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NEWSLETTER
Your SBC Executive Committee is: Garry Wilbraham-Bomaderry Bowling Club, Tony Emery-Soilco, Glenn Rowen-Southern Area, June Baker-Nowra Central Promotions, Lynnette Kearney-ITeC, Doug Symes-Novus Capital, Paul Henderson-Shoalhaven Auto Electrical, Murray Mortimer-MR Mortimer Associates, Beverley Bloomfield-Interglobal Solutions, John Lamont-Nowra Chemicals, Chance Hanlon-Hanlon Windows, Warren Secombe CAE Australia. If you would like to discuss any business topics or have any local concerns contact us!!
Wednesday 14th November 2007.
Shoalhaven Business Chamber President’s Report:
November 2007.
I would like to encourage all members, partners and friends to come to the last meeting of the year on Tuesday 20th November and join in with fellow business people to network and discuss their issues. Your executive will be asking the membership at this meeting to pass the new Rules of Association for Shoalhaven Business Chamber which will assist the organisation to operate more efficiently.The Executive will be available to the membership to discuss any items they wish to bring to their attention. They have been dedicating their time, meeting twice a month in organizing the Chamber structure and sub-committees and are enthusiastically looking at having a more proactive role in the business environment in 2008.
The issues that the Executive are currently dealing with:
- River Precinct Hotel Development
- Correctional Centre
- Stocklands Development
- Shaolin Temple
- Ulladulla Future Park
- Multi Storey Development - Ulladulla
- Membership growth
- Nowra Central Promotions
- Shoalhaven on Show Business Expo
- A Business Dinner – Gala Event
Our next meeting is four days before the Federal Election and to a certain extent has caused some concerns
for the Business Community in planning their futures. By the information the media are producing it will be an interesting time for Business and we just have to wait and see what the outcome will be. As this is the final meeting before Christmas it will also serve as an opportunity to pass on best wishes to all. I would like to thank my Executive Members, Celeste and Carly our staff members, Glenn Rowen and the Southern Area of the Business Chamber and June and her Nowra Central Promotions Committee all the jolly best for the season and for their voluntary time and effort to make the Shoalhaven a better place for all, thank you.
for the Business Community in planning their futures. By the information the media are producing it will be an interesting time for Business and we just have to wait and see what the outcome will be. As this is the final meeting before Christmas it will also serve as an opportunity to pass on best wishes to all. I would like to thank my Executive Members, Celeste and Carly our staff members, Glenn Rowen and the Southern Area of the Business Chamber and June and her Nowra Central Promotions Committee all the jolly best for the season and for their voluntary time and effort to make the Shoalhaven a better place for all, thank you.
To all members of the Business Chamber have a happy, healthy and profitable festive season and I look forward to hearing all your good business news in 2008.
Garry Wilbraham
President of the Shoalhaven Business Chamber
Promotional SBC membership offer
for the remaining six months of the 2007- 2008 year, $77.00.
The application form is available (here)
And can be circulated to all of your business associates in the Shoalhaven.
And can be circulated to all of your business associates in the Shoalhaven.
SHOALHAVEN BUSINESS CHAMBER EVENTS:
SBC Members Special General meeting:
Tuesday 20th November 2007 - 6.00pm - Nowra Golf Club
Members will be asked to consider and, if thought fit, to approve The Rules of Association for Shoalhaven Business Chamber be adopted: (SBC Rules of Association). The draft rules of Association have some changes to the Department of Fair Trading Model rules (read here).All members are encouraged to attend and vote on this very important matter. If you are unable to attend the special general meeting you may lodge your vote on the resolution with the proxy voting paper (read here).Following the conclusion of the special general meeting.
SBC Members end of year celebration dinner - meeting:
Shoalhaven Business Chamber Members, Guests, Employees, Business colleagues and Family are cordially invited to attend our end of year “celebration” dinner. The event will commence at 7.00pm. (Invitation)
Southern Area end of year meeting Monday 10th December - 6.00pm – Milton-Ulladulla Bowling Club.
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
TAFE PLUS Courses - Semester 1/08:
TAFE NSW - Illawarra, Nowra Campus, is pleased to announce that applications are now open for all Semester 1 - 2008 TAFE PLUS courses. TAFE PLUS courses provide an easy and cost effective solution to your workforce training needs with a range of programs designed to deliver the knowledge and skills required to support your business operations. For further details please refer to the attached course calendar and complete the registration form (here) to register your interest in any of these programs OR simply call the Nowra TAFE Campus on Ph: 44219888.
South East Community College:
Please find details of our new, soulful Blues Harmonica course commencing November 17th. (here).Feel free to contact the college if you have any questions relating to this or any other of our specialist courses. Telephone 1300 300 415 or 44 230 351
Department of State and Regional Development:
Do you want to solve your distribution delema? Nowra Seminar 6th december 2007. (registration flyer). Visit http://www.shoalhaventraining.com.au/ for more local training.
NOWRA CENTRAL PROMOTIONS:
The last of the very successful Nowra CBD “Spring Fever Giveaways” was won on the 6th November. All prizes were awarded in Nowra CBD gift vouchers and will be spent in over 150 participating CBD businesses. (NCP Newsletter). Promotions will be holding late night trading on Thursdays, 29/11. 6/12. 13/12 and 20/12, with Santa and entertainment in Junction Court and further $$$$ Giveaways for lucky shoppers.
For all the latest Shoalhaven Business Information visit www.shoalhavenbusinesschamber.com.au
Shoalhaven Tourism Board:
Latest Newsletter: (here)
Tourism Development workshops: One E-marketing and the other on Tourism Packaging These are excellent workshops. The sessions that are available to you as a Shoalhaven Tourism operator are firstly in Wollongong on the 28th of November secondly in Kiama on the 29th of November. (flyer here). To register please fax the form to Donatella D'amico on 02 4225 9056 or send her an e-mail to Donatella.DAmico@business.nsw.gov.au
Department of Environment and Climate change:
Mark Dodds, is the Funds Manager for the Green Business Program at DECC, has asked that this information be to circulated about the program which will provide funds for projects that will save water and
energy in business operations in NSW. DECC | NSW Green Business Program