SPEAKER & VIP GIFT IDEAS

Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park

Located in Cairns, Tropical North Queensland, Tjapukai has been sharing the authentic culture and traditions of the local Tjabugay people for the past 28 years, providing employment opportunities for their people and giving the performers immense pride in demonstrating their culture.

Tjapukai is the largest Indigenous employer of any tourism enterprise in Australia with more than two-thirds of the team Indigenous. Tjapukai works in con-sultation with Traditional Owners and has injected an excess of $35 million into the local Indigenous commu-nity through wages, royalties, and the commissioning and purchasing of authentic art and artefacts.

Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural ParkTanya CorbettE: tanya@tjapukai.com.au W: tjapukai.com.au

Mossman Gorge CentreThe Mossman Gorge Centre is an Indigenous eco- tourism development that will better serve visitors to the Mossman Gorge World Heritage site. Mossman Gorge will provide one of Australia’s most iconic Aboriginal experiences in Tropical North Queensland and is the perfect option for visitors looking for a genuine, authentic engagement with Indigenous Australia.

The gift shop at the Mossman Gorge Centre caters for all budgets so that every visitor can leave with a special keepsake. There is also a range of gifts designed and produced by the local Indigenous community. From postcards to artwork, the retail shop at the Centre is a great place to find the perfect gift.

Mossman Gorge CentreBen PrattE: ben.pratt@mossmangorge.com.auW: mossmangorge.com.au

ExecugiftsExecugifts is the #1 supplier of conference, corporate and promotional merchandise throughout Australasia. A successful image is the foundation of every successful business. Execugifts understands the importance of your brand, branding compliance and your corporate image. This is why we work with a select group of trusted supply partners based in Australia and overseas to ensure that appropriate and high quality merchandise are delivered each time.

Our team of account managers are dedicated to sourcing products that meet your requirements and our in-house graphic artists take great care in providing concept visuals displaying your brand. If you are looking for something completely unique, we will work with you from the first concept through to delivery.

ExecugiftsKimberley MeinenE: kimberley@execugifts.com.au W: execugifts.com.au

Aboriginal Steel ArtAboriginal Steel Art (ASA) creates and supplies a range of corporate gifts and gift lines, awards and trophies, fine and structure and public art installations. It is wholly owned and operated by Indigenous man Wayne McGinness and his wife Lucy. All pieces are handcrafted in Kuranda giving the clients and customers a piece of authentic Tropical North Queensland Australian Indigenous art.

Wayne’s ability and talent to combine his contemporary style of Aboriginal art with present-day technology and materials has opened up a niche market for these unique products. Using marine grade stainless steel to ensure a superior finish, ASA creates a range of products to impress your clients.

Aboriginal Steel ArtWayne McGinness E: contact@aboriginalsteelart.comW: aboriginalsteelart.com

Simply Hampers Taste Paradise

Simply Hampers specialises in showcasing local produce in a unique printed gift presentation box experience! We work exclusively with the very best of the local food heroes including Daintree Estates Chocolates, Wondaree Macadamia’s, Rainforest Bounty Preserves and Sauces, Broken Nose Vanilla, Spicez, Tichum Creek Coffee and Choc-coated Coffee Beans, to name a few.

There is an extensive range of packaging and gift ideas available in addition to the Experience! range. Taste Paradise works closely with their clients to design a gift hamper that reflects their own vavlues and goals and can include your corporate logo, company colours and customised ribbon into the presentation.

Simply Hampers - Taste ParadiseJill MorrisE: jill@simplyhampers.com.auW: simplyhampers.com.au

Spirit of OzVIP Gifts Australia provides stock and custom designed high quality gifts to the special events and corporate markets.

Silk Scarves tell Australian stories while Glass, Jewellery and Art Prints reflect the skills of the artists. Local produce and other beauty products “Rations” are available for delegates indulgence, while “One Off” artworks are unique and memorable.

