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FEATURES 4 Business Networking 6 The Winning Formula 8 Unity College Keeping Bees Busy 10 10 Years of Style 12 Caloundra: 100 Years 14 Clean Practice for Copy Company 16 Webisodes Lift the Lid on Pumicestone Passage
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5 Social Pics 18 Upcoming Events 20 Welcome to New Members 22 Members Directory
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OUT & ABOUT
PRESIDENT’S PEN
BUSINESS NETWORKING
Michael Shadforth, President of Caloundra Chamber Of Commerce
The Chamber hosts a number of functions and events that present a great opportunity for networking and education. The Business After Hours 26 July was held at Dicky Beach Surf Club with members networking over drinks and canapes. The Chamber also held Business After Hours on Tuesday 29 August at Corner Pocket Bar & Grill in Caloundra to celebrate the publication, Caloundra: The Past 100 years with the book’s authors.
Ben Butler (Elypsys) & Jonathan Allen (Secure Access)
COMMERCE GROWTH ON THE MOVE Mandy Napier (Mindset for Success), Teressa Schmidt (CQUniversity) & Stuart Coward (STEPS Group Australia)
The Sunshine Coast is projected to have a population of 500,000 by 2031. That's an extra 196,611 more people than we currently have throughout the region. With gamechanger projects like the Sunshine Coast University Hospital and Aura being located at the southern end of the Coast, the prediction moving forward is that Caloundra will get the majority of the population growth in the next three to four years.
Matthew Lesko (Right at Home Sunshine Coast), Louise Nousala (Accounting Matters), Lea Schloss (Suncity Travel) & Ben Alexander (iExpedition)
Craig Chandler (Bill's Boat & Bike Hire), Michael McNamare (Bill's Boat & Bike Hire) & Kerrie Chandler (Bill's Boat & Bike Hire)
The SCUH is the crown jewel of the health hub, which is the largest health infrastructure asset currently being developed in Australia and the commencement of the first stage of Aura signals the start of the Stockland development that will house 50,000 residents in 30 years.
Peter Keulen (Caloundra Central Apartment Hotel) & Vickie Ross (Max Employment)
Marina Baldwin (Sargent Baldwin Lawyers) & Linda Feltman (McGrath Estate Agents Caloundra)
Bill Darby (Rumba Beach Resort), Glen Palmer (Core Business Accountants) & Bruce Sargent (Sargent Baldwin Lawyers)
Gary Mears (The Event Centre Caloundra), John Orning (Best Western Plus Lake Kawana Hotel), Paul Martins (Sunshine Coast Council) & Ken Jeffreys (Caloundra Jetski)
Tracey Monkley (Air Fraser Island), Peter Smith (Affinity Services) & Sharon Seymour (Larosh HR)
Paul Nay (PMCN Consulting Pty Ltd), Adrian Reed (Fifo Capital), Brendon Murray (Bentley's Sunshine Coast) & Donna Niazov (Family Friendly Carpet Cleaning & Pest Control)
This opportunity for unprecedented growth is no longer a theory - it's actually happening. Having the concentration of growth located around Caloundra in the short term means that the town needs to be prepared. Whilst it can take time for people to realise the untapped potential that this kind of growth can bring to the region and to the businesses within it, I encourage people to begin to kick into high gear now and look at the potential for extra business that will come with the influx of residents into Aura as well as professionals relocating to be near the new hospital as a positive thing.
Brendon Murray (Bentley's Sunshine Coast), Tracie Sanim (Splash Marketing and PR) & Mark Davis (Sunshine Coast Daily)
This is an opportunity we have been waiting a long time for, so grasp it with two hands and throw everything you've got at it because it will be here before you know it. Do what you can to look at avenues your business can capitalise on to attract new customers, or niche markets you can target to grow your business now. Don't sit around and wait for them to arrive, because by then, it will be too late. Helen Sattler (Mets on Kings), Jeanette Marshal (Blend Hair & Beauty), Gloria Murillo (Blend Hair & Beauty), Sarah Lord (Blend Hair & Beauty) Gillian Edwards (Breakfree Grand Pacific Resort) & Emma CourtneyMillwood (Blend Hair & Beauty)
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my belief in the 'power of nice'. You truly can do the right thing and care deeply for people whilst achieving great things in business.”
THE WINNING FORMULA LIES IN COMMUNITY CULTURE
I intend to help in any way I can to enhance this already phenomenal group to even greater heights. The Hedley-Wards implemented a Community Giveback Program during the changeover to a McGrath agency. The scheme works with the agents putting up $250 from their commission for each sale, which is then matched dollar for dollar by the agency. The vendors are then able to choose a charity dear to their hearts to receive the $500 donation.
Jodie Hedley-Ward has always been a firm believer of the ripple effect and the McGrath Estate Agents Caloundra co-owner hopes their large investment in a new community-friendly office and the success of their Community Giveback Program will continue to have positive flow-on effects.
It is her drive and determination to create a culture of collaboration, high energy, and support for like-minded professionals that saw Mrs Hedley-Ward recently named Corporate Business Woman of the Year at the 19th Annual Sunshine Coast Business Women’s Network Awards.
We don't just sell houses and walk away. Mrs Hedley-Ward and husband David took over the former Civic Video store in Bowman Road in November last year. The
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Hedley-Wards had run a successful real estate business in Kawana Forest that had grown from three employees to 12 before they decided to connect with McGrath in January last year.
while offering ample dedicated car parking space for them to host events at the premises.
