Gold Coast Airport and GC Business Portal Updates

Join us as we learn from Marion Charlton about all the exciting developments taking place at GC Airport, and what the road ahead holds for our local airport. Marion will also take us through the challenges faced by GC Airport during the challenging border closure period.

Marion Charlton
Chief Operating Officer
Gold Coast Airport

Marion has an impressive track record in business and aviation domestically and abroad. Since joining QAL, Marion has held a variety of senior roles including her current position as Chief Operating Officer where she manages the day-to-day operations of QAL group airports, and is overseeing the transformational Gold Coast Airport terminal expansion. Marion worked at Atlanta and Sydney airports during the 1996 and 2000 Olympics and was in Glasgow during the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Marion has strong ties to the community and is a past Trustee with the Currumbin Wildlife Hospital Foundation, chair of Placemakers* Gold Coast (hosts of Bleach* Festival) and sits on the advisory board for Study Gold Coast.

Chris and Tim will be speaking about the newly launched Gold Coast Business (GCB) Portal. The GCB Portal is an automated resource sharing portal designed to help businesses manage and leverage capacity fluctuations. The portal has been launched by BenchOn, in partnership with the City of Gold Coast, to help local businesses become more resilient, create more opportunities and strengthen the local economy.

Chris Marsh
Business Engagement Officer
Economic Development City Economy

Chris comes to the City of Gold Coast after having been most recently engaged in management roles within the Human Services sector, both Aged Care and Disability. Prior to this he spent 16 years in the Corporate sector, specifically in Business Development and B2B support for leading multinational firms.

Chris’ motivation to join the City of Gold Coast is to leverage that experience and network to help assist local Gold Coast business navigate the many pathways open to them for support that the Council and its partners provide. It is his intention to help local business grow and prosper on the Gold Coast by drawing upon the resources of the City, its talented team and the many networks and partnerships available.

Tim Walmsley
Founder and CEO
BenchOn

Tim Walmsley, founder and CEO of BenchOn, is an Australian entrepreneur passionate about revolutionising business productivity across the industrial landscape. Tim sits at the forefront of digital innovation and combines his 18 years’ experience in the corporate and government sectors to solve the problem of staff underutilisation by minimising the adverse impacts of business peaks and troughs. BenchOn’s digital platform enables business to business collaboration to optimise productivity, improve retention rates and maximise business growth. BenchOn operates across all industries and services some of the biggest enterprises in world, all while maintaining a strong focus on social impact to empower businesses to create more stable, full-time jobs in the economy.