Sunferries vision is to provide a quality transport system through timely, accessible, safe and affordable ferry services, as well as providing the best possible visitor experience in all areas of our tourist related services.

This is achieved by:

• Ensuring each service runs on time
• Providing reliable, clean and comfortable ferries
• Keeping fares consistent and attractive
• Providing clear, concise and accurate well publicized time tables and information services
• Ensuring staff are friendly and professional
• Ensuring our travel desk operates through a constantly professional approach
• Increasing the business approach to the company through research

Sunferries is a privately owned Townsville company and has an obligation to keep costs down for the general traveling public. In order to do this, we are able to offer only a limited number of sponsorship opportunities in the form of discount travel. Every sponsorship opportunity is reviewed on a case-by-case basis. If the opportunity meets the guidelines that Sunferries has established for sponsorships, limited travel support may be possible.

For initial contact, please forward a proposal to us, outlining the event and/or request. Please try to be as specific as you can, detailing in full what the event/and or request is, and in turn, what will be provided to Sunferries as part of the sponsorship arrangement. Please allow at least 10 working days for processing. Key elements of your proposal should include:

• What is the concept/event/request
• When will the concept/event be taking place
• What/who is your target market
• What form and level of support are you seeking from Sunferries
• What are the benefits that you propose to return to Sunferries

Full details of the benefits you propose should be outlined as clearly as possible. You should provide details in relation to any proposed media/advertising schedule, along with details for signage, size and placement of logo, hospitality, promotional opportunities etc. Please keep in mind that we like to pursue opportunities that deliver positive exposure for Sunferries and which encourage people to travel to and/or participate in the relevant event/concept.

Applications are accepted on-line at sponsorship@sunferries.com.au. We'll try our best to respond within 10 working days to your request. Please be patient if the response to your request takes a little longer than expected as we receive many requests each week and it does take time to thoroughly review and assess all opportunities. We advise that we have a limited number of sponsorship spaces available.

All sponsorship opportunities are assessed on a case by case basis, however to help you in putting together your proposal, some general guidelines are outlined below:

• What does Sunferries offer?
  Sunferries does not provide any cash support. All sponsorship opportunities involve discount travel for advertising and publicity.
• Personal Assistance Requests
  Sunferries receive many personal requests for assistance, unfortunately we are simply unable to help requests for personal assistance.
• Community Fundraising
  Fundraising is an integral part of the activities undertaken by many schools, churches, Societies, Clubs and community organisations. The majority of requests sent to us relate to this type of fundraising. While we would like to obviously help all of you, we simply cannot (as there would be no seats left for paying guests if we did!). We will assess each request on a case by case basis, taking into consideration the limited sponsorship packages available and the history of our relationship with you, i.e. have we donated to you before and is it perhaps someone else's turn now.
• Sporting Teams & Individual Athletes
  Only on very rare occasions will Sunferries provide sponsorship for professional or championship level athletes or sporting groups. The majority of our sporting sponsorship is centred on the people of Magnetic Island who live in a 'remote' location and do not have the same opportunities that sporting groups or athletes have that live on the mainland. Sunferries, do however, offer generous group discounts for sporting and educational groups who wish to travel to Magnetic Island for sporting competition or educational reasons. To find out more about these discounts email groups@sunferries.com.au
• Sunferries looks favorably on proposals that
• Benefit a bona fide charity organisation
• Include other professional organisations that complement the Sunferries brand
• Provides Sunferries with significant and valuable return for assistance.
• Is an event or situation that supports Sunferries' values and goals.

Kind regards,

The Sunferries' Management Team

Submit a Sponsorship Request

* Please click here to download the Sponsorship Application Form