Advance Queensland

📢 Calling all innovative Queensland entrepreneurs and start-ups 📢 At Advance Queensland, we're passionate about spreading the innovation message far and wide 🌟 The best messengers for this are YOU - our incredible entrepreneurs and innovators! Your stories have the power to inspire, captivate, and showcase the brilliance of Queensland's innovation landscape. To empower you we have created 2 FREE resource kits to help you share your stories effectively 👇 The Media Release Resource Kit covers 👇 ✔ Where Australians find their news ✔ What innovation stories catch Queenslanders' attention ✔ Five key questions before engaging with the media ✔ Owning your narrative and brand management ✔ Basics of writing a media release ✔ Media release exercises ✔ Contacting media and pitching tips The Storytelling Resource Kit includes: ✔ Essential self-reflection questions ✔ Building blocks of compelling storytelling ✔ Crafting your story effectively ✔ Inspiring through your narratives Your stories aren't just stories—they're the fuel that ignites innovation 🔥🚀 Download the FREE resources 👉 https://bit.ly/41Uh1QB

We're so excited about the future of innovation in Queensland 👏👏 Looking back on the success of the National Rugby League Magic Round Tech Showcase which happened a few weeks back, we'd like to thank all the attendees, exhibitors and supporters who made it such a successful event! And with a 3-year $750K Advance Queensland x NRL innovation partnership announced at the event, there are even greater things to come 🙌🏉 #NRL #AdvanceQueensland #SportsTech #Innovation #Startups #NationalRugbyLeague

Are you ready to make a real impact on the Australian agriculture sector? 🌾 Farmers2Founders is excited to announce that they have launched a new agtech program pathway 🎉   Working directly with QLD agtech and foodtech start-ups, F2F will deliver their flagship pre-accelerator program for early-stage founders, their accelerator program designed for Pre-seed or Series A Australian agtech businesses with high potential for scalability and global expansion 🚀   The F2F pathway, designed to meet each founder's individual needs at any stage, will benefit 40 QLD start-ups in total! 👉The pre-accelerator program will focus on the fundamentals of growing and scaling a business, supporting early-stage start-ups from prototype to MVP. 👉The later-stage accelerator will cover content such as business model design and go-to-market strategy. Matching the founders with expert mentors, advisors, customers, and partners to prepare them to pitch to the VCDF Partner Venture Capitalists.   To learn more about eligibility and the application process 👉 More about the Accelerator > https://bit.ly/3yvR0MZ More about the Pre-accelerator > https://bit.ly/44UqJnD  

This week we acknowledge National Reconciliation week, a time for us all to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia. This year's theme of Now More than Ever ties in wonderfully with the success we have seen at the opening of the Palm Island Community Company Limited, as we collectively build relationships and communities that value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories, cultures, and future. The centre is an initiative of Queensland's Digital Economy Strategy and the Advance Queensland Deadly Innovation Strategy and operates in partnership with the Queensland Government Customer and Digital Group to increase economic opportunities and independence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through greater involvement in the innovation economy 👏 The centre has created jobs, digital career opportunities and independence for the local community and is the second activation of the First Nations Community Digital Transformation Project and follows the opening of the Cherbourg Service Centre; the first digital service centre to operate in a remote Indigenous community 🙌 The Palm Island Community Company (PICC) is a community-controlled entity that manages the centre and is responsible for recruiting and supporting staff. PICC CEO Rachel Atkinson said there is potential to expand the First Nations digital service centre operations on Palm Island and elsewhere stating “The centre is an excellent employment opportunity for people on Palm Island. It is a new industry and has the potential to create an exciting career pathway. There is a huge sense of pride in the people working in the digital service centre and the broader community.” To learn more about this wonderful initiative 👉 https://bit.ly/3Ko1DEp #AdvanceQueensland #DeadlyInnovation #NRW2024

