Guest Speaker Dr Nick Yim, President of Australian Medical Association (AMA) Qld
We are delighted to welcome Doctor Nick Yim as our guest speaker for our 31 July 24 Hervey Bay Chamber breakfast. Nick is the President of the Australian Medical Association (AMA) Queensland and is passionate about the health of the Fraser Coast community.
The Fraser Coast region is at a pivotal juncture in its healthcare landscape, poised for both challenges and innovations that will shape its medical future and Dr Yim’s presentation will delve into the following key areas:
1. Healthcare Accessibility: Discussing current initiatives and future plans to enhance access to medical services across the Fraser Coast.
2. Technological Integration: Exploring the role of technology in transforming healthcare delivery, from telemedicine advancements to digital health records, and their impact on patient care and efficiency.
3. Community Health Initiatives: Highlighting collaborative efforts between medical professionals, local businesses, and community groups to promote wellness and preventive care, addressing specific local health challenges.
4. Workforce Development: Addressing strategies to attract and retain healthcare professionals in the region, ensuring a robust and sustainable healthcare workforce.
5. Future Trends: Anticipating future trends in healthcare delivery and the implications for both patients and providers on the Fraser Coast, including the influence of demographic shifts and evolving medical practices.
Member Price $25.00
Non-Member Price $50.00
Wednesday 31st July| 6.15 am – 8.00 am
The Club House Hervey Bay
Registrations are to be completed online before 5 pm, Monday 29th July
PLEASE NOTE: NO DOOR SALES
You can book your tickets now. Limited seats are available and ticketing will close when full.
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from Dr Nick Yim and learn about the future of healthcare on the Fraser Coast.
Fraser Coast Economic Snapshot
Gross Regional Product
$5,639M
December 2023 Growth Since December 2022
December 2023
*NIEIR, 2024; *Annualised +$303M Since December 2022 (+5.5%)
Jobs
44,700
Jobs Growth By Industry
+757
December 2023
*NIEIR, 2024 +3,557 Since December 2022 (+8.3%)
Healthcare & Social Assistance
Construction
*NIEIR, 2024; *Since December 2022 +740
Accommodation and Food Services
Retail Trade
Population
117,940
Unemployment
June 2023
*ABS ERP, 2023; .id SAFi Forecast; *Previous Snapshot displayed June Quarter estimate by .id +2,871 Since June 2022 (+2 5%) 6.7%
Visitors
1.82M
December 2023
*TEQ, 2024; *Over previous 12 months +0.25M Since December 2022 (+14%)
December 2023
*Jobs and Skills Australia, 2024 6.3% December 2022 (+0.4%)
Building Approvals
$956M
March 2024 (FYTD)
Median Unit Sales
$460,334 (AVG Sale) May 2024 (+13.4%) +$61,000 Since May 2023
*HTAG 2024
*ABS Building Approvals, 2024; *FYTD +$436M Since March 2023 (+59%)
Median House Sales
$546,702 (AVG Sale) May 2024 +$24,000 (+4.4%) Since May 2023
*HTAG 2024
Published June 2024. Data sourced from multiple referenced* sources, all utilising most current available data.
Parklets Program
Fraser Coast Regional Council’s Parklets Program supports eligible hospitality businesses to convert car parking bays into outdoor dining areas.
Parklets can increase foot traffic for businesses, create a sense of place and vibrancy in the community and encourage people to stay longer in an area.
Parklets activate areas, providing more opportunities for outdoor dining and a place for pedestrians to sit and relax.
Council has a Parklets Policy and Design Guidelines to assist businesses in applying to host a parklet.
The policy outlines the eligibility requirements for a parklet, including location requirements, and responsibilities of the business (the applicant) and Council, and provides information regarding the approval process.
The design guidelines provide information on the type of parklet, and considerations required when designing and applying for a parklet.
Council also has its own parklet which businesses can apply to trial.
Due to the complexities of each location, applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis and parklet approvals will only be provided to hospitality businesses. To find out more information click here
Fraser Coast Gift Card Program
The Fraser Coast Gift Card program has been operating since December 2020.
Has your business signed up yet? There is no cost to be involved, and all you need is an EFTPOS terminal to be able to participate. It tells your customers that you care about our local community and economy.
