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JEFF SEENEY MP

Monday, 14 November 20 16

The Hon Mr PW Wellington MP Speaker Parliament House Cnr Alice & George Streets BRISBANE QLD 4000

MEMBER FOR CALLIDE

Report on Overseas travel for Parliamentary Business

Electorate office: 64 Call ide Street, Biloela

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I undertook overseas travel from October 23rd to October 28th 2016 inclusive for the purpose of Parliamentary Business. The overseas travel I undertook was to Shanghai, China in conjunction with the Toowoomba Surat Basin Enterprise Group (TSBE) to pursue trade opportunities and bui ld business rela tionships for businesses and individuals within the South West and Central Queensland regions.

The trade delegation was made up of approximately 200 people including Dr Anthony Lynham MP and myseli from the State Government level and a number of representatives from Local Government including the Mayor of the Toowoomba Regional Council, Mr Paul Antonio, and the Mayor of the Maranoa Regional Council, Mr Tyson Golder.

The business delegates involved in the trade delegation were drawn from communities across a wide area of Central and Southern Queensland including Biloela and Gayndah in my electorate and were involved in a wide range of industr ies including citrus, grains, mung bean , dairy and cattle production as well as mining, gas, energy and tourism.

While some of these producers such as the citrus growers from Gayndah and mung bean producers from Biloela already have seaborne trade w ith China for others the TSBE trade trip was their first opportunity to visit China and establish linkages that will hopefully lead to them being able to take advantage of the emerging air freight opportunities for perishable trade goods through the Wellcamp Airport at Toowoomba.

The trade trip departed from the Wellcamp airport at Toowoomba and was tl1e first international passenger flight to leave Australia from this recently completed facility. It followed the first international freight flight late last year that has now led to regular weekly freight flights tha t are seen as presenting considerable opportunities for many businesses in our region.

Proudly representing the Shire and Regional Councils of: Banana, Bundaberg (part of), Chert>ourg, Western Downs (part of), Gympie (part of), North Burnett and South Burnett. (part ot)

The trade trip generated considerable media coverage with a number of representatives from Queensland's major media outlets accompanying the delegates during the week. I attach a number of examples of the media coverage that the trade trip generated.

I attach a copy of the itinerary for the week which included a conference attended by both Queensland and Chinese delegates as well as Austrade and Trade and Investment Queensland (TIQ) representatives.

There is no doubt that the presence of both the current Minister for State development and I, as the previous Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, added greatly to the significance of the trade delegation. It was particularly important to the Chinese delegates that we met that there was bi-partisan support clearly demonstrated for the trade h·ip and the associated agreements that were signed.

I believe the trip was a great success and provided many valuable outcomes for my constituents and the broader community throughout South West and Central Queensland. Not only were existing linkages reinforced, but new contacts made and considerable opportunities identified which will prove productive in building trade between our region and China and contribute to the growth and strengthening of the Queensland economy.

Yours sincerely

Member for Callide

Proudly representing the Shire and Regional Councils of: Banana, Bundaberg (part of) , ChNbourg, Western Downs (part of), Gympie (part of), North Burnett and South Burnett. (part of)

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW AccessChina'16, 23rd October 2016- 27th October 2016

AccessChina'16 is a premium business delegation designed for businesses looking

to investigate and activate opportunities in China.

As the first international passenger flight out of the newly built international "Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport' in Queensland, TSBE is working with Qantas•

in the preparations to fly more than 200 businesses into Shanghai, China for a

comprehensive 5 day itinerary. While agriculture and food are a prominent focus

of the trip, there will also be emphasis on activating opportunities for other areas such

as energy & resources, sustainable design & manufacturing, education, tourism and

health & aged care.

Delegates will benefit from:

• The latest industry updates from world class speakers at the AccessChina'16

one day conference.

• Prequalified Chinese business

matching and networking opportunities

•Please note: the Qantas fl ight will originate in Sydney before landing at "Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport" for those wishing to leave from and return to Sydney.