Caloundra is changing so much and it is evolving so quickly, it's such an exciting time.
They now have 20 staff and a purposedesigned office space that is akin to a stylish boutique environment, with large meeting rooms, a dedicated area for community groups to host seminars, and a coffee machine at the ready.
“From the very outset, we wanted to have a space that very much blurred the lines of what a real estate agency should be,” she says.
Mrs Hedley-Ward says they spent six months searching for the right premises and loved their new location as it is still close to the CBD
“This is at the core of what we do, thinking of how we can help the community. Winning the award was a wonderful confirmation of
By June 30, the program raised $25,000 for 45 charities. Mrs Hedley-Ward says the program is another way they are thinking outside the box to connect with their clients and others in the community. In fact, the program has helped smaller, niche charities that usually fly under the radar to get a real leg-up. “It breaks down those walls and it’s been unreal to get to know people on a whole new level, it’s not just about the sale of their house,” she says. “We are not a traditional real estate. We pride ourselves on collaboration with local business and connecting with our customers and really holding their hands throughout the process of selling and buying their homes. We don’t just sell houses and walk away.” When Mrs Hedley-Ward was given a chance to speak at the Australian Real Estate
Conference, she used the platform to encourage agents to put the ‘real’ back into real estate. “I had a lightbulb moment while looking at the acronym AREC during that conference and by the time I got to speak on day two, I demonstrated that if you take the C off the back and place it at the front, it spells CARE and that’s what we should all strive to do. Those who are genuine in their actions will shine through,” she says. The property industry in the agency’s zone is among the healthiest in the state, constantly topping the Real Estate Industry Queensland stats for lowest rental vacancy rates and least days on market for properties, but Mrs Hedley-Ward’s passion and focus is not on sale figures or the state of the industry that she knows inside and out.
Mrs Hedley-Ward says she will use her time as an ambassador for the Sunshine Coast Business Women’s Network to fulfill a goal to speak with 52 groups in 52 weeks. “I intend to help in any way I can to enhance this already phenomenal group to even greater heights,” she says. “McGrath Estate Agents plan to be here for a very long time and we have built a team that shares the same values and empathetic culture. For us, it’s the people first and if you get the people right, it all flows from there. At the end of the day, the real satisfaction lies in doing things for other people.”
Instead, it is on the potential for all businesses in Caloundra to get on board the wave of investment and innovation that is creating a strong collaborative business community.
We wanted to have a space that very much blurred the lines of what a real estate agency should be. “Caloundra is changing so much and it is evolving so quickly, it’s such an exciting time for Caloundra and it’s great to feel like we are on board with something amazing that is taking place,” she says. “There is a real shared energy and a huge boost in arts and culture and the fabric of the community and it’s a palpable energy of people wanting to take it to the next level.”
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With Smart Work Gateway, you can work from anywhere UNITY COLLEGE KEEPING BEES BUSY Young entrepreneurs are getting a head-start on their future at Unity College.
The school’s innovative ComUnity Co-op is drawing in students from study fields as varied as business, hospitality, graphic design, and the sciences, with every one of them gaining real-life skills and experience while working together to operate the College Milhut – a shipping container that has been transformed into a successful café business.
I have really been watching these students grow in their confidence and knowledge. Every aspect of the day-to-day running of the business is carried out by the students, under the supervision of Andra Clark. Nutrition students have developed the Fitter Faster Stronger program to design healthy breakfasts and snacks to make and sell at the café and hospitality students have worked with Caloundra coffee guru Tim Adams and muesli queen Alli Shambrook of Allies Fit Food to learn how to prepare their products for sale at the Milhut.
the other Bee Sweet food products and the Bee Happy merchandise the business students have ordered in. Graphic design students are responsible for the product’s lively packaging and the team put their collective minds together to create brands for each section of the co-op.
be a very popular item for students, staff and parents,” she says.
Unity College Business School leader Gillian Meyers says they drew on the school’s Celtic roots and named the honey batches after the season they were harvested in. One of their most successful was the Oiteag, which means Summer Blossoms, and Milhut, the name of the café, means Spring Blossoms.
Ms Meyers says all money made from the venture will go back into the program to continue to expand it and allow more students to get involved.
One of their most popular products, the Buzz-On surf wax, was created through a desire to minimise waste by utilising the capping from the honey. Ms Meyers says the students mix the honey wax with secret ingredients, which they came up with after some trial and error, to create an organic surf wax that causes no harm to the ocean.
Business students are rostered on every shift at the café to oversee operations and sales and a dedicated team of students from Year 4 all the way up to Year 12 tend to the school’s 15 European honey bee hives located at the back of the campus.
They can never quite meet the demand as this has come to be a very popular item.
The honey they harvest is used in the breakfast muesli bowls and other treats on offer, as well as sold as a retail item alongside
“They made 50 bars in their first run and they sold out so quickly. They can never quite meet the strong demand as this has come to
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The Milhut officially opened in October last year and since then, has made enough money to recoup all the start-up costs apart from the customisation of the container.
