Bronze Sponsor
Modpacs
At Modpacs, we revolutionise component-built housing with over 40 years of expertise, delivering innovative, cost-effective, and high-quality solutions. By avoiding the pitfalls and restrictions of factory-built housing, we champion open market availability and foster industry-wide collaboration, enabling the delivery of much-needed homes based on experience across diverse markets and thousands of projects.
Barista Cart Sponsor
Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF)
The Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) is the Commonwealth Government's $7 billion financing agency to support infrastructure development that generates public benefit for northern Australia.
NAIF's mandate focuses on projects that deliver public benefit, Indigenous outcomes and contribute to the sustainable growth of the region.
NAIF has committed $4.3 billion in loans across 32 projects across the north. Projects range from large-scale resource and energy developments to social infrastructure, including universities, to airport upgrades, agriculture and aquaculture developments.
In total, NAIF supported projects are forecast to deliver $33 billion in public benefit and Indigenous Outcomes for the region.
* Figures as at 31/01/2026
NAIF's mandate focuses on projects that deliver public benefit, Indigenous outcomes and contribute to the sustainable growth of the region.
NAIF has committed $4.3 billion in loans across 32 projects across the north. Projects range from large-scale resource and energy developments to social infrastructure, including universities, to airport upgrades, agriculture and aquaculture developments.
In total, NAIF supported projects are forecast to deliver $33 billion in public benefit and Indigenous Outcomes for the region.
* Figures as at 31/01/2026
Conference Dinner Sponsor
Northern Australia Universities Alliance
As strong regional universities that are deeply embedded within the northern landscape, Charles Darwin University, James Cook University and CQUniversity are the logical knowledge and capacity building partners and connectors required for future development of the North.
CDU, JCU and CQU seek to work together with the Australian Government to contribute to the sustainable social, environmental and economic development of Northern Australia. To achieve this, we have formed the Northern Australian Universities Alliance (NAUA).
Through the Alliance, we aim to work together to develop and retain the skills, education and research capabilities that are critical to the North’s key industries and communities.
CDU, JCU and CQU seek to work together with the Australian Government to contribute to the sustainable social, environmental and economic development of Northern Australia. To achieve this, we have formed the Northern Australian Universities Alliance (NAUA).
Through the Alliance, we aim to work together to develop and retain the skills, education and research capabilities that are critical to the North’s key industries and communities.
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Mackay Regional Council
Mackay Regional Council’s footprint is more than
7600km2 – five times the size of Brisbane City
Council, double Townsville and larger than Cairns
and the Sunshine Coast combined.
With a population of more than 125,000, it has a
gross regional product of $11.4 billion across a
diverse economic base, ranging from agriculture
and tourism to manufacturing and mining services.
7600km2 – five times the size of Brisbane City
Council, double Townsville and larger than Cairns
and the Sunshine Coast combined.
With a population of more than 125,000, it has a
gross regional product of $11.4 billion across a
diverse economic base, ranging from agriculture
and tourism to manufacturing and mining services.
