By Lea Coghlan, published in North Queensland Register

Pentland grazier Russell Broad was busy managing his Brahman herd during the drought four years ago, when, thousands of kilometres away in Melbourne, Jillian Meagher was murdered while walking home one night. 

The two situations sit worlds apart but are intrinsically connected and, together, have combined to act as inspiration for a new crime prevention mobile application.

Some of Australia’s most successful entrepreneurs told their stories of success, learnings and challenges, to a capacity crowd at the first ever North Queensland Entrepreneurs Conference in Townsville on Tuesday.

By Tony Raggatt, published in Towsville Bulletin, Townsville QLD

I was impressed with an address by acclaimed businessman and fast-food king Jack Cowin at an entrepreneurs' conference in Townsville this week. 

I thought I should share it with you because he is an inspiring man.