The school has had a long-standing relationship with East Coast TAFE that allows students to gain a Certificate II and III in business while in Years 11 and 12, but now Ms Meyers says the co-op allows them to leave high school ready to start their own businesses. “The skills they are learning are transferrable from one industry to another and we are trying to give them a realistic run on how things operate,” she says. “It’s one thing to learn in a classroom and another thing to have to think on your feet and overcome challenges as they arise in real time. It engages them into look at what they need to do differently and not just regurgitating something from a book. It makes them adaptable and able to think on their feet.” Ms Meyers says the students had taken ownership of the space and not only enjoyed working in it, but looking at other ways the
venue can be used to connect with their peers, teachers, and parents. The Milhut is the base for Thumpin Thursdays, where live music is played by students for others to enjoy on the grassed area, and many teachers have moved their morning meetings to the shade of the umbrellas on the Milhut deck to enjoy a beverage before classes start. And this is only the beginning, with Ms Meyers determined the school will continue to find innovative ways to expand the business as funds allow. “I
It makes them adaptable and able to think on their feet. have really been watching these students grow in their confidence and knowledge of customer relations and service. They are so passionate about their product and they can easily communicate this to their customers. Particularly the Year 12s, who really hand in designing this and getting it up and running, they feel like they own this, it’s theirs and they love it,” she says. The co-op is already linked to successful local businesses and Ms Meyers says they welcome others who would like to connect with the program to teach skills to students or sell their products through the Milhut.
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Sunshine Coast Fashion Festival History 2007
Poolside at Surfair Resort, Marcoola. It was the coldest October night in 60 years.
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A Winter event, never to be repeated, at a hangar at the Sunshine Coast Airport.
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Coastline BMW, where the hair team kept blowing the power in the workshop and the white catwalk ended up in Townsville. Quay West Noosa (now RACV club), which had a 50-meter boardwalk with a perspex catwalk over a fountain. The heavens opened 30 minutes before doors opened and everything had to be moved into a tiny conference room.
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Lake Kawana Community Centre
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The Events Centre Caloundra. The only venue left on the Sunshine Coast that is big enough for the festival.
10 YEARS OF STYLE ON THE SUNSHINE COAST The Sunshine Coast Fashion Festival may not be reinventing the wheel, its founder says it most definitely is reinventing the way that it rolls.
Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, the festival has evolved from a simple fashion parade to follow up the inaugural Sunshine Coast Style Awards into an internationallyrecognised annual event with more than 20 labels, 70 models, and a team of 300 dedicated volunteers who work the back and front of house roles. Despite its success and longevity, festival founder Jacinta Richmond says she never set out to create the event and it was born out of a request for a summer fashion parade which was held at the Surfair Resort at Marcoola in 2008.
To look back and see the brands who have gone onto great things... and models who learned to strut their stuff in my loungeroom. “It was never part of any kind of plan… it took on a mind of its own,” she says. Once the ball was rolling, Ms Richmond says she kept moving forward and learned lots of valuable lessons along the way, including the importance of networking, building relationships, and listening to feedback. “The biggest lesson I have learned is that I am completely mad. Secondly, people will always tell you how they could do it better and everything that is wrong with what you do. I have come to appreciate that kind of negativity as I turn it into a positive by finding ways to make sure those things don’t happen again,” she says. “I have also learned that I am great at working with a zero budget and that the thing that keeps me and the event going is a passion for creative talent and the potential of every brand, volunteer, partner to the event and team member. Potential is inspiring.” The event has been held at many different locations across the Coast including Noosa, Coolum, and Twin Waters, but Ms Richmond
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says none of them fit perfectly until they found The Events Centre in Caloundra.
for the VIP dinner the night before the shows for our Q & A panelists.
I just hope it ups the stakes but keeps that old beachside town feel and beach houses at the same time.
Sunshine Coast Afloat is a partner for the Bloggers event in August, Deluxe Kombi’s is the VIP airport transfers partner for the third year in a row and Aura Makeup Australia, which is based in Kawana, has just joined the festival as a makeup partner.
When Clive Palmer closed the Palmer Coolum Resort, former Sunshine Coast Council officer Geoff Peters insisted that Ms Richmond look at the Caloundra venue.
I turn it into a positive by finding ways to make sure those things don't happen again.
“I am being totally honest when I say I had absolutely no intention of going there. It was not what I wanted in the slightest. But then David Shanahan was an events manager there at the time and he was able to do everything that I asked. He lined me up with Rumba Resort and Bill Darby, who lined me up with the Caloundra Chamber of Commerce and I have never looked back,” she says. “I needed to get my head around the move away from a resort venue and that because we were at an events centre, we needed to be big enough to fill it. No more thinking small. We were welcomed and supported with open arms and we have since expanded our reach and our relationships and it feels like home and the right fit.”
It was never part of any kind of plan... it took on a mind of its own. While the festival now attracts a strong field of national and international designers, there are still strong opportunities and recognition for Coast talent. Judy Copley Couture will be hitting the catwalk this year and Rumba Resort is the festival’s official accommodation partner for designers, VIPs, and model castings. Monaco is also an accommodation partner and the Sebel Pelican Waters will be the venue
Ms Richmond says there will be some special surprises in store to commemorate the tenth anniversary, but the only one she was prepared to share with the Caloundra Buzz was an expansion of the highly popular Q&A Sessions to include a section on sustainability. “For an organically grown and, until last year, solely self-funded event, this anniversary is huge. To look back and see the brands who have gone onto great things such as coastbased Hive Swimwear, who are now stocked all over the world, and models who learned to strut their stuff in my loungeroom who are now with agencies around the world, including with Valentino, is amazing. I am proud to say we established fashion on the Sunshine Coast on an industry (as opposed to purely retail) level,” she says. “The Sunshine Coast has certainly upped its style stakes. For Caloundra specifically, the change has come in terms of resorts and restaurants. They have moved forward extensively and the level of service and appearance have given Caloundra a new look. These are fashion related, everything lifestyle is. Retail spaces are slowly springing up that are worthy of the ‘fashion capital’ title. I just hope it ups the stakes but keeps that old beach side town feel and beach houses at the same time.”