TARGET SECTORS

AG IN ASIA

Austral ia's agriculture exports to China almost doubled from 2010- 11 to

2014-15, from $5 billion to $9 billion.

As a business interested in internat ional

agribusiness opportunities you"ve heard about the increased demand for clean

and green Australian food products in China and you're probably at varying

stages of investigati ng an d activating

the associated opportunities for your

business. To accelerate your journey you

need to attend AccessChina' 16.


HEALTH AND AGED CARE

Under the China Austral ia Free Trade

Agreement (ChAFTA]. new opportunities

have opened up for the Health and

Aged Care Sector. With a population over 60 that is approaching more than

200 million this sector represents a

significant opportunity for Australian

companies in pharmaceuticals, aged

care and other related products and

services. To accelerate your journey you need to attend AccessChina' 16.

ENERGY & RESOURCE

China depends significantly on Australia·s resources exports and there

is a recent shift in focus with China

actively seeking innovative technologies, services and equipment to improve

their mining production, efficiency,

sa fety and environmental sustainability

standards. For Australia 's highly

advanced Energy & Resource sector this

is a great opportunity for new business ventures in China. To accelerate your

journey towards accessing these ven tures in China you need to attend

AccessChina' 16.

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN ANO MANUFACTURING

China is experie ncing the fastest growth in demand for environmental products and services in the world. This growing awareness of the environmental cost of their rapid economic growth means that services and technologies that can deliver greener buildings. water and energy efficiencies, and solutions for waste disposal, renewable energy and cleaner vehicles are highly desirable facets of China's sustainable urban development. To accelerate your opportunity in this developing area don't miss out on attending AccessChina'16.

EDUCATION

China is the largest single nat ion contributor to the international student population in Australia. Almost 50,000 Chinese students started courses in Australian schools, colleges and universities in 2016, which is an increase of 23 per cent on last year with the next closest growth at just nine per cent from India. In 2015, international education was Australia's largest services export and our fourth largest export after Iron Ore, coal and natural gas. With the growth expected to continue and opportunities for Australian education providers to deliver more services in China, there has never been a more opportune time for education providers to investigate and activate opportunities in China. To accelerate your journey make sure you attend AccessChina'16.

TOURISM

As Australia's most important inbound tourism market, Chinese visitors rank the highest when it comes to total expenditure and visitor nights and, in 2015, generated $8.3 billion in total expenditure. Est imates suggest that this figure has the potential to nearly double by 2020 which represents a sizeable opportunity for those within Australia's inbound tourism industry. To accelerate your opportu nity and capitalise on th is growth be sure to attend AccessChina'16.

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CONFERENCE PROGRAM

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James O'Loughlin Master of Ceremonies Zhongfu Investment Senior Austrade Comm1ss1oner Head of Orig1nat1on, SME EFIC

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Patrick Vizzone Head of Institutional Banking, Asta Head of Food & Agribusiness, Asia GIB I National Australia Bank

Zhang Xiao Song Ete.me!

Michael Finucan Meal & Livestock Australia

MORNING TEA

Colin Albert Roche Pharmacy

Peter Hennessy Director, Jeta Gardens

Panel Discussion:-Justin Howden (•1nv1tedl

Senter Managing Director Robert Youitl FTI Rebecca Liu (' invited! Cook Medical Simon Sun PWC Stra tegy

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Ann Bierbower Senior Marketing Manager China Skinny

Jason Spencer Managing Director Incite

Panel Discussion:-Dr Carl Hinze Holding Redl ich William Zhao t•inV1tedl Metcash Darren Burns President, China Chair, Creativity and Innovation, Asia Pacific Weber Shandwick Kato Wilson Bon App Michael Wadley Principal of Wadley Business Consulting/ Bellamy's NED

Richard Lin World Strides

Karen Moffatt Dulw1ch College

Professor Liu Qinglong & Professor Chen Qi !'inv1tedl

Tsing Hua University

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Sandvik

Shi Zhenchun [•1nv1tedl

Peabody Energy

Sebastian Lewis (' invited)

