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| Commonwealth Bank Greater Port Macquarie Business Awards | ||
| The winners of the 2009 Commonwealth Bank Greater Port Macquarie Business Awards will be revealed at the gala dinner at Port Macquarie Panthers this Friday, 4 Sept. The awards this year build on the successes of the last two, so you can expect the night will be bigger and better than ever! A small number of tickets are now available but they won’t be for long. If you haven’t got your seat, contact Kerry at info@portchamber.com.au or tel: 02 6583 4412. | ||
| A warm welcome to our new members for August | ||
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| August Chamber Night | ||
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If you didn’t make it along to the August Chamber evening, you missed out on hearing how the Pareto principle is alive and well in Port Macquarie’s business sector. We heard that around 15% of our businesses employing 74% of our employees, and 17% of business producing 75% of our local gross regional product. 60 members and guests were enthralled by Stuart Goodfellow’s presentation of his research on the landscape of business in Port Macquarie and it certainly generated some interesting questions and discussion.
Stuart has very generously offered to share his data with members, in return for a $50 donation to his favourite charity - Heart Support Australia, Port Macquarie Hastings Region Branch, who are aiming to fund a Cardiac Catheter Laboratory in the Port Macquarie Hospital. For details on how to make a direct deposit donation and obtain Stuart’s presentation, e-mail Kerry at info@portchamber.com.au. Please note, the information will be provided as unpublished data, not to be used for commercial purposes or gain and not to be on-forwarded. |
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| September AGM and Board Elections | ||
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The Port Macquarie Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday 29th September, 6:15pm at Quality Resort Sails. In addition to the receipt of the President’s and Treasurer’s reports, a major item of business will be the election of board members. The Chamber has 12 board member positions. Three of these positions will be vacant and up for election at the AGM. Thank you to the members who have committed much time and energy to the Chamber, in these positions, over the past 12 months - Peter Newman, Rosalind Blandford, and Peter Leight.
Chamber is seeking board members who are willing to contribute their time and talents to accomplish the Chamber’s objectives that benefit the business and local community. The AGM notice, proxy form, Board nomination form and information sheet will soon be mailed to all members. These documents will also be available on the Chamber website. Board nominations must be received by the Chamber Executive Officer by the close of business on 22nd September to be eligible. If you would like to seek further information on what’s involved in being a Board Member, please call Chamber Executive Officer, Liesa Davies on 6583 4412. Only current financial members will be eligible to vote at the AGM. If your membership is up for renewal, please pay your invoice promptly so that you will be able to participate in the forthcoming Board elections. If the nominations received exceed positions available there will be a vote. So pay your membership and make your vote count! Non financial members are welcome to attend the AGM however they will not be eligible to vote. The monthly member information night will follow the AGM at 6.30pm. |
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| Lord Howe Island | ||
| If you missed it in the last newsletter, Chamber will shortly be promoting our local business on Lord Howe Island (noting the Island Trader is due to sail from Port Macquarie when our new commercial wharf comes on-line). Thanks to those businesses who have expressed interest. If you’d like to be involved, please see the previous newsletter here for further details or contact Chamber Executive Officer, Liesa Davies, on executive@portchamber.com.au . | ||
| Members’ Accolades | ||
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Congratulations to The Little Brewing Company. The Wicked Elf Pale Ale was named in the top 5 beers (NSW/ACT) by Willie Simpson in his recently released book, “The Australian Beer Companion”.
Congratulations to Cassegrain who won an incredible 8 medals at the recent Cairns wine show (one gold, 2 silver and 5 gold). Further to this success, James Halliday, Australia’s most respected wine critic, has listed 2 Cassegrain wines in his NSW Top 100 wines:
Last, but not least, The Greater Port Macquarie Tourism Awards saw accolades for the following member businesses: The Observatory, Macquarie Waters Boutique Apartment Hotel and Rydges. Congratulations to all for these great achievements! |
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| Member Updates | ||
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The Digital Design and Poster Studio has a new name and look. Now named, Digital Signs and Printing, Adam Roberts says “The change of business name, logo and marketing material has allowed us to refresh our overall 'products and services'. We're excited about our growing and developing business and are more than happy to help other businesses update and refresh their overall appeal also.” See their new website here.
David Bailey has re-branded all of his operations as Australian Insurance Services, dropping the name Momentum Insurance Services in Port Macquarie. Australian Insurance Services are now operating in Port Macquarie, Kempsey and Laurieton. See website here. |
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| Chamber Board | ||
| Robert Turner (President) | Kellon Beard | Peter Buckland | Bob Gillroy | Janette Hyde | Daniel Jordan | Bill Linney | Peter Newman | Hadyn Oriti | Anthony Wilson | Geoff Woodham | ||
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