Deputy Chair Queensland Tourism Industry Council (QTIC), QTIC Indigenous Working Group and Traditional Owner
When to see him:
Session One: Future Focus – Destination IQ Summary
Cameron is a Quandamooka man from Moreton Bay, Brisbane, South East Queensland, connected to the Githabul People in New South Wales. As a graduate, Cameron is on the University of Queensland Law Advisory Board and is a leisure management graduate from Griffith University, majoring in Tourism, Sport and Parks Planning and Development. He has worked previously in the legal industry for Clayton Utz Lawyers and more than 15 years in local and state governments, delivering First Nations policies and programs, including the Backing Indigenous Arts Program and the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair.
From 2013 to 2019 Cameron was the CEO for the Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation (QYAC) – the Native Title Body for Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) and Mulgumpin (Moreton Island) that owns Minjerribah Camping, jointly manages both the Naree Budjong Djarra and Kunungai Gheebulum National Parks, and runs the Quandamooka Festival. During that time, he became elected Deputy Chair of the Queensland Tourism Industry Council, assisting in industry outcomes like the Queensland First Nations Tourism Plan, Destination IQ, the Year of Indigenous Tourism and establishing the Queensland First Nations Tourism Council.
Recently, Cameron has been undertaking key First Nations projects for Tourism Events Queensland, Tropical Tourism North Queensland and Screen Queensland. He advises the Queensland Government on its Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games Legacy Committee and its Consultative Committee to establish a Voice to the Queensland Parliament, the Queensland Workforce Roundtable and as a member of the Arts Queensland First Nations Arts and Cultural Panel. In 2023, Cameron has been part of international Austrade delegations advocating First Nations economic advancement. He is building on his capacity-building work with First Nations in Papua New Guinea through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.