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CENTENARY OF CALOUNDRA CELEBRATED IN NEW BOOK Can you imagine buying a block of land on the coveted Bulcock Beach foreshore for just five pounds? That was the going rate when the area was first subdivided in 1917.
On August 16 a century ago, the foreshore land that had been tightly held by the Bulcock family was put up for auction by Robert Bulcock Jr. It signaled the start of the 100-year transformation of Caloundra into the bustling township that it is today.
a week and take one of the Kronks Motel rooms. Caloundra has grown amazingly, there was no water, homes were equipped with thunderbox toilets, there were no street lights and no traffic lights. Today it is a bustling township that continues to grow and flourish.”
It is a milestone that local historians Anne Wensley and John and Janice Groves have spent the last 12 months focused on, while the rest of the region was transfixed by major celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the renaming of the Near North Coast to the Sunshine Coast.
Ms Wensley’s background as a history teacher and her passion for Caloundra has made her a walking encyclopedia. She was named the Sunshine Coast Senior Citizen of the Year in 2016 and deputy mayor Tim Dwyer has called her the “custodian of Caloundra” because whenever the council need to find out something historical about the area, they call her up.
On August 16 this year, the trio launched their 16th collaborative book – The Past 100 Years of Caloundra. It is also their biggest and best to date. The self-published A4 book has 168 pages, with two photos per page and an anecdote or historical facts beneath each one. The historical book covers the Bulcock family, how people in Caloundra earned a living, the shops, services, leisure activities and features just to name a few chapters. Ms Wensley says she is “quite honoured” to have been a Caloundra resident for the past 52 years and is still amazed at the huge transformation that has occurred within the last half century. “When we moved here 52 years ago, we couldn’t get a permanent rental, Caloundra was just a fishing village and it really only started to move in the 70s and 80s,” she says. “There was no hospital, police, or fire service and and doctors who would come one day
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The Groves’ have been active historians for many decades and began to hone in on Caloundra since 2000, when John became interested in finding out more about the army relics on Bribie Island, just across the Pumicestone Passage from Caloundra.
“Where the Department of Transport and Centrelink are now, there used to be a roller skating rink,” he says. “This book helps us to remember these things which have been long gone, but were very much a part of life in Caloundra.” There was the floods of 1976, which saw all of Bulcock Street go underwater, a cyclone which tore through the former Tripcony caravan park, WWII when Caloundra became a military base, the stranding of the Anro Asia on Bribie Island and the stranding of the SS Dicky that went on to become a landmark until it was dismantled in 2015. ‘The Past 100 Years of Caloundra’ is available to buy at BookShop at Caloundra on Bulcock Street, the Kings Beach Pavillion, the Landsborough Museum and the Moffat Post Office.
Once he started asking around, he found residents were only too willing to share their knowledge, family histories, and their photo albums. In the past 17 years, John has amassed a collection of 50,000 historical photos of the Sunshine Coast from 430 families, and these form the basis for the books. Mr Groves says the book covers all of the major changes, weather events, and some of the forgotten elements from Bells Creek out to Little Mountain like the Endeavour, the matchstick house, the waterslides and the drive-in. Authors: Anne Wensley with John and Janice Groves
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Improved Dealership. The following year, Ms Mackie was recognised as the Sustainability Champion of the Year. Fuji Xerox managed ICT services Daniel Bryar says since 2010, the business has grown from 372 pieces of equipment to more than 2500 and with each partner they take on board, staff were working hard to gain momentum on a more sustainable mindset shift.
Typical Energy Consumption measurements are declining rapidly. Mr Bryar says when they started working with Sunshine Coast Grammar, which educates 1200 students, the school was using a pallet of paper each term. By implementing new thought processes and technology, such as requiring staff to be present at a printer to receive documents rather than hitting print multiple times and forgetting to collect it later, they cut their printing output by 30%. The next pallet of paper arrived long before it was required.
CLEAN PRACTICE KEY TO SUSTAINABILITY FOR COPY COMPANY They have also invested in carbon offset programs.
“Businesses can learn a lot from this as well. There are some schools that require entire classrooms of space to store documents in. Literally just paper. And some businesses might be in the same situation. When you are paying anywhere between $250 to $450 a square meter to rent your office space, it
makes sense to cut down on printing and to digitise the incoming documents to cut down that storage requirement,” he says. For more information, visit www.fxbcsc.com.au
Office equipment is built to consume paper, toner, electricity and to output waste in the form of empty cartridges and the packaging that everything comes in. So, when you think of office photocopiers, the word environmentally friendly doesn’t automatically come to mind. But the Sunshine Coast’s Fuji Xerox Business Centre has sustainability at its very core.
In fact, the Kawana-based business invests money into ensuring it can reuse, recycle, or repurpose everything it possibly can.
Fuji Xerox as a company do take it very seriously. Fuji Xerox government solutions officer Samantha Mackie says they have a proven 98% recycling policy through a comprehensive system that allows machines and parts to be remanufactured, toner cartridges and excess toner to be recycled along with card board, hard plastics and even polystyrene. What they cannot recycle on site, they send to a depot in Sydney, or is collected by other recycling specialists. In the last two months of 2016, they recycled 1766 toner cartridges and 450kgs of hard plastics.
