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AUSTRALIAN STATES ARE HARMONISING

It 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

CALLS FOR INQUIRIES INTO SMALL BUSINESS FINANCING

The calls for an inquiry into the financing for Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Australia are increasing.



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2/4/2010

GEELONG PORT IS AN ECONOMIC DRIVER FOR THE REGION

The 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

VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT SET TO LIFT REGIONAL FIRE SERVICES LEVY

The 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

THE GEELONG CATS STILL SHOW THE WAY

The 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

FEDERAL STIMULUS PACKAGE ALREADY BENEFICIAL FOR GEELONG REGION

The 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

SHOWCASE THE GEELONG REGION’S CAPABILITIES

The 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

SUSTAINABLE BUSINESSES WILL SAVE MORE THAN COSTS

When 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

NEW MEMBERS

Please join us in welcoming the following New Members to the Chamber:


 


BOC


Coastal Accounting Services


Crosswords for Fun


Effective Freight Management


Lachlan McColl


MAX Action Vehicles


Opium Cocktail bar


 


Please support these members where possible.



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3/16/2009

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

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

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

ICT OPPORTUNITY STUDY IS POSITIVE FOR THE REGION

Geelong 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

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

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

Retail Strategy Still The Key To New Development

Pressure 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

‘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

Geelong's Regional Telecommunications Get Top Marks

Geelong 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

Get Exposed To Business

The 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

EVENTS
March After Five

Italy.jpgClub Italia welcomes Chamber members to help celebrate the 30 year anniversary of its current


building located on the Queenscliff Rd in Moolap.


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Bringing world-class real estate practices to Geelong


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