|
Port Chamber - Your Local Business Voice
|
 Your local business voice
Port Chamber Meet the Candidates Evening
Get to know the Port Macquarie State candidates before you hit the polling booth at the end of this month! Come along to the March Port Chamber Evening to have the opportunity to meet / greet and query issues of importance to you. This evening is proudly sponsored by the NSW Business Chamber. Click here to register
|
|
the Digital Marketing Day Out #DMDO2015
|
"This event is not to be missed"
Block your diaries out from 9am-4pm, Wednesday 27 May, 2015
 The marketing landscape has changed so dramatically over the past 12 months and there are now so many opportunities available to you to help you successfully grow your business.
So to help you find the inspiration and the information you need to successfully navigate and leverage the digital marketing opportunities available, we're hosting an event that will be a regional first. And we've bought in the big guns.
 Tim Reid is host of Australia's number 1 small business marketing podcast and a highly practical marketer who has the uncanny ability through storytelling and practical real-life examples to move you into taking swift and decisive marketing action. To demonstrate how digital marketing can transform your business, we've secured Pen Carrol, Marketing Manager of regionally based retailer Birdsnest and Victoria Baker, Content Editor of online retail success story, Temple and Webster.
Read the full version here with video from Tim Reid!
Thinking you want to align with this event as a sponsor? Email us here!
|
|
NSW Business Chamber News
|
 Consulate General of India - Port Macquarie Event
The Mid North Coast NSW Business Chamber is pleased to be partnering with the Consulate General of India Sydney to welcome Indian Consul General, Mr Sunjay Sudhir to the Mid North Coast Region. We will host Mr Sudhir and his delegation at an informal luncheon on Friday 27 March 2015 and invite you to join us for presentations on business opportunities and to further the discussion around trade relations with India and the immense Trade and Investment opportunities India offers to Australian investors and businesses.
This is an unprecedented opportunity to meet with the Indian delegation and we look forward to your attendance at this Mid North Coast Region event. RSVP by email to Maree McEntyre here
1 thing @ Lunch:
Come along on Wednesday 25 March to listen and takeaway knowledge on how to successfully navigate the ever-changing world of social media and digital marketing with Jane Hillsdon from Dragonfly Marketing. Click here for more info.
Upcoming NSW Business Chamber Webinars:
- The essential sales strategy for a flat economy - what you must change to succeed. Thursday 12 March 2015, 12pm - 1pm More info
- How the NSW Business Chamber can support your business- Tuesday 17 March 2015, 12pm - 1pm More info
- Employer Update - 457 Visa Review Report -Tuesday 24 March 2015, 12pm - 1pm. More info
|
| CSU Public Lecture |
Charles Sturt University Public Lecture titled 'Religious freedom and the Future of Christianity in a Multi-faith and Secular Australia'
by Rt Rev'd Professor Stephen Pickard will be held on Wednesday,
25th March 2015, 5pm - 7pm. All lectures are free and open to the community with tickets available at the Glasshouse Box Office from Wednesday, 11th March. The Public Lectures aim to share the latest thinking with the community and encourage people to think about issues facing society today. Click here for more info
|
| New Access Program visiting local Business | |
How do I know if someone is just sad and will get over it, or depressed and should get help? Isn't worrying or being anxious just part of life? Along with the free New Access service, BeyondBlue staff are offering to come to your group or staff meeting and talk about these questions, as well as discuss the latest research on how to take action on depression or anxiety. We cover how to recognise the early signs and symptoms, why taking action early is important, and some things to do if you, or someone you know, might need support. Consider inviting the New Access service to your next meeting for 15 minutes up to an hour, whatever suits your schedule. Contact them on 1300 137 934 today!
|
| ETC- Our focus on your business | ETC are very excited to confirm that have been awarded an Australian Government contract to increase our small business advisory program across the Mid North Coast. This is in addition to existing business support services offered through the Small Biz Connect program funded by the NSW Government. As part of the ongoing renewal and keeping services relevant ETC outline in the first story of the latest ETC newsletter how best to work with ETC in order to help your small business. Or click here for a summary of services available.
Small Biz Bus coming town!
Wed May 6th Laurieton - corner Bold and Seymour Streets
Thursday May 7th - Port Macquarie - this is still a mystery but hoping for industrial location
Friday 8th May - Wauchope, next to Bain Park
|
| Are you a "Super Friend"? |   Following the HBEN Breakfast Presentation late last year, where Deborah Kennedy from SuperFriend highlighted a number of facts around the real cost of Mental Illness, and the real value of Mental Wellbeing, in the Work Place, Deborah will be back in the Port Macquarie region in mid April to meet with any employers who may wish to find out more about the various WorkPlace programs that SuperFriend can implement. If you are interested in meeting with Deborah to discuss this further, please contact Lisa at the HBEN Office 6583 4412 and we can line up a suitable time. For more information about SuperFriend, please check the website: www.superfriend.com.au. |
| Twilight Tastings 19th March 2015 |
 March 19th will see the Hastings community welcome a brand new event to the region - A Beer & Wine expo called "Twilight Tastings".The Hastings Co op thought what better way to celebrate our local and Aussie wineries and beer makers but to have an arvo where they are all under the same roof at the one time! From 4pm until 7pm, all will be welcomed to the Wauchope Showground where for just $5 [with proceeds going to the Wauchope Show society] per person you will get a taste of wines and beers from around the region, and receive some terrific exclusive deals! In addition, there will be live music and great food tasting from Ricardoes, SAXBYS [Durries] and East Coast Gourmet, just to name a few. View poster here!
