of Brisbane Airport, the premier gateway to Queensland and the third largest Airport in Australia by passenger numbers.

Stephen Beckett, Head of Public Affairs, Government and Media

P: 07 3406 5759

E: stephen.beckett@bne.com.au

W: www.bne.com.au

BRISBANE AIRPORT HOTELS GROUP – Tourism & Hospitality.

Brisbane Airport Hotels Group comprises of the Pullman Brisbane Airport, ibis Brisbane Airport and Novotel Brisbane Airport as well as the Brisbane Airport Conference Centre.

The 5 star, 132 room Pullman Brisbane Airport and the 3.5 star, 243 room ibis Brisbane Airport are located in the hub of the airport precinct within walking distance to the Brisbane Domestic Terminal. Adjacent to the two hotels, is the Brisbane Airport Conference Centre which offers 1800 square metres of architecturally designed meeting space.　 The 4.5 star, 157 room Novotel Brisbane airport is located within the Brisbane Airport & Skygate precinct, next to the DFO. The hotel is ideally located adjacent to the Gateway Arterial Road for easy access to the Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast.

Alex Penklis, Chief Operating Officer

E: alexp@bneahg.com.au

ConsultJR – Engineering and Construction

ConsultJR provides design, delivery management and advisory services for electrical infrastructure projects to public and private clients. Our design services span the breadth of capabilities required in most electrical and control system infrastructure projects. We have expertise in design of process instrumentation, process control systems (eg PLC/SCADA/RTU), process communication systems, industrial electrical installations, LV switchboards, LV and MV power & protection systems.

Justin Read, Director / Principal Engineer

E: jr@consultjr.com.au

W: www.consultjr.com.au

CV Services Group – Trade Services/ Construction. With more than 35 years industry experience, the group is founded on a passion to provide an industry leading range of complementary offerings in the trade sector.

Ed Phelan, Executive Director

P: 07 3622 4333

E: edward.phelan@cvservices.com.au

W: www.cvservices.com.au

dnata Catering – Commercial Food & Beverage – A brand of the Emirates Group, we are Australia’s leading inflight catering and retail partner. Highly regarded within the aviation and meal manufacturing industries, we are chosen by many of the world’s top airlines for our fresh, award-winning meals and outstanding service. Specialising in inflight catering, we also manage buy-on-board catering programs, provide inflight retail solutions, operate airport lounges, and provide readymade meals for export, airline, and non-airline markets. With 15 catering facilities, we employ over 2,000 people across 9 cities, produce over 64 million meals and service over 246 thousand flights a year.”

Mark Stubbings, Chief Commercial Officer

E: mark.stubbings@dnata.com

W: www.dnata.com

Driven Creative Pty Ltd – Branding & Design. Driven is a full service creative agency with a heavy design focus. We offer a full spectrum of brand identity, design, campaign and digital communication services.

Ben Maunder, Managing & Creative Director

P: 07 3831 2801

E: ben@wearedriven.com.au

W: www.wearedriven.com.au

Fire EMT – Fire Safety Management Specialise in providing complete planning, compliance and training services to enable facilities to meet their fire safety and evacuation management obligations. We have gained our experience working with many major corporations in SE Queensland promoting and developing Fire Safety including Brisbane Airport Corporation, Griffith University, and Sugar Research Australia.

Gary Dawson, Managing Director

P: 5428 1843 or 0421438654

E: admin@fireemt.com.au

W: www.fireemt.com.au

Garnishes Catering – Hospitality / Catering. Established in 1980, Garnishes Catering is an accredited Gold Licensed award-winning catering company with extensive experience in all aspects of the hospitality catering sector.

From corporate conferences, office training, large scale events, high profile a la carte functions, weddings, to private home catering, we have the expertise to ensure a memorable and enjoyable experience for all clients.

Glenn Jones, Company Director

P: 07 3852 6644

E: glenn@garnishescatering.com.au

W: www.garnishescatering.com.au

Gaskin Construction Services – Construction – provides superintendent and project management services for developers, property investors/asset owners, building contractors, and public sector clients. We offer clients an experienced, skilful and committed team that can manage the entire process from pre-planning feasibilities and design development, through to construction, final handover and defects management.