To date 4,847 cards have been loaded with $304,169. There is currently $65,070 on loaded cards floating around the Fraser Coast waiting to be spent. To get a share of those monies, you need to be a participant in the program. To learn more click here
Queensland Small Business Commissioner Update
While Small Business Month ended in May, it’s important to keep celebrating and I say “Bring it on”. This month, we travelled to Charleville, Cairns and Beenleigh focusing on nurturing young business leaders. Did you know that less than 8% of small business owners are under the age of 30? We were thrilled to meet over 60 small business owners still attending school who shared their incredible ideas ranging from apps for nonverbal neurodivergent children - giving them the chance to communicate with their families, to boutique baked goods, and social enterprises that deliver fashion-driven mental health initiatives to improve the mental health of young people. Their dedication, courage, grit, and passion are truly inspiring!
At the Tropical Innovation Festival, we partnered to provide small business owners in Cairns and the surrounding regions a deep dive into innovation. It was our first time attending, and we were amazed by the diversity - from quantum physics to photography, consultancy to botany. If you haven’t attended this annual event, mark your calendar! It’s a fantastic opportunity to connect, raise capital, engage with trusted advisers, and shift your mindset, as Lucy Bloom suggests, from “catastrophizing to fantasizing”.
During small business month in May, we released our report “Understanding the Life Cycle of Small Business and the Mindset of Small Businesses in Queensland”. We are proud to announce the report will be presented at the In-
ternational Council of Small Business World Congress in July. It is also nominated for the best paper award. If you haven’t done so, I encourage you to read the Understanding the life cycle of Queensland small business snapshot and report.
As the financial year ends, we remind you of four new funding streams available from the Department of Small Business Employment and Training. Explore more at Small business grants schedule | Business Queensland.
Lastly, thank you to everyone who participated in our Small Business Roundtables. Our regional members, industry bodies and landlords have worked closely with us over the last 12 months and their insights have been invaluable for small businesses across the state and has helped shape our advocacy! We look forward to reconvening in the next financial year.
Photo caption: Dominique Lamb, Julia Spicer, Tracy Sheen (The Digital Guide), Kat Lyn (foodie Shots) at Tropical Innovation Festival - Cairns.
Maximise your EOFY business tax deduction
Understanding the available tax deductions and how they work is crucial to ensure you do not miss out on any allowable deductions. Maximising your allowable deductions will help you reduce your tax burden and enable you to reinvest resources in your business.
Our top tips:
1. Maintain accurate records of all expenses to support your business-related claims.
2. Avoid penalties by making timely superannuation contributions and meeting payroll obligations.
3. If you can, consult a registered tax or BAS agent.
4. Check if you are eligible for a skills and training boost for employee training delivered by a registered training organisation between 29 March 2022 and 30 June 2024.
Prepare for 3G Network Closures
The 3G network is closing soon. The closure will affect all 3Gonly devices including phones, tablets, smart watches, some security systems, mobile broadband modems, and in some cases some 3G EFTPOS terminals won’t be able to process transactions.
Some 4G enabled devices have aspects that are powered by 3G and may be impacted by the network switch off including emergency calling. Check with your service provider or device manufacturer to confirm and upgrade your device if you have received notice from them.
5. Explore whether your business is eligible for any tax concessions
6. If your business carries stock or substantial plant and equipment review and record any adjustments.
7. Collect outstanding customer payments or check whether you can claim a bad debt deduction for unrecoverable income.
8. Protect your personal information to prevent scammers from using your identity to login to ATO online services, steal money and commit fraud in your name. Follow the ATO’s guidance on protecting your personal identifying information.
9. Do a business health check and boost your productivity in 2024-25.
10. Keep up to date with the latest tax and super news through the ATO Small Business Newsroom.
Telstra: Switches off on 31 August 2024 - call 13 22 00 or visit website
Optus: Switches off on 1 September 2024 - call 133 937 or visit website
Vodaphone/TPG Telecom: 3G network is already off - visit website
Frequently Asked Questions, information, and links to service provider contact details are available on the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association website.
3rd July Chamber Breakfast
On the 3rd July we held the Chamber breakfast with Guest Speaker Glen Winney, President of Fraser Coast Property Industry Association.
Glen spoke about unprecedented growth, population boom, infrastructure challenges, youth attraction and future vision for our region.
