TOURISM AWARDS ISAAC REGION
Mackay Isaac Tourism acknowledges the Yuwi people,traditional owners of The Mackay Isaac region and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today.
Mackay Isaac Tourism is proud to be the organisers of the 2022 Mackay Isaac Region Tourism Awards. We congratulate all winners and finalists.
CEREMONIES MASTER OF
Chris Parsons’ TV career began with an ad in the paper, ‘’WANTED: TV Presenter, Gold Coast Lifestyle Show - must be presentable, have good communication skills and ability to remember lines’’. Unsure how many of those attributes he actually possessed, Chris drove down the high way and into a career that has become his abso lute passion. A career that has seen him present and produce numerous episodes of popular trav el shows ‘Queensland Weekender’, ‘The Great South East’ and ‘Creek to Coast’, ‘One RoadGreat Australian Road Trips and host of the na tional Lotto.
In his travels there is barely a rock unturned and place he hasn’t discovered in this great state. And he has also had the opportunity to host numerous events and functions around Queensland including the Queensland Tourism Awards, the Tourism and Events Development Conference, the Southern Queensland Country Tourism Industry Conference as well as many Sporting events and festivals around the State. While Chris can regularly be seen on Queensland Weekender and hosting Gold Lotto each week, he is also the Ambassador for Bareboating in the Whitsundays, commentator of the Queensland Ocean Swim Series, a Board Director of Southern Queensland Country Tourism and ambassador for Isuzu Ute Australia.
ORDER OF
PROCEEDINGS
6.00 pm
Arrival & Canapes
6.55pm
Welcome to Country
7.00pm
Awards Proceedings
Tonght’s Menu
Canapes
Duck & Wombok Salad
Mini Tourtiere
Lamb Harissa
Spiced Empanadas
Main
Eye fillet with sour cream mash, greens & mushrooms with thyme cream sauce
Braised chicken, fragrant rice, brocollini with a fennel and leek cream sauce
Dessert
Wild berry and chocolate fusion tart
Coffee caramel Panna Cotta with an almond shortbread crumble
9:45pm
After party at the MECC with Luke Geiger & band
Luke’s reputation for his unique, non stop, hi energy performances at major Race Day’s, Rodeos, Music Festivals, Weddings & Corporate Events has sparked a rise in popularity which has seen him called to support such iconic bands as The Black Sorrows, Diesel, Shannon Noll and ARIA Hall of Famers Mental as Anything.
Luke continues to entertain the crowd, with his bookings extending to various locations throughout the United States in cluding the SXSW Festival in Austin, TX as well as continuing to be involved in many major events at home.
AWARD Categories
Best of Queensland (BOQ) Categories
Award for Best Business & Event Venues
Recognises the region’s best business and event venues Sponsored by: Element Events by Ramona
Award for Best Tourist Attraction
Recognises the region’s best tourist attractions Sponsored by: Bishopp Group
Award for Best Restaurants and Catering Services
Recognises the region’s best restaurant or catering service Sponsored by: Bishopp Group
Award for Best Retail & Hire Services
Recognises the region’s best retail & hire services Sponsored by: MECC
Award for Excellence in Food Tourism
Recognises the region’s best food tourism venue Sponsored by: MECC
Award for Best Caravan and Holiday Park & Hosted Accommodation
Recognises the region’s best caravan, holiday park or hosted accommodation Sponsored by: Local Buying Foundation
Award for Best 3-3.5 Star Accommodation
Recognises the region’s best 3-3.5 Star accommodation Sponsored by: Local Buying Foundation
Award for Best 4-4.5 Star Deluxe Accommodation
Recognises the region’s 4-4.5 Star accommodation Sponsored by: Local Buying Foundation
AWARD Categories Excellence Categories
Award For Excellence In Customer Service
This category recognises outstanding customer service in the Mackay Isaac region
Sponsored by: Isaac Regional Council
Award For Most Outstanding New Business
New business that began operating within the last 18 months can be nominated in this category Sponsored by: Isaac Regional Council
Award For Most Outstanding Regional Event
Events held in the Mackay Isaac Region can be nominated in this category Sponsored by: Harrup Park
Award For Most Outstanding Volunteer Individual
This category recognises outstanding contribution by a volunteer individual to the tourism industry in the Mackay Isaac Region Sponsored by: Mackay Regional Council
Award For Most Outstanding Volunteer Group
This category recognises outstanding contribution by a volunteer group to the tourism industry in the Mackay Isaac Region Sponsored by: Mackay Regional Council
Outstanding Contribution by an Individual
This category recognises outstanding contribution by a individual to the tourism industry in the Mackay Isaac Region Sponsored by: Mackay Isaac Tourism
AWARD Sponsors
Thank you to our generous sponsors for their support
The Local Buying Foundation (LBF) is a critical element of BHP’s Local Buying Program (LBP), delivered in part nership between BHP and C-Res. Together, the LBP and LBF build stronger businesses and sustainable business communities within the local BHP footprint. The LBF provides funding opportunities to local organisations which deliver projects and programs that build capac ity and capabilities of small, local and indigenous busi nesses. In Queensland, the Program and Foundation operate within the Central Highlands, Isaac and Mackay Local Government Authority areas.
World-class facilities, impressive events, memorable experiences.From a small business meeting to an international rock concert, the Mackay Entertainment and Convention Centre (MECC) has the space, technolo gy, and a mouth-watering menu to execute your event, beyond your imagination.
Bishopp Outdoor advertising is Queensland’s largest family-owned out-of-home advertising company. Start ing in regional QLD, we have over 2,500 advertising op portunities. Here in Mackay we have our classic road side billboards and have strategically installed the 3 best digital billboards capturing collectively over 80,000 im pressions per day
We are proudly partnered with the Mackay Airport reaching more influential decision makers both locally and afar Bishopp continually innovates to bring quality assets with the highest reach and frequency.
Harrup Park is the home of Cricket, AFL and Major Events in the region. As a not for profit community club it prides itself on putting value back into the community wherever possible. The Great Barrier Reef Arena pre cinct is currently undergoing a $25,000,000 redevelop ment which will launch the venues capacity to host Tier 1 AFL and Cricket fixtures in the future.
AWARD Sponsors
Thank
With 20 years of experience, Ramona, with her incred ible team at Element Events, specialise in the creation of unique and extravagant event designs for Mackay and Isaac, Whitsunday Region and beyond. Whether it be an airport tarmac, country paddock, or state of the art function centre, with all of the right elements, we believe there is always untapped potential to create an event space that people escape to that are transforma tional.
Ramona’s mantra – a quote by Milton Glaser: ‘There are three responses to a piece of design: Yes, No and Wow! Wow is the one to aim for’.
Seven is Australia’s most-watched broadcast television platform and continues to lead in primetime, break fast and morning television across its main and affiliate channels 7two, 7mate, 7flix; broadcast video on demand platform 7plus and 7NEWS.com.au7NEWS Mackay, pre sented by Rob Brough, is the leading source for all the latest news and information from the local region.
Seven continues to expand their presence in media driving leadership in the creation of content and deliv ering that content anywhere, anytime to the biggest au diences.Seven is the home of many of Australia’s best performing and biggest content brands including Home & Away, Sunrise, Farmer Wants A Wife, Big Brother, The Voice and AGT to name a few. Seven has also secured all-encompassing broadcast rights to many of the major global sporting and special events.
you to our generous sponsors for their support