John Gaskin, Director

P: (07) 3860 6202

M: 0419 588 288

E: john@gaskin.com.au

W: www.gaskin.com.au

Holding Redlich – Legal Services

At Holding Redlich, great law is our starting point.

Across our offices in Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane and Cairns we provide a complete range of legal services for clients of all sizes including many of Australia’s largest public and private companies and all levels of government.

We provide solutions tailored to our clients’ needs, underpinned by the very best legal thinking and expert industry knowledge.

The Honourable Paul Lucas, MPIA

P: 07 3135 0500

W: www.holdingredlich.com

K&LGates – Legal Services. K&L Gates delivers legal services on an integrated and global basis, with more than 2000 lawyers located across five continents. Our lawyers counsel clients on their most sophisticated legal challenges in all areas of corporate and regulatory law as well as litigation.

Harry Nicolaidis, Partner

P: 07 3233 1268

E: harry.nicolaidis@klgates.com

W: www.klgates.com

Griffith Aviation – Education & Training.

Griffith Aviation has been providing qualifications to the aviation industry for over 25 years. It is known worldwide for its innovative teaching and has more than 700 students across flight training and aviation management programs. Griffith Aviation research and consultancy collaborations cover a wide range of industry and government partners, including major airports and airlines.

Prof. Tim Ryley, Head, Griffith Aviation

E: t.ryley@griffith.edu.au

W: www.griffith.edu.au

GHD  – Engineering and Design Consultancy. One of the world’s leading professional services companies operating in the global markets of water, energy and resources, environment, property and buildings, and transportation. We provide engineering, architecture, environmental  and construction services to private and public sector clients.

Jamie Thorburn, Principal Project Manager

P: 07 3316 3189

E: jamie.thorburn@ghd.com

W: www.GHD.com

Golf Central Queensland – Leisure. Golf Central is an entertainment facility that includes a 50 bay driving range, chipping and putting facilities, mini golf course, bar, cafe and golf coaching.

James Cooper, Director

P: 07 3087 7800

E: jcooper@avidsports.com.au

W: www.golfcentralbne.com.au

Haymans Electrical – Electrical Wholesale. Queensland’s leader in wholesale trade, distribution and supply with an extensive offering of electrical, data communications and electrical accessories. Experienced and knowledgeable staff servicing a broad range of industries with the mandate to deliver value service and results that exceed our customer expectations.

Mick Ireland, Manager

P: 07 3370 0333

E: mick.ireland@mmem.com.au

W: www.brisbane-airport.haymans.mmem.com.au

Life Sciences Queensland Limited (LSQ) – Life Sciences – is an Australian Peak Body who offers opportunities for industry stakeholders to come together and cooperate to grow their businesses and help create a dynamic, internationally competitive and sustainable life sciences industry in Queensland, Australia. LSQ is helping to shape the strategic direction of the industry in the State and influence public policy. LSQ also provides Members with tools, services, market intelligence and access to an international network of life sciences organisations with the aim of identifying new business opportunities and accelerating business growth.

Clare Blain, CEO

P: 07 3331 3955

M: 0407 737 460

E: info@lsq.com.au

W: www.lsq.com.au

Pack & Send Eagle Farm – Courier / Transport / 3pl / Packing Services

PACK & SEND is Australia’s leading freight and packaging solutions expert and have been providing these services to businesses and consumers since 1993.

Your local franchisees, Nick and Kate Tonga of PACK & SEND Eagle Farm are the specialist in all things parcels, freight & 3PL offering support and management to your logistics and supply chain.  They ship everything from documents to industrial machinery and everything in between.  Air freight, sea freight, express courier services, eCommerce shipping, import and export…You name it, they can send it!

Their latest edition in 3PL (Third Party Logistics) gives you the option to store your stock, pick, pack and then send it anywhere in the world. It is a complete package that saves you time, trouble, and money with added peace of mind that your supply chain logistics is handled by professionals who are only a phone call or email away. Rest easy that your stock is safe and will be kept in order, with regular stocktake and inventory management.

