 | “SURVIVE AND THRIVE IN 2010” IS STILL THE CHAMBER’S CALLThere is still an urgent need to help the many small businesses in the Geelong region recover from the effects of the severe economic downturn last year especially with the greater majority of them having operated in a positive economic environment for the previous sixteen years.
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| 4/29/2010 |
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 | Geelong Chamber of Commerce identifies its top prioritiesThe Geelong Chamber of Commerce has been reviewing priorities for new projects, business issues and new initiatives. In the near future the Chamber will be meeting with all local MPs ahead of the upcoming elections to pursue these items.
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| 4/29/2010 |
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 | ECONOMY FARING WELL IN VICTORIA AND AUSTRALIABoth Australia’s and Victoria’s economies are faring well and the outlook for 2010 is really positive for them despite USA and Europe still being depressed with a much slower recovery predicted according to the Reserve Bank of Australia’s Head of Economic Analysis, Dr Tony Richards.
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| 3/19/2010 |
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 | ANOTHER BUSY YEAR FOR THE GEELONG CHAMBERThe Geelong Chamber is the envy of other Chambers of Commerce around Australia because of the continuing popularity of its monthly After Five functions which attract hundreds of its members on each occasion.
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| 3/19/2010 |
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 | AUSTRALIAN STATES ARE HARMONISINGIt is quite a rare event when Australian states are in harmony!
This does not mean a reduction in the traditional rivalry and strong competition between the states – these will always be evident!
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| 2/4/2010 |
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 | CALLS FOR INQUIRIES INTO SMALL BUSINESS FINANCINGThe calls for an inquiry into the financing for Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Australia are increasing.
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| 2/4/2010 |
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 | GEELONG PORT IS AN ECONOMIC DRIVER FOR THE REGIONThe importance of the Geelong Port to the Victorian and regional economies is again emphasised in Port Futures which was launched in Geelong by the Minister for Roads and Ports, Tim Pallas, last month.
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| 10/14/2009 |
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 | VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT SET TO LIFT REGIONAL FIRE SERVICES LEVYThe Victorian government has indicated that it will lift the regional and rural fire services levy for businesses from 63 per cent to 84 per cent to cover extra fire fighting costs as a result of the disastrous bushfires last February.
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| 10/14/2009 |
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 | THE GEELONG CATS STILL SHOW THE WAYThe gutsy grand final win by the Geelong Cats in September added to its previous flag in 2007 surely places the team and the Geelong Football Club as two of the most dominant AFL forces in the current era!
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| 10/14/2009 |
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 | FEDERAL STIMULUS PACKAGE ALREADY BENEFICIAL FOR GEELONG REGIONThe Rudd government’s $42 billion financial stimulus package announced last February - the Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan - is already benefiting the Geelong region’s economy and this is being demonstrated in contracts in the order of $30 million awarded to local companies in the Geelong region to date.
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| 7/16/2009 |
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 | SHOWCASE THE GEELONG REGION’S CAPABILITIESThe Geelong Chamber’s strong message of “buying and trading locally” as the focus of its recent Geelong Region Buy Local Campaign needs to be constantly reinforced if the region’s attitude towards using local suppliers and professional services is to be changed!
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| 7/15/2009 |
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 | SUSTAINABLE BUSINESSES WILL SAVE MORE THAN COSTSWhen greenhouse gas reduction in Australia and globally is being hotly debated, it is all the more reason why Geelong businesses should look more closely at their resources use and the waste products generated from their operations.
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| 4/15/2009 |
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 | NEW MEMBERSPlease join us in welcoming the following New Members to the Chamber:
Australian Red Cross Blood Service
Bridges Financial Services
Intrax Consulting Engineers
OBI Group
Preston Rowe Paterson Geelong P/L
Smartline
The Groove Train
Tricycle Developments
Please support these members where possible.
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| 3/16/2009 |
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 | GEELONG STUDENTS IMPRESSED BY TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE
More than 430 students in Years 7 to 9 from Geelong’s secondary schools and colleges saw, first hand, the types of exciting and innovative projects that the modern manufacturing tradesperson now gets involved with during their course of work.
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| 9/15/2008 |
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 | GEELONG BUSINESSES SHOULD EMBRACE E-COMMERCE
The Geelong Chamber has two real concerns about the Internet and Ecommerce.
The first is that Geelong continues to have the lowest take-up of the Internet and eCommerce by its businesses compared to any similar-size city in Australia as well as smaller cities and towns on a percentage basis!
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| 9/15/2008 |
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 | FOURTH RESEARCH AND INNOVATION EXPO TO BE THE BEST The fourth annual Smart Geelong Network’s Research and Innovation Expo is shaping up to be the best yet!
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| 7/23/2008 |
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 | ICT OPPORTUNITY STUDY IS POSITIVE FOR THE REGIONGeelong Business News February 2008 Edition
By the time this edition is printed, the final report on the study of the issues and opportunities for businesses involved in the information and communication technology sector (ICT) in the Geelong region will have been released and will indicate very positive signs for this sector.
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| 5/19/2008 |
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 | CHAMBER’S STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNS WELL WITH THE REGION’S FUTURE
Geelong Business News May 2008 Edition
The Chamber recently had its new Strategic Plan 2008-2010 New Directions launched publicly by the Hon Lisa Neville, Minister for Mental Health, Senior Victorians and Community Services and Member for Bellarine.
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| 5/19/2008 |
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 | GEELONG RING ROAD LINKS NOW IN PLACE
Geelong Business News June 2008 Edition
The recent announcement in Geelong by the Premier, John Brumby, of $65 million to half-fund the last section of the Geelong ring road will see the final link of the bypass in place which considerably eases the original concerns of the Chamber.
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| 5/19/2008 |
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 | Retail Strategy Still The Key To New DevelopmentPressure created by proposed large commercial and retail developments
has prompted further calls to review the Greater Geelong Retail
Strategy.
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| 2/13/2008 |
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 | ‘Tis The Season To Be Waste Wise!While the benefits of being Waste Wise are evident all year around, the
extra waste stream produced as part of the festive season spending
certainly reinforces the need for all businesses to be involved in the
Waste Wise Geelong Network!
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| 2/13/2008 |
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 | Geelong's Regional Telecommunications Get Top MarksGeelong businesses can now rest assured that they are extremely well
served in terms of wired and mobile telecommunications infrastructure
which offers significant choices of technologies and providers.
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| 2/13/2008 |
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 | Get Exposed To BusinessThe third annual Geelong Business Expo, which is jointly sponsored
again by the Chamber of Commerce and the City of Greater Geelong, will
be staged next month at the Kardinia Heights Centre in Hamlyn Heights.
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| 2/13/2008 |
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