Queensland, perfect one day, magic the next 😎🌴 We are so excited to announce our Queensland Tourism Industry Innovation Challenge winners 🎉🎉 ⁣ It was inspiring to see the creativity and passion from all participants as they tackled two challenges facing our tourism sector 👇 ⁣ 🌴 Enhancing travel experiences ⁣ 🙋♀️ Unlocking workforce potential ⁣ A huge congrats to the two winning teams - Localis and Cinefly👏👏 They each will receive $100,000 funding to develop and pilot their proposed solutions. Read more about our Private Sector Pathways program 👇 https://lnkd.in/gM3Y2vPk ⁣ #QueenslandTourism #Innovation #SupportQLDTourism #AdvanceQld

Have you got a program you would like to promote to Queensland’s innovation ecosystem? 🙋♀️ Big or small, if your program benefits the ecosystem, add it to the Advance Queensland website programs page and reach your audience better 🙌 Find out more and add your program 👉 https://bit.ly/3QlRAlF?

If you've been tinkering around with an innovative passion project that needs collaboration and funding to reach its full potential, our Regional Futures Collaborative Projects program could be just what you need to get your project off the ground 🚀 We want to see you collaborate with like-minded businesses in your regions to develop creative solutions to local issues 🙌 This program will fund collaborative projects that harness the competitive strength of a region. With up to $200k in funding for eligible projects, head to the link 👉 https://lnkd.in/g-MMRdH8

A groundbreaking world first 🕷 Is spider venom the solution to controlling locusts? 🙌🦗 Watch how Dr Shaodong Guo, a molecular biologist and an AQ Industry Research Fellowship program recipient, conducts research on a groundbreaking project at the University of the Sunshine Coast that has the potential to revolutionise locust control in Queensland. 🤯👏 Australian plague locusts have the ability to cause severe damage to crops and pastures, having one of the greatest economic impacts in Queensland due to the extent and frequency of outbreaks. Thanks to $240,000 funding support from our Industry Research Fellowship program, Dr Guo’s innovative project aims to develop environmentally friendly bioinsecticides derived from spider venom peptides. Current control methods rely heavily on chemical insecticides, raising concerns about endangerment of non-target species including honeybees, environmental pollution and the development of insecticide resistance in locusts. Read more about Dr Guo's incredible research 👉 https://bit.ly/4bMQicv

Ignite Ideas recipient Cub Care received $100,000 in funding to expand their virtual paediatric clinic back in 2022 👏 Co-founder, Chris Horwill, believes the support and funding was a game-changer in promoting the innovative service more widely, “the Ignite Ideas funding was exactly what we needed to help bring the service to more Queenslanders". Cub Care connects patients to a virtual ward where specialist paediatric doctors provide expert care and support and makes it easier for families to access paediatric healthcare that empowers families to receive the medical attention they need from the convenience of their own home. The service recently passed its 10,000th patient milestone and has been well received by parents living in regional and rural areas where residents may live a long way from their local GP or hospital. With over 60 per cent of patients under the age of two, has helped reduce the disproportionate amount of emergency department presentations. In addition to their Urgent Care Clinic, Cub Care also offers baby and toddler general paediatrics and perinatal support. Read more of their story here 👇 https://bit.ly/3NpLcJv Do you have an innovative, scalable idea? Learn more about the support available to innovative Queensland enterprises, startups and scaleups https://lnkd.in/gYsW3j6u

📢 Calling Queensland’s most ambitious climate tech founders looking to raise capital 📢 EnergyLab is coming to Queensland and applications are now open 🏃♀️ The brand-new Investment Ready Program runs over 12 weeks and will equip startups with the right tools and know-how to navigate the many challenges of raising capital 👇 ✔ understanding VC investment criteria and screening processes, ✔ how to streamline your investor outreach, ✔ how to articulate the opportunity by thinking at investors’ level, ✔ developing a clear path to growth, nailing the pitch and closing the deal. Successful applicants will be mentored by experienced climate tech experts and introduced to Australia’s most active climate tech investors. The program is backed by QIC and completely free to eligible Queensland-based startups working on solutions to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, address the impacts of climate change, and other environmental issues such as waste and biodiversity. Apply now - https://bit.ly/3wSNtYz