Nick and Kate Tonga, Owners

P: 07 3924 2300

E: eaglefarm@packsend.com.au

W: www.packsend.com.au/eaglefarm

Prodigy+ – Marketing

Prodigy+ is a strategic creative agency that positively powers brands. For over 15 years, Prodigy+ has partnered with clients from emerging start-ups, to listed companies, to global players, helping them adapt, evolve and grow (be that with an increase in revenue, expansion into international markets or getting acquired), simply by improving their brand equity and brand experience for all stakeholders.

Prodigy+ deliver expertise in branding, marketing, corporate communications, investor relations, employee engagement, content strategy, digital production and social engagement. Our team of analysts, strategists, storytellers, creatives, illustrators, videographers and developers simplify complexities and drive positive outcomes – we provide strategic, creative and commercial solutions all through one complete process.

Connecting with our partners to create insights, ideas and impact, to create powerful brands that realise bold ambitions.

Wade Easton, CEO

P: 07 3226 5000

E: info@prodigyplus.com

W: www.prodigyplus.com

W: www.prodigyplus.com

Quest Chermside on Playfield – Hospitality-Apartments & Hotel Accommodation. Quest Chermside on Playfield is the latest addition to the Quest Apartment Hotels brand and is located only 10 minutes drive to the Brisbane Airport precinct. Comprising 78 brand new fully self-contained studio, one or two bedroom apartments which cater fro your overnight, short or long term accommodation requirements. With Westfield Chermside at our back door and many restaurants within walking distance you couldn’t ask for a better location!

Sharyn Andersen, Business Development Manager

P: 0498 481 237

E: sales.cop@questapartments.com.au

W: www.questchermsideonplayfield.com.au

Schenker Australia Pty Ltd – Freight Forwarding and Logistics. Schenker is a leading global integrated logistics provider that connects the world by delivering best in class supply chain solutions.

Robert Kasch, Air Freight Manager, QLD

P: 0414 333 008

E: robert.kasch@dbschenker.com

W: www.dbschenker.com.au

Sonic HealthPlus – Health & Medical. Australia’s leading provider of occupational healthcare and general medical services.

We understand the importance of protecting the health and wellbeing of your greatest asset – your workforce.

 We provide a range of Doctor-led Employment Medicals including:

• Pre-employment Medicals
• Maritime / Commercial Drivers Medicals
• Marine and Offshore Medical Services
• Emergency Response Medical
• Assessments
• Rail and Coal Board Medicals
• Travelvax / Vaccinations
• Aviation Medicals
• HUET Medicals.

 Sonic HealthPlus also offers a complete injury management service encompassing prevention, initial treatment, and return to work coordination.

 Sonic HealthPlus Brisbane Airport, is situated within the Skygate Centre. In addition to injury management services, Sonic HealthPlus Brisbane Airport provides a range of general practice services with a focus on women’s health, family medicine, travel medicine and preventative healthcare.

Are you ready to make the change?

Head to our website sonichealthplus.com.au or visit us at

Shop 6/8, Skygate Centre  1 – 7 The Circuit,

Brisbane Airport QLD 4008

P: (07) 3291 8900

Christina Valle
Client Partner (QLD)

M: 0477 397 574
P: 07 3058 8304

E: Christina.Valle@sonichealthplus.com.au

Stantec – Engineering Services.

Communities are fundamental. Whether around the corner or across the globe, they provide a foundation, a sense of place and of belonging. That’s why at Stantec, we always design with community in mind.

We care about the communities we serve—because they’re our communities too. We’re designers, engineers and scientists, innovating together at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships. Balancing these priorities results in projects that advance the quality of life in communities across the globe.

Matthew Brace, Associate Director

P: 07 3811 4601

E: matthew.brace@stantec.com

W: www.stantec.com

Tangalooma Island Resort – Tourism and Accommodation. Tangalooma Island Resort, only a 75 minute catamaran cruise from Brisbane, is the perfect family holiday destination for all holidaymakers looking to get away from it all. protected and treasured, this is nature’s theme park where amazing natural encounters are just part of the everyday experience.