To view the slides presentation as a PDF click here
2024 Priority Projects
HERVEY
•
•
•
•
HERVEY
•
• Improve resilience and drought proofing our community
• Securing water beyond 2050
MARYBOROUGH HERVEY BAY ROAD – Chapel Road Intersection Plan and upgrade the intersection
• Allow for another school in the area
• Cater for growth South of the ridge line/Nikenbah
• Provide missing Connection -
•
•
•
•
• Create masterplans including TAFE area
HERVEY BAY MARINA AREA
•
• Streamline the multiple leases
• Create freehold opportunities for Development
•
•
•
Regional Arts Development Fund
Opened: 11 October 2023
Closes: 12 August 2024
$50,000
Grant limits vary depending on funding category
Round 3-4 Community Grants 23-24
Grants approved under Rounds Three and Four of the 2023/24 Community Grants program can be found here
Community Grants Program
RACQ Foundation Community Grants Program was established to help Queensland communities impacted by natural disasters. In keeping with this objective, we’ve created a new grant category for resilience-based projects. This new category will help Queensland communities build resilience for the future.
With this new category we continue to focus on supporting Communities and grass roots organisations. Eligible groups include sporting clubs, community groups, charities and councils. With up to $50,000 available to individual projects, RACQ Foundation encourages eligible organisations/councils to apply.
FY25 Round 1 – Open from Saturday, 24 February 2024 – Closes at 5pm on Friday, 4 October 2024. For more information click here
Foundation
for
Rural and Regional Renewal
Grants up to $10,000 are available for a broad range of grassroots, community-led initiatives that directly and clearly benefit local communities that strengthen local people, places and climate solutions, with a preference for smaller communities (populations under 15,000).
Round 23
Opens: 6 September 2024
Closes: 5 December 2024
Paul Ramsay Foundation
Expressions of interest are now open for seven available grants, up to a maximum of $300,000 each, to fund evaluations of social impact programs that align with PRF’s purpose of a future where people and places have what they need to thrive. PRF is receiving support from the Australian Centre for Evaluation at various stages of the grant round.
The grants are open to registered charities and non-profit organisations who are implementing, or intend to implement, programs that improve outcomes aligned to PRF’s outcomes which are:
• Children and young people have positive life paths free from entrenched poverty and harm.
• Places and communities are connected and imagining and leading their own futures.
• Conditions support thriving.
• First Nations people and communities are self-determining.
Open from Monday 17 June to Tuesday 23 July 2024. Click here for more Information.
Telstra Footy Country Grants
Local football clubs across Australia will have the opportunity to share in an $8 million funding boost over the next four years, as the AFL and Telstra launch Telstra Footy Country Grants. With a pool of $2 million to be distributed in 2024, eligible regional and metro clubs can apply for grants up to $20,000 – helping strengthen, sustain and grow local footy.
Round 4: 3:01pm (AEST) Thursday 13th June to 5pm (AEST) Wednesday 7th August 2024
Click here for more information.
Petstock Foundation
We look for organisations or projects that create long-term change and care for or help rehabilitate those in need (whether that’s people, animals or the planet!).
• ASSIST abused, abandoned and neglected pets through rescue, rehabilitation and/and rehoming initiatives;
• will SUPPORT those who require assistance within our communities through companion animal projects and disaster assistance;
• will help raise AWARENESS about rescue pets, animal health and the impact of animals on human happiness and health.
Click here for more information
Gambling Community Benefit Fund Round 121
The Gambling Community Benefit Fund (GCBF) is Queensland’s largest one-off community grants program and distributes approximately $60 million each year to not-forprofit community groups. The GCBF funding helps these groups to provide services, leisure activities and opportunities for Queensland communities.
The GCBF will have 3 funding rounds in 2024:
1. Round 120—$35,000 standard grant round—closes 29 February
2. Round 121—$100,000 30th Anniversary super round— closes 30 April
3. Round 122—$35,000 standard grant round—closes 30 November.
To check eligibility requirements and understand your organisation’s responsibilities throughout all stages of the grant funding process visit the website. Contact the GCBF team on phone 1800 633 619 if you need help.
Female Founders Co-Investment Fund
Aimed at innovative female-founded businesses undertaking an early-stage capital raise with new investors.
The fund provides grants from $50,000 to $200,000 matched at a 1:3 ratio and best suited to female founders who understand the responsibilities and legal requirements of equity funding and is open until all funds have been allocated. Click here to find out more.
QTMP – Local Industry Briefing
The Queensland Train Manufacturing Program (QTMP) is gaining traction with an extensive range of work packages now available.
Work package details can be viewed at QTMP supplier opportunities (downergroup.com).
This Local Industry Briefing will be hosted by Downer and John Holland and discuss the tendering process, upcoming work packages available and how to get involved in the project.
In addition, to this Local Industry Briefing, you may wish to consider the following events to support our local businesses:
Queensland Train Manufacturing Program
Torbanlea works notice: July 2024
Construction works for the Queensland Train Manufacturing Program (QTMP) Torbanlea train manufacturing facility will continue throughout July.
