function createMarkers() {

	var vrt = new Array();
	var citect = new Array();
	var satec = new Array();
	var macroview = new Array();
	var clients = new Array();

	//Citect Clients
	//						Name						Status		Area / Shrt Desc				Lat				   Long
	citect[0] = new Array("Tarong Energy",		"Citect",	"Tarong, Qld",		-26.7627782280141,		151.848907470703);
	citect[1] = new Array("BMA Broadmeadows ",	"Citect",	"Moranbah, Qld",	-22.001628438498244, 	148.04901123046875);
	citect[2] = new Array("Anglo Coal - Grasstree","Citect","Middlemount, Qld",	-22.87490990942012, 	148.809814453125);
	citect[3] = new Array("Anglo Coal - Bundoora","Citect",	"Middlemount, Qld",	-22.87490990942012, 	148.809814453125);
	citect[4] = new Array("Anglo Coal - Aquila","Citect",	"Middlemount, Qld",	-22.87490990942012, 	148.809814453125);
	citect[5] = new Array("Copper Co. - Lady Annie Mine","Citect","Mt Isa, Qld" ,-20.74712448155278, 139.52362060546875);
	citect[6] = new Array("Australia Dept of Defence","Citect","Enoggera Brisbane, Qld",-27.424842669166157, 152.9857349395752);
	citect[7] = new Array("Coca Cola Amatil",	"Citect", 	"Brisbane Richlands, Qld",-27.594029, 		152.948466);
	citect[8] = new Array("EDL",				"Citect", 	"Brisbane Various Sites, Qld",-27.467478801735954, 153.02830696105957);
	citect[9] = new Array("Linkwater",			"Citect", 	"Brisbane, Qld",	-27.462252524934694, 153.02491664886475);

	//Satec Clients
	satec[0] = new Array("Ergon Camooweal",		"Satec",	"Camooweal, Qld",	-19.988836302380786, 	138.1201171875);
	satec[1] = new Array("Brisbane Airport Corporation" ,"Satec","Brisbane, Qld",-27.472086097060732, 	153.0259895324707);
	satec[2] = new Array("BMA Peak Downs" ,		"Satec",	"Peak Downs, Qld",	-22.246839881973763, 	148.194580078125);
	satec[3] = new Array("Australia Dept of Defence","Satec","Oakey MRHF, Qld",	-27.43327, 				151.720926);
	satec[4] = new Array("BMA Crinum Mine",		"Satec",	"Crinum, Qld",		-23.21389805200609, 	148.3209228515625);
	satec[5] = new Array("QLD Government", 		"State Library Extension","Satec","Southbank, Qld",-27.472600122198358, 153.02380084991455);
	satec[6] = new Array("Lang Parade",			"Satec",	"Brisbane, Qld",	-27.471838602620764, 	153.01109790802002);
	satec[7] = new Array("University of Western Australia","Satec","Perth, WA",	-31.917179, 			115.837732);
	satec[8] = new Array("Brisbane Water",		"Satec",	"Brisbane, Qld",	-27.473323560922516, 	153.0222988128662);
	
	// Other Clients
	clients[0] = new Array("Arnotts Biscuits",	"Misc",		"Brisbane, Qld",	-27.372986833961797, 	153.0608367919922);
	clients[1] = new Array("Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal",	"Misc","Mackay, Qld",	-21.301529822286753, 	149.2822265625);
	clients[2] = new Array("Xstrata" ,			"Misc",		"Mt Isa, Qld" ,		-20.72609363592105, 	139.48413848876953);
	clients[3] = new Array("Qld Transport and Main Roads","Misc","Brisbane, Qld",-27.455655067649396, 	153.0344009399414);
	clients[4] = new Array("Xstrata Technologies","Misc",	"Townsville, Qld",		-19.19510803775267, 	146.8151092529297);
	clients[5] = new Array("Qld Motorways",		"Misc",		"Brisbane, Qld",		-27.673798957817617, 	153.10546875);
	clients[6] = new Array("Darwalla",			"Misc",		"Redland Bay, Qld" ,	-27.61936068595192, 	153.30665588378906);
	clients[7] = new Array("Agmark",			"Misc",		"Rabual, PNG",			-4.211433593091934, 	152.15163230895996);
	clients[8] = new Array("Gladstone Ports Corp","Misc",	"Gladstone, Qld",		-23.842101, 			151.250819);
	clients[9] = new Array("Vale,Carborough Downs Coal","Misc","Carborough Downs Coal, CNT Qld",-22.460532923979297, 148.17947387695312);
	clients[10] = new Array("Vale, Integra  Coal","Misc",	"Integra Coal, Hunter Valley NSW",-32.48275051551267, 151.14443063735962);
	clients[11] = new Array("CRL",					"Misc",	"Townsville, Qld",		-19.258106, 			146.81835);
	clients[12] = new Array("Rio Tinto Alcan",		"Misc",	"Gove, NT",				-12.511665400971019, 	135.3076171875);
	clients[13] = new Array("Gold Coast Bakery",	"Misc",	"Southport, Qld",		-27.984113, 			153.411076);
	
