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Legacy’s $1.75m campaign l CAIRNS ESPLANADE JUST days away from ANZAC Day 2023, a $1.75 million fundraising campaign has been launched to build a dedicated house for the families of Cairns war veterans. Legacy House will include emergency accommodation for two families at a time, a café, room for Legacy services and programs, a community hall and garden and a playground for children. FNQ Legacy chief executive Rebecca Milliner said the organisation was “thrilled to launch this fundraising campaign, which will enable us to construct the new facility, Legacy House, that will provide essential support services to the families of our fallen veterans.” “We are extremely grateful to CP Architects who have generously provided the concept designs for Legacy House. Their contribution demonstrates the spirit of community support and collaboration that is making this project possible,” she said. The fundraising campaign will run for the rest of 2023, with various events and activities planned to raise funds and awareness for the project. FNQ Legacy has set up a Go Fund me campaign to receive donations. Go to https://gofund.me/1bcfcdb1 ANZAC DAY SERVICES AND EVENTS PAGES 8-9
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Top jobs up for grabs Who will fill two of the most-coveted senior management roles in FNQ? l CAIRNS CBD | Nick Dalton
CAIRNS Amateurs Carnival’s 2022 winner of open ladies fashions on the field Brittney Tamou is unashamedly a fan of the annual festivities and is promoting the September event far and wide. FULL STORY PAGE 3. Picture: Blueclick Photography
THE recruitment process to replace two lucrative executive roles in Cairns is underway. The Reef Casino Trust is looking for a new chief executive officer to replace Allan Tan, who is retiring, and Ports North is sifting through the applications for a new CEO after Chris Boland leaves in July. Both roles command hefty salaries. According to the Reef Casino Trust’s latest annual report Mr Tan was paid nearly $300,000 ($297,945) for his role as executive director of the trust (not including his other roles, particularly with Casinos Austria International) in 2022, while Mr Boland received $416,944 as listed in the port authority’s 2021-22 annual report. Mr Tan is retiring as executive di-
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rector of Reef Corporate Services Ltd (RCS) and Reef Casino Trust (RCT). Reef Corporate Services is the responsible entity of the Reef Casino Trust which owns the Reef Hotel Casino complex in Cairns. But he will continue as a non-executive director of RCS and Casinos Austria and assist in the transition of the newly appointed executive who replaces him. The trust has appointed specialist recruitment firm Davidson Recruitment to search for the newly-created position of CEO of the trust. Ports North has engaged Korn Ferry to recruit a new CEO. “The chief executive officer leads Ports North’s activities with considerable autonomy in decision-making within board policy,” a job advertisement reads. “This demands strategic vision and judgement which will be balanced by the desire to roll up the sleeves with a can-do approach.” MORE STORIES PAGE 2