Works will involve:
• Ongoing installation of site drainage, sediment controls and haul roads.
• Continuing bulk earthworks, ground improvement works and removal of excess fill materials from site.
• Ongoing works on the Bruce Highway site access, which is scheduled to open mid-2024.
• Continuing works on the new site compound, including connecting the site to underground utilities.
• Commencing structural works, detailed excavation and pad footings.
• Creating stable lay down areas for equipment and materials to be stored safely.
• Commencing detailed excavations works and concrete pours for the facility foundation.
• Delivering oversized equipment to site at night via Ritchie Road.
These works are weather permitting.
Work hours
The project has recently amended the work hours for the construction of the manufacturing facility in Torbanlea. Our standard work hours are now Monday to Sunday between 6.30am to 6.30pm.Higher-impact noise activities will be scheduled on days other than Sundays to lessen potential impacts, where possible.
Bruce
Highway speed limit reduction
For the safety of all road users, the speed limit on the Bruce Highway adjacent to the train manufacturing facility site will be reduced to 80km/h between 6am and 6.30pm Monday to Sunday for approximately 18 months
Downer/SupplyNation supplier training for Indigenous Businesses on July 3: Downer Group - QTMP Procurement & Tendering Training Workshop #3 (Supported by Supply Nation’s Drive Program) - ONLINE | Humanitix
Optimise your SupplyTMR profile and EOI Responses webinar on July 25: Optimise your SupplyTMR Profile and EOI Responses Webinar Tickets, Thu 25/07/2024 at 11:00 am | Eventbrite
For further information on the QTMP, please contact Darryl Conroy: Email: darryl.conroy@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au Mobile :0472 837 211
during the construction period. The speed limit will be 100km/h outside of work times. Speed limit signage will be in place.
What to expect
Light and heavy vehicles will continue to enter and exit site via Ritchie Road, until works are completed on the Bruce Highway access. Light vehicles will use the Ritchie Road access for the duration of the project.
Oversized equipment will be delivered to the site outside of peak times to minimise traffic impacts. These deliveries will be scheduled between 1am and 5am.
During the work, you may experience construction noise, low levels of vibration and dust. We are committed to minimising these impacts where possible.
The train manufacturing facility site is monitored by security 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Pop-up information sessions
The QTMP Project Information Centre is open at 229 Adelaide Street, Maryborough. Opening hours are Monday through Friday from 10am – 2pm.
Other community information sessions will be held at various locations throughout July as listed:
• Saturday 6 July between 9am – 12pm at the Project Information Centre, 229 Adelaide Street, Maryborough.
• Saturday 13 July between 9am – 3pm at Coalfest 2024 located at Bellert Park and Howard Community Centre Hall William Street, Howard.
• Tuesday 23 July between 7.30am – 9.30am by Billy Beans Coffee, Corner of Burgowan Road and Gympie Street, Torbanlea.
Stay up to date and find out more online at www.tmr. qld.gov.au/trainmanufacturing
Charity of the Month
Yoorana is a small not for profit organisation that has been operating on the Fraser Coast for over 40 years. We began in 1979 as a crisis centre to meet the growing demand for safe spaces for women and children escaping violence. We have accommodation acr oss the Fraser Coast including Hervey Bay, Maryborough and Tinana for families to stay for their safety.
At the core, our work is to provide immediate safety and shelter for women and children escaping abusive and violent situations who often have nowhere else to turn. Our crisis accommodation provides a safe haven, protecting them from further harm.
This protection is not just physical. It includes emotional and psychological support, providing a sense of security and the reassurance that they are not alone.
When a family escapes violence and seeks refuge in a shelter, they require a range of practical supports to ensure their immediate safety, emotional well being, and long term stability. Beyond immediate safety, our service offers comprehensive support services designed to help families rebuild their lives. This begins with the basic necessities: food, clothing, and a safe place to sleep. But it extends far beyond that. Our service provides counselling and psychoeducation, to help women and children to process their trauma and begin the healing process. This emotional support is crucial for victim/survivors who may feel isolated and powerless.
On the practical side our units and homes are fully furnished with everything a family will need to settle in and begin their healing journey. This includes bedding, towels, pillows, toiletries, a fully stocked kitchen with kettle, toaster, microwave, kitchen utensils crockery and cutlery and so forth. We provide food items in the pantry, fridge and freezer to ensure they have food for a few days after they arrive and also toys for each of the children and something nice for mum. If there are babies the accommodation will have cots, baby baths, pram and other items necessary for a baby, as often these items are left behind.