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“Fuji Xerox as a company do take it very seriously and have not only assessed the ways in which they improve on their equipment design and energy consumption, but they have also invested in carbon offset programs, like the 10,000 hectares of trees that have been planted to offset the emissions created by the equipment,” Ms Mackie says. Technology has advanced in bounds and Typical Energy Consumption measurements are declining rapidly. Traditional machines use 10 to 12 kilowatt-hours per week, while the latest machines use just one. Ms Mackie says some copiers can operate on less electricity than a standard lightbulb and the latest Fuji Xerox 3D printers can use cornstarch to create fully sustainable and biodegradable products for use in education applications, to create toys and even model houses for architects to name but a few.
Fuji Xerox have even gone as far as to devise a recipe to grow their own toner in test tubes to ensure they have full control over the ingredients and its impact on the environment. This move was prompted by the fact that traditional toners include carcinogenic components that are not only harmful to the users, but also the environment when they are disposed of.
Businesses can learn a lot from this as well... it makes sense to cut down on printing. The palpable passion for everything sustainable resulted in the business, which holds one-third of the market share in a region that spans from Morayfield to Gympie and west to Kingaroy, to be recognized with the 2012 Dealer Sustainability Awards Most
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The 2013/14 State Wide Recreational and Regional Fishing Survey, conducted by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, found recreational fishing continues to be a popular outdoor activity in Queensland.
The planning, the research, and working with council, the chamber, and a variety of experts and fine-tuning the content makes a massive difference.
WEBISODES LIFT THE LID ON PUMICESTONE PASSAGE There is an old fishing code that says you should hold your secret fishing spots tightly to avoid being left without anything to catch. But when your fishing ground is the Pumicestone Passage and there is an abundance of the ‘big three’, why wouldn’t you want to spread the word?
That’s the philosophy of Fishing Australia host and Pelican Waters resident Rob Paxevanos has taken and he has joined forces with the Sunshine Coast Council and the Caloundra Chamber of Commerce to film five webisodes dedicated to fishing in Caloundra. Mr Paxevanos says the Pumicestone Passage has the advantage of being a marine park, so fish stocks in the big three family fishing species – whiting, bream, and flathead – are in “fantastic numbers,” making it the perfect environment for people to get outside and experience fishing. “We wanted to encourage locals to get out and enjoy the fishing more. People need to be
inspired and need the expertise to enjoy it. We also wanted to attract visitors and keep them here for longer by showing them an activity that they can do,” he says.
We wanted to encourage locals to get out and enjoy fishing more. “It has been 12 months of planning for these webisodes. I could’ve walked down to the passage and caught fish in a few minutes and said, ‘That’s how you do it,’ but the planning, researching, and working with council, the chamber, and a variety of experts and finetuning the content makes a massive difference.” The webisodes were launched through a special Sunshine Coast edition of Fishing Australia on both Channel 10 and WIN in late July and Mr Paxevanos says the online content was “quickly shown some love” on Facebook. The webisodes, which people around the world can watch at any time, focus on Golden Beach, the Pumicestone Passage, fishing from hired boats or kayaks, tying knots
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Around 642,000, or 15%, of Queenslanders aged five years or more went recreational fishing in Queensland in the 12 months prior to November 2013, making it more popular than sports and physical recreational activities such as cycling (7.5%), tennis (3.3%) and golf (4.4%). Mr Paxevanos says he has seen growth in the number of people throwing in a line since he moved with his family to Pelican Waters four
years ago, with people of all ages fishing “left, right, and center.” “Fishing means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. Some people want to go and catch a feed, other people just want to catch a fish, others again just want to be able to throw a line in and have a knock-about with friends and family,” he says. “Fishing is definitely helping to put Caloundra on the map and attracting people from further afield. I do see more charter boats and more operators opening up, drawing attention to the area. Fishing is something people want to do here and it’s growing.” Mr Paxevanos says the webisodes can easily be harnessed by Caloundra businesses to attract customers no matter which industry you are in. Accommodation providers can use them to spruik reasons to come and stay, bait and tackle stores can use it to show what is possible if their products are purchased in town… the possibilities are endless.
enjoy a holiday here and go fishing.’ A lot of time, effort, and expertise has gone into these webisodes and the switched-on businesses will understand that we are creating assets for them to use. Sharing on social media is so easy these days,” he says.
Fishing is definitely helping to put Caloundra on the map. Mr Paxevanos says he has found “the best of both worlds” since moving to Pelican Waters, with lifestyle matching up with education and work opportunities for his children, who are aged between five and 18 years old. The real icing on the cake for Mr Paxevanos, however, is that he no longer has to plan for climate extremes when taking the family out on a fishing trip and the water temperatures are “user-friendly” all year round. You can view the five Caloundra Fishing webisodes at visitsunshinecoast.com/fishing
“Business owners would be mad not to share [the webisodes] and say, ‘Come on down and
and rigs, fishing for more challenging catch for the more seasoned angler, and the Coastal Pathway. “The area around Caloundra and the Pumicestone Passage is a gorgeous part of the world and offers fantastic fishing and recreation spots for visitors, locals and families,” Mr Paxevanos says. “These webisodes will give some inside information about the best places to go and some simple, fun techniques to put a rod in and reel in a good catch while having some fun in the great outdoors.” Mr Paxevanos says the boardwalk on Bulcock Beach, which is part of the region’s extensive Coastal Pathway, is one of the most amazing pieces of infrastructure he has ever seen.
