Regional Development Australia showcases tropical opportunities for business migrants

A lure to tempt cashed-up business migrants to Tropical North Queensland has been set as Regional Development Australia lead a three day investment road show of the region.

A lure to tempt cashed-up business migrants to Tropical North Queensland has been set as Regional Development Australia leads a three-day investment road show of the region.

Investment opportunities in the Tropical North’s tourism, innovation and agriculture sectors were showcased to newly arrived business migrants who visited the region this week.

RDA Tropical North chief executive officer Sonja Johnson said eight migrants and six migration agents joined the three-day Tropical North Queensland Business Investment Roadshow.

Regional Development Aust CEO Sonja Johnson. Picture: Stewart McLean

“RDA Tropical North has developed the Roadshow in collaboration with Migration Queensland and Trade and Investment Queensland in a bid to bring new job-creating investment into the region,” she said.

“We hosted migrants from China and Taiwan from diverse business sectors wanting to invest in regional areas as well as Australian migration agents representing clients in China and South Africa.

“The group of 14 received a Mayoral welcome when they arrive at a Cairns Regional Council hosted networking function with local investment-ready projects such as the TNQ Plastics Recycling Industry Proposal.”

Mossman Gorge Cultural Centre guide Zayden Oui, BriStar Migration and Education agent Yun Lin and Chinese migrant Chang Natasa Liao. Photo: Supplied

The visitors were not the run of the mill small business owners, with the would be investors looking to invest $1m to $15m to be part of the Queensland Business Nomination Program offering migrants the opportunity to join a community.

RDA Tropical North Chair Professor Hurriyet Babacan said Tropical North Queensland’s lifestyle and climate held great appeal for people wanting to move from overseas.

“We need to demonstrate that a move to our beautiful part of the world could also be the start of a successful new opportunity for business migrants,” she said.

Hurriyet Babacan is the new chair of Chair of Regional Development Australia (RDA) Tropical North. Picture: Supplied

“Our region is already in demand for international students and an opportunity to invest in the

region may be just what their families need to make the move to the Tropical North.”

The roadshow also travelled to Port Douglas, Mareeba and other locations in the Tablelands where briefings were given on the Daintree Renewable Microgrid, Far Northern Milling, Enserv Australia’s next generation battery manufacturing and the Priors Creek Precinct in Atherton.

“The group also made visits Mossman Gorge Cultural Centre, Mareeba Industrial Park, Skybury cafe and Roastery, an avocado farm at Walkamin and Gallo Dairyland.”

Originally published as Regional Development Australia showcases tropical opportunities for business migrants