Bernard O’Keefe, Director of Marketing

W: www.tangalooma.com

Times Education Group Australia – Education & Training.

Times Education Group Australia is an education company that focuses on advanced educational concepts for training, consulting, educational resource development, project planning and promotion. It controls and operates one higher education institute, four Australian accredited vocational colleges and one ELICOS Institute, with premises across Sydney, Brisbane and Perth.

Our colleges are:

• International Institute of Business and Technology (IIBT)；
• Wells International College (WIC)；
• Warwick Institute of Australia (WIA)；
• Business Institute of Australia (BIA)；
• Times Academy (TA);
• Charleston English (CE).

Times Education currently operates from its headquarter in the Sydney CBD and has international in-country representative offices in Chengdu, Xiamen, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Fuzhou and Taipei.  

Through continuous efforts and development, Times Education has become a highly comprehensive international education and training group that spans across elementary, middle, and university English teaching, vocational, adult and higher education training, and provides multidisciplinary and broad-ranging professional courses to fully cater to the learning interests and career goals of different students.  It has established a dynamic, young management team with a “students-first” attitude expanding to a student population of over 3000 students across Australia. Times Education is therefore one of the largest providers of vocational education to international students in Australia.

Jonathan Huang, Chief Public Relations Officer

P: 0451 516 628

E: jonathan.h@timesedu.com.au

W: www.timesedu.com.au

Tomkins Commercial & Industrial Builders –  Design, Construction, Fitout – Tomkins is a family owned and operated construction company that has been delivering quality building solutions across the industry for nearly 70 years. We design and construct a wide variety of residential, commercial, industrial and retail projects, including special heritage ventures, to each client’s unique specifications.

Mike Tomkins, Director

Julian French, General Manager

P: 07 3267 0694

E:  ang.gibson@tomkinscommercial.com.au

W: www.tomkinscommercial.com.au

We Cal Pty Ltd – Aerospace and Defence Consulting.

Robert Hunter, Director

P: 0412 256 672

E: rob@wecal.com.au

Workday Australia – Cloud Computing Software. Workday is a unique cloud based application for managing Finance, HR, Planning & Analytics. Unique in that it’s a single solution, providing a better way to plan, execute, and analyze across the enterprise. Workday gives you all the tools you need to make smarter decisions faster, through real-time data driven insights, allowing you to accelerate your strategies to achieve your goals.

Joe Berryman, Account Executive

P: 0481 738 148

E: joe.berryman@workday.com

W: www.workday.com

X-Alt Solar –  Commercial Solar Specialists, Residential Solar, LED lighting, Air-conditioning installation – X-Alt Solar is a  family owned and operated commercial solar specialist delivering quality solar solutions to commercial and industrial business, educational facilities and not for profits. Our focus is to assist you maximize your operating cost reduction and maximize the immediate and future budgetary impact of your solar system. Quality, ROI and a match to your specific needs are key criteria in our detailed assessment of a system for your premises. Our systems and the way we structure them mean that landlords and tenants alike can benefit from reduced operating costs via solar. We also provide LED lighting and split system air conditioning installations and residential solar installations.

Brian Mills, Director

P: 1300 925 876

E:  brian@xaltsolar.com.au

W: www.xaltsolar.com.au

13Cabs – Transport. With a fleet of 10,000 cabs and growing, 13cabs is the nation’s largest taxi network.

Proudly Australian owned and operated, our professional drivers and clean, modern cars are there to get you from A to B, hassle free. In fact, if you book through the 13cabs app, you can even control how much you pay for your ride, because the 13cabs app comes with a price guarantee. The price you’re quoted when you book is the price you’ll pay, any time of the night or day. There’s no surge, ever.

Plus, you get to choose your type of car, or even request your favourite driver. Put yourself in total control with 13cabs. Get our app. Go your way.

Joanne Shenadar, Business Development Manager

P: 07 3738 4339

E: Joanne.Shenadar@13cabs.com.au

W: www.13cabs.com.au