PLATTS

Ren Binyan [• invited)

Rio Tinto

Paul Glasson Satori Investments

Chris Lewis Norrnet

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Charlie Yin Aus Post JV Saicheng

Benjamin Hor QANTAS Freight

Professor Julie Cotter Director (Austra lian Centre for Susta inable Bu siness and Development USQ)

AFTERNOON TEA

Andrew Hogg Regional General Manager North Asia Tourism Australia

David James Tangalooma resort

Panel Discussion:-Jessica Xue l' 1nv1tedl

Sovereign Hill John O'Shea 1·1n'lltedl Langham

CONFERENCE CLOSE

BUSINESS MATCHING

GALA DINNER

Peter Duncan Managing Director The Design Catalogue

Stewart Dellar Principal Stellar Business Advisors

Richard Wendt Space Fra me

Ron Hadar Vibe


SPEAKERS

DARREN BURNS President, China Chair, Creativity and Innovation, Asia Pacific Weber Shandwick

A strategic communications veteran, Darren Burns has helmed Weber Sha ndw1ck China since 20 12. Under his leadership, the agency has clinched 10 "Agency of the Year" awards over the past two years, including Campaign Asia Pacific's Greater China PR Agency of the Year in 2015 and 2014.

JASON SPENCER Managing 'Director Incite

Jason Spencer has 20 years of experience working with Chinese consumers in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Chi na. His role at Incite Shanghai is focused on understanding the evolving behaviour of Chinese consumers and importantly. interpreting that to allows business to unlock the business value of that understanding.


STEWART DELLAR Principal Stellar Business Advisors

25 years execut ive leadership domestically and internationally in industries such as: manufacturing, industrial. building and construction, resources oil & gas, professional services. hospitality, capital investments with exper ti se in strategy, strategy execution, innovation. acqui sit ions, tra nsformat ional change. value creation and capital projects.

ANN BIERBOWER Senior Marketing Manager China Skinny

Ann 1s a Senior Marketing Manager al China Skinny. China Skinny is a leader in understanding the latest trend s. insights and best practices for the ever-changing Chinese marketplace. something that is incorporated into everything it does.

Ann has l ived in Asia for six years, including com ple ting her Masters on Chinese consumer behaviour. She has lead numerous F&BB. FMCG and tourism projects at China Skinny which ha s given her a deep understandi ng of the China market.

PATRICK VIZZONE Head of Institutional Banking, Asia Head of Food & Agribusiness, Asia GIB I National Australia Bank

Patrick Vizzone is NAB's I lead of Institut iona l 1:3anking. and Head of Food & Agribusiness. Asia. Patrick has resided in China since 1994. He has served on the Board of Directors of China Agri-lndustries, the flagship HK

listed subsidiary of the COFCO Group, since 2007 .

ANDREW HOGG Regional General Manager North Asia Tourism Australia

Andrew Hogg joined Tourism Au stralia in June 2015 as Regional Gen eral Ma nager Greater China, promoted to North Asia Regional General Manager in November 2015. Andrew based in Shanghai, work closely with co lleagues over the North As ia Region from China. Hong Kong. Japan and Korea .

As the Regional General Manager for Greater China. Andrew Hogg is respo nsible fo r driving Touri5m Australia's st rategies to grow demand from Australia's fastest growing tourism market for in ternational visitors.

Mr Hogg ·s c:areer has included a number of senior roles in a career spanning more than 26 years with Australia ·s national carrier , Qantas Airways, across finance. sales. marketing and operations. Most recently he was General Manager Ch ina for the airline. taking up this role in 201 1.

