Sunshine Coast communicators, marketers and PR professionals, this one’s for you.
The Sunshine Coast is growing and changing rapidly, bringing new businesses, industries, infrastructure and opportunities to the region. And as the region grows, so does the role of the communicators helping organisations connect with their communities, customers and stakeholders.
Join IABC Queensland for an evening of connection and conversation with fellow communication professionals from across the Sunshine Coast, featuring a panel of three experienced local industry leaders.
Ayllie White, Maria Rampa and Lizzie Henebery bring diverse experience spanning communications, PR, marketing, media, stakeholder engagement, major infrastructure, professional services, agency life and business.
Together, they’ll share insights from their careers, lessons they’ve learned along the way and their perspectives on communicating in a growing region and an industry that continues to evolve.
There will also be plenty of opportunity to join the conversation through an audience Q&A. Bring your questions and tap into the experience of our panellists and the wider comms community in the room.
But this event is about more than the panel. It’s an opportunity to strengthen connections across the Sunshine Coast’s growing communication community.
Whether you work in communications, marketing, PR, media, content, engagement or a little bit of everything, come along to meet new people, reconnect with familiar faces and expand your local professional network.
Date: Tuesday, 17 November 2026
Time: 5.45pm – 7.30pm
Location: Coolum Surf Club, 1775-1779 David Low Way, Coolum Beach
What does it cost?
IABC Members attend free
use your email address as your discount / access code (this must be the address you use with your IABC account)Non-members: $65
Tickets are strictly limited, so get yours now!
Who should attend?
Professionals in communications, PR, marketing, community engagement, content creation and social media.
Panellists
Ayllie White - Principal Consultant, Whitelight Communications
Ayllie is an award-winning communications and stakeholder relations professional with more than 20 years’ experience across state government, local government and private sector organisations.
Over the course of her career, Ayllie has provided communications, media relations and stakeholder engagement advice on some of Australia’s biggest infrastructure projects including Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel Projects, Suburban Rail Loop and West Gate Tunnel. Now a proud Sunshine Coast local, she has worked on some of the regions biggest projects including Sunshine Coast Airport’s international runway, The Wave and the proposed Borumba Pumped Hydro Project.
She was named Sunshine Coast’s Professional Businesswoman in 2021 and received several IABC Gold Quills of Excellence awards for her work at Sunshine Coast Airport and Transurban.
She is founder of Whitelight Communications, a boutique advisory business for the Australian transport, utilities and major infrastructure sectors. When not communicating, she can be found walking her beloved schnauzers on Coolum Beach.
Maria Rampa - Managing Director, Evvoke Consulting
Maria is the owner and Managing Director of Evvoke Consulting which provides marketing and communications advisory for businesses across multiple sectors including professional services, not-for-profit, construction and infrastructure.
Maria has 20+ years’ experience in senior executive positions internationally, in both her own consulting business and in corporate environments. She has played leading roles in positioning services and brands in the marketplace, monitoring and strategising to improve stakeholder engagement through marketing, communications and client relationship programmes.
Starting her professional career as a journalist working in newspapers in the UK, Maria now lives and works in Southeast Queensland.
Maria is a Leo woman – confident and creative, while also loyal and warm-hearted. Her favourite colour is green, and her lucky number is five: She is a mother to five children/stepchildren and a grandmother to five grandchildren under the age of five.
Lizzie Henebery - Director, Sunny Comms
Lizzie is a director at Sunshine Coast-based PR and marketing agency Sunny Comms. She is a long term local and a proud UniSC graduate who has become an award-winning marketing and communications professional.
Lizzie is known for her sharp strategy, love of storytelling and her ability to turn ideas into action through brand, PR, content and social media strategies.
Lizzie helps business entrepreneurs cut through the noise, connect with their audience and grow with confidence. She is equally creative and organised with the ability to blend big ideas with practical execution. Lizzie is the current Vice President of the Sunshine Coast Business Women’s Network, and an active mentor, speaker and champion for businesses ready to step up and stand out.