A lot of time, effort and expertise has gone into these webisodes.
“It’s got rod holders, shelters with seats where you sit down and relax in the shade, bait cutting boards and taps with lots of room and if someone in the family wants to go for a coffee or go for a swim, it’s all right there. I’ve seen a lot of good infrastructure, but that takes the cake. It’s so well done,” he says.
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• Regular public courses in our Training Centre for individuals and smaller groups.
Allens Training on the Sunshine Coast is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO90909) delivering nationally recognised First Aid and Health and Safety training to workplaces across the Sunshine Coast.
Book your team in today and be equipped for any situation! w: allensfirstaid.com.au
p: 5438 8888
e: sunshinecoast@allenstraining.com.au www.caloundrachamber.com.au
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UPCOMING EVENTS IN SPRING
CALOUNDRA MUSIC FESTIVAL September 29 - October 2 Kings Beach Amphitheatre Enjoy four days of Sun, Surf and Soul at the beautiful Kings Beach on the Sunshine Coast! Don’t miss the incredible lineup over the long weekend in Caloundra!
caloundramusicfestival.com.au
2017 NATIONAL OUTRIGGER TITLES NATIONAL JUNIOR TITLES September 30 - October 2 Lake Kawana Join the Australian Outrigger Canoe Racing Association Limited for the juniors event which will run over 3 days of competition for outrigger canoe racing. aocra.com.au
CALOUNDRA FILM FESTIVAL
ART EXHIBITION
October 3 - 15 Big Screen Cinemas Caloundra
October 11 - December 3 Caloundra Regional Gallery
The festival will include the first Sunshine Coast Spanish Film Festival as well as the architectural film of the year Big Time, the Australian court-room thriller Don’t Tell and the Student Showcase.
The Friends Regional Gallery Caloundra Inc will host two exceptional exhibitions this Spring: Local Artists - Local Content Art Prize opening October 11 and The Holmes Acquisitive Art Prize for Excellence opening November 8.
caloundrafilmfestival.com.au
gallery.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au
SUNSHINE COAST HOMESHOW October 13 - 15 Sunshine Coast Stadium Over 180 local and regional companies will be 'on show', with a massive exhibition of products and services for our homes, lifestyles, outdoor living and outdoor adventure.
SUNSHINE COAST FASHION FESTIVAL October 20 - 21 The Events Centre, Caloundra The Sunshine Coast International Fashion Festival is the only established and internationally recognised fashion event in Queensland. The show presents talented emerging, local and national labels.
sunshinecoastexpo.com.au
sunshinecoastfashionfestival.com
CALOUNDRA MOUNTAIN BIKE EXPO
MELBOURNE CUP DAY
October 22 Caloundra Lighthouse Rugby Club
November 7 Sunshine Coast Turf Club
Celebrate 50 years of cycling on the Sunshine Coast with CORCA (Caloundra Off Road Cycling Association). Showcasing a great mountain bike exhibition, they will show you how to get started with one of the Coast’s favourite hobbies
Sunshine Coast Turf Club will celebrate the race that stops the nation with live racing, roving entertainment, fashions on the field and a big screen TV on the course. This race day is not to be missed!
facebook.com/corcamtb
sunshinecoastfashionfestival.com
caloundraartsandcrafts.org.au
IGNITE CHILLI FESTIVAL
CRAFT BEER & CIDER FESTIVAL SUNSHINE COAST
November 25 Downtown Caloundra
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CHRISTMAS ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR November 11 - 12 Caloundra Arts Centre All rooms at the Centre will be filled with an interesting and exciting selection of crafts including pottery, woodwork, original art and pastels to handmade lace, quilting, embroidery, jewellery, silk painting and more!
November 25 Sunshine Coast Stadium
Downtown Caloundra will play host to an exciting day of cooking demonstrations, info tents, live entertainment, street food and over 100 unique stalls offering products with a twist of chilli.There is something for the whole family!
Showcasing the best Australian craft brews and cider producers paired with outstanding local food vendors, interactive exhibitor stalls, live entertainment, rides and activities.
ignitechillifestival.com.au
craftbeersunshinecoast.com.au
TURN UP THE HEAT! Saturday 25 November 2017 Bulcock Street, Caloundra 1pm - 8pm Free Entry Artisan Stalls Street Theatre Retail Shopping
Chilli Eating Competitions Street Food Live Music Kids Activities
www.ignitechillifestival.com.au www.facebook.com/caloundrachillifestival
www.caloundrachamber.com.au
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CALOUNDRA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS Accounting Matters
Candy Addictions
Gillet Electrical
Accounting Matters offers practical bookkeeping administration training to new and existing small business owners. We also offer Xero Training in private or group environments
Personalised rock candy for your sweet needs!
For all you Electrical, Data & Air Conditioning requirements.
5478 5022 candyaddictions.com.au
5591 7569 gillett.com.au
Cheltenham Apartments
Girl Friday Jazz and Blues
Offers modern and clean Caloundra holiday accommodation with stunning ocean views and just a 200 metre walk to Kings Beach.
Girl Friday is a four-piece band performing a variety of blues, jazz and swing standards and originals.