MR HENRY WANG Senior Investment Commissioner, Greater China,

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Henry Wang is Aust rad e's Senior

Investment Cornm1ssione1 for Greater China, leading a team of highly qualified

investment specialists 1n China, Hong

Kong and faiwan, attracting fon~ 1gn

direct investment into Australia. Henry has over 25 years· experience in

international trade and investm ent wi th

advisory and government bodies and

has been based in Asia (Bei11ng. Ta ipei , Singapore nnd now Shanghai] for over 19 years. Fluent in Mandari n. Japanesf' and English, Henry was awarded the Austra lia Day Achievement Medallion

in January 2007 as recognition of his

contribution to the country.

Henry hold s a Master degree of Applied Chemistry from Nanka1 University, China

CHARLIE YIN Di rector of

• Business Development & Customer Relations, Sai Cheng Logistics International Co, Ltd.

A joint venture between Australia Post &

China Post, headquarters 1s in Shanghai

China, which specializes in logistical

solutions of E-Coms and normal trading

business segment.

Sai - Exceed the Customer's

Expectation, Cheng - Deliver as

Promised.

PETER DUNCAN Managing Director The Design Catalogue

THE DESIGN CATALOGUE 1nteg1 ates

mull1disc1pl1nary desig n with an

understandi ng of the performance

objectives in real estate, to develop

design approaLhes capable of increasi ng

value through quality design.

Managing Director. Peter Duncan 1s

a past chai rman. board director and

principal of HASSELL, a renowned

international design practice originating

from Australia. Peter previously

established and led HASSELl s China

practice until 2015, having lived in Hong

Kong and Shanghai since 1990. As an

authorat1ve urbanist and past lectu rer

at Hong Kong and Tong Ji Universities,

he has been immersed in the practice

of urban design, development master

planning and city making in Chi na and

throughout Asia.

Peter recogni?es that as China enters

its next stage of urbanization within a

maturing market. more sophisticated

plan ning and development models will

be needed 1n leading to sustainable

and commArcially resilient ur ban environments. Greater flexibi lity to

support future uncertainty will be

required within design , aligned to

China's next wave of economic influence

and innovation.

PETER ARKELL Managing Director, Carrington Day

Peter Arkell is the Managing Director of

Carrington Day, a consulting company

that assists in ternat ional companies

in China and Chinese companies to go

abroad, in particular to Australia.

Peter first came to China in 1996, and

has l ived here since 2004. He calls

Shanghai hom e, where his China head

office 1s located.

He 1s an active member of the international business communi ty

in China. He has been a Member of

the Board of Directors of the AustCham

Shang hai since 2008 and has been Chairman since 2012. He ret ired

from the Board at the AGM held in

June th is year.

He 1s al so the founding Chairman of

the Global Mining Assoc1at1on of China

(GMAC!. and founding Cha irman of the

Oriental Mining Club.

In addi tion, Peter is a Board

Member of the China International

Mining Cooperat ion Committee.

wh ich is a sounding board for the

Ministry of Com merce on outbound mining investment.


SITE TOURS Tuesday 25 October 2016

Tour 1 - Ag in Asia

Alibaba Group Holding Limited, Hangzhou Campus Is a global e-commerce company that provides consumer-to-consumer, business-to-consumer and businessto-business sales services via web portals. II also provides electronic payment services, a shopping search engine and data-centric cloud computing services. Alibaba on Ch1na·s Singles Day did $148 m sales!

G-Shop Is a boutique newly established e commerce reta il platform located within one of China's fastest growing areas, Hangzhou. G-Shop specialised in imported perishable food . Notably fresh Austra lian milk and beef. Saicheng (Australia Post-China Post JV) Exciting logistics solutions provider that has warehousing and supply chain solutions for Australian exporters to China. Bluetown Agriculture Group Specializes in trading agriculture products, agriculture products quality inspection and agricultu re base development in the purpose of building itself as a modern agricultural enterprise of international level.

Yangshan Deepwater Port Is the world's busiest trading port which handles a staggering 32 million containers a year carrying 736 million tonnes of goods to places around the globe.

The port 1s exclusively powered by its own wind fa rm and is located 30km out to sea and connected by a world first ocean spanning bndge.

