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THE SPIRIT OF AUSTRALIA p15
QANTASLINK PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT FOR APPROXIMATELY 1,600 PEOPLE
QantasLink introduced a number of new regional destinations to its network during the year, including
Longreach, Mt Isa and Weipa in Queensland, and Port Hedland and Newman in Western Australia.
QantasLink is also a strong supporter of regional tourism and is involved extensively in the sponsorship
and promotion of rural and regional events and organisations, including:
•Australian Wool Fashion Awards, Armidale;
•Dubbo Regional Gallery;
•Flying Fruit Fly Circus, Albury-Wodonga;
•Qantas Founders Outback Museum, Longreach;
•QantasLink Newcastle Knights;
•QantasLink Northern Tasmania Football League;
•QantasLink Squad (Western Australian Cricket Association initiative in the Pilbara); and
•Riverina Theatre Company, Wagga Wagga.
RENE SUTHERLAND, Director Dubbo Regional Gallery. QantasLink
is an integral part of life in regional Australia. Rene Sutherland, Director
of the Dubbo Regional Gallery in central western NSW, is a regular
QantasLink traveller between Sydney and her home town. QantasLink
is a major sponsor of the Gallery, exemplifying the way Qantas supports
cultural development in regional centres such as Dubbo.