We then provide everyday support and advocacy to assist the families to start over again. This includes enrolling children into school or day care, counselling for the family, complet ing police reports, application for protection orders, attending meetings with child safety, legal representation and court attendances. We complete risk assessments and safety plans to ensure the family stay safe. This may include changing banks, getting a new
phone or changing their number, changing their information on their drivers licence or even changing their license number entirely, car rego, social media and all online accounts, changing Centrelink and my gov details and passwords, changing passwo rds to everything, checking car and electronic equipment (phones/lap tops/tablets) for tracking devices or tracking apps and so much more.
Our families can stay with us for as little or as long as they need. Some families might stay a couple of days until they can go to family or friends and some families may stay for a very long time until they find their own place that is safe and sustainable.
The longest a family has stayed with us is 4 years. We help our families to secure their own home through advocacy and support with housing services and local real estates. Once a family has secured their own home we will help them beyond the shelter with as much support as they need including help to furnish their home, connections to community and safety planning.
Every day, countless women and children face the terrifying reality of domestic and family violence. This insidious issue knows no boundaries; it affects people of all races, ages, and socioeconomic backgrounds. While we acknowledge that men can be victims of violence the overwhelming data and evidence shows us that women and children are disproportionately higher victims of DFV and that men s use of violence is “far more severe”, fear inducing, frequent and more likely to result in death. This year alone we have lost the lives of 4 7 women to men s violence, 74 women were killed last year. Ultimately, domestic and family violence shatters lives, leaving scars both seen and unseen. In this dark landscape, women’s DFV shelters and services across the country stand as beacons of hope and safety, offering a lifeline to those in desperate need.
We are more than just a safe place to sleep, we are a place to help our families to heal, to rebuild and be stronger. Our work continues, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
To learn more go here
To donate go here
Industrial Relations updates
It’s a new financial year which means some things changed for businesses on July 1. See an overview of some of the main changes.
National minimum wage increase and modern award minimum wage increase
In the lead up to 1 July every year the Fair Work Commission conducts an annual wage review. This review has two main functions, to review the national minimum wage and the modern award minimum wages. The national minimum wage and the modern award minimum wages were increased by 3.75%. These wage adjustments need to be from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2024.
Superannuation guarantee
The superannuation guarantee will increase from 11% to 11.5%. For salary and wage payments made on or after 1 July 2024, the minimum superannuation guarantee contribution rate of 11.5% will need to be applied to the whole payment. The superannuation guarantee rate will continue to increase in the following financial year until it reaches 12% on 1 July 2025.
Independent contractors in any industry who earn below a contractor high income threshold will be able to raise a dispute over ‘unfair contract terms’ related to workplace relations matters in the Fair Work Commission.
Unfair dismissal compensation limit
The new maximum compensation that can be awarded for unfair dismissal claims is $87,500.
Delegates’ rights term for modern awards
A modern award must include a delegates’ rights term for workplace delegates covered by the award. This section
applies to all modern awards in operation on or after 1 July 2024 (whether or not the award was made before that day). There is also an obligation to have a delegates’ right term in all enterprise agreements (even if no union involved) which employees vote on.
Right of entry for suspected underpayments
Exemption certificates will be available to unions to allow them to enter an employer’s premises without notice where a union is seeking to enter to investigate underpayments of wages or other monetary entitlements of union members.
Other business updates
Bill relief for small businesses
Queensland small businesses will get $325 off their electricity bills in 2024–25. A rebate of $325 will be automatically credited to eligible small business customer bills from 1 July 2024—there is no need to apply. Exact timing will depend on individual bill cycles.
Ban on engineered stone
The manufacturing, supplying, processing, and installing of engineered stone benchtops, panels, and slabs will be prohibited due to associated health risks.
Business name and company registration fees
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) will increase company and business name registration fees.
Environmentally sustainable procurement policy
Businesses supplying high value procurements to the Federal Government in specific categories must address environmental impacts. This includes reporting and contract management obligations.
Best Outside Queensland
“Best I’ve been to,” wrote M.R. of Tin Can Bay in the visitors’ book of the Maryborough Military Museum.
Dr. Brendan Nelson AO, past director of the Australian War Memorial, rates it as the best military museum in Australia outside of the AWM in Canberra, and comments in the book affirm the appeal.
“This was amazing and heartfelt”: E.M. of Birkdale. “The best display I’ve seen”: P.T. of Pokolbin.
