Mackay Ooralea and Online- Business for Good Panel

Passionate about making a positive impact in your community? Want to learn from successful social entrepreneurs who are changing lives through innovative business models?

CQUniversity Mackay’s Business for Good panel session brings together four inspiring locals to share their experience, insights, strategies and impacts making a difference in Mackay.

This networking lunch event showcases how innovation and passion for change are transforming lives across the Mackay and Whitsunday regions.

About the Presenters

Elisa Crooks
Millions in the Middle
Sustainability start-up designing communities to thrive, focused on housing affordability and community connection.

Kayleigh Brewster
Australian Street Aid
Established in 2018, Mackay’s only daily homelessness meal service also offers street kits, support and advice, first aid and health and crisis accommodation.
https://www.austreetaid.org/

Tammie Lewis
Incredable Tip Shop
A sustainable social enterprise operating as part of Incredable Ltd, a local not-for-profit charity dedicated to providing secure employment and training opportunities for people with disabilities or other disadvantaged jobseekers in our Community.

Antoinette De Toit 
Greater Whitsunday Communities
A regional community development and social planning organisation, on a mission to empower people to make communities better places to live.

This panel is chaired by Associate Vice-President of the North Queensland region, Professor Rob Brown.

Immerse yourself in an atmosphere of motivation, inspiration, and collaboration, as you connect with individuals who share your vision of using business as a force for good!

This event is available to attend in person at CQU Mackay Ooralea, or via Zoom ID 6795043768, passcode 765604.

Zoom rooms are available at the following campuses:

CQU Rockhampton North: 5/G.02

CQU Brisbane: 4.10

CQU Sydney: 10.12

CQU Melbourne: 1.16

The Festival of Change is part of CQUniversity's role driving social change, innovation, equity and inclusion as an Ashoka U Changemaker University, and Australia’s first social enterprise university certified by Social Traders

For more Festival of Change events on campus and online, visit cqu.edu.au/festivalofchange and browse the full schedule.