Straits Business: Action Today Impacts Tomorrow

    As part of National Indigenous Business Month in October, the TNQ Drought Hub were pleased to partner with the Department of Senior Disability Services Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships (DSDSATSIP), and the Department of Employment, Small Business and Training (DESBT), to deliver Strait Business Actions Today Impact Tomorrow. The business supports and showcase event was held on October 25 at Island Stars Thursday Island.

    The event was designed to support and build sustainable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander enterprises. They also developed and held presentations. There was a large amount of information available for people interested in business, existing businesses and anyone thinking of study business from information and stalls and presentations including; 

    • Deadly Business Program, DESBT
    • Supply Nation
    • Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA)
    • Torres Shire Regional Council (TSRC)
    • Gur A Baradaraw Kod (GBK)
    • James Cook University (JCU)
    • TAFE North
    • Torres Strait Aged Care
    • DATSIP
    • National Emergency Management Agency
    • Torres Shire Council (TSC)
    • Black Coffee

    The event hoped to spark ideas that inspires the Strait businesses of tomorrow, increasing the impact for people, communities and country of the future. It also offered to provide practical support and networking for existing businesses. Around forty people attended the event and plans for a similar event in 2023 are already underway.

    Image: Leesa Watego, Kantesha Takai & Tiare Kelsall

    Images supplied by Jennifer McHugh

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