5413 9257 accountingmatters.com.au
Adventure Empire The Sunshine Coast’s 1st high octane, adventurism business which includes an indoor rock climbing gym and fun outdoor activities for the whole family. 0423 347 078 adventureempire.com.au
Affinity Services Business and wealth advice to benefit your business.
5491 6564 cheltenhamapartments.com.au
Computercut Signage, branding and marketing requirements with a unique and extensive range of products and materials to suit any budget.
0417 794 254
5492 7666 computercutsigns.com.au
Air Fraser Island
Connect Hearing
Established in 1992, Air Fraser Island is an award winning tourist-based air charter service specialising in flights to and from, and scenic aerial tours of World Heritage Listed Fraser Island.
Audiologist clinic for hearing impairments and hearing restoration.
0407 191 066 airfraserisland.com.au
Australia Post
5438 1656 connecthearing.com.au
We solve Customer Engagement, Retention & Acquisition challenges for SMEs. Integrated, cost effective, Social Media Marketing Solutions. 1300 908 908 bigrockcomms.com.au
BNI Sunshine Coast Pty Ltd A referral marketing program that enables them to develop long-term, meaningful relationships with quality business professionals for businesses. 0434 218 641 bnisunshinecoast.com.au
Heart to Heart Studios Pty Ltd Photography for your Wedding, Business/Corporate and family and individual portrait needs. 0455 272 583 h2hstudios.com
Herron Todd White 5444 7277 htw.com.au
Fresh healthy meals ready to go!
Big Rock Communications
0403 277 230
Expert marketing for your business including digital, social, content and advertising.
13 76 78 auspost.com.au
0478 354 412 betterlegal.net
Cleaning and sanitising of carpets, upholstery and mattresses. Also leather cleaning.
Converge Marketing
0430 582 583 convergemarketing.com.au
Family lawyer with experience with Autism, ADHD and Aspergers offering mobile, flexible, friendly legal services that better accommodate your needs.
Health Protect Sunshine Coast
Property advisory and valuation service.
Government-owned corporation that provides postal services both locally and internationally, as well as operating retail stores.
Better Legal
0431 160 229 facebook.com/girlfridayjazzandblues
Crazy Fresh 5477 1687 crazyfresh.com.au
Faces in the Tipi
Hinton Fitness Health club that offers personal training and great gym equipment for your training needs. Also an onsite café to keep you satisfied! 0401 163 775 hintonfitness.com.au
iExpedition
Inspire TV
My Teddy
Smarter Spaces
Design and install home theatre, surround sound, Hi-Fi, simple TV mounting and extra TV and Data points servicing South East Queensland.
My Teddy creates unique, sentimental personalised gifts. The core product range are personalized teddies perfect for all occasions.
List and casually rent out your spare and unused space.
0403 909 619 inspiretv.com.au
3088 8122 myteddy.com.au
Imperium Corporate Services
Nannie Janes
Ten Pin Bowling - Fully Licensed
Imperium Corporate Services assists clients in achieving synergy and consistency within their core business structure – systems, talent and strategic development.
Market stall and catering services for desserts and savoury.
5438 2360 spinnersbarandbowl.com
0409 885 460 facebook.com/nanniejanes
Sunshine Coast Stage Hire
0408 788 829 imperiumcs.com.au
NXT Studio
Iron Fit Australia Pty Ltd Female fitness centre providing every style of training in a non intimidating environment. Creating women with strong bodies and strong minds. 0418 735 754 ironfitaustralia.com.au
Kiah Lucey Help businesses with products and services to strategically and effectively showcase their brand to captivate, inspire and empower others through photography. 0400 357 150 kiahlucey.com.au
Larosh HR HR Consulting for your hiring needs. 5492 2582 larosh.com.au
Leading Purpose Helping engaged employes do great work in strategic inspiring organisations. Creating environments where people and organisations thrive.
Workshops that expand young minds and activate soul intelligence.
Online expedition and adventure travel portal defining the future of expedition and adventure travel.
0416 349 736 facebook.com/facesinthetipi
1800 960 577 iexpedition.com
LYNP Projects and Constructions
Fulcrum Business Support
I Need Website Pty Ltd
Office support and hands on help to grow profitable, sustainable enterprises.
Offering online services to maximise your businesses online presence.
International construction and project management company with offices in Australia and Brazil.
5545 0721 fulcrumbusinesssupport.com.au
0468 405 352 ineedwebsite.com.au
Gente Consulting
Inkee Consulting
Assess and validate employee capabilities to align your workforce with your business strategy.
Inkee Consulting reinvigorates PR to share stories that inspire, motivate and educate. We collaborate and engage the community with a range digital and offline communications to reach your people easily.
0404 800 931 gente.com.au
0417 345 517 inkee.com.au
0421 507 192 leadingpurpose.com.au
0478 673 743 lynp.com.au
NXT Studio offers an elegant spce to create your NXT level body with a variety of Mat Pilates, Barre and Yoga classes. 0420 384 769 nxtstudio.com.au
Project Urban Specialist development consultancy with planning, architecture and project management. 5443 2844 projecturban.com.au/
Ray White Caloundra – Yianni Mooney Real estate agent. 0420 300 977 realestate.com.au/agent/yiannimooney-1739802
Right At Home Sunshine Coast In-home care and assistance provider dedicated to supporting our older Australians, adults with disability, and people recovering from surgery or disease. 1300 363 802 rightathome.com.au/scc
Sarina Russo Job Access Caloundra Australian-owned private sector jobactive provider specialist in employment. 5343 9500 sarinarusso.com.au
Master Hire
Seachange Strategic Investments
Provides hire solutions for the construction, industrial, mining, professional trades and DIY markets.