Spirit of OzJill BoothE: jill.art@bigpond.net.auW: spiritofoz.com.au

Gilmour DesignHandmade Homewares

“Gilmour Design” is a small desing and production business based near Port Douglas in Tropical North Queensland. Sole operator, Bob Gilmour, creates a range of unique handmade homewares and sculptures as well as limited production corporate gift items.

Operating from a studio in rural countryside atop the Great Diving Range, Gilmour’s work is strongly influenced by surrounding natural and organic form and is created using locally sourced salvaged or reclaimed timbers.

Corporate gift clients of “Gilmour Design” have included Beam Global, Bacardi Co., the Department of the Prime Ministter and Cabinet (Federal Government of Australia) and the Governor General of Australia.

Gilmour Design - Handmade HomewaresBob GilmourE: contact@gilmour.designW: gilmour.design

Rare Earth OilsRare Earth Oils are hand harvested from the wild in Tropical North Queensland. It has been set up by the Rare Earth Foundation as a social enterprise, which means the profits from Rare Earth Oils goes to supporting the Foundation for its work in empowering young people and helping to keep Aboriginal language and culture strong.

To ensure the highest medicinal quality for our products, we create our own herbal extracts by infusing the herbs into olive and avocado oil for months to ensure maximum exraction and therefore effectiveness.

Rare Earth OilsMeleuka Morton-MastermanE: meleuka@rareearthoils.comW: rareearthoils.com

Maurizio Jewellery The Woven Fish was created by Brian Robinson and was inspired by his Torres Strait Islander heritage. These memorable pieces of public art can be found in the Cairns Esplanade Lagoon pool and have become a highly recognisable icon for Cairns. The Jewellery Lounge has now recreated this piece of Cairns identity into perfect souvenier size and can be purchased as cufflinks or a necklace. Maurizio’s store is located on the ground floor of Cairns Central Shopping Centre.

Maurizio JewelleryMaurizio FenuE: admin@jewellerylounge.com W: mauriziojewellery.com.au

Funstuff by LyndaWelcome to Funstuff by Lynda! Each item is hand drawn and hand painted, making each one a unique piece. We can create a wide variety of designs on all of their products.

Tell them what you’d like to see and they’ll do their best to make it happen. You can even upload images with your design for them to use as a reference when hand drawing your custom design.

Funstuff by LyndaLyndaE: funstuffbylynda@bigpond.comW: lyndesign.com.au

Box-O-BirdsThis unique gift idea was created by Mossman local and avid nature lover David Vivian who spends his mornings sitting with his coffee and a camera, taking in the rich bird life of Tropical North Queensland. Using all photographs captured from the balcony at The Perch, just north of Mossman, the Birding Art Series was created to help find a true state of mindfulness and relaxation.

Enjoy colouring in the artwork on the perpetual calendar, reading the uplifting quotes on the bookmarks or creating customised cards as a gift.

Box-O-BirdsDavid VivianE: dvdesign@bigpond.com W:

Tropical SouvenirsFrom a locals true passion for Tropical North Queensland comes a range of quality souvenirs dis-playing Annette’s own personal artwork. Annette paints vibrant, colourful artwork inspired by the natural beau-ty of Cairns, Australia.

Her artwork captures the Far North Queensland envi-ronment within its rich native wildlife, tropical plants, set against the background of the Coral Sea and the Great Barrier Reef. Products available include water coolers, can coolers, glasses cases, coin purses, tote’s, tea towels, beach towels, coaster sets, placemats, lens cloths, magnets and bookmarks.

Tropical SouvenirsAnnette JamesE: annetteartworks@bigpond.comW: tropicalsouvenirs.com.au

Sarianti DesignsAs a freelance artist popular with overseas visitors, Tanya focuses on works which depict the beauty of our region with paintings of marine life and our native an-imals. Tanya enjoys the challenges in developing new styles of illustrative works and has had crystal blocks of her artwork created to enhance the paintings by giving them a 3D effect.

These crystal blocks make excellent gifts to remember your tropical experience since they are affordable, light and easy to pack.

Sarianti DesignsTanya AshworthE: sarianti01@gmail.com W: sariantidesigns.com