November Enterprise Evening 2025 - Toowoomba

Join us for our November Enterprise Evening on Tuesday, 4 November in Toowoomba at Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport. 

The evening’s theme will centre oaround Building Queensland’s Manufacturing Future.

We are pleased to be welcoming keynote speaker, Honourable Dale Last, Queensland Minister for Manufacturing who will share will share the bold vision to grow and empower Queensland’s manufacturing sector with the recent launch of the Transforming Queensland Manufacturing Strategy.

The evening will include speakers and industry leaders including:

• Boeing will share insights into the Ghost Bat facility and the opportunities it brings to our region.

• Queensland Government Manufacturing Hub will share insights on enabling economic growth and highlight Toowoomba’s new manufacturing hub capability.

• Hutchinson Builders will provide updates on construction and infrastructure developments.

About our guest speakers:

Honourable Dale Last

Dale Last is the Queensland Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Minister for Manufacturing and Minister for Regional and Rural Development.

Born and raised in country Queensland, Dale has dedicated his career to serving regional communities.

Dale joined the Queensland Police Service in 1981 and was awarded the National Police Medal in 1988 for diligent long service to the community.   He was appointed Officer in Charge of Townsville Police Station in 2000, leading frontline law enforcement in Queensland’s largest regional centre.

Following his service in the Queensland Police Service, Dale was elected to Townsville City Council, where he served as both Councillor and Deputy Mayor. In 2015, he was elected to the Queensland Parliament as the Member for Burdekin.

Dale is a fierce advocate for regional communities and rural development. His electorate of Burdekin is home to major resources projects and key transport infrastructure, including numerous mines and the Port of Abbot Point.

Dale lives on a small farm at Alligator Creek with his wife, two of his children and a menagerie including two horses and a pet pig called Honey.

TSBE Member price: $75 (TSBE Members)
Non-member price: $125

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