	//Macroview Clients 
	macroview[0] = new Array("Cairns Regional Council", "Macroview", "Cairns", -16.930278, 145.769722 );
	macroview[1] = new Array("Carpenteria Gold  (Reliance Ltd)", "Macroview", "Nrth Qld", -20.099354, 146.886937);
	macroview[2] = new Array("Golden Circle" , "Macroview", "Brisbane", -27.433946362149996, 153.182373046875);
	macroview[3] = new Array("Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited", "Macroview", "Japan", 40.82160395916235, 140.73726654052734);
	macroview[4] = new Array("Queensland Transport", "Macroview", "Brisbane, Qld", -27.46575101633262, 153.026762008667);
	macroview[5] = new Array("Thoi Binh Sugar Mill", "Macroview", "Vietnam", 9.337284459988716, 105.09332656860352);
	macroview[6] = new Array("Xtrata", "Macroview",  "North Qld", -20.72207978373096, 139.48216438293457);
	macroview[7] = new Array("Tay Ninh Sugar Mill", "Macroview",  "Vietnam", 11.34541095076625, 106.12522602081299);
	macroview[8] = new Array("Marchesi Street Kewdale", "Macroview", "WA", -31.97771, 115.959733);
	macroview[9] = new Array("Wiluna Compressor station", "Macroview",  "WA", -26.53693713526566, 120.2398681640625);
	macroview[10] = new Array("Wyloo West scraper station", "Macroview",  "WA", -22.625914922117627, 116.19642734527588);
	macroview[11] = new Array("Yarraloola compressor station", "Macroview",  "WA", -21.455445166297405, 115.96065044403076);
	macroview[12] = new Array("Ilgarari compressor station", "Macroview",  "WA", -24.433944015293815, 119.70600128173828);
	macroview[13] = new Array("Paraburdoo compressor staion", "Macroview",  "WA", -23.340955532640848, 117.57988929748535);
	macroview[14] = new Array("Perth Bacup", "Macroview", "WA", -31.9554, 115.85859);
	
	//VRT Office
	vrt[0] = new Array("VRT Systems", 			"Office",  "MacroView and Citect, integrator and support provider", -27.473025499984008, 153.00328060984612);

	//alert("created array"); //debug

	function iterate(array)	{

		//alert("entered" + array ); //debug

		var name;
		var status;
		var colour;
		var location;
		var gLat;
		var gLng;
		var tooltip;

		for(var i = 0; i<array.length; i++){

			var point = array[i];
			var name = point[0];
			var status = point[1];
			var location = point[2];
			var gLat = point[3];
			var gLng = point[4];

			if (status == "Citect"){

				map.addOverlay(createMarker(new GLatLng( gLat, gLng ), "citect", "<b>"+name+"</b></br><small>"+location+"</small>", name ));

			} else if (status == "Satec"){

				map.addOverlay(createMarker(new GLatLng( gLat, gLng ), "satec", "<b>"+name+"</b></br><small>"+location+"</small>", name));

			} else if (status == "Misc"){

				map.addOverlay(createMarker(new GLatLng( gLat, gLng ), "vrt", "<b>"+name+"</b></br><small>"+location+"</small>", name));

			} else if (status == "Macroview"){

				map.addOverlay(createMarker(new GLatLng( gLat, gLng ), "mv", "<b>"+name+"</b></br><small>"+location+"</small>", name));

			} else if (status == "Office"){

				map.addOverlay(createMainMarker(new GLatLng( gLat, gLng ), "vrtHQ", "<b>"+name+"</b></br><small>"+location+"</small>", name));

			}
		}
	}

	iterate(citect);
	iterate(satec);
	iterate(clients);
	iterate(macroview);
	iterate(vrt);

}