|
| Mid Coast Connect: 2015 Programs &Activities |
Mid Coast Connect have launched their 2015 programs and actvities. Click here to preview of some the programs and activities; all aimed at assisting young people with their transition through school and into further education, training and employment.
|
| $49,000 Solar grant for Port Macquarie | 
"PLANS for a local solar power project can now begin following an announcement on Tuesday. Member for Port Macquarie and Parliamentary Secretary for Renewable Energy Leslie Williams said the Port Macquarie-Hastings Sustainability Network would receive $49,500 as part of the Growing Community Energy grants to help start the project. Network member Steve Lockhart said they were over the moon to receive the funding. "I've had my head in a community renewable energy space for a long time and the money will allow us a starting point because now we can now put the framework in place," he said." Read the full Port News article here
|
| There is still an opportunity to have your say: |  
Visit pmhclistening.com.au- a way to share your thoughts and ideas. |
|
|
What else is happening in Chamber
| |
|
| In the Local Business Calendar |
12,13,16,17 and 18 Mar: Health & Safety Representative HSR Course. Contact Men At Work here
12 March: Hastings Business Enterprise Network Breakfast "Your Time Matters". At a point in Australia's history when productivity is becoming so critical, we invite you to empower your team to consciously and purposefully take control of their work. Join our presenters from Priority Management for the March HBEN Breakfast and make the most of your time!
19 Mar: SILVER LINING SEMINAR - Cloud Accounting 3 years on. Every small business needs to understand Cloud Accounting- Limited Spaces. Click here to register or contact David Ross, SuperCoach on: 65161125.
23 Mar: Pre NSW 2015 Election opportunity to meet the intending candidates standing for the Oxley Electorate, Wauchope Chamber, Wauchope Country Club 6pm.
24 Mar: Port Chamber Meet the Candidates for the Port Macquarie Electorate-Be ready on Election Day! With the State election due at the end of this month, be sure to come along and meet our local candidates. Be an informed voter and get to know your candidates. Registrations open soon.... Click here to register!
25 Mar: CSU Public Lecture 'Religious freedom and the Future of Christianity in a Multi-faith and Secular Australia' by Rt Rev'd Professor Stephen Pickard, 5pm. Click here for more info.
27 Mar: Health & Safety Representative HSR Refresher Course - Contact Men At Work here
26 Mar: HBWN Panel of Experts Marketing Breakfast -6.45am-8.30am. Abundance Cafe 274 Rawdon Island Rd Sancrox, click here for more info
12 May: 2015 Mid Coast Careers Market- Save the Date!
27 May:Save the Date...Digital Marketing Day Out!
Learn how digital marketing can transform your business from the best in the business. Save the date: 9am-4pm, Wednesday 27 May. More info
Out of Area:- - -
|
| Community Happenings.... |
19 Mar: Twilight Tastings Beer and Wine Expo- Hastings Coop invite all to attend this fabulous new event at the Wauchope Showground from 4-7pm. Supporting local wineries and brewers in a rustic atmosphere. Click here to view the poster.
22 Mar: Raise funds for Red Cross, an initiative of the Port Macquarie Hastings Municipal Band at the Uniting Church Port Macquarie , more info here
26 Mar: LIOR -
Lior is known for his dynamic and moving performances, and is considered one of Australia's finest live performers. "His songs are warm and inviting and his guitar skills superb. Lior is a sheer pleasure to watch in live performance" Australian Stage online click here for more
16 April: Brain Storming session for temporary artwork in Glasshouse Forecourt: Accessible Arts is working with Council, the community and artists with a disability to create a temporary community art installation for Hay St/Glasshouse Forecourt. The Community Forum is a brain storming session to think of ideas for what this could look like...Click here for more info!
For more of what's coming up locally click here !
|
|
Chamber Board
| |
Hadyn Oriti (President) | Kellon Beard | Janette Hyde
David Edgerley | Alex Glen-Holmes | Stuart Goodfellow
Cathie Linklater | Tony Thorne | Wayne Jackson
Ivana Agapiou | David Ross | Allan Gordon
Port Macquarie Chamber of Commerce
Suite 5, Level 1 Garrison Building
Cnr Hay & Clarence Streets, Port Macquarie 2444
Ph: (02) 6583 4412 F: (02) 6583 2766
Email:executive@portchamber.com.au
Web:www.portchamber.com.au
DISCLAIMER: the views expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the publishers. All contents are protected by copyright and cannot be reproduced without the written consent of the publishers.
|
|
|
|
|
gold sponsors
Get more value
from membership!
to
learn how!
| |
|
|