Siemens Wind Power Turbines (Shanghai) Co. Ltd Engages in designing, developing, and manufacturing wind power equipment cabin and components and provision of su pplemental services. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is located in Shanghai . Siemens Wind Power Turbines (Shanghai) Co. ltd. operates as a subs idiary of Shanghai Electric Group Company Limited.

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Tour 3 - ~e~lth & Aged Care , f r "'.::;. "'

Wuzhen Internet Hospital and Green Town A look inside China·s first Internet hospi tal in Wuzhen where the hospital connects well-known doctors with patients from all over the nation through its app and website.

Under the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement, health care 1s an exciting sector for Australian service providers.

Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Shanghai Is a technology park in the Pudong district of Shanghai. China. It 1s operated by Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park Development Co., ltd . The park specializes in research 1n life sciences. software, semiconductors, and information technology. As of 2009. there were 110 research and development institutions, 3,600 companies and 100,000 workers located in the technology park. In some circles the park is also known as China's S1l1con Valley.

SITE TOURS Wednesday 26 October 2016

Tour 1 - Ag in Asia I

Pactyl The Sino-German Joint Venture, fou nded rn 1999, successfully combines the knowledge of the three shareholders Shanghai Airport (GrouplCo., Ltd. (51%1. Lufthansa Cargo AGl29%l and JHJ Logistics Management Co., Ltd. (20%1 as one of the top Cargo Terminals of the world.

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Shanghai Lianhao Foods Co., Ltd Is an Australian beef importer -importing up to 6000 tones of beef per year. As of August 27. 2015, Shanghai Lranhao Foods Co .. Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Shanghai Malrng Aquarius Co., Ltd.


Shanghai Sany Tech Co., Ltd It is the highest selling crawler crane manufacturer in China. Sany"s products are exported to more than 40 countries and regions located in Europe, America, Middle East, North Africa and North East Asia and its international market 1s developing rapidly.

Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation !commonly referred to as Baosteell Is a state-owned iron and steel company headquartered in the Baosteel Tower in Pudong, Shanghai, China . Baosteel 1s the fourth-largest steel producer in the world measured by crude steel output.

Tour 3 - Education

Dulwich College Shanghai Dulwich College Shanghai is a Brrtrsh rnternatronal school located rn Pudong, Shanghai, China . Located 10 miles east of the Shanghai city centre, rt caters to expatriate children from Toddler to Year 13.

NYU, Shanghai New York Unrversrty Shanghai is Jointly established by New York University and East China Normal University of Shangha i. It 1s the first American college to receive independent registration status from China's Ministry of Education.

BUSINESS MATCHING

Tailored business matching gives delegates the opportunity to meet with prequalified business contacts who have the potential to help them advance their business aspirations in China.

TSBE 1s sourc ng the appropriate contac ts for delegate networking opportunities during AccessCh1na 16 by leveraging an extensive network and in-country resources

TSBE has a full time Business Development Manager- China, Liu Wen who is based 1n our Shanghai office [with a l1a1son offi ce in Beijing]. We work closely with

Au slrnde and TIQ and also have good relat ionships with a number of Chinese rnembe1 ship organ1sa l1 ons 1nclud1ng Shanghai Meat Assoc.iauon. Auslcham, Hangzhou Chambe1 and othe rs who are able to conn1>ct us with their members. 1SBE CEO Dr Ben Lyons. moved ba, k lo Aust ralia 17 months ago after living in Shanqha1 for the last 18 yt:ars. so hie: Chines<" network 1s i'liso extensive

Leveraging tl1ese networks enables us to prow.le delegates with unparalleled networking opportuniti es to develop their Chinese network and accelerate their China opportun 1ly

Shaking hands 1s normal. It is far less common l o greet someone with a hug or kiss.

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Selling tea to China is on the boil MICHAEL MADIGAN

IF DAVID House can sell lea to China it will be just one minor benchmark of success in an ambitious project designed to fire up the Queensland economy and open up extraordinary opportunities for the state's primary producers.

