Quicksilver Group wins Large Employer of the Year

17th of July 2024

The Quicksilver Group has been recognised as Tropical North Queensland’s “Large Employer of the Year” in the 2024 regional Queensland Training Awards.

As one of North Queensland’s largest private employers, the Quicksilver Group employs in excess of 500 staff across the company’s Port Douglas, Cairns and Green Island operations, fostering professional development in a broad cross section of jobs and career opportunities. 

“We are a very customer focused business and we’re absolutely delighted to receive this award that recognises our staff, and long-term commitment to supporting staff development and training,” said Tony Baker, Quicksilver Group Managing Director.

This includes school-based traineeships, apprenticeships and in-house programs across the many facets of the company such as ship crew to customer service, dive instructors, catering, engineering, environmental, hospitality, financial and corporate support. We also work with providers such as National Job Link and last year employed five First Nations trainees at our Green Island Resort operation.

“Investing in employee development helps to foster a positive work environment which not only benefits staff but also our guests and business goals, and ultimately results in increased retention. In fact over 20% of our workforce have been with Quicksilver for more than 10 years.”

Quicksilver Group is very much part of the community and the philosophy of supporting staff development also extends to the children of employees with a special long-term initiative implemented in 2011. The Quicksilver Group Scholarship Program is aimed at assisting children of employees with the commitment and cost of university education to follow their dreams with tertiary education opportunities.

The Quicksilver Group will now represent the Tropical North Queensland region in the State finals to be held in Brisbane on 7 September 2024.

Photo: Accepting the award at the Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort, Port Douglas on behalf of the Quicksilver Group, Simone Pires. Pictured with Juanita Soper (left) and Grant Stidiford, Regional Director, Far North Queensland Department of Employment, Small Business and Training.