Mayor's Telstra Innovation Awards

Bundaberg Regional Council is proud to partner with Telstra, CQUniversity, TAFE Queensland, Community Lifestyle Support (CLS) MAKI SPACE, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland Computers, Regional Business HQ, The Generator and Ulton to deliver the Mayor’s Telstra Innovation Awards (MTIA) exclusively to high schools within the Bundaberg Regional Council Local Government Area.

The Award's purpose is to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship, by helping students in the Bundaberg Region unlock their problem-solving potential and take their big technology ideas to the next level.

The main aims of the Mayor’s Telstra Innovation Awards are to:

• Nurture the knowledge base that exists among the young people of our region
• Inspire students to be innovative and collaborative
• Highlight the importance of study in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) fields for the future of the Bundaberg Region – building a knowledge-based economy
• Foster a culture of entrepreneurship amongst the young people in the region 

Entry Forms and Student Handbooks are distributed to schools via email and in person in Term 4 of each school year, with the competition kicking off the following February in Term 1.

Additional queries can be directed to:  MTIA@bundaberg.qld.gov.au