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VOICE with ALEX GLEN-HOLMES
PRESIDENT PORT MACQUARIE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
H
appy New Year! Hope you have had a great start to the year. We have had so much happening at the Chamber and planning for our year ahead hoping to make 2022 a great year for all. In December we wrapped up the year with a Christmas Party held at Sovereign Place Town Centre. The Chamber working together and collaborating with the other Network Groups including The Chambers from both Wauchope and Camden Haven, Hastings Business Women’s Network, Greater Port Macquarie Tourism Association and The Micro Business Forum were able to present a cheque for $875 from proceeds raised on the evening to Jenny Watts from Bravehearts. This donation will help to educate 73 local children. We were also lucky enough on the night to be entertained by local up and coming talent Charlotte Schrader and wish her luck as she heads to France for 10 weeks to take up a scholarship she won. This year I am endeavouring to have a face to face coffee catch up with all of our members so that we can discuss your needs and how the Chamber can work with you, our local businesses, to support you so we can all support each other. The Chamber Executive meets bi-monthly with the Mayor
and CEO at Council, and Quarterly with our Business Awards Gala Dinner on Saturday State and Federal Members, so it is important 19th February where we recognise the that we are representing the needs of local achievements of business. If you haven’t businesses at these meetings. If there is an purchased your tickets yet please hurry issue that you would like us to discuss on as minimal seats are left. Either go to our your behalf please contact either Mark at website or call Katherine at the office. the Chamber office on 6583 4412 or myself We have a big year ahead of us with so many on 0414 772 771. Our opportunities and lots job is to lobby all levels planned. Apart from of government on your our regular monthly This year I am behalf so please engage network events we endeavouring with us so that they are will also be celebrating to have a face to face aware of your needs, Small Business month coffee catch up with and I’m really looking in March where in all of our members so forward to catching partnership with the that we can discuss up with those of you Greater Port Macquarie your needs and how I already know and Tourism Association meeting those that I the Chamber can we will be hosting a haven’t met before. work with you, our Boardroom Lunch on
local businesses, to We have our first 30th March with guest Chamber breakfast speaker Jon Dee who support you so we for the year on 10th you will know from Sky can all support each February where you get News “Smart Money” other. to breakfast with the and Planet Ark so keep animals at Billabong your eye out for that Zoo whilst we hear of one. lessons learned and putting plans in place for Have a great February and remember: the year ahead. All welcome, please go to “Success is not the key to happiness. the website to register. Happiness is the key to success. If you love We are excited to hold our black tie Coastline Credit Union Greater Port Macquarie 2021
what you are doing you will be successful.” Albert Schweitzer GREATER PORT MACQUARIE
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