Numbers of Hervey Bay residents visiting the museum are growing, many of them making return visits, and tourist operators are finding the treasure trove is value-adding to their package. Day trips to Maryborough city of surprises are widely acclaimed: the museum alone draws thousands on school excursions and regular tour buses.
Three storeys of 10,000 items in absorbing displays focus on the personal side of wars rather than the broader aspects of military conflicts, making the museum an absorbing and often emotional experience for any Australian.
Nowhere else in the world will you view so many soldiers’ original medals for gallantry from the Gallipoli Campaign than in our Gallipoli Room. There is also an extensive Long Tan display that was contributed to and worked on by the late Harry Smith SG MC, who led the men of Delta Coy 6RAR, and retired to Hervey Bay.
The museum is staffed by passionate volunteers eager to share their knowledge, is open seven days a week, and is a part of the Portside Pass experience (a discounted pass that allows your guests entry to multiple attractions in the
Written By Greig Bolderrow
Heritage City). The pass is available The Bond Store, The Museum, The Story Bank and Maryborough VIC.
Here’s a great opportunity to suggest to your clients that tourists in Hervey Bay should be thinking about taking a 30-minute trip to the charming Heritage City for another experience.
Greig Bolderrow, OAM, is leader of the Mary Inc. tourism team. He is a former radio and TV network manager and recently served as chairman of the Fraser Coast Tourism and Events board.
Queensland Small Business Commissioner Update
Power up small business Queensland Small Business Strategy 2024-2027
The new Queensland Small Business Strategy aims to ensure Queensland’s small businesses can continue to be innovative, adapt, grow, and succeed.
Over 3 years, the strategy will deliver 20 actions across 4 focus areas:
• Lowering costs for small businesses.
• Boosting opportunities for small businesses.
• Building business resilience, capability, and workforce.
• Growing diversity.
The Strategy is also designed to help small businesses to seize the procurement and supply chain opportunities available from the Queensland Government’s Big Build program over the next 4 years.
Launch of Regional Place Activation Program
Expression of interest (EOI) applications are open for eligible SBF Program council members.
The QSBC has partnered with Renew Australia to offer a do-it-yourself (DIY) Regional Place Activation Program tailored for towns across regional and remote Queensland. Activations are temporary, short-term commercial activities that enable local governments to cultivate more vibrant and active precincts. The program is open to our Small Business Friendly Program council members with a population less than 50,000.
If your town has a retail vacancy problem, is lacking vibrancy AND you want to bolster local small business – check out the Regional Place Activation Program, click here.
Tips to manage your commercial lease
Whether you’re leasing a retail shop, office space, or industrial property it’s crucial to fully understand the terms and conditions before signing any agreement.
Read our new fact sheets covering key questions, important facts, and top tips: Entering a commercial lease, Options to renew, and Ending lease early
If you cannot find what you need, please contact us for help.
New requirements if you sell knives
New laws banning the sale of knives and other controlled items to minors comes into effect from 1 September 2024. The law requires retailers to securely store controlled items (such as double-edged knives, machetes, tomahawks, and axes) and display agerestriction signs for certain items.
To assist businesses affected by the change, the Queensland Police Service has partnered with the National Retail Association to provide advice and resources, free weekly online information sessions, and a free hotline 1800 571 146. You can register for updates here
Retailers selling knives are encouraged to prepare now ahead of 1 September.
WORKFORCE PLANNING FOR BUSINESS COURSE
Discover the power of effective workforce planning to improve productivity and operational efficiency with our free, seven-week course for Queensland business owners, managers and business administration professionals who support small to medium enterprises.
a implement and develop to tools and skills knowledge, the Gain customised workforce plan
Informed course design: University, Industry and Government collaboration
Customised assessment, tailored to business owners and People and Culture/Human Resources professionals
Learn from renowned academics and industry professionals
On campus 2 hours per week, or online and self-paced
FRASER COAST CLASSES START 15 AUGUST
For more information or to register for a course, visit usc.edu.au/wpb or telephone 07 5430 2925
Up & Coming Events in 2024 Save the Dates
31st July Breakfast
Wednesday 31st July 2024 at Club House Hervey Bay 6:15am - 8:00am
Register Here
Expresso Networking
Friday, 2nd August 2024 at Sea Breeze Cafe 7am - 8am Book your ticket
Register Here
Business Hervey Bay Networking Drinks
Friday 16th August, 2024 at Aquavue Beachfront Bar & Eatery 5:30pm - 7:30pm
