2016-08-09 S&O Agenda Item 8, Attachment 1 - CCIQ Noosa Convention and Cultural Centre Initiative Pre-feasibility Study

CCIQ Noosa #3 Noosa Convention & Cultural Centre Initiative
Pre-feasibility Study                                                             April 2016

                                       has worked with the Sydney Contemporary Dance
                                       Company and in Musical Theatre Productions.

                 Christine Prichard    Chris has 30yrs Tourism & Hospitality Industry in
                 Independent           executive management roles in the international
                 Adviser               resort hotel and major conference sectors
                                       including hosting nationally and internationally
                                       televised major events. Judge QHA Annual Awards
                                       for Excellence. Chair Noosa Open Studios event.


                 Elizabeth Reynolds.   Commercial Barrister & Solicitor. Worked
                 LL.B                  extensively in Australia and internationally. Moved
                                       to Noosa Hinterland 15 years ago when bought
                                       and operated 2 tourist properties. Currently
                                       Deputy Chair Tourism Noosa Ltd and board
                                       member SCCFS Ltd (see Rick Cooper bio
                                       above). Formerly a board member of Queensland
                                       Literary Awards which recently achieved
                                       reinstatement of the Premier's Literary awards in
                                       Queensland.

                 Liz Rivers            Liz has worked exclusively in the business events
                 Queensland            and business tourism sector for 25 years. She is a
                 Signature Events      former long-term Chair of Meetings & Events
                                       Australia (QLD) and was co-founder of the
                                       Queensland chapter of the International Special
                                       Events Society – the world’s premier society for
                                       Event Professionals.

                 John Spence           After 20 years in the international steel industry,
                 Thomas                John settled in Brisbane in 1982, leading a major
                 Independent           review of Australia's Antarctic operations before
                 Adviser               establishing Marinex/IBS, marine project
                                       managers. Selling Marinex in 1989, he joined
                                       Gibsons Consulting, focussing on economic
                                       development. In 2006, John sold Gibsons and
                                       moved to Noosa. He chairs the Gravelroad Group
                                       Board.
                 Synda Turnbull        Local business owner has a great passion for the
                 Design Central        arts, and was President of the Sunshine Coast
                                       Theatre Alliance for 10 years. She has been a
                                       Committee Member at Noosa Arts Theatre, where
                                       she is a Life Member, and at Lind Lane Theatre in
                                       Nambour when she Project Managed the
                                       construction of their new 1.2 million state of the
                                       art theatre, in 2005. The only ‘community’ theatre
                                       on the Sunshine Coast with a fly tower.
                                       Throughout this process she learned a lot about
                                       the correct construction methods for building a



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