From March 2-3, 2023, the Strata Community Association Queensland annual conference took place at the Cairns Convention Centre with around 300 delegates in attendance.
Tourism Tropical North Queensland’s CEO Mark Olsen said the conference held strong links to the Cairns economy as strata accommodation was a major player in the region’s tourism accommodation sector.
In addition, the conference brought a “much-needed boost” to the state’s economy during the shoulder season, noted Olsen.
Strata Community Association Queensland’s president Chris Irons added that the association had earlier committed to hosting their annual conference in Tropical North Queensland almost a year ago during the ongoing insurance crisis.
“The insurance pool was one step for us and we will not give up the fight on this issue until we see as near to parity as possible,” he said.
Cairns-based Strata Community Association Queensland board director and Devenish Law Cairns owner Shane Devenish it was important to demonstrate just how important Tropical North Queensland is to Queensland strata by bringing the conference to Cairns.
“Insurance issues have been front and centre of our advocacy programme and Cairns is ground zero for these problems. There will be significant discussion around the State Government’s reforms and how they will particularly effect Cairns,“ she said.
