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Advance Cairns & Tourism Tropical North Queensland: Federal Election Event

Advance Cairns & Tourism Tropical North Queensland: Federal Election Event

Who Will Fight for the Far North?


Advance Cairns, in collaboration with Tourism Tropical North Queensland, invites you to join us for the 2025 Federal Election forum with the two major party candidates vying for the critical seat of Leichhardt at the upcoming federal election.
 
This is an important opportunity for the region's business community to do a deep dive into the candidates’ motivations, their priorities and their vision for Tropical North Queensland. With a moderated discussion and audience Q&A, this will be your opportunity to hear your questions put to the candidates on the issues that matter to you.

Pre-submit your questions here.
 
Date:        Wednesday 16 April 2025
Time:       11:45am (12:00pm start) – 2:00pm 
Venue:     Michaelmas Cay at Pullman Reef Hotel Casino, Cairns
Includes: Lunch, coffee and tea
RSVP:      11:00am, Wednesday 9 April 2025, bookings are essential.
Cost:        Advance Cairns Members* $0 - $75 
                 TTNQ Members $75
                 Non-members $95

*Advance Cairns members are entitled to one complimentary ticket per member organisation. Additional member tickets to be purchased at discounted price.
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Meet the candidates:
Jeremy Neal
LNP Candidate for Leichhardt
Living in Cairns with my family, we are proud to call ourselves Far North Queenslanders. With three boys attending school locally, my Registered Nurse wife and I make the most of the tropical lifestyle we all enjoy up here.

I’m currently serving as a Paramedic, having spent 15 years with the Queensland Ambulance Service. My time in the QAS has seen me work in Cairns, Mossman, Mareeba, Kuranda, Cooktown, and Bamaga.

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Matt Smith
Labor Candidate for Leichhardt
Matt Smith is a former Cairns Taipan and a long-term Cairns local who is running to be your Federal Representative to provide a strong economic future for Far North Queensland.

Basketball brought Matt Smith to Cairns two decades ago, playing for the Taipans for five years before he finished his NBL career in 2009. Since then, Cairns has been home for Matt. It’s where he met his partner, Renee, and where he is raising his two daughters.

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Event Properties

Event Date 16/04/2025
Event End Date 16/04/2025
Location Pullman Cairns International Hotel

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