Educating and working with clients and their families to achieve their own financial security and independence.
5437 7755 masterhire.com.au
5413 9266 seachangestrategicinvestments.com
1300 944 987 smarterspaces.com.au
Spinners Bar and Bowl
We have over 35 years of event management experience specialising in stage hire and crowd control barriers. 0421 229 716 sunshinecoaststagehire.com.au
Talk To Me Clinic Using the modalities of Kinesiology, Homoeopathy and Energetic healing and reading. 0404 081 979 talktomeclinic.com.au
The American Hot Dog Company Mobile food van and catering business, selling gourmet style hotdogs with traditional and homemade recipes. 0448 441 728 theamericanhotdogco.com.au
Wellness Chiropractic Provides healthcare to the local Caloundra community for over 35 years. Specialising in the next level of health and wellbeing for all ages. 5491 3633 facebook.com/ WellnessCaloundraChiro/
Whisper Images Professional photography, drone owner/operator and custom picture framing. 0409 049 074 whisperimages.com.au
Williams Hall Chadwick Accountants Services include audit, business advisory/tax, corporate, financial and bookkeeping. 07 3221 2416 wcpa.com.au
Wilson Ryan Grose Lawyers Wilson Ryan Grose Lawyers work with their clients to provide timely, pragmatic and relevant legal advice. 5443 7897 wrg.com.au
CALOUNDRA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEMBER DIRECTORY The Caloundra Chamber has well over 500 members who come from a broad variety of industries. The full list of members and their contact details is available online at www.caloundrachamber.com.au in our Business Directory. To become a member, visit www.caloundrachamber.com.au/join IT AND PROGRAM SUPPORT BBC Digital Sunshine Coast
www.bbcdigital.com.au
1300 249 992
Elypsys
www.elypsys.com.au
1300 359 779
Felicity Jane Digital
www.felicityjane.com.au
0427 046 918
Flashfibres
www.flashfibres.com.au
5438 0003
Fuji Xerox Business Centre Sunshine Coast
www.fxbcsc.com.au
5451 7333
Jelly Bean Social Media
www.facebook.com/jellybeansocialmedia
0409 235 432
Momentum Software Solutions
www.momentumsoftwaresolutions.com.au
5479 1877
My Business Manager
www.mybusinessmanager.com
5641 1628
Nerdyness
www.nerdyness.com.au
0407 736 124
OZ I.T
www.ozitsolutions.com.au
1300 780 588
Pro Computers
www.procomputers.com.au
5441 1522
Rejuvenate Marketing
www.rejuvenatemarketing.com.au
5641 4781
Search Domination
www.searchdomination.com.au
5437 3111
SecureAccess
www.secureaccess.com.au
5443 7766
Smile I.t
www.smileit.com.au
1300 716 840
WDCi Group
www.main.wdcigroup.net
5438 9643
iiSpace (miiGroup)
www.facebook.com/miiSpaceCaloundra
1300 249 992
Smarter Spaces
www.smarterspaces.com.au
1300 944 987
Business Rebel
www.johnmorley.com.au
0418 315 911
DARE Group Australia
www.daregroupaustralia.com.au
5448 7442
Edgeware Creative Entrepreneurship
www.edgeware.com.au
3108 6077
Karen Faa - Civil Celebrant Training
www.karenfaa.com
0412 242 454
KB Business Solutions
www.improvingyourbusiness.com.au
0407 144 963
Kim Taylor Ultimate Speaker
www.facebook.com/UltimateSpeakerCircle
 5485 2438
Leadership Management Australia
www.leadershipmanagement.com.au
1800 333 270
Menteeco
www.facebook.com/ariel.inigo1
0410 326 600
Mindset for Success
www.mindsetforsuccess.com.au
0408 666 176
Organisational Change & Development
www.org-cd.com.au
0422 808 515
Premier Speakers and Events
www.premierspeakersandevents.com
1300 433 552
TAFE Queensland East Coast
www.tafeeastcoast.edu.au
5457 1027
Tamarind Copywriting (Copywriter Training)
www.tamarindcopywriting.com
0404 266 665
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MONTH
DATE
EVENT
VENUE
September
Monday 4
Membership Introduction
Caloundra Chamber Office
September
Monday 11
AGM / Networking
The Sebel Pelican Waters Golf Resort & Spa
October
Monday 9
Membership Introduction
Caloundra Chamber Office
October
Tuesday 10
Smart Lunch Club
Oaks Oasis Resort
October
Thursday 26
Better Business Breakfast
The Events Centre
November
Monday 6
Membership Introduction
Caloundra Chamber Office
November
Thursday 9
Business After Hours
One Block Back, Moffat Beach
November
Tuesday 14
Smart Lunch Club
Oaks Oasis Resort
22 Caloundrabuzz
1300 880 565
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McGrath Caloundra celebrates $25,000 in community giveback contributions
Thank you for helping us support the local Sunshine Coast community with our McGrath Caloundra Community Giveback Program. We are proud to have donated over $25,000 back to our local community in 2017 so far to over 40 organisations. If you sell your home with McGrath Caloundra, we will give $500 to your chosen local community group. Talk to our team to take advantage of this opportunity to support your local community.
McGrath Caloundra 5438 8548 mcgrath.com.au
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