More than 220 people from across Queensland landed in Shanghai last night beginning an intensive four-day hard sell of all that Queensland has to offer.

Everyone from lolly makers to graziers, private equity financiers and even a contingent of bull bar makers are determined to make inroads into the massive Chinese market by meeting with potential Chinese customers and the highranking officials who guide what will soon be the world's biggest economy.

Organised hy Toowoomba and Surat Business Enterprise, the trip includes politicians such as State Development Minister Anthony Lynham and the LN P's Jeff Seeney.

Mr House, who sells Australian-grown, processed and packaged tea from the Daintree, in the state's far north , is determined to sell tea to a country widely believed to have been the first to cultivate it more than 4500 years ago.

Armed with hundreds of lea bags, Mr House (above) said the Chinese, who demand high standards in their teas, will recognise quality when they drink his.

" I am just going to give th is a try," he said yesterday as he prepared to depart for Shanghai from Wellcamp Airport, outside Toowoomba. "I'll never know if I don't go."

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NEWS Delegation departs Wellcamp Airport in international mission to build trade relations with China By Anna MacDonald

PostedSun 23 0 ct 2016, 11:18am

PHOTO: The Qantas A330 took off from Wellcamp Airport just after 11:00am. (ABC Rural: Jodie Gunders)

Australia's largest private trade delegation has left from Toowoomba on the first international passenger flight from the region.

More than 250 producers and representatives from dozens of south-east Queensland businesses were aboard the Qantas flight from Wellcamp Airport at Toowoomba to Shanghai just after 11 :OOam.

The delegation, led by the Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise, is aimed at building trade relations with China - Australia's largest trading partner.

Food Leasers Australia chief executive Ben Lyons said there was a mix of delegates hoping to do business with China.

"We have got some large beef producers, some large beef processors, and then we've got some family-owned properties and services firms as well," he said.

"I think the mix is important."

Weekly freight flights from Wellcamp to Hong Kong begin next month .

The passenger flight to Shanghai is the first for the privately built airport that opened two years ago.

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RELATED STORY: Wellcamp airport creates histo ry by launching international freight service

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Qantas Airbus A330-300 VH-QPA operated the one-off charter to Shanghai, organised by

the Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise (TSBE) business group, carrying about 200 delegates

to participate in a five-day AccessChina '16 business delegation visit.

As QF 169 the A330, bearing 'Toowoomba to Shanghai' decals plus AccessChina and Toowoomba

Region logos, took off from Wellcamp bound for Shanghai a little after 0900 local time.

The TBSE-organised charter is designed to assist

producers and other businesses from the region to learn

about business opportunities for exporting into China.

"We're empowering small to medium sized enterprises to

see for themselves where their products fit within the

Asian market,'' project leader Dr Ben Lyons said.

"By showing the most innovative and cutting-edge

Chinese companies and taking delegates through site

tours we are doing just what we said we would - giving

people unique access to China with insight into the

region."

Brisbane West Wellcamp airport chairman John Wagner

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said the AccessChina '16 flight was a huge milestone for the airport, with another landmark event

to follow in November when Cathay Pacific commences a weekly freight service linking the region

with Hong Kong.

"We are on the cusp of some ground breaking opportunities and to create strong links with the

world's biggest consumer market, through an opportunity like AccessChina, is invaluable,''

Wagner said.

Federal Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Keith Pitt was due to deliver the

keynote address at the opening of the AccessChina '16 conference on Monday.

He will join with Queensland Minister for State

Development, Natural Resources and Mines Dr

Anthony Lynham as well as Austcham Shanghai

chairman and Elders China chief executive Craig

Aldous, Zhongfu Group chairman Wu Puingai and

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Pitt noted China was Australia's top agriculture,

forestry and fisheries export market with exports

valued at $11 billion in 2015.

"China is key to the future success of Australian

agriculture," Pitt said.

"Southern Queensland is well placed to provide the

fresh, tasty and safe produce that Chinese consumers

are increasingly demanding."

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Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport's first passenger flight to China an attempt to build closer trade ties Tom Snowdon, Daryl Passmore, The Courier-Mail

May 27, 2016 6:23am Subscriber only

A REGIONAL airport, built on an old cow paddock by one of

Queensland's wealthiest families is about to reach another milestone,

when it today announces its first passenger flight to China.

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Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport, located on the outskirts ofToowoomba, is set to

reveal the landmark journey to Shanghai in a bid to draw closer trade ties with the

Asian powerhouse.

The Qantas charter flight, which is expected to take off in October this year, will be

carrying an Australian delegation of business people and industry leaders as part

of a push to develop stronger trade links with the manufacturing giant.

Toowoomba Surat Basin Enterprise CEO Dr Ben Lyons, who has helped spearhead

the initiative, bas been integral in leading the charge to attract Chinese business

back to the Darling Downs region.

"We are in the heart of one of the world's best food producing and value-adding

regions and businesses and investors in China want to meet us," Dr Lyons said.

"It's not just about beef or infant formula, whilst China consumes across all

commodity groups I would encourage people in the services sector be it health,

education, construction, tourism, finance and investment to carefully look at this

flight as an opportunity to investigate what those opportunities are.

"We can sit back here and wait for the Chinese opportunities to come, but I think

there is much more to be said about being proactive about the China opportunity, and the Access China delegation is a big part of this."

TBSE has based its own fulltime employee in Shanghai to develop links and

opportunities for companies from Toowoomba and the Darling and Western Downs right through to the Burnett region.

Wellcamp Airport, which is owned and operated by the well-known Wagner

family, has already branched into the domestic market since opening in 2014, with

return routes available to Cairns and Melbourne through Airnorth, which

uses a code sharing agreement with Qantas.

The China charter flight comes on the back of a Boeing 747-8 freighter departing from the airport in November last year carrying tonnes of mangoes, pecans, lettuce

and beef to Hong Kong.

Wagner's Global chairman John Wagner said any company considering doing business with China should be part of the delegation.

"This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to network with like-minded people who

deal regularly with China.

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Key action plan points from The Courier-Mail's recent #goqld campaign included developing Wellcamp as an export node, replicating the model at other

regional airports and developing more direct air routes between Queensland and

China.

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The first overseas passenger flight depaited from the Darling Downs on

Sunday morning, canying about 200 passengers on a mission to strengthen

business relations with China.

About nam the specially-painted Qantas A330 aircraft took off from the

Biisbane West Wellcamp Airport near Toowoomba with local business people

hoping to establish strong connections with Chinn.

The first international passenger flight takes off from the Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport. Photo: Andrew Coates (Supplied)

The flight to China was pa1t of the AccessChina'16 conference, a five-day

program aimed at creating more agricultural oppo1tunities in Asia.

Wellcamp Airpo1t spokeswoman Karen McKinley said the direct flight to

Shanghai represented incred ible opp01tunities for the Darling Downs region.

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the Darling Downs," she said.

"It's not only a huge milestone for the airport but fo r the people of south-west

Queensland and an opportunity to fo rge vital links between local agricultural

businesses and China - the world's largest economy."

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ear • c 0 The airp011 was built by the Wagner family in 18 months with no government

funding and was labelled as "vital" to agricultural business by allowing heavy

aircraft to land in the region.

It officially opened in November 2014 and Ms McKinley said Sunday's flight

was a "coup" fo r the region.

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The south-west Queensland business delegation boards the Qantas A330 bound fo r Shanghai. Photo:

Andrew Coates (Supplied)

"We are delighted to have a flight like this out of our airport, considering a few

years ago the airpo11 wasn't built and we had no customers," she said.

"It opens direct export routes for grain, fmit and vegetable farmers across

south-west Queensland."

The first international weekly scheduled air cargo service is set to sta11 on

November 22, which will make a total of 72 services flying in and out of the

airport.

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