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North and North West Queensland
2024–2025 Regional Community Forums
Expressions of interest for 2024–2025 Regional Community Forum membership were open from 6 November to 1 December 2023.
We will announce new 2024–2025 Regional Community Forum members in each of the seven regions in early 2024.
It definitely is really empowering to know that, as citizens, we’re being heard and things are being changed. Christy Guinea – North and North West Queensland Regional Community Forum member
Hear from Forum members
Hear from 2022–2023 Regional Community Forum members about how getting involved creates real impact for your community. Forum members come from diverse places and backgrounds, ages and experiences but they work together for a common goal of making a difference in their region.
About the region
The North and North West Queensland region spreads from the Great Barrier Reef to the Northern Territory border and through the lower Gulf region.
This region links the mineral resources, cities and towns of the North West with the natural resources, food production, processing and logistics hub of North Queensland.
Townsville, as the largest regional centre in northern Australia, provides export pathways for the processed minerals along with agricultural and horticultural produce from across the region.
This is the sporting heart of regional Queensland. It is the home of both the men’s and women’s North Queensland Cowboys National Rugby League teams as well as the current Women’s National Basketball League champions, Townsville Fire.
The largest base of Australian Defence Force members in Australia is located in this region alongside thriving arts, health and tertiary education sectors.
The North and North West Queensland region brings together a multicultural population that drives northern Australia’s economic powerhouse. Along with numerous industries and a healthy community and social sector, the region is an emerging renewable energy zone which will drive employment opportunities for